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Frommer's Cyprus With Your Family: From the Best Family Beaches to Mountain VillagesAuthor:
Sue BryantPages:
256Format:
PDFLanguage:
EnglishISBN10:
0470723181These information-packed full-color guides help families plan trips to niche and popular destinations.
Written by local experts
Exact prices, color photos, and maps
Insider tips for family-friendly travel
This is the definitive guide to Cyprus for families. Full colour, practical and accessible it is written for independently minded UK families looking to make the most of their family holiday. Cyprus With Your Family highlights the best opportunities for families in the region and offer expert opinion on where to stay, where to eat and where to spend your holiday time enjoyably.The guide includes:
Best Natural Attractions, Best Beaches, Best Outdoor Activities, Best Museums, Best Hikes, Best Water Park, Best for Teenagers
Family friendly accommodation and eating for every budget and taste
How to plan a trip a family trip to Cyprus with all the need to know advice
All the detailed, on the ground information parents will need. 
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BeijingAuthor:
Stig AlbeckPages:
44Format:
PDFLanguage:
EnglishISBN10:
8770612777Paying a visit to both China is definitely worthwhile. This free travel guide provides you with information to the sights and attractions in some of the major cities in the countries such as Beijing
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South America (Shoestring)Author:
Danny PalmerleePages:
1148Format:
PDFLanguage:
EnglishISBN10:
174104443XChallenging? Check. Rewarding? Beyond your wildest dreams. South America is made for travel-the gripping, spine-tingling, adrenaline-charged type of travel you live for. Tred the Cordillera Blanca, glide along the Amazon, explore lost cities and samba up a storm. For backpackers, by backpackers, this best-selling, unbeatable guide gives you the tools you need to create your own adventure.GET OFF THE TRAIL-emerging hot-spots, overlooked attractions, alternatives to the Inca Trail-our authors go beyond the obvious, and show you how to do the same. LIVE ON THE EDGE-the best spots for hiking, skiing, diving, surfing, rafting, paragliding, and other thrills. STRAIGHT TALK-opinionated reviews ensure you won't waste a precious peso. TREAD LIGHTLY-make a positive impact with sustainable-travel tips and volunteering opportunities.
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Wicked Irish for the TravelerAuthor:
Howard TombPages:
64Format:
PDFLanguage:
EnglishISBN10:
076111355XMaster the gift of gab with the phrase book that makes Erin go ha!
From Dublin on Five Pints an Hour to Genuflection for Beginners, Wicked Irish helps visitors negotiate the nuances of a country where even trees are considered Protestant or Catholic. Learn to flatter customs agents: "'Tis a grand machine you have there, officer!" Politely decline the heavy Irish breakfast: "I've given up pig entrails/congealed blood for Lent." Show appreciation for fine whiskey: "ACK ACK! Mother Mary! That goes down the nun's knickers!" There's even a special section just for golfers: "Should I replace divots in consecrated ground? Am I entitled to relief from this dolmen/ewe/leprechaun? Shite! I don't usually lose a putt in the wind."Wicked Irish is instant gift of gab, and soon you'll be toasting newfound friends, strangers, barmaids, and even stray dogs with confidence.From the Back Cover
LINKS ON THE BRINK
"Nil cleachtadh agam ar thonnta dha throigh deag ar airde i bhfiontar uisce." - I'm not accustomed to 12-foot breakers in a water hazard."An bhfuil na fothracha/liosanna thar teorainn?" - Are the ruins/fairy forts out of bounds?"Ar choir dom scraithini a chur thar nais i dtalamh coisricthe?" - Should I replace divots in consecrated ground?"An bhfuil faoiseamh ag dul dom on dolmain/gcaora/lurachan so." - Am I entitled to relief from this dolmen/ewe/leprechaun?
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Executive's Guide to Personal SecurityAuthor:
David S. Katz (Author), Ilan Caspi (Author)Pages:
208Format:
pdfLanguage:
EnglishISBN10:
0471449873In this day and age, terrorist threats and ordinary criminal activity have become a growing concern for those at home as well as individuals traveling abroad. This year alone, hundreds of executives, tourists, and exchange students will be robbed, assaulted, kidnapped, and murdered. Most of these incidents could be prevented by adherence to the basic rules of personal safety. But many people are unaware of these rules or choose to ignore them. This must change.
