Only a few species of wild animals can survive its harsh climate. In this modern classic, Barry Lopez explores the many-faceted wonders of the Far North: its strangely stunted forest, its mesmerizing aurora borealis, its frozen seas. Musk oxen, polar bears, narwhal, and other exotic beasts of the region come alive through Lopez’s passionate and nuanced observations. And, as he examines the history and culture of the indigenous people, along with parallel narratives of intrepid, often underprepared and subsequently doomed polar explorers, Lopez drives to the heart of why the austere and formidable Arctic is also a constant source of breathtaking beauty, beguilement, and wonder.Written in prose as memorably pure as the land it describes, Arctic Dreams is a timeless mediation on the ability of the landscape to shape our dreams and to haunt our imaginations.

    In some ways the model for the new wave of adventure books, Adrift is an undeniable seafaring classic, a riveting firsthand account by the only man known to have survived more than a month alone at sea, fighting for his life in an inflatable raft after his small sloop capsized only six days out. Adrift is a must-have for any adventure library.

    The book covers all the worthwhile hiking destinations throughout the county - including the coast, foothills, mountains, and desert - in trips ranging from the short family excursions to multi-day backpacks. This long-awaited fourth edition of San Diego County's most recognized and comprehensive hiking guide has been fully updated and expanded to cover 250 hikes and all new maps.

    His two-legged companion is Mark. This is a heroic study of survival against the odds, as together they take a journey, up hill and down dale, with rucksacks full of kennomeat, along Britain's longest coastal footpath - from Somerset to Devon, from Cornwall to Dorset.

    This is a notoriously difficult and dangerous passage, especially in a boat this size.

    Dick Bass had made his fortune as an energy and resort entrepreneur. In middle age, both men left behind home, family, and successful careers to share an impossible dream. Seven Unconquered Summits The challenge: be the first to climb the highest mountain on each of seven continents, from McKinley to Kilimanjaro to Everest. The obstacles: many and merciless, from ice storms to illness to a measurement question that threatened to make their record-breaking expedition a sham. The prize: the sheer, exhilarating triumph of standing at the top of every continent on earth.

    Written with an infectious passion, this is an extraordinarily original and genre-defining piece of travel writing by one of our most highly respected travel correspondents.

    He writes of bureaucrats, students and Cultural Revolution survivors, stripping none of their complexity and humanity. He's gentle with their idiocies, saving his sharpest barbs for himself (it's his pants that split from zipper to waist whilst demonstrating martial arts in Canton). Though dribs of history and drabs of classical lore seep through, this is mostly a personal tale, noted by the Los Angeles Times for "the charmingly unpretentious manner in which it penetrates a China inaccessible to other foreigners."

    The articles are composed of three types: Adventures (Roberts' own climbs and outings), Profiles (other adventurers), and Reflections (meditative essays about the meaning of the whole business). Roberts ranges the globe (Africa, Alaska, New Guinea) and introduces unique personalities (Reinhold Messner, John Roskelly, Don Sheldon). He also recounts how his own love of writing and the useless pastime of climbing combined to produce the bread and butter of his career today.Popular with audiences far beyond active mountaineers, Roberts sets himself this challenge: "For me, the abiding puzzle of adventure writing lies in keeping, on the one hand, a sense of proportion about the absurdity of most of our antics in the outdoors, while staying alert, on the other, to the majesty of spirit which at their best those antics demonstrate."RUNNING TIME ⇒ 10hrs. and 39mins.©1986 David Roberts (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

    Down the cobbled paths and behind the tranquil noren curtains of Kyoto, the old way of life goes on, nurtured in the restrained furnishings of the traditional inns and in the old shops where fine handmade items still add a touch of quality to life. Since the first edition appeared in 1986, this lovingly written travelogue-cum-guidebook has become de rigueur for knowledgeable travelers seeking to find "the real Kyoto" behind the modern face of the city's constantly changing boulevards. Old Kyoto focuses on the family establishments that have been in business for at least a hundred years, and in some cases for over ten generations. Astonishingly, many of the old shops and inns of Kyoto can still be found on narrow backstreets, under the heavy, tiled rooftops of traditional machiya dwellings. Here, the adventurous traveler will uncover treasures: the way in which a hand-crafted calligraphy brush is bound, a miniature garden tended, a bamboo basket woven. For critics and travelers alike, Old Kyoto has long been regarded the essential guidebook to Japan's most cherished city. This second edition of Old Kyoto is completely updated. Shops have been added, and maps, prices, directions, descriptions, and general information have all been thoroughly revised.

