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God only knows what possessed Bill Bryson, a reluctant adventurer if ever there was one, to undertake a gruelling hike along the world's longest continuous footpath—The Appalachian Trail. The 2,000-plus-mile trail winds through 14 states, stretching along the east coast of the United States, from Georgia to Maine. It snakes through some of the wildest and most spectacular landscapes in North America, as well as through some of its most poverty-stricken and primitive backwoods areas. With his offbeat sensibility, his eye for the absurd, and his laugh-out-loud sense of humour, Bryson recounts his confrontations with nature at its most uncompromising over his five-month journey. An instant classic, riotously funny, A Walk in the Woods will add a whole new audience to the legions of Bill Bryson fans. From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 New York City in ePub format will lead you straight to the very best NYC has to offer. Whether you're looking for things not to miss at the Top 10 sights or want to find the top place to eat, this guide is the perfect companion, taking the best of the printed guidebook and adding new eBook-only features. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists--from the Top 10 museums to the Top 10 events and festivals. There's even a list of the Top 10 ways to avoid the crowds. The guide is divided by area, each with its own photo gallery and clear maps pinpointing the top sights. You also can view each location in Google Maps if reading on an Internet-enabled device. Plan each day with our itineraries and see the sights in individual neighborhoods of Manhattan, as well as the four outer boroughs (Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island). You'll find the insider knowledge you need to explore every corner of the city in DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 New York City , now with a sleek new eBook design. |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Chicago in ePub format will lead you straight to the very best Chicago has to offer. Whether you're looking for things not to miss at the Top 10 sights or want to find the top place to eat, this guide is the perfect companion, taking the best of the printed guidebook and adding new eBook-only features. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists--from the Top 10 museums to the Top 10 events and festivals. There's even a list of the Top 10 ways to avoid the crowds. The guide is divided by area, each with its own photo gallery and clear maps pinpointing the top sights. You also can view each location in Google Maps if reading on an Internet-enabled device. Whether you're looking for the loveliest parks and beaches on Lake Michigan or the liveliest jazz and blues joints, you'll find the insider knowledge you need to explore every corner of the city in DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Chicago , now with a sleek new eBook design. |
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The DK Paris City Guide brings stunning images, lively illustrations and enhanced visual content to life on the iPad, with flexible itineraries that allow you to do as much or as little as you like. Attractive photography and illustrations rich in detail allow you to explore Paris, giving you the sense that you're already there before you have reached your destination. Interactive widgets add additional detail to the sights, through videos, tours and stunning image galleries. You can choose how much information you want to look at, and how you view it: as part of the main page, or pinching it open to display full page. You'll find: - Pinch-to-zoom, scrollable maps that allow you to navigate your way easily around the city. - Photo galleries with wonderful images that can be expanded to full screen revealing informative captions. - Interactive tours of key sights - simply swipe the screen to be led through one of Paris's main historic sights. - Some major sights also have Highlights widgets that can be opened full screen. Tap or swipe to zoom across one of our beautiful illustrations, revealing fascinating details about the building and additional images. - Video includes fantastic aerial views of key sights, while feature pages are animated with enjoyable videos showing you a snippet of a parade or event. The itinerary structure is ideal to help you plan your trip, quickly and easily. The "By Area" itineraries cover the must-see sights, while feature pages provide context on related topics and the city by season. "By Interest" itineraries are for anyone who wants to explore or enjoy a specific aspect of the city, for example history and culture, shopping or family fun. The "By Day" itineraries are catered to the reader who has a weekend, three days or five days in the city. There is also helpful practical information and travel tips, as well as plenty of eating and drinking options. Tap on the colourful buttons to reveal extra information and more sights. Beautifully presented, packed with information and easy to use, DK Paris City Guide is the perfect travel companion for anyone who wants to make the most productive and enjoyable use of their time while on holiday. Newly updated content for 2014. |
