A new guidebook to Los Angeles offers you insight into both world-famous and hidden Los Angeles attractions
Los Angeles Attractions is the only comprehensive guidebook to Los Angeles in which readers can find insider information and hard-to-find facts in one place. It describes world-renowned as well as many hidden landmarks listed nowhere else. From Hollywood’s historic studios and fabulous beaches to internationally renowned architectural gems, from movie stars’ homes and film locations to world-class cultural institutions, this full-color, lavishly-illustrated guidebook to Los Angeles takes readers on a fascinating tour of a unique city.
Travellers and pilgrims seeking a unique experience can now uncover the ancient secrets of convents and monasteries around Europe. We reveal these atmospheric and affordable places that accommodate tourists or those pursuing a pilgrimage or spiritual retreat.
Goodnight and God Bless is the first in a series of guides to alternative tourist accommodation in convents, monasteries, abbeys and Christian hotels in Italy, Austria and the Czech Republic, run by various mainstream Christian religious denominations. As a result of a shortage of religious personnel, coupled with the increasingly high financial overheads in maintaining their ancient buildings, some religious orders have been forced to meet costs by offering tourist accommodation.
This book is about how to find inexpensive, good quality accommodation in places that are unique, safe, comfortable and friendly certainly a refreshing change from the innumerable run-of-the-mill, often tiny, cramped, over-priced hotel rooms so common in Europe.
In 1967-68 Nickelodeon Theater founder Bill Raney took off in a VW van - with his wife JoAnne and their infant son, Zerky — for a year of quintessential hippie adventures around the world. Literally. From Portugal to Greece to Afghanistan to Thailand, with pitstops everywhere in between.
During the journey, Bill started writing letters to his little boy about the trio’s daily foibles and sweet moments, so that when Zerky grew up he would have a record of this amazing journey. But Zerky would never read those letters.
The following year - 1969 - Bill had just opened the new art theater in Santa Cruz, when both JoAnne and Zerky died. After 36 years stuffed into a back drawer, the letters Bill wrote were recently re-discovered and in a heroic labor of love (I’m still in tears over his introduction to the book), Bill published his chronicles as a legacy to his lost son.
The result - briskly edited from Bill’s letters and his late wife’s diary of the trip - is the rugged, fascinating, and ultimately almost unbelievable account of a year that couldn’t ever be repeated today.
You’re together in Paris for the first time. He wants to eat snails from a tree and you can’t stand the smell of fish. You’re driving through the Tuscan countryside. You say right; he says left. He finds the best restaurant in Brugge by stalking a perfectly nice couple in a Mercedes.
In her latest book, Up at the Villa: Travels with My Husband, Linda Dini Jenkins admits that she’s a planner and that her husband Tim is a seat-of-the-pants kind of guy and the catalyst for some of the wild and crazy adventures they’ve experienced in their travels. Fellow travelers will get permission to laugh at themselves and know they’re not alone when they encounter all kinds of predictable (and not so predictable) glitches on the road, language barriers, shopping for food, dealing with ferry strikes and learning what the left lane on the autostrada really means.
Up at the Villa is a beautifully illustrated collection of stories, personal essays and ultra-accessible poetry written with passion and wit. But it’s also a journey into a marriage and a story about trusting that something new and wonderful is always just around the corner, even if you can’t find that particular corner on the map just yet.
Tour the second most gay-populated city in the United States. Visit all the LGBT highlights and historic and cultural sights, from Underground Atlanta to the High Museum of Art to Druid Hills.
Jordan McAuley is a freelance writer for many gay publications and a native of Atlanta.
Matt Burkhalter is a graphic designer for print publications, including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy this entertaining adventure for a noble cause. Walk along the Appalachian Trail with bears, bugs, blisters, skunk bedmates, and hilarious food cravings. Alt dedicated his journey to his brother with cerebral palsy inspiring an annual Walk. Alt shares his life lessons from the trail with a focus on family, stewardship of the earth, and good health. Previous editions have received three awards and have been featured on ESPN, in the AP and more. New to this edition: details about the annual walk, gear lists and hiking tips for the whole family. Printed on recycled paper.
