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Some new travel materials you may enjoy!

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Rand McNally 2015 Road Atlas United States, Canada, Mexico: Midsize

Unites States - Canada - Mexico

Jewish New York: A History and Guide to Neighborhoods, Synagogues, and Eateries

Use this as your roadmap to Jewish immigration in New York!
Featured sites are divided by their location, traveling from the south to the farthest northern tip of Manhattan. Each section provides a map of the area and a broad introduction to the district's place in the historic timeline of Jewish immigration. The author provides suggested itineraries, tips for the visitor, and reference notes for further exploration, while a historical introduction provides the framework for locals and visitors of every religion and nationality. Vintage photos provide historic illustrations.

Taschen's New York


Take a bite: The best of sleeping, eating and shopping in NYC
 This updated edition of TASCHEN’s New York guide does the reconnaissance for you, scouring uptown and downtown to bring you the most secret, stylish and exciting venues in the city that never sleeps.
Behind velvet ropes, entering unmarked restaurants and scouring SoHo, Nolita and Tribeca stores, this is an all-access pass to parts of New York even most locals don’t know. Find the way to Acme, the hub of Neo-Nordic cuisine that's got the whole city talking. Check where to buy New York’s best cheesecake; and find the Greenwich Letterpress, where you get your own cards hand-printed.

With dictionary-style cutout tabs for easy navigtation and a companion pocket-sized map, New York is yours for the taking.
Text in English, French, and German

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Enlarge Image Insight Guides Cuba

With its varied natural beauty and turbulent history, Cuba is a land of startling contrasts which will beguile any visitor. This new edition of Insight Guide Cuba is a comprehensive, full-color travel guide packed with inspiration and information for you to plan an unforgettable trip. Whether you wish to tour the island’s historic monuments, experience its lively music scene or explore its hiking trails, birding spots and dive sites, the Best of Cuba has it covered. Lively features on Cuba’s history and culture provide an in-depth introduction to what makes the country unique, while stunning photography captures its people, landscape and wildlife.Detailed full-color maps help you get around, while the travel tips section is packed with useful information on transportation, climate, festivals, and outdoor activities, providing answers to such questions as when to go, where to stay and what to budget for your trip.

Insight Guide Thailand's Beaches & Islands

Thailand’s sun-kissed, tropical beaches and islands are one of the major reasons that this enticing country is one of the most popular destinations in the world. Whether you want to relax in a luxury resort, backpack between islands, find the best dive sites or nightlife, or immerse yourself in Thai culture, Insight Regional Guide Thailand’s Beaches and Islands will guide you to the perfect experience. Features by local writers delve into topics including local festivals, marine life, and Buddhist temple architecture, while evocative accounts of the country’s regions bring to life the buzz of Bangkok, the geographical wonders of Krabi and Ko Phi Phi, and the idyllic white sands everywhere from Phuket to Ko Lanta. Full-color photography and maps help you navigate with ease and our detailed Travel Tips gives you all the practical information you need to plan your trip, including our selection of the best and most authentic hotel and restaurants.

Moon Road Trip Florida: Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Daytona Beach, Walt Disney World, Tampa, Sarasota, Naples, the Everglades & the Keys

Hit the road! Miami, the Everglades, the Keys, Naples, Sarasota, Walt Disney World, Daytona Beach, and Fort Lauderdale: see the top destinations in Florida with this book as your guide. Our detailed driving routes give you all you need, including mileage from place to place, driving times, and advice on the best places to stop along the way to eat, sleep, and explore.

Moon Pacific Northwest Road Trip: Seattle, Vancouver, Victoria, the Olympic Peninsula, Portland, the Oregon Coast & Mount Rainier

In this full-color guide, Seattle resident Allison Williams shares expert tips for road tripping through Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Offering shorter options like the Portland Loop and a route between Seattle and Vancouver,Moon Pacific Northwest Road Trip is perfect for all travelers.

Good Sam 2015 North American RV Travel Guide & Campground Directory

Woodall's Campground Directory and Trailer Life RV Parks Directory have merged to form the first edition of a new, authoritative directory, with listings for more than 16,000 locations across the United States, Canada and Mexico, each of which include an expert rating, amenities, services, restrictions, camping rates, contact info and more.

The Illustrated Route 66 Historical Atlas

The definitive, fully illustrated state-by-state atlas of the shifting alignments, historic sites, and current points of interest along the United States' beloved Route 66.
Route 66 changed immensely in the six decades between its opening in 1926 and its removal from the U.S. highway system in 1985. Since that time, Route 66 has enjoyed a renaissance, and interest in America's Mother Road as both a historical byway and a travel destination continues to grow. In this unprecedented volume, prolific Route 66 author Jim Hinckley presents an illustrated Route 66 atlas that explores the road's history from its inception into the present day.The Illustrated Route 66 Historical Atlas is highlighted by more than a dozen specially commissioned maps that include points of interest along or near Route 66, divided into six categories: pre-1926 historic sites (such as Lincoln's home and presidential library); noteworthy landmarks; the locations of infamous crimes and disasters; parks of interest; key sites in Route 66's evolution (such as Hooker's Cut, Missouri, an engineering marvel when completed); military-specific sites (including Civil War battlefields and POW and internment camps); historic attractions from the road's midcentury heyday (such as Little Beaver Town and Geronimo's Trading Post); film-related sites; and locations important to Route 66's modern resurgence. Illustrated with photography and memorabilia in addition to the maps, The Illustrated Route 66 Historical Atlas is a unique, colorful, and visually dynamic look at 500 of the Mother Road's most significant sites from the past and today.

Frommer's Places for Passion: The 75 Most Romantic Destinations in the World and Why Every Couple Needs to Get Away

Today Show contributor, AARP Sex and Relationship Ambassador, and best-selling author Pepper Schwartz has teamed up with Janet Lever (former coauthor of Glamour’s Sex and Health column) to create a guidebook to the world's sexiest destinations. Along with the detail-rich text on their top 75 picks, the authors make a solid case for why traveling together is an important factor in improving and sustaining the romance in our lives. This witty, helpful book also dishes the dirt on how to pick the right destinations, why travel can rekindle sparks, tricks and tips for passion, and ways to constructively negotiate with your significant other about vacation plans.