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Have you ever wanted to taste an iceberg, or walk with a whale? Newfoundland's East Coast Trail offers you a chance to do just that, and so much more. With 24 trails that can be explored in many ways, this beautiful collection of coastal trails has almost limitless hiking potential. As fantastic as that is, where exactly do you begin? You begin with this book: a visual journey along the East Coast Trail. This East Coast Trail Guide was created by writer-photographer Sander Meurs, who explored the trail nearly every day for 5 years. The end result is a combination of a trail guide and a photo book, filled to the brim with trail descriptions, trail maps, anecdotes, exciting wildlife encounters, stunning scenery and many useful tips to make sure you don’t miss a thing while you’re here. Whether you’re planning a full-on hiking vacation or trying to find a nice place for your next picnic, or even if you’re just in the mood to explore the East Coast Trail on your screen, wait no longer: download this book and experience the trail today. Book highlights: • detailed trail descriptions • illustrated trail maps & elevation profiles • 1650+ beautiful Retina-quality photos • top 10 list of recommended hikes • tips for whale watching • information about seasons, wildlife, icebergs & berry picking • contact information for attractions along the trail • list of useful websites |
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Drawing on the same standards of accuracy as the acclaimed DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, DK Top 10 Maui, Molokai & Lanai uses exciting colorful photography and excellent cartography to provide a reliable and useful travel. Dozens of Top 10 lists provide vital information on each destination, as well as insider tips, from avoiding the crowds to finding out the freebies, The DK Top 10 Guides take the work out of planning any trip. |
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#1 best-selling guide to Iceland* Lonely Planet Iceland is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Splash around in the Blue Lagoon’s geothermal water, catch a glimpse of the celestial Northern Lights, or take a boat trip among the icebergs; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Iceland and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet’s Iceland Travel Guide: Colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, politics, landscapes, wildlife, literature, music, cinema, art, architecture, customs, cuisine. Free, convenient pull-out Reykjavik map (included in print version), plus over 37 maps Covers Reykjavik, the Westfjords, the Highlands, North Iceland, East Iceland, South Iceland, the Golden Circle, Southwest Iceland, the Eastfjords, Akureyri, Hunafloi and more eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations’ websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Iceland , our most comprehensive guide to Iceland, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled. Looking for a guide focused on Reykjavik? Check out Lonely Planet’s Pocket Reykjavik, a handy-sized guide focused on the can’t-miss sights for a quick trip. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet’s Scandinavia guide for a comprehensive look at all the region has to offer. Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Carolyn Bain and Alexis Averbuck. |
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Cinque Terre (meaning five lands or five castles) refers to the five villages of Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso del Mar on the northwest coast of Italy. The five villages, which are connected by a walking trail, draw 850,000 tourists each year. Despite their popularity, the villages have remained mostly unspoilt, continuing a lifestyle that goes back many generations. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Welcome to Cinque Terre - Planning Your Stay - Climate & Weather - Sightseeing - Riomaggiore - Church of Saint John the Baptist - Other Churches & Devotional Sites - Castle of Riomaggiore - Manarola - Church of San Lorenzo - Corniglia - Church of San Pietro - Largo Taragio - Oratory of the Disciplinati of Saint Catherine - San Bernardino - Guvano Beach - Vernazza - Voluntourism in Vernazza - Monterosso del Mar - Il Gigante - Monastery of the Capuchin Friars of Monterosso del Mar - Dawn Tower (Torre Aurora) - Hiking in Cinque Terre - The Blue Trail (Trail Number 2) - Via Dell'Amore - From Manarola to Monterosso - Five Sanctuaries Trail - The Cinque Terre High Trail (Trail Number 1) - Wine Tour of Cinque Terre - Shopping - Places to Stay - Eating & Drinking |
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Thaïlande (avec cartes, photos + avis des lecteurs) Le carnet de voyage sur la Thaïlande a un format très pratique et une nouvelle maquette faisant la part belle aux photos. Destiné à tous les voyageurs qui partent en courts séjours et recherchent un guide complet au meilleur prix sur la Thaïlande. Il propose surtout des informations culturelles et de découverte : l’essentiel et plus ! Il est le compagnon idéal pour comprendre la Thaïlande et profiter au mieux de son séjour. Vous y retrouverez tous les bons plans pour optimiser votre séjour. Idéal pour le voyageur indépendant mais aussi le voyageur en groupe. |
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The Stones of Florence and Venice Observed are wonderfully vivid and perceptive descriptions of two great Italian cities, told through their history and art, revealing Mary McCarthy to be one of literature's greatest travelling companions. Here she depicts Florence through its tempestuous past, from the reign of the Medicis to Savonarola's bonfire of the vanities. Her account is dominated by the splendours of the Renaissance - the statues of Michelangelo and Donatello, the architecture of Brunelleschi, the paintings of Giotto and Botticelli - but she also shows Florence as a living city with a bustling street pageant of sounds and smells. A 'gold idol with clay feet', McCarthy's Venice is a city of illusion and spectacle, carnival and commerce, entrancing visitors with its grandeur and richness, its reflection glittering in the waters of the Adriatic. |