Two years after earning a business degree with honors from the University of Colorado, Trent Newcomer decides to abandon his corporate job, sell his car, and travel around the globe with nothing more than what he can fit in a small backpack. His goal is simple: experience all that the world has to offer so he can then be satisfied with settling down to a "normal" life.
Over the next year and a half, the adventures that find Newcomer and the people he encounters teach him more about the world and his own place in it than he could have ever imagined. From having a gun pulled on him in Vietnam and being jumped by a gang of men while trying to change money on Kenya's black market to experiencing more near-death bus rides than he can count, Newcomer soon discovers that the journey itself is much more meaningful than checking items off a to-do list.
Part travelogue and part memoir, The Call of the World is a candid and insightful account of the challenges and joys of backpacking solo around the globe, as well as one young man's journey of personal discovery.
Fleeing imperial Austria before the scourge of two world wars, the author's grandparents could never have imagined their small homeland as a free country. Stanford-educated attorney Jacqueline Widmar Stewart's new book portrays the natural and cultural history of this green gem, long hidden away in Central Europe. In the space of two generations the stunningly beautiful little land has lifted itself from a feudalistic past to lead the European Union as an independent nation.
French battlefield’s initial effort has been the publication of Fields of War: Fifty Key Battlefields in France and Belgium, which provides historical descriptions and tour information on the most famous military engagements in this area focusing upon the locations of the Hundred Years War, the victories of Marlborough, Napoleon’s Defeat, Franco - Prussian War, First World War, and Second World War. Fields of War offers readers the opportunity to revisit the European locations of famous military engagements. Whether the battles are world famous such as Crécy, Sedan, Passchendaele, Dunkirk, and Normandy or lesser know such as Malplaquet, Spicheren, Le Cateau, and Dieppe, our guide provides stimulating descriptions of the military action and of the remaining physical evidence.
A volunteer vacation gives you a chance to experience new adventures in places you have never been with people you have never met while having the time of your life and making a difference. What is not to love?
From the Author: "This is the book I needed before I left on my volunteer vacation. When I planned my volunteer vacation, I could not find a resource that would help me get organized. That’s why I created this workbook. It will lead you step by step through issues to consider as you map out your international trip."
You will learn how to:
Find the volunteer agency that is right for you.
Record expenses for possible tax deductions.
Locate airfares with agencies that know international flights.
Organize your vaccination schedule.
Pack lightly and efficiently.
Track your purchases for ease at U.S. customs.
Create your “to-do” list for when you return.
The book is in a soft cover, spiral bound workbook format complete with a pocket to hold additional notes, charts, forms and web resources.
Step back to the day when a visit to the gas station meant service with a smile, a wash of the windshield, and the cheerful question, "Fill 'er up?" Since their unremarkable beginnings as cheap shacks and curbside pumps at the dawn of the automobile age, gas stations have taken many forms and worn many guises: castles, cottages and teepees, Art Deco and Streamline Moderne, clad with wood, stucco, or gleaming porcelain in seemingly infinite variety.
The companion volume to the Wisconsin Public Television documentary of the same name, Fill 'er Up visits sixty Wisconsin gas stations that are still standing today and chronicles the history of these humble yet ubiquitous buildings. The book tells the larger story of the gas station's place in automobile culture and its evolution in tandem with American history, as well as the stories of the individuals influenced by the gas stations in their lives.
Fill 'er Up provides a glimpse into the glory days of gas stations, when full service and free oil changes were the rule and the local station was a gathering place for neighbors. More importantly, Fill 'er Up links the past and the present, showing why gas stations should be preserved and envisioning what place these historic structures can have in the 21st century and beyond.
