Complemented by easy-to use, reliable maps, helpful recommendations, authoritative background information, and up-to-date coverage of things to see and do, these popular travel guides cover in detail countries, regions, and cities around the world for travelers of every budget, along with extensive itineraries, maps with cross-referencing to the text, "Top 10" and "Top 5" lists, and other practical features.
Visitors intent on making up their own minds about the self-proclaimed "center of the universe" will first want to arm themselves with this indispensable guide. Author David Ellis, a New York native, provides far-reaching coverage of the sights, hotels, and restaurants of the city, while augmenting the practical information with fascinating historical and cultural facts. Emphasizing Manhattan, with its excellent museums, architecture, and nightlife, this guide also celebrates the outer boroughs. Reflecting New York's multicultural mosaic, it points the way to great ethnic neighbourhoods and explores gay and lesbian city life. Maps help to make sense of the city's transportation system.
Our first Vienna Encounter is all about options. Be it immersing yourself in the sumptuous excesses of the baroque Schloss Schönbrunn, sampling the latest wines from the owner’s vineyard at a rustic Heuriger or feeling the sway of the blue Danube as you cruise downriver. This little book will show you the way!This pared-down number is ideal for quick trips - it's less accommodation, more neighbourhood highlights and the best of local knowledgeFull-colour pull-out map and detailed neighbourhood maps for easy navigationOur discerning authors recommend the very best sights, restaurants, shops and entertainmentUnique itineraries and highlights help you make the most of your short breakLocal experts reveal Vienna’s get insights into the Vienna design scene from local designers and sight-seeing tips from the director of the Belvedere Museum
What Will Your Copenhagen Encounter Be?...taking a late-night trip to Tivoli for fireworks and fine views...getting hygge (cozy) with the locals at a candlelit outdoor cafe...being dazzled by the crown jewels at fairytale royal palace Rosenborg Slot...savoring Faroese Langoustines in an emulsion of oysters at Michelin-starred Noma...admiring picture-postcard streets on a canal tour of colorful Nyhavn...basking in the Scandinavian sunshine on the beach at Amager StrandDiscover Twice the City in Half the Time......full-color pull-out map and detailed neighborhood maps for easy navigation...our expert author recommends the very best sights, restaurants, shops and entertainment...unique "Snapshots" help you get under the skin of the city...locals divulge Copenhagen's a well-known singer reveals the best spot for live jazz and a top jeweler tell us where to shop for bling
Discover the best Dubai has to offer with this guide to the glamourous city that has it all. The work's compact and easy-to-use design helps visitors find information quickly. Full color; 9 maps.
What Will Your Tokyo Encounter Be? Waking at dawn for the freshest sushi breakfast at Tsukiji Market?Soaking away your cares the traditional way - in a popular neighborhood 'onsen' ?Sipping sake in the tiny bars of illustrious Golden Gai?Gazing upon architectural marvels, from the city's oldest temple, Sonso-ji, to the ultramodern Tokyo International Forum?Strutting down Ginza's boulevard lined with fashion straight off the catwalks?Root, root, rooting for the home team at Japan's temple to baseball, then celebrating the win on Tokyo Dome City's roller coaster? Discover Twice The City In Half The Time Full-color pull-out map for easy navigationOur experienced author recommends the top neighborhoods, shops, restaurants, sights and entertainmentUnique itineraries and must-see highlights help you make the most of a short breakLocals reveal Tokyo's insider secrets: from an Academy Award-nominated actress' favorite theatres to an entrepreneur's GÇÿquintessential Tokyo' experience
A guide that allows you to approach Prague by geographical area. It includes Dedicated Walking Tours chapter that helps you discover hidden gems in Eastern Europe's most-visited city. It also contains a detachable full city map.
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This pared-down number is ideal for quick trips - it's less accommodation, more neighbourhood highlights and the best of local knowledge **Detailed regional and town maps for easy navigation **Our expert author recommends the best sights, restaurants, shops and entertainment **Unique itineraries and highlights help you make the most of your short break **Locals reveal Bali’s secrets: from the birth of surfing to the art of rice farming
What Will Your Istanbul Encounter Be? Getting giddy with the whirling dervishesRich kilims, dazzling jewellery and marketplace banter in the Grand BazaarTaking your time to muse on artistic inspiration at Istanbul ModernDining like a sultan on meze selections or fabulously fresh fishGreek liturgies, Macedonian synagogues or Albanian meatballs on a Golden Horn cruiseChasing Medusa's head and ghostly carp in the subterranean Basilica Cistern Discover Twice the City in Half the Time Full-color pull-out map and detailed neighborhood maps for easy navigationOur Turkophile author recommends the very best sights, restaurants, shops, architectural treasures and ferry tripsUnique itineraries and highlights help you make the most of a short breakLocal experts reveal Istanbul's secrets: from crime author Barbara Nadel's favorite neighborhood to a Grand Bazaar jeweller's cafe recommendations