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Frôler la nature sauvage abitibienne et rencontrer des Attikameks. Voir apparaître tout à coup l’immense lac Saint-Jean après avoir traversé deux siècles d’histoire. Rouler si près de la mer en Gaspésie qu’on a l’impression d’y voguer. Suivre l’ancienne route des glaciers, entre Québec et Windsor. Ou encore admirer le défilé des oies blanches en dégustant une bisque de homard servie dans le train gastronomique de Charlevoix. Cinq grands romanciers québécois ont pris le train pour un voyage mythique dans ce vaste territoire et racontent leur périple. Partez à l’aventure avec Jocelyne Saucier, Michèle Plomer, Nicolas Dickner, Jean-Simon Desrochers et Kim Thuy. 5 voix uniques, 5 parcours hors des sentiers battus. |
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More than 20 well-known writers and celebrities share the travel experiences that shaped their personalities and changed their lives. Contributors include Dave Eggers, Richard Ford, Isabel Allende, Pico Iyer, John Berendt, Alexander McCall Smith and Jane Smiley. About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world’s leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in. TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards 2012 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category ‘Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.’ – New York Times ‘Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.’ – Fairfax Media (Australia) |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Montreal & Quebec City in ePub format will lead you straight to the very best Montreal and Quebec City have to offer. Whether you're looking for things not to miss at the Top 10 sights or want to find the top place to eat, this guide is the perfect companion, taking the best of the printed guidebook and adding new eBook-only features. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists--from the Top 10 museums to the Top 10 events and festivals. There's even a list of the Top 10 ways to avoid the crowds. The guide is divided by area, each with its own photo gallery and clear maps pinpointing the top sights. You also can view each location in Google Maps if reading on an Internet-enabled device. Whether you're looking for the Top 10 summer festivals in Montreal, the historic areas in old Quebec, the top places of natural beauty, or the charming streets and squares, you'll find the insider knowledge you need to explore every corner of these beautiful cities in DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Montreal & Quebec City , now with a sleek new eBook design. |
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Join a couple as they take a vacation on Oahu, the most popular of the six Hawian islands. Swim the beaches of Honolulu, climb Diamond Head, visit the Arizona Monument in Pearl Harbor, relex, tan, eat, drink and shop till they dropped. |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Las Vegas will lead you straight to the very best the city has to offer. Whether you're looking for the things not to miss at the Top 10 sights or want to find the best nightspots, this guide is the perfect pocket-sized companion. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists--from the Top 10 museums to the Top 10 events and festivals. There's even a list of the Top 10 things to avoid. The guide is divided by area, each with its own photo gallery and clear maps pinpointing the top sights. You also can view each location in Google Maps if reading on an Internet-enabled device. Plan each day with our itineraries and see the sights in individual areas. You'll find the insider knowledge you need to explore every corner with DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Las Vegas , now with a sleek new eBook design. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Las Vegas -- showing you what others only tell you. |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 London in ePub format will lead you straight to the very best London has to offer. Whether you're looking for things not to miss at the Top 10 sights or want to find the top place to eat, this guide is the perfect companion, taking the best of the printed guidebook and adding new eBook-only features. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists--from the Top 10 museums to the Top 10 events and festivals. There's even a list of the Top 10 ways to avoid the crowds. The guide is divided by area, each with its own photo gallery and clear maps pinpointing the top sights. You also can view each location in Google Maps if reading on an Internet-enabled device. Plan each day with our itineraries and see the sights in individual areas like Regent's Park and Marylebone, Kensington and Knightsbridge, Mayfair and St. James's, Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia, Soho and the West End, Covent Garden, The City and Westminster, the South Bank and Southwark. You'll find the insider knowledge you need to explore every corner of the city in DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 London , now with a sleek new eBook design. |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Scotland will lead you straight to the very best Scotland has to offer. Whether you're looking for things not to miss at the Top 10 sights or want to find the top place to eat, this guide is the perfect companion, taking the best of the printed guidebook and adding new eBook-only features. