Книги о Путешествиях
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Given its history and massive sprawl, we must admit that, unlike Nancy Sinatra's boots, Albuquerque was not made for walking. However, that doesn't mean the art of walking has met its demise here. A resurgence in plans and efforts to make it walkable again indicates that the city is on the verge of a pedestrian renaissance. In the meantime, navigating it by foot requires some local guidance and expertise. That's where Walking Albuquerque by local author and explorer Stephen...
| Автор | Stephen Ausherman |
This title in the acclaimed Afoot & Afield series contains more than 100 carefully described trips in the nine-county region. Included are all the well-known favorites: Mt. Tamalpais, Point Reyes National Seashore, Henry W. Coe and Mt. Diablo state parks, and Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve. The book also features more remote parks and preserves, from the rugged Sonoma coast to hidden canyons south of San Jose, as well as regional open spaces and country parks from the East Bay hills...
| Автор | David Weintraub |
Walking Manhattan by Ellen Levitt is written with many people in mind: the tourists who have never before visited Manhattan as well as those returning to the Big Apple; the residents who want to ramble through parts of Gotham with which they are less familiar; the «I've seen it all» New Yorker who is willing to consult a new source and find «new» sights and sounds that interest them. Readers can pick and choose how and where they investigate Manhattan by consulting this new guide.This...
| Автор | Ellen Levitt |
Washington D.C. is every American's home away from home. Since DC is a compact city with great public transportation, it's easy to explore both its high-profile side – its magnificent monuments, world-class museums, enthralling architecture, breathtaking vistas, and unique national parks – as well as its less famous persona – its cozy hideaways, ethnic eateries, bustling dance clubs, lively theaters, shopaholic hot spots, and more.Now it's a foodies' paradise enlivened with...
| Автор | Barbara J. Saffir |
Trek the diverse terrain of Southern California, from desert to beach to mountaintop, on an easy stroll or overnight adventure, with this ultimate guide to the 101 best hikes in the Southland. Covers the Santa Monica, San Gabriel, San Jacinto, and San Bernardino mountains, and the Mojave and Colorado deserts. This updated and revised edition of one of our best-selling guidebooks includes 12 new hikes and updated information for hikes from the previous edition. All trips have been rehiked for...
| Автор | Jerry Schad |
This is the only comprehensive guide dedicated to this one classic trail. All alternate routes are also described (unlike the more general mentions in books that include other trails as well). Hikers will learn about all the best hidden side trips, discover great planning tips, find out how best to snag one of the coveted permits, and have complete sample itineraries available to help with planning, making this guide indispensable to anyone planning to tackle the Wonderland Trail.
| Автор | Doug Lorain |
Walking Baltimore includes Charm City's well-known neighborhoods – Downtown, the Inner Harbor, Mount Vernon, and Fells Point. But in the voice of its insider author, the book also covers lesser-known and far-flung corners, revealing what makes Baltimore such a wonderful and fascinating destination and hometown. Full of little-known facts and trivia, this book shows how and why Baltimore was an essential player in the country's early history and continues to be influential today. Here...
| Автор | Evan Balkan |
Walking L.A. is your portable guide to 40 walking tours exploring historic stairways, hidden streets, public artwork, and architecture, much of which even lifelong Angelenos probably never even knew existed. Completely updated, the third edition of this award-winning book expands and improves upon most of the existing routes with completely revised points of interest, including brand-new trips to Palos Verdes Peninsula, Manhattan Beach, Highland Park, Mar Vista, and Downtown's Art...
| Автор | Erin Mahoney Harris |
Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks offer the ultimate in natural and geothermal wonders: backcountry lakes, panoramic summits, glacier-carved canyons, steaming geyser basins, and vast meadows teeming with wildlife. Top Trails: Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks by experienced outdoors authors Andrew Nystrom and Bradley Mayhew contains 46 «must-do» trips, from Mammoth Hot Springs to Old Faithful, from the Absarokas to the Gallatin Range, and from Jackson Hole to the Teton Crest...
| Автор | Andrew Dean Nystrom |
Popular, proven format: the previous edition sold more than 4,500 copies, strong numbers for a regional titleMarket: According to the 2017 North American Camping Report, 61 percent, or 75 million, of U.S. households are active campers50 of the best campgrounds in East Tennessee, western North Carolina, northern Georgia, and western South CarolinaSelections based on location, diverse topography and size, and overall appealNow in full-color with a few new campgroundsCompletely updated...
| Автор | Johnny Molloy |
Popular, proven format: the previous edition sold nearly 7,000 copies, strong numbers for a regional titleMarket: According to the 2017 North American Camping Report, 61 percent, or 75 million, of U.S. households are active campers50 of Arizona’s best campgrounds, with selections based on location, diverse topography and size, and overall appealNow in full-color with new campgroundsCompletely updated information—including such key details as fees, restrictions, dates of operation, and...
| Автор | Kirstin Olmon Phillips |
Depuis que le programme de commémoration historique a été inauguré par le gouvernement de l’Ontario en 1956, plus de 1 000 plaques ont été érigées d’un bout à l’autre de la province. La variété des sujets commémorés est étonnante, qu’il s’agisse de ruées vers les mines du nord de l’Ontario ou de l’invention de la vis à tête creuse … de Harold Innis ou de Stephen Leacock … de l’épidemie de typhus de 1847 ou de la découverte de l’insuline. La culture populaire est également bien représentée:...
| Автор | Группа авторов |
Discover what the Pilgrims missed when they moved to Plymouth after landing on Cape Cod. Explore the numerous bays, ponds, harbors, marshes, and tidal creeks of this New England treasure. In the expanded second edition of this classic book, author David Weintraub adds kayaking adventure off Martha Vineyard's shores. From one-hour trips to all-day excursions, kayakers of every skill level will find a route to explore.Trip descriptions, maps, launch sites, and driving directions, plus nearby...