    Every cliff, inlet and headland reveals layers of myth and historical memory, and Robinson makes beautifully crafted observations about the habits of birds, plants and the humans who lived there and endured, leaving records in stone - on the walls, cairns and ancient forts - in story and in oral tradition.

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    The Everest Years shares the story of his relationship with the highest and most sought-after peak on the planet, Everest, and his ultimate fulfilment upon finally summiting in 1985 at age fifty.Bonington chronicles four expeditions to the Himalaya and Everest, including the 1975 South-West Face expedition on which he was leader and on which Doug Scott and Dougal Haston became the first Britons to summit the mountain. Bonington also recounts expeditions to K2 and The Ogre (Baintha Brakk) in the Karakoram, and Kongur, in China, describing passionately each attempt: the logistics, glory, and tragedy, seeking to explain his perpetual fascination with the highest points on earth, despite repeatedly enduring the trauma of losing friends, and often placing huge responsibility upon anxious loved ones left at home.The Everest Years reveals Bonington's love and appreciation for his ever-supportive wife Wendy, the loyal Sherpas, the companions sharing his mountain memories including Doug Scott, Dougal Haston, Peter Boardman, Joe Tasker and Mo Anthoine, and of course the glorious peaks of the Himalaya and Karakoram mountain ranges. Following I Chose to Climb and The Next Horizon, this final instalment of Bonington's autobiography will take you through a huge spectrum of brutally honest emotions and majestic landscapes.

    This classic book tells of George Dyson's rediscovery of the Aleut baidarka (sea kayak) and his far-ranging travels with his boats.

    This book provides information on spas and massage, as well as surfing, diving, snorkelling and trekking. It features a food and drink chapter by a local culinary guru, an architecture chapter providing insight on Bali's ancient temples and monuments, and more.

    Describes a walking tour in London, off the beaten path, and shares observations on British customs and history, and points of interest along the way.

    The book chronicles not only his search for the bird & aspects of its natural history, but presents encounters with many other birds of Central America as well. Home to some wondrous birds in the almost magical rain forests, Maslow shows tho that the avifauna & the land they inhabit are threatened by unstable politics, unchecked population growth & deforestation. A must read for any interested in birds south of the border.--Tim F. Martin (edited)

    He brings us face to face with Castro's executioner, with a tragic Ernest Hemingway and with the unchanged lifestyle of fishermen in an unspoilt Ibiza. He describes the gentle pleasures of Belize, the ferocious blood feuds of Sardinian bandits and the unpleasant duty of repatriating Cossacks to the Soviet Union in 1944." At the heart of the collection is Lewis's famous report on the genocide of the Brazilian Indians, which led to the creation of Survival International to campaign for the rights of tribal peoples.

    Fluent in Farsi, he was able to observe the war with stunning intimacy and eloquently capture the essence of the Afghan people and their culture. As the travelers survived bombings by Soviet aircraft, an ambush by a rival faction, and becoming swept up in a major offensive, Hodson would come to gain a unique perspective on their hopes for peace and religious devotion. Bringing together travel writing, war reportage, and history, this is a richly rendered portrait of a complex people. "Gripping and moving ... [a] powerful account of a war that has often been described as 'forgotten.'" -- Gail Pool, The Christian Science Monitor "Will long remain the most vivid account of a strange and horrible wrong." -- Ahmed Rashid, The Independent (London) "Vivid and intriguing." -- Jonathan Kirsch, -- Los Angeles Times Book Review

    The objective was to locate and record historical sites that would be lost to the rising waters of the reservoir. This book records that effort.First published in 1986, this edition has been revised to include several new “ghosts” of Glen Canyon, including a never-before-published foreword by Edward Abbey. It also showcases stunning color photographs by Philip Hyde and includes hundreds of black-and-white photographs taken by the original salvage crews.This informative guide to the historic treasures of Glen Canyon includes numbered maps keyed to each location. It is a book for both the armchair traveler and the lake enthusiast eager for a journey through the past to a place few had the privilege to know.

