Travel

With a Foreword by Laura Rice, the Chief Curator of the Adirondack Experience Museum, this edition of Adventures in the Wilderness revisits W.H.H. Murray's timeless tips and stories of north country camping with modern-day context and clarity, showing that the profound power of nature...

Travel back in time to Ancient Rome with these adventurous siblings!Enjoy the Roman Chariot races and visit the Coliseum where gladiator battles were fought. See the fine paintings of Michelangelo at the Sistine Chapel. This is the civilization that created many of the modern...

Join a talented chef as he embarks on a life-changing journey to Antarctica. From grueling recruitment to months-long expeditions, experience the challenges and triumphs of living and working in one of the most remote places on Earth. With breathtaking landscapes, unexpected connections, and a...

- The ultimate insider's guide to Seattle for locals and experienced travelers- Features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides- Part of the international 111 Places series with over 650 titles and 3.8 million copies in print worldwide- Appeals to both...

Author: Lauren GonzalezPublisher: Reedy PressPublished: 07/15/2024Pages: 160Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.40dISBN: 9781681065359

Wildsam Field Guides: Route 66 leads you through tales on iconic route diners and historic service stations; detailed road trip itineraries and profiles of towns across 2,400 miles and eight states, from Chicago to Santa Monica; interviews with neon preservationists, curio shop owners and...

Ready to explore the "Caribbean of the Rockies?"Join Owen on another adventure! Bear Lake, Utah has all of the outdoor adventures you can think of. From hiking through big green mountains to taking a dip in the extraordinary blue lake, this book will give...

Author: M. R. O'ConnorPublisher: GriffinPublished: 04/30/2019Pages: 368Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.38w x 0.82dISBN: 9781250380289This title is not returnable

Want to visit the site where the Gold Rush began? Discover a wonderful Victorian town? Explore an early Russian settlement? Do it all with WANDERING WOMAN: NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, the twelfth book in a series of state-by-state guides to historical places, archaeological sites, and more....

Voyages of Delusion in the Age of Reason: Williams's book charts the 18th-century's perilous and often fatal attempts to discover a passage through the Arctic to the Pacific. An astounding work of the history of arctic exploration. Glyn Williams's Prize of All the Oceans...

Viele, 1659-1909: Two Hundred And Fifty Years With A Dutch Family Of New York is a historical book written by Kathlyne Knickerbocker Viele. The book provides a detailed account of the Viele family, a prominent Dutch family in New York, from their arrival in...

Isabella Bird's 1878 expedition through Japan, chronicled in 'Unbeaten Tracks in Japan, ' immerses readers in an extraordinary odyssey across the seldom-explored territories of Japan's remote northern and central regions. Breaking away from conventional travel narratives, Bird adopts an unconventional prose style, crafting a...

Ready, set, travel--with this portable, easy-to-write-in journal that keeps all your travel information and memories in one convenient place. Whether you're traveling domestically or abroad, you're bound to have a lot of details to sort through. Even before you start your journey, you'll have...

Brilliant new puzzle books for kidsWith more than 120 fun puzzles you'll never want to put this book down!From one-player games such as wordsearches, sudoku and kriss kross to two-player games such as dots and squares, noughts and crosses and four in a row,...

A journey along the crumbling defensive walls of Istanbul reveals the story of Turkey's history and becomes a mirror of its present--as well as a shadow of its future. Caught between two seas and two continents, Istanbul lies at the center of the most...

In words and images, Jim and Carol McCord offer their third collection-an exploration and response to the natural worlds of the western and northeastern United States, pointing to similarities and differences, how they rhyme and how they clash. Amidst wondrous beauties, complex activities, and...

Gary Fuller's entertaining and informative guide uses geographic trivia questions as a springboard to learning about non-trivial aspects of our globe. An enlightening book for all readers, it enhances geographic know-how with good, old-fashioned fun. Discover who named the kangaroo; where can you find...

This Oman guidebook is perfect for independent travellers planning a longer trip. It features all of the must-see sights and a wide range of off-the-beaten-track places. It also provides detailed practical information on preparing for a trip and what to do on the ground....

John Filson's account of the geography and early history of Kentucky includes the first published story of the adventures of Daniel Boone, hunter, explorer, and frontiersman. The book is an optimistic description of the region west of the Appalachians and south of the Ohio,...

This is the second of two volumes describing the Danube Cycle route, a 1717km cycle ride following the lower part of the Danube, Europe's second longest river. This guidebook describes the route from the vibrant Hungarian capital of Budapest through Hungary, Croatia, Serbia and...