This majestically illustrated and deeply insightful guide explores 100 of the most spiritually significant places throughout the world, seeking to understand what it is that defines these sites.
Magische Plätze, verwunschene Orte, sagenumwobene Inseln: Wolfgang Salomon, intimer Kenner der Lagunenstadt, nimmt die Leser mit auf eine Entdeckungstour ins mystische Venedig: etwa zur geheimnisvollen Insel Poveglia, zum ehemaligen Henkershaus in Cannaregio, in den "Gothic Jungle" von San Giorgio in Alga oder in das verfallene Ospedale mit seinen bizarren Kunstwerken auf dem Lido.
Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet's West Coast Australia is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you.
From the famed Oregon Trail to the boardwalks of Dodge City to the great trading posts on the Missouri River to the battlefields of the nineteenth-century Indian Wars, there are places all over the American West where visitors can relive the great Western migration that helped shape our history and culture.
This is Kim Petersens memoir recounting how she and her family navigated through death of a child, facing fear of the water, personally building a sixty-five-foot power catamaran and a four thousand mile crossing of the Atlantic Ocean with her husband and two teenaged kids.
Dozens of practical actions you can take to minimize the risks and manage the realities of aerial hijacking and terrorism In this timely guide, Dan McKinnon, former Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board, a Naval rescue pilot, and current President of North American Airlines:* Recommends smart travel strategies for business and personal travel* Offers life-saving behaviors to adopt in a crisis situation* Describes current antiterrorism programs* Identifies high-risk global locales and gives a rundown of cultural do s and don ts * Details airport security measures and compliance Empowering anyone who flies, this book packs the information you need to offset fears and reach your destination safely.
This book explores how people encounter the pasts of their homes, offering insights into the affective, emotional and embodied geographies of domestic heritage.
In 1995, before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire to move back to the States for a few years with his family, Bill Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home.
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Best of Japan is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you.
Originally published in 1849, this early work by traveller, archaeologist and collector Sir Austen Henry Layard is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition.
A vivid, funny and moving memoir about growing up in an astonishing family; a love-letter to a mother and to an extraordinary house'A superbly entertaining memoir full of delicious anecdote, witty portraiture, and unexpected pathos' Zoe Heller'The cast of characters in Gully Wells's memoir is certainly entertaining .
This practical travel guide to Languedoc & Roussillon features detailed factual travel tips and points-of-interest structured lists of all iconic must-see sights as well as some off-the-beaten-track treasures.
One of the oldest and most celebrated cities in the Western Hemisphere, Havana is a fascinating metropolis where history has left its handprint on every corner.
Auf der ersten Eisenbahnstrecke Deutschlands wandern, auf Kaisers Spuren zur nächsten Königspfalz wandeln oder durch den Wald zu Schneewittchen laufen: Alles das ist auf unseren historischen Pfaden in Franken möglich.
With 100 essential Ravens facts, trivia tidbits, and even activities, this book is perfect for any fan looking to relive the moments of the team's past while looking forward to the future of the franchise.
Award winning photographer David Muench captures the popular and iconic national parks that millions of Americans love and cherish as well as the lesser known places and wilderness areas where few travelers venture.
Drawing together an international group of scholars from a variety of disciplinary and cultural backgrounds, Colonialism and the Object explores the impact of colonial contact with other cultures on the material culture of both the colonized and the imperial nation.