    Harrison's tale is compelling, full of suspense, humor and wonderful descriptions of Amazon wildlife, all told in down-to-earth unpretentious language with disarming honesty. His quest is ambitious, exciting and, ultimately, flawed.

    One is a familiar and majestic capital; the other is a city less well known and often taken for granted.

    It covers the travellers and their routes, and emphasizes their importance to the exchange of ideas and the spread of civilization.

    Full-color guide • Make your trip to New Zealand unforgettable with maps, illustrated features, and color photos.Customize your trip with simple planning tools • Top Experiences and Attractions • Field-tested itineraries • Easy-to-read color regional mapsExplore Auckland, the Marlborough wine region, Fiordland National Park, and beyond • Discerning Fodor’s Choice picks for hotels, restaurants, sights, and more • “Word of Mouth” tips from fellow Fodor’s travelers • Illustrated features on hiking New Zealand, Maori art, and New Zealand's geological wonders • Best open-air adventures, wine-tasting experiences, and cultural and food festivalsOpinions from destination experts • Fodor’s local writers reveal their favorite haunts • Frequently updated to provide the latest information

    Excellent photos and detailed maps.

    The 9th Edition of ACCESS Paris promises a wealth of information as it guides travellers down the streets and into the heart of the city of lights.Henry James wrote: "Paris is the greatest temple ever built to material joys and the lust of the eyes." The city of lights exudes such richness and variety that elevates even the necessities of life to the level of high art. The streets of Paris are museums lined with splendid architecture and historic monuments, making even the simple act of walking through the city one of life's great pleasures.This luxury is greatly enhanced when one is armed with ACCESS Paris. Comprehensive, fully updated and filled with revised maps, sidebars and points of interest - ACCESS Paris's 9th Edition brings to life this city's love of grace, beauty and fine living, and allows the traveller to truly discover and know this artistic and cultural capital of a unified Europe..

    Author and seasoned Grand Canyon adventurer John Annerino offers invaluable information to help visitors plan their trips, ensure their safety and comfort, and enhance their enjoyment of the Grand Canyon’s natural wonders—including sage advice on hiking equipment and technique, clothing and food requirements, and map selection; vital information on water sources and on climate and weather; and tips on lodging and camping, as well as on how to book guided hiking, rafting, and muleback or horseback trips. The book also features chapters on the park’s natural history and geology and on its Native American history. For first-time visitors as well as adventurers familiar with the Canyon’s many attractions, this is the most user-friendly and comprehensive guide to one of our nation’s premier natural wonders.

    

    The first foreigner for some years to ascend the Khyber Pass as far as the border with Afghanistan, he then climbed in the Hindu Kush before returning to write this vivid and compelling account of a beautiful, turbulent and still little-known region.

    A wealth of canoeing adventures from placid family floats to blood-curdling whitewater runs.

    For Choice Travel Experiences.Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in New York City!• Fodor’s Flashmaps New York City is the ultimate street and information finder for locals and visitors, with thematic maps and listings packed into a compact book that fits in your purse or pocket.•From Soho to the Upper West Side, navigating and exploring the streets of New York City is easy with Flashmaps. The guide gathers 58 full-color maps covering transportation, shopping, parks, restaurants, movie theatres, and more! Key phone numbers and addresses are also at your fingertips.•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in Flashmaps New York City . The carefully selected maps will ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in New York City.Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.

    Michelin Green Guide Austria offers recommendations of where to find the best Viennese coffee, where to hear Beethoven's triumphant symphonies, where to ski down the highest slopes, and where to explore National Parks. You can plot your journey using Michelin's many color maps and specialist authors? driving and walking tours. This authoritative guide is all you need for your vacation to Austria. You can plot your journey using Michelin's many color maps and specialist authors? driving and walking tours. This authoritative guide is all you need for your vacation to Austria.

    

    

    

    Trinidad's position, a mere ten miles from the South American mainland, means that its flora and fauna are essentially continental by nature. This second edition features 106 species of birds.