| Автор | David Weintraub |
A concern for the environment and a desire to better understand where our food comes from are reflected in today's collective consciousness; millions of people are eager to learn more about the local food movement. Many want to take the movement even farther by growing their own food, composting, and keeping backyard chickens.Visit California Farms, by Southern California local Erin Harris, offers readers options for both education and recreation and is a guide to only the most worthwhile...
| Автор | Erin Mahoney Harris |
The Welsh Coast Path, at 870 miles is the longest trail in Britain, tracing the coastline from Chester to Chepstow. This guidebook divides the entire coastal path into 9 geographical areas and 57 stages, ranging between 10 to 20 miles in length. However there is no need to stick rigidly to this schedule, as there are usually places where each stage can be broken early, or extended further. Alongside detailed route descriptions and maps for each stage, the guidebook provides a range of...
| Автор | Paddy Dillon |
The Pacific Northwest experiences the most varied and fascinating weather in the United States, including world-record winter snows, the strongest non-tropical storms in the nation, and shifts from desert to rain forest in a matter of miles. Local weather features dominate the meteorological landscape, from the Puget Sound convergence zone and wind surges along the Washington Coast, to gap winds through the Columbia Gorge and the �Banana Belt� of southern Oregon. This book...
| Автор | Clifford Mass |
Called «America in Miniature» by National Geographic editor Gilbert Grosvenor, Maryland packs an extraordinary amount of natural diversity into a relatively small area. With the Atlantic Ocean in the east, Allegheny Mountains in the west, and the country's largest estuary–the Chesapeake Bay–splitting the state down the middle, any outdoors enthusiast finds a happy home in Maryland.Splitting the state into three distinct geographical regions–Western Maryland, Central Maryland, and Southern...
| Автор | Evan L. Balkan |
Marokko ist faszinierend, vielschichtig und fremd.Durch seine Nähe zu Europa, seine kulturellen Sehenswürdigkeiten, seine orientalischen Traditionen und seine Naturschönheiten ist es zum Urlaubsland geradezu prädestiniert. Das nordafrikanische Land zwischen Atlas und Atlantik wartet mit unvergleichlicher landschaftlicher Vielfalt auf, die von Sand- undKiesstränden, Wäldern und Seen, Bergen und Schluchten bis hin zu Wüsten und Oasen reicht. Obwohl kein einfaches Reiseland, ist Marokko für viele...
| Автор | Erika Därr |
Córdoba es un extracto del libro De París a Cádiz, que se inscribe dentro del interés que despierta nuestro país entre los literatos y artistas románticos, que ven España como un lugar exótico e insólito. Alejandro Dumas padre visitó España entre octubre y noviembre de 1846 (dos años después de la publicación de Los tres mosqueteros y El conde de Montecristo) como cronista de las bodas reales entre Isabel II y su primo Francisco de Asís, y el duque de Montpensier y la infanta Luisa Fernanda,...
| Автор | Alejandro Dumas |
Sus vastos bosques, su costa salvaje, sus espectaculares paisajes y su fauna y flora silvestres hacen de Gabón un paraíso a explorar. Todavía no muy popular entre los visitantes internacionales, ofrece una experiencia única a quienes se aventuran allí. Pongara, Loango, Lopé, Ivindo, las mesetas de Batéké… La red de parques nacionales impresiona por su diversidad y se enriquece con la creación de áreas marinas protegidas. Gorilas, chimpancés, elefantes y búfalos, ballenas jorobadas, tortugas...
| Автор | vvaa |
Mágico y a menudo hechizante, Cabo Verde sabe ser encantador y ralentizar el viaje porque cada una de sus islas tiene su propia manera de retener al visitante, lo que multiplica por diez su poder embrujador.Un país, nueve destinos: los amantes del dolce farniente elegirán Sal, el balneario blanco, o incluso Boa Vista, la saharaui; los excursionistas se verán obligados a elegir entre Santo Antão, la (exuberante) salvaje, la (muy) modesta São Nicolau, la volcánica Fogo o, incluso, la discreta...
| Автор | vvaa |
El viajero se puede sentir abrumado por un sentimiento particular al acercarse a las tierras de Etiopía: la fascinación. Territorio de fuertes contrastes geográficos, climáticos y culturales, y cuna de una increíble diversidad de poblaciones, la identidad de Etiopía se basa en mitos y leyendas que todavía están profundamente arraigados en el inconsciente colectivo. Considerada la cuna de la humanidad desde el descubrimiento de Lucy en el valle de Omo, la Etiopía contemporánea alberga más de...
| Автор | vvaa |
El libro que tiene entre sus manos propone veinte rutas por Europa pensadas para hacer en coche y en familia. Todos ellas están planteadas con tres objetivos: divertirse, aprender y pasar tiempo juntos. Las hemos elaborado de manera que no haya trayectos demasiado largos (para evitar la fatídica pregunta que da título al libro) y alternando lo que sería pura diversión, como por ejemplo los parques de atracciones, con visitas culturales que puedan resultar interesantes y divertidas para toda la...
| Автор | Marc Ripol Sainz |
Aventuras de una peseta recupera para el lector de nuestro país las crónicas que el genial escritor dedicó a Alemania, Gran Bretaña, Italia y Portugal. En ellas Camba se propone desmenuzar la realidad con precisión de cirujano, haciendo que las cosas, las gentes y los pueblos revelen su lado oculto y con frecuencia más absurdo. Lo mismo dedica su prosa a una salchicha que a la depreciación de la moneda, lo mismo a la flema inglesa que a la «superioridad dramática del té respecto al chocolate»,...
| Автор | Julio Camba |