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Fiona Adams

    Italy
    Argentina
    • CultureShock! Argentina brings you more than a few steps closer to the country, the people and the culture. Most importantly, it is your survival guide to living there. Argentina is more than just footballer Diego Maradona or beautiful Buenos Aires which is often featured in travel brochures and magazines. The author goes to the heart of this South American nation and shares her encounters with Argentines as well as providing all the practical tips such as finding accommodation, getting around and generally settling down in the country. Read about the Argentines' unbridled passion and worship of soccer as well as their high sense of fashion consciousness. Learn how to dance the tango and discover why the gauchos who live on the grasslands of the pampas lead a hard life. CultureShock! Argentina is the essential guide to enable you to enjoy your stay in the country.

      Argentina
    • Italy

      • 980 pages
      • 35 hours of reading
      4.2(52)Add rating

      From world-renowned cuisine to historical sites, sun-baked beaches to snow-capped mountains, Italy offers something for everyone. Discover it all, the famous and the forgotten, with this essential guide. 133 maps including full-colour Rome map section; know your Romanesque from your Renaissance: colour special section on Italian art & architecture; covers the unmissable sites, on and off the beaten track; the lowdown on where to eat, drink and be merry, whether you crave pizza in Palermo or music in Milan; easy-to-use, comprehensive language chapter.

      Italy