    The homes bespeak the grandeur of days gone by when plantationhomes were decorated exquisitely, furnished lavishly, and surrounded by vastacreages of lush croplands.Full-page photographs areaccompanied by text highlighting the history and outstanding architecturalfeatures of each home. The styles of the homes ae far-ranging and includeexcellent examples of Victorian Gothic, Colonial, Italianate, Acadian, andSouthern Classical architecture, with some homes combining two or more styles.Destrehan, Edgewood, Houmas House, Nottoway, Magnolia Mound, Oak Alley, and Shadows-on-the-Teche- all carefullypreserved and open to the public- are some of the 76 plantation homes featuredin Louisiana Plantation Homes: A Return to Splendor.Constructed from cypress and othermaterials from the surrounding land, the homes, built over 200 years ago, feature such details as soaring Greek columns, hipped roofs, dormer windows, balconies, galleries, ceiling frescoes, and formal ballrooms. Finishing touches, brought in by riverboats, include wall coverings, chandeliers, and marblestatuary.Preservation groups and ownersconsulted old documents, diaries, and personal papers as they meticulouslyrestored the homes that were ravaged by the Civil War. As a result, many of thehouses feature rooms decorated in their original colors displaying antiques fromthe appropriate period and re-creations of the original drapes.Paul and Lee Malone are native NewOrleanians whose love for the plantation homes of Louisiana led them to devoteuntold hours of their time preparing this book. Paul Malone is the pastpresident of the Professional Photographers of Louisiana and a member of theProfessional Photographers of America and the American Society of Photographers.Lee Malone wrote the text along with researching and verifying the historicalinformation.

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    Plan your Perfect GetawayFull-color guide • Make your trip to Maui unforgettable with illustrated features, 28 maps, illustratedand 160 color photos.Customize your trip with simple planning tools • Top experiences and attractions • Lodging comparison charts • Easy-to-read color regional mapsExplore Lahaina, the South Shore, Upcountry, and beyond • Discerning Fodor’s Choice picks for hotels, restaurants, sights, and more • “Word of Mouth” tips from fellow Fodor’s travelers • Illustrated features on Haleakalāā National Park, the Road to Hāāna, and Moloka‘i’s Kalaupapa Peninsula • Best beachcombing, whale watching, and snorkelingOpinions from destination experts • Fodor’s Maui-based writers reveal their favorite local haunts • Revised annually to provide the latest information

    

    Gives practical advice on planning a trip to Japan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Bali, Java, Thailand, Burma, India, or Sri Lanka, and covers accommodations, dining, shopping, money, Asian culture, health concerns, and travel photography.

    She travelled alone through Africa, Papua New Guinea, China, Eastern Turkey and Iran, Kamchatka and Madagascar. She travelled on horseback, by camel, dugout canoe, by horse-cart, bicycle, by microlight and by driving reindeer and dogs. She shared meals with witchdoctors, pygmies and hermits, was attacked by would-be rapists and bandits, arrested as a spy and flung in gaol. So if you are planning an adventure of your own, you can be sure the advice you find in this extraordinary book is the best available; Christina shares her hard-won experiences and gives many useful tips on how to survive. Need to know how to cook crocodile? Look no further. How to buy a camel? How to deal with the head-man of the native village? Christina tells you all this, and much more. She livens up the instruction with tales of some of her adventures, all told with modesty and a charming dry humour.

    Rogue adventurer and maverick archaeologist David Hatcher Childress takes the reader on an unforgettable journeys deep into deadly jungles, windswept mountains and scorching deserts in search of lost civilizations and ancient mysteries.

    A sharply observed narrative of the author's full season in Antarctica, in paperback for the first time.

    This 378-page book includes a section detailing Iceland's history, 10 features covering aspects of the country's life and culture, ranging from its anonymous 13th-century saga authors to its infamous rainy weather, a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus many enjoyable photographs and 16 maps.

    Full-color guide • Make your trip to Ireland unforgettable with illustrated features, 46 maps, and color photos.Customize your trip with simple planning tools • Practical advice for getting around • Convenient overview of each region and its highlights • Easy-to-read color regional maps  Explore Dublin, County Cork, Connemara, and beyond Discerning Fodor’s Choice picks for hotels, restaurants, sights, and more • “Word of Mouth” tips from fellow Fodor’s travelers • Illustrated features on the spectacular Ring of Kerry, Dublin's famed pubs, and the new Irish cuisine • Great itineraries, best golf courses, top food markets  Opinions from destination experts • Fodor’s Ireland-based writers reveal their favorite local haunts • Revised annually to provide the latest information

    

    All trips are graded for level of difficulty, from easygoing explorations to challenging rides through the rugged backcountry of San Diego County. Each listing gives mileage, elevation gain, and estimated time, plus road and traffic conditions. Maps and photographs.