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists--from the Top 10 museums to the Top 10 events and festivals. There's even a list of the Top 10 ways to avoid the crowds. The guide is divided by area, each with its own photo gallery and with clear maps pinpointing the top sights. You also can view each location in Google Maps if reading on an Internet-enabled device. Castles, gardens, lochs, and idyllic island retreats: Scotland is a place of great beauty, magic, and history, from Edinburgh to Glasgow. Scotland boasts outstanding golf courses; fantastic restaurants; and wonderful hotels, inns, and B&Bs, making it a perfect destination for a single person, a couple, or a family looking for fun places for children. Our travel guide helps you find exactly what you are looking for, from where to enjoy the best malt whiskies, most-scenic walking routes, and riotous cultural festivals and events. Find the insider knowledge you need to explore every corner with DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Scotland . |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Paris in ePub format will lead you straight to the very best Paris has to offer. Whether you're looking for things not to miss at the Top 10 sights or want to find the top place to eat, this guide is the perfect companion, taking the best of the printed guidebook and adding new eBook-only features. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists--from the Top 10 museums to the Top 10 events and festivals. There's even a list of the Top 10 ways to avoid the crowds. The guide is divided by area, each with its own photo gallery and clear maps pinpointing the top sights. You also can view each location in Google Maps if reading on an Internet-enabled device. Plan each day with our itineraries and see the sights in individual areas. You'll find the insider knowledge you need to explore every corner of the city in DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Paris , now with a sleek new eBook design. |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Honolulu & O'ahu in ePub format will lead you straight to the very best Barcelona has to offer. Whether you're looking for things not to miss at the Top 10 sights or want to find the top place to eat, this guide is the perfect companion, taking the best of the printed guidebook and adding new eBook-only features. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists--from the Top 10 museums to the Top 10 events and festivals. There's even a list of the Top 10 ways to avoid the crowds. The guide is divided by area, each with its own photo gallery and with clear maps pinpointing the top sights. You also can view each location in Google Maps if reading on an Internet-enabled device. Plan each day with our itineraries and discover Honolulu's famous beaches and incredible natural preserves as well as O'ahu's historic buildings, treasured monuments, and flourishing arts and culture scene. You'll find the insider knowledge you need to explore every corner of these cities in DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Honolulu & O'ahu , now with a sleek new eBook design. |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Barcelona in ePub format will lead you straight to the very best Barcelona has to offer. Whether you're looking for things not to miss at the Top 10 sights or want to find the top place to eat, this guide is the perfect companion, taking the best of the printed guidebook and adding new eBook-only features. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists--from the Top 10 museums to the Top 10 events and festivals. There's even a list of the Top 10 ways to avoid the crowds. The guide is divided by area, each with its own photo gallery and with clear maps pinpointing the top sights. You also can view each location in Google Maps if reading on an Internet-enabled device. Plan each day with our itineraries and see the sights in individual areas like Montjuic; El Raval; Barri Gotic and La Ribera; Port Vell; Barceloneta and Port Olympic; Eixample; and Gracia, Tibidabo, and Zona Alta. You'll find the insider knowledge you need to explore every corner of the city in DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Barcelona , now with a sleek new eBook design. |
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On an icy night in October 1984, a Piper Navajo commuter plane carrying 9 passengers crashed in the remote wilderness of northern Alberta, killing 6 people. Four survived: the rookie pilot, a prominent politician, a cop, and the criminal he was escorting to face charges. Despite the poor weather, Erik Vogel, the 24-year-old pilot, was under intense pressure to fly--a situation not uncommon to pilots working for small airlines. Overworked and exhausted, he feared losing his job if he refused to fly. Larry Shaben, the author's father and Canada's first Muslim Cabinet Minister, was commuting home after a busy week at the Alberta Legislature. After Paul Archambault, a drifter wanted on an outstanding warrant, boarded the plane, rookie Constable Scott Deschamps decided, against RCMP regulations, to remove his handcuffs--a decision that profoundly impacted the men's survival. As they fought through the night to stay alive, the dividing lines of power, wealth and status were erased and each man was forced to confront the precious and limited nature of his existence. The survivors forged unlikely friendships and through them found strength and courage to rebuild their lives. Into the Abyss is a powerful narrative that combines in-depth reporting with sympathy and grace to explore how a single, tragic event can upset our assumptions and become a catalyst for transformation. |