The Golf Fanatic’s Guide to Hawaii is a comprehensive guidebook for golfers visiting Hawaii. Featuring color photography on every page and a sophisticated layout, the enticing coverage of the top 50 publicly accessible courses in the Aloha State will excite first-timers and return visitors alike. The book covers all six islands, and each course is rated by its difficulty, beauty, design intrigue, maintenance, “swank value,” and price. Also included are descriptions of each course, specific holes that personify the experience, the “19th puka”, a tip for play from each local pro or course rep, maps and driving directions, reviews of nearby accommodation options. Golf Fanatic is an invaluable tool on Hawaiian courses, and a treasured souvenir after returning home.
In her effort to provide photographers and traveler's with a reference guide to the best places to visit and photograph in each New England state, Jacqui has published her first book in the series titled, "The Traveler's Guide to Photographic New England: Massachusetts."
This book is spiral bound so it will lay flat and is in a compact 8-1/2"X5-1/2" format for portability. The book includes 15 subjects, 45 places to visit, 35 photographs, and is 108 pages.
The only detailed vacation and relocation guide to the nation's most scenic and civilized getaways. Full chapters about each of the 100 top recreation and leisure locales include 3,000-plus descriptions of all of their best restaurants, attractions and lodgings, and unique weather and livability ratings.
Making a major change in your life, such as downsizing from a house to a forty-foot boat, comes at a price. For David and Sandra Clayton the cost of a warmer, drier climate and a better quality of life is selling their home and giving up their material possessions—with all of the emotions attached to them.
Life aboard Voyager brings unforgettable experiences, however, from dancing dolphins to dozing whales, Mediterranean fishing villages, and the freedom to roam in one of the planet’s few remaining open spaces—the ocean.
Dolphins Under My Bed charted the start of their journey, and now Something of the Turtle begins as they take the plunge and cut their final ties to land. Journey with them as they live their dream!
This award winning book tells the factual and very descriptive account of a young man who pursues his passion for exotic pheasants into the deepest jungles of Borneo, the world's third largest island. Dan is determined to find the tiny Bornean Peacock Pheasant even though there hasn't been a documented sighting of the bird in the wild since 1962. Traveling by himself into the hot humid old growth rainforests, Dan is often unaware of the dangers involved because he doesn't speak the language or know the customs. During his seven months in Indonesia, he finds himself in some very unusual, often uncomfortable, and more often than not, life-threatening situations. But Dan never strays far from his focus of finding the Pheasant, and his intriguing personal experiences range from hold your breath adventure to hold your belly hilarious.
Pushing back the horizons?. Whatever, Just Us Two:Ned and Rosie's Gold Wing Discovery is a romp through ten happy Gold Wing years of discovery, adventure and fun touring where this happy couple had never been before.
The adventures start when Ned wanted something to tinker with after a number of years bike-less. Rosie pleaded: "If we buy a scooter will you travel? Will you brave the ferry? Will you? Can we? ... and bought a Honda 1100cc.They planned to visit Ireland to find Rosie's roots on what was to be a profound emotional journey of discovery. However fate took a hand and Rosie discovered a Honda Gold Wing 1500cc motorbike sitting in a showroom in North Wales waiting for them. Ned thought he had died and gone to heaven and they sailed off to the west coast of Ireland two weeks later on what was to become known as Ned's 'baby'.
Join Ned and Rosie and they go coast to coast in France and Spain; cross the French and Swiss Alps; follow the Champagne Route; ride through the sun scorched earth of the Sierras to follow a dream; brave torrential thunderstorms in the Andorran mountains, praying for safety as they ride into the unknown; ride in the intense heat into the Dolomites
Follow the spills and thrills as they Wing it their way, on their own - Just Us Two.
Part romance, part travelogue, "Russia Becomes You" is the extraordinary true story of an American businessman Jeffrey Wilgus' life changing adventure in Russia. At a crossroads in life, yearning for authentic connection and community, Wilgus finds himself drawn to Russia after the breakup of the Soviet Union. Filled with sharply etched images and scenes of Russian markets, architecture, landscape & color of everyday life in Russia as Wilgus becomes one with the people and traditions of old Europe, falling in love with the beauty of the land and the magic of the woman who embodies the passionate character of a nation.