    To the people who live there it is simply an t-eilean, the island, and it occupies an almost mythical place in the minds of many Scots. This book portrays Skye as it really is, with colour photographs by Cailean Maclean.

    Filled with detailed descriptions of villages, towns, churches, archaeological sites, and walks, and useful practical information on transportation, lodgings, and food, this is an indispensable guide to Crete.

    Before you leave for your trip be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing. "The San Francisco Chronicle" sums it up best -"Fodor's guides are saturated with information." - We frequently update our France guide, and we make every effort to bring you the most accurate and thorough book. Plus we provide timely updates about the area at Fodors.com.- Unlike other travel books, Fodor's guides rely heavily on local experts who know the territory best-so you know you're seeing the real France.- Book includes a full-color, pullout map of Paris.- We give you the planning tools you need to tailor your trip. We give options for all budgets. You make the choices.

    Each page of this completely revised edition is an independent information source, packed with detailed, up-to-date maps and an array of facts, figures, data, and statistics. The wealth of information, handy size and affordable price make this atlas an exceptional value and a necessity for every home, school, office, or library.

    Some pubs have historical connections, others enjoy literary associations, and still more are famous simply for their own sake. Through delightful photographs and personal stories, the diversity of this cherished feature of Britain's rural landscape comes shining through.

    

    

    . . Over 500 sights are described with 40 detailed maps and more than 110 color illustrations.

    

    These books are perennial sellers and are generally acknowledged to be among the best books in the local-interest market, earning such praise as "cream of the local outdoors-guide crop" from the Washington Post, "models of pith and practicality" from the Baltimore Sun, "excellent" from the Chicago Tribune, and "an invaluable paperback" from the Boston Globe.Also listed is Day Trips in Delmarva, described by The Easton Star Democrat as the "best organized, best written, most comprehensive and practical guide" to southern Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia.

    

    Will Baker’s tales range from Nebraska to Peru and tell of a boy’s first trout, a bar brawl over a woman, and the vise-like grip of gold over all of the Americas. They spring from an imagination shaped by wild, circuitous mealtime stories of prospectors and from the bitter history of a place where suburban ranch houses dot the vast sweep of land once hunted by the Lakotah.

    

    This Guide to Britain's Coast gives you coverage of the 6,000 miles of Britain's coastline, including the liveliest seaside towns and prettiest fishing villages, the finest walks, the best spots for swimming, sailing, birdwatching...and much more.

    How to build this nifty Phil Bolger designed tack and tape plywood version of the famous Beetle Cat.

    

    Out of twenty years of travel in backcountry Mexico, authors Bob Burleson and David Riskind have produced perhaps the most practical and accurate guide available for the unconventional tourist—the man or woman who prefers to get off the beaten path by foot, burro, mule, canoe, raft, or vehicle. Going well beyond the usual tourist guidebook entries, Backcountry Mexico will help you hire a guide and burro, navigate rural roads and trails, and communicate with the friendly and, sometimes, unfriendly folks you are likely to meet in a rural setting. In addition to English-Spanish and Spanish-English vocabulary lists containing both standard words and numerous terms relating to people, conditions, land, and situations not ordinarily encountered in tourists' lists, the authors have provided literally hundreds of helpful phrases and short conversations in easy-to-use sections arranged according to topics. Experienced unconventional travelers themselves, Burleson and Riskind have become experts in such subjects as "Eating and Staying Well on the Road, " "Camping in Mexico, " "Rural Mexican Village Life," and many more. Their experience, and the resultant wealth of language and cultural information contained in this guide, will help you to enjoy your trip ancd to better understand and appreciate the people and the land you visit. Throughout the book, the language examples are interwoven with beautifully illustrated anecdotes about culture and lifeways, so that the traveler is equipped with practical knowledge as well as appropriate behavior and speech. Fascinating in its treatment of a culture that is little known and unique in its coverage of rural-style Mexican Spanish, Backcountry Mexico will prove invaluable to anyone who ventures forth into northern Mexico.

    While Michael came to appreciate the allure of a nomadic life in isolation, he also saw how the perennial failure of rains devastated the way of life of even the hardiest of residents. Shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award for 1986-87 A classic travel writing piece previously published by Longman’s and Penguin Books in 1984 and 1986 respectively.