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"The #1 New York Times bestseller, now more compelling, more inspiring, and more giftable than ever, 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die, has been completely updated and is now in glorious full color. From the iconic series with millions and millions of books and calendars in print, this is the essential and deliciously readable guide for armchair travelers and adventurers who want to know the best places to visit in all...
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Lonely Planet's Pocket Portland & the Willamette Valley is your guide to the city's best experiences and local life - neighborhood by neighborhood. Explore the Saturday Market, sample craft beers and discover Washington Park; all with your trusted travel companion. Uncover the best of Portland & the Willamette Valley and make the most of your trip!
Inside Lonely Planet's Pocket Portland & the Willamette Valley:
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Right down America's Main Street it rolled, pausing at each town along the way, then moving on, carrying travelers in search of adventure, romance, or that rare chance for a new beginning. Route 66 knew many names: the Mother Road, Will Rogers Highway, the Neon Road. And it lived up to each. Travelers met the land, found new friends--and often themselves. Now, more than a quarter-century since being officially abandoned, the old road still keeps its...
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Ever wanted to take a cross-country road trip? Wondered what you might see or what you'd experience? The Caravan Chronicles tells the story of how four friends from Riverview New Brunswick Canada hopped in a van and visited all 48 US states, including Washington D.C., over a two week period. From New England to San Francisco and back, these four adventurers saw more of the United States in two weeks than many see in a lifetime. Whether it was hiking...
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In the days before air travel, journeys to foreign lands were rather difficult undertakings that were usually reserved for the most stalwart of travelers. This is a major reason why the popularity of the travel writing genre skyrocketed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Stephen Graham was one of the most revered British travel writers during this period, and the essays and short works collected in A Tramp's Sketches represent an...
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Ten information-packed chapters make up this engaging guide to women's travel for the growing number of women-young, old, single, married, divorced, and widowed-who are hitting the road. The guide covers everything from fabulous birthday getaways to the best places to heal, shop, and bond with friends and family. The trip choices range widely and and entice-and suit every occasion, mood, and pocketbook. From fun-filled weekends in New York, Quebec,...
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Because in a giant city, sometimes the smallest things get overlooked.
Tiny New York peeks into the city's nooks and crannies to find the little things that tell the real New York story. Because in New York, Tiny isn't cute. It's tough. Tiny doesn't wait for handouts. It hustles. Tiny isn't insignificant. It's precise. Tiny isn't a jack-of-all-trades. It's the master of one.
There are plenty of books about New York City. But there has never been...
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World-respected lifestyle journalist, writer and author, Nick Hammond, takes us on a quarter-century expedition of wonder. Ever been stuck in a minefield? Wondered what a sultry night in Havana is really all about? Wished you could sail in a hot air balloon over Cognac, go lobster fishing of Scotland or dive with Great White Sharks off Gaansbai? All these adventures and more are told in searing detail to delight, amuse and enlighten, in this beautifully...
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Ever wonder how much you can, do at Walt Disney World resort?
Want to get, the most out of your next Walt Disney World vacation?
The Ultimate Walt Disney World Bucket List is your companion to get the most out of WW.
Have you seen the floating mountains of Pandora?
Have you experienced the Candlelight Processional?
Have you been on the Behind the Seeds tour?
This unauthorized field guide is a great to do list of Walt Disney World offerings. Create...
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The Two-Lane Gourmet is the first wine-and-cuisine guide to sample top estate vineyards, intriguing inns, and intimate dining in all three West Coast states, from Southern California to Washington.
Come along with bestselling author Tom Snyder on a delightful tour of more than two thousand miles of breathtaking wine country roads to enjoy hundreds of handcrafted wines, unique entrées, and gracious inns---all waiting for you to discover and appreciate...
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What is it like to live out of a tiny cargo van while traveling across the USA? Wonderful, challenging, delightful, annoying, messy, breathtaking, and so much more.
#VanChurch is the true story of one couple's adventures camping across the country in a tiny van. In this wry, thoughtful travel memoir, Anna and Jim Hall chronicle the adventures and challenges of living for weeks and months out of a 40 square foot van. Facing down middle age and needing...
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"We do not take a trip; a trip takes us," John Steinbeck noted in his 1962 classic, Travels with Charley. In 2008, Bill Barich decided to explore the mood of the United States as Steinbeck had done almost a half century before. He set off on a 5,943 mile cross-country drive from New York to his old hometown of San Francisco on Route 50, a road twisting through the American heartland.
Long Way Home is the stunning result of his pilgrimage. From the...
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UPDATED FOR 2024. Did you know that you can camp for free on much of America's public lands? Boondocking/dispersed camping is growing rapidly in popularity as more and more people take to their vans, RVs, SUVs, trucks, and cars to explore the backroads of America's forests and deserts in search of solitude and natural beauty.
I Have a Lot of Experience Doing Dispersed Camping!
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"Hidden Mickey Guy" Steven Barrett searches all through the theme parks and resort hotels and everywhere, else on Disneyland Resort property for camouflaged images of Mickey Mouse to bring his Field Guide to Disneyland Resort's Hidden Mickeys up-to-date with his latest findings. Three scavenger hunts offer cryptic clues to Mickey's hiding places in Disneyland, Disney California Adventure, and the Resort Hotels and everywhere, else on Disneyland Resort...
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This book is about 1987 and is the third book in a continuing series of the life adventures of the last federal homesteader in America to have filed on the Federal Homestead Act of 1862. This act was closed in October 1986, never to reopen. Read to view parts of 1987's construction stage, struggles, hardships, accomplishments, bears, and up-close encounters with what I come to call the Hairy Ones. The Hairy Ones are peaceful beings and not the scary...
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From the tiny gold-rush town of Chicken, Alaska to Las Vegas' dazzling Neon Museum and Maryland's famous blue crab, Lonely Planet's Unique States of America takes you on a journey across the 50 states to discover the country's most iconic – and unique – destinations and experiences.
Travel off the beaten path and into the heart of each state with our expert itineraries exploring some of the USA's finest art and culture, food and drink, history,...
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Alan Adaschik's lifelong dream was to visit Alaska, America's last frontier and a place that abounds with wildlife and unspoiled wilderness. Upon retiring, Al and his wife, Gayle, sold everything and bought a motorhome to make his dream a reality. An Alaskan Adventure, is a narrative about Al and Gayle's trip which highlights the places they visited and the wonderful things they experienced along the way. The adventure begins in Indiana. After negotiating...
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