The only way to lessen your chances of becoming a victim is to learn how to make yourself less vulnerable. Written by two seasoned security experts, Executive’s Guide to Personal Security will allow you to make the right decisions in regard to your personal safety, the safety of your employees, and corporate assets. But these lessons are not confined to those in the business world. Anyone who would like to feel more secure–from individuals traveling to foreign countries to those studying abroad–can also benefit from these lessons.Executive’s Guide to Personal Security will teach you how to recognize and prepare for the real threats faced by executives and ordinary individuals in today’s world. It will provide you with the type of knowledge necessary to empower you to face these threats and overcome them. By introducing you to information formerly reserved for security professionals and government employees, it will teach you about situational awareness, risk analysis, and countersurveillance. You will also learn how to travel safely by selecting the right airline, the right hotels, and the appropriate rental cars for your security needs.If you plan to reside abroad, this comprehensive guide will show how to select a safe neighborhood and how to secure your home against intruders. If you are an executive responsible for the safety of your employees and corporate assets, you will learn how to secure your facility and information, how to formulate emergency protocols, and how to handle a crisis. In short, Executive’s Guide to Personal Security will arm you with the necessary knowledge to take actions that will enhance the physical safety and security of your property, your family, and yourself.As a company or an individual, you cannot control the desire and the ability of criminals and terrorists. However, you have full control over effectively lowering your risk of being attacked by increasing security measures–physical, technical, and procedural. The less vulnerable we are, the less attractive we are to any criminal or terrorist planning an attack. Let Executive’s Guide to Personal Security show you how to ensure safety both at home and abroad.
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Frommer's Mexico 2008Author:
David Baird, Juan Cristiano, Lynne Bairstow & Emily Hughey QuinnPages:
803Format:
PDFLanguage:
EnglishISBN10:
0470145749Across Mexico, in villages and cities, in mountains, tropical coasts, and jungle settings, enchanting surprises await travelers. These might take the form of a fantastic small-town festival, delightful dining in a memorable restaurant, or even a stretch of road through heavenly countryside. Mexico is a land of contrasts, which makes it the perfect destination for those seeking a little variety in their travels. This book gives several suggested itineraries that will take you through changing landscapes and both big-city and smalltown Mexico.
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The Rough Guides' Barbados DirectionsAuthor:
Adam Vaitilingam, Rough GuidesPages:
208Format:
PDFLanguage:
EnglishISBN10:
1843533200Pulling in Caribbean first-timers and experienced travellers in equal measure, Barbados is justifiably one of the most popular islands in the region. Certain pleasures are quite obvious – the delightful climate, the gorgeous blue sea and brilliant white sandy beaches – but an engaging blend of cultures and a balanced approach to development help set it apart from similar sun-drenched destinations.
For more than three centuries Barbados was a British colony and, perhaps unsurprisingly, it retains something of a British feel: the place names, the cricket, horse-racing and polo, Anglican parish churches and even a hilly district known as Scotland. But the Britishness can be exaggerated, for this is a distinctly West Indian country, covered by a patchwork of sugarcane fields and dotted with tiny rum shops. Calypso is the music of choice, flying fish the favoured food, and influences are as likely to emanate from America as from Europe. Meanwhile the people of Barbados, known as Bajans, are as warm and welcoming as you’ll find anywhere.
Among the more traditional attractions are the island’s evocative plantation houses, colourful botanical gardens, and proud military forts and signal stations. The capital Bridgetown makes for a lively place to visit, with an excellent national museum and great nightlife in its bars and clubs. Then there are the beaches, from the often-crowded strips such as Accra Beach and Mullins Bay to tiny but superb patches of palm-fringed sand like Bottom Bay in the southeast. And all around the island you can find first-rate food and drink; particularly delightful are the many bars and restaurants that overlook the ocean.
Despite the hordes of visitors who descend on the island, development has mostly been discreet, with many of the facilities owned by Bajans, and a distinct lack of private beaches or signs of the American fast-food franchises that blight other islands in the region. Admittedly, there are areas on both the south and west coasts where tourism is utterly dominant and Bajans massively outnumbered by European and American visitors. But, if you want to, it’s easy to get away from it. Jump in a bus or a rental car and see the rest of the island: the sugar-growing central parishes, the thinly populated and little-explored north, and the ruggedly beautiful east coast, where you can hike for miles along the beach with only sea birds and the occasional surfer in sight.
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The Rough Guides' Tenerife Directions 1Author:
Christian Williams, Rough GuidesPages:
144Format:
PDFLanguage:
EnglishISBN10:
1843533235Despite glorious weather and a variety of landscapes that attract four million tourists every year, Tenerife has an image problem. Thanks to package tourism, the entire island is assumed to be a playground for rowdy holiday-makers, content to spend lazy days on the beach and drink-fuelled nights in the bars and if this is what you’re after, you won’t be disappointed. But get off the beaten track and you’ll discover spectacular volcanic scenery, elegant resorts and peaceful Spanish towns. And with the island measuring just 86km long and 56km wide, everywhere is a possible day-trip.