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In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. How McCandless came to die is the unforgettable story of Into the Wild . Immediately after graduating from college in 1991, McCandless had roamed through the West and Southwest on a vision quest like those made by his heroes Jack London and John Muir. In the Mojave Desert he abandoned his car, stripped it of its license plates, and burned all of his cash. He would give himself a new name, Alexander Supertramp, and , unencumbered by money and belongings, he would be free to wallow in the raw, unfiltered experiences that nature presented. Craving a blank spot on the map, McCandless simply threw the maps away. Leaving behind his desperate parents and sister, he vanished into the wild. Jon Krakauer constructs a clarifying prism through which he reassembles the disquieting facts of McCandless's short life. Admitting an interst that borders on obsession, he searches for the clues to the dries and desires that propelled McCandless. Digging deeply, he takes an inherently compelling mystery and unravels the larger riddles it holds: the profound pull of the American wilderness on our imagination; the allure of high-risk activities to young men of a certain cast of mind; the complex, charged bond between fathers and sons. When McCandless's innocent mistakes turn out to be irreversible and fatal, he becomes the stuff of tabloid headlines and is dismissed for his naiveté, pretensions, and hubris. He is said to have had a death wish but wanting to die is a very different thing from being compelled to look over the edge. Krakauer brings McCandless's uncompromising pilgrimage out of the shadows, and the peril, adversity , and renunciation sought by this enigmatic young man are illuminated with a rare understanding--and not an ounce of sentimentality. Mesmerizing, heartbreaking, Into the Wild is a tour de force . The power and luminosity of Jon Krakauer's stoytelling blaze through every page. From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Rome in ePub format will lead you straight to the very best Rome has to offer. Whether you're looking for things not to miss at the Top 10 sights or want to find the top place to eat, this guide is the perfect companion, taking the best of the printed guidebook and adding new eBook-only features. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists--from the Top 10 museums to the Top 10 events and festivals. There's even a list of the Top 10 ways to avoid the crowds. The guide is divided by area, each with its own photo gallery and clear maps pinpointing the top sights. You also can view each location in Google Maps if reading on an Internet-enabled device. Plan each day with our itineraries and see the sights in individual areas. Whether you're looking for the most beautiful churches, the greatest walks, or the best shops and markets, you'll find the insider knowledge you need to explore every corner of the city in DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Rome , now with a sleek new eBook design. |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 San Francisco in ePub format will lead you straight to the very best San Francisco has to offer. Whether you're looking for things not to miss at the Top 10 sights or want to find the top place to eat, this guide is the perfect companion, taking the best of the printed guidebook and adding new eBook-only features. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists--from the Top 10 museums to the Top 10 events and festivals. There's even a list of the Top 10 ways to avoid the crowds. The guide is divided by area, each with its own photo gallery and clear maps pinpointing the top sights. You also can view each location in Google Maps if reading on an Internet-enabled device. Plan each day with our itineraries and see the sights in individual areas. You'll find the insider knowledge you need to explore every corner of the city in DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 San Francisco , now with a sleek new eBook design. |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Dublin will lead you straight to the very best Dublin has to offer. Whether you're looking for things not to miss at the Top 10 sights or want to find the top place to eat, this guide is the perfect companion, taking the best of the printed guidebook and adding new eBook-only features. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists--from the Top 10 museums to the Top 10 events and festivals. There's even a list of the Top 10 ways to avoid the crowds. The guide is divided by area, each with its own photo gallery and clear maps pinpointing the top sights. You also can view each location in Google Maps if reading on an Internet-enabled device. Plan each day with our itineraries and see the sights in individual areas. You'll find the insider knowledge you need to explore every corner with DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Dublin , now with a sleek new eBook design. |