Some of the most memorable sights are natural ones – the most impressive being around the island’s pre-eminent landmark, the volcano Mount Teide. The turbulent history of the islands has left a host of sights that deserve a look too. Traces of the original inhabitants, the Guanche, can be found at various sites around the islands, while the impact of the Spanish conquest is best seen in their colonial towns which offer a complete contrast to the brash, more recently developed resorts. Though Tenerife has many peaceful areas, those wanting to get even further away from the crowds should head to the strikingly precipitous island of La Gomera. A 28km ferry-ride from Tenerife, it was the first of the Canary Islands to be conquered by the Spanish (Tenerife was the last) and is also the greenest and least populated of the archipelago, bisected by deep ravines that radiate out from its centre. The absence of major beaches – and, consequently, resorts – means laid-back rural tranquillity is still intact here, making it a relaxing place for a break.
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The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the OceanAuthor:
Susan CaseyPages:
352Format:
epubLanguage:
EnglishISBN10:
0767928849Casey, O magazine editor-in-chief, travels across the world and into the past to confront the largest waves the oceans have to offer. This dangerous water includes rogue waves south of Africa, storm-born giants near Hawaii, and the biggest wave ever recorded, a 1,740 foot-high wall of wave (taller than one and a third Empire State Buildings) that blasted the Alaska coastline in 1958. Casey follows big-wave surfers in their often suicidal attempts to tackle monsters made of H2O, and also interviews scientists exploring the danger that global warning will bring us more and larger waves. Casey writes compellingly of the threat and beauty of the ocean at its most dangerous. We get vivid historical reconstructions and her firsthand account of being on a jet-ski watching surfers risk their lives. Casey also smoothly translates the science of her subject into engaging prose. This book will fascinate anyone who has even the slightest interest in the oceans that surround us.
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The Rough Guides' LisbonAuthor:
Matthew Hancock, Rough GuidesPages:
224Format:
MP3Language:
EnglishISBN10:
1843533154Slim, stylish and pocketable, Lisbon Directions is full of ideas for short breaks and flying visits. Providing accurate, up-to-date coverage, the guide with a third in full colour is fully illustrated. Browse the "Ideas" section with 28 themed spreads "Sporting Lisbon", "Literary Lisbon", "Clubbing", "Get Moving" with each caption cross-referenced to the pratical part of the guide and you'll know what you want to do, 24 hours a day. Flip to the practical "Places" section and explore the city district by district, with every sight, restaurant, bar and shop located on user-friendly maps. Comprehensive basic information, accommodation and language sections provide all the practical info you need. Further afield the guide also covers daytrips to Sintra, upmarket Estoril and the popular beach resort of Cascais.
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Top 10 Rio de Janeiro,2010Author:
DK PublishingPages:
128Format:
PDFLanguage:
EnglishISBN10:
0000000000Drawing on the same standards of accuracy as the acclaimed DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, The DK Top 10 Guides use exciting colorful photography and excellent cartography to provide a reliable and useful pocket-sized travel. Dozens of Top 10 lists provide vital information on each destination, as well as insider tips, from avoiding the crowds to finding out the freebies, The DK Top 10 Guides take the work out of planning any trip.
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Top 10 San Francisco,2010Author:
Jeffrey KennedyPages:
1Format:
PDFLanguage:
EnglishISBN10:
0756660688Drawing on the same standards of accuracy as the acclaimed DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, each book in DK's Top 10 series uses evocative color photography, excellent cartography, and up-to-date travel content to create a reliable and useful pocket-sized travel guide.
Dozens of Top 10 lists provide vital information on each destination, as well as insider tips, from uncovering a city's most memorable sights to finding the best restaurants and hotels in each neighborhood. And to save you time and money, there's even a Top 10 list of Things to Avoid.Each Top 10 contains a pull-out map and guide that includes fold-out maps of city metro systems, useful phone numbers, and 60 great ideas on how to spend your day.
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ParisAuthor:
Alan TillierPages:
448Format:
PDFLanguage:
EnglishISBN10:
0756660637DK Eyewitness Travel's full-color guidebooks to hundreds of destinations around the world truly show you what others only tell you. They have become renowned for their visual excellence, which includes unparalleled photography, 3-D mapping, and specially commissioned cutaway illustrations.DK Eyewitness Travel Guides are the only guides that work equally well for inspiration, as a planning tool, a practical resource while traveling, and a keepsake following any trip.Each guide is packed with the up-to-date, reliable destination information every traveler needs, including extensive hotel and restaurant listings, themed itineraries, lush photography, and numerous maps.
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Top 10 MarrakechAuthor:
DK TravelPages:
128Format:
PDFLanguage:
EnglishISBN10:
0756660858Drawing on the same standards of accuracy as the acclaimed DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, each book in DK's Top 10 series uses evocative color photography, excellent cartography, and up-to-date travel content to create a reliable and useful pocket-sized travel guide.Dozens of Top 10 lists provide vital information on each destination, as well as insider tips, from uncovering a city's most memorable sights to finding the best restaurants and hotels in each neighborhood. And to save you time and money, there's even a Top 10 list of Things to Avoid.Each Top 10 contains a pull-out map and guide that includes fold-out maps of city metro systems, useful phone numbers, and 60 great ideas on how to spend your day.
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Top 10 ParisAuthor:
Mike Gerrard, Donna Dailey, Anna Brooke, Rosa JacksonPages:
192Format:
PDFLanguage:
EnglishISBN10:
0756660629DK Eyewitness Top 10 Guides make any destination accessible by offering dozens of lists of the 10 best restaurants, bars, neighborhoods, hotels, local attractions, and much more. With insider tips for every visitor, the Top 10 series offers inside knowledge, and now contains a pull-out map and guide that includes fold-out maps of city metro systems, useful phone numbers, and 60 great ideas on how to spend your day.
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Top 10 TokyoAuthor:
DK PublishingPages:
144Format:
PDFLanguage:
EnglishISBN10:
0756653673Whether you are traveling first class or on a limited budget, this Eyewitness Top 10 guide will lead you straight to the very best Tokyo has to offer.Dozens of Top 10 lists - from the Top 10 places to experience Japanese culture to the Top 10 places of worship, parks, restaurants, hotels and exciting music venues - provide the insider knowledge every visitor needs. And to save you time and money, there's even a Top 10 list of Things to Avoid.Each Top 10 now contains a pull-out map and guide that includes fold-out maps of city metro systems, useful phone numbers, and 60 great ideas on how to spend your day.
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New ZealandAuthor:
Kate HemphillPages:
400Format:
PDFLanguage:
EnglishISBN10:
0756660904DK Eyewitness Travel's full-color guidebooks to hundreds of destinations around the world truly show you what others only tell you. They have become renowned for their visual excellence, which includes unparalleled photography, 3-D mapping, and specially commissioned cutaway illustrations.DK Eyewitness Travel Guides are the only guides that work equally well for inspiration, as a planning tool, a practical resource while traveling, and a keepsake following any trip.Each guide is packed with the up-to-date, reliable destination information every traveler needs, including extensive hotel and restaurant listings, themed itineraries, lush photography, and numerous maps.
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Washington, DCAuthor:
Alice L. Powers, Ian O'Leary, Kem Knapp SawyerPages:
240Format:
PDFLanguage:
EnglishISBN10:
0756660815DK Eyewitness Travel's full-color guidebooks to hundreds of destinations around the world truly show you what others only tell you. They have become renowned for their visual excellence, which includes unparalleled photography, 3-D mapping, and specially commissioned cutaway illustrations.DK Eyewitness Travel Guides are the only guides that work equally well for inspiration, as a planning tool, a practical resource while traveling, and a keepsake following any trip.Each guide is packed with the up-to-date, reliable destination information every traveler needs, including extensive hotel and restaurant listings, themed itineraries, lush photography, and numerous maps.
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Top 10 VeniceAuthor:
DK PublishingPages:
160Format:
PDFLanguage:
EnglishISBN10:
0756623863Drawing on the same standards of accuracy as the acclaimed DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, The DK Top 10 Guides use exciting colorful photography and excellent cartography to provide a reliable and useful pocket-sized travel. Dozens of Top 10 lists provide vital information on each destination, as well as insider tips, from avoiding the crowds to finding out the freebies, The DK Top 10 Guides take the work out of planning any trip.
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Top 10 BarcelonaAuthor:
Annelise Sorensen, Ryan ChandlerPages:
160Format:
PDFLanguage:
EnglishISBN10:
075666053XDK Eyewitness Top 10 Guides make any destination accessible by offering dozens of lists of the 10 best restaurants, bars, neighborhoods, hotels, local attractions, and much more. With insider tips for every visitor, the Top 10 series offers inside knowledge, and now contains a pull-out map and guide that includes fold-out maps of city metro systems, useful phone numbers, and 60 great ideas on how to spend your day.
