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The Rough Guide to Paris provides accounts on the classic must-see sites like the Arc de Triomphe and the Louvre, as well as delving deeper and allowing you to discover the less clichéd and commercial side of the city, such as the atmospheric streets of the Marais.
Packed with practical, perceptive reviews and hand-picked...
Rough Guides, 2008. — 628 p. — ISBN: 1-85828-059-1. Snowy Alps and the Sound of Music, Mozart and chocolate, the Spanish Riding School and the Vienna Boys’ Choir, skiing and yet more snowy Alps. The stock images of Austria are safe and old-fashioned, and are happily peddled by the country’s highly efficient tourist industry. But it’s not all old ladies in fur coats. For every...
Rough Guides, 2008. — 859 p.
Palm trees swaying over white-sand beaches, pellucid waters with teeming reefs just a flipper kick from the shore and killer rum cocktails brought right to your lounge chair – this is the Caribbean, everyone’s favourite tropical fantasy. The ultimate place to lie on the beach and unwind, the region offers sun, sand and corporeal comforts aplenty,...
Rough Guides, 2008. — 1464 p. The Rough Guide to India is the essential travel guide to this fascinating country. It covers all the major areas, from Delhi's Paharganj to Havelock Island in the Andamans, with reviews of the best resorts, hotels, restaurants and nightlife for every taste and budget. The guide includes practical advice on exploring all the attractions, like the...
Rough Guides, 2008. — 386 p.
One of the world’s most exciting cities, Tokyo is a fuelinjected adrenaline rush into a neon-bright future. But for all its cutting-edge modernity, Tokyo remains a city which is fiercely proud of its heritage. Lively neighbourhood festivals are held virtually every day of the year, and people regularly visit their local shrine or temple and...
Rough Guides, 2008. - 244 p.
Although physically a compact city, more than a quarter of the Republic of Ireland’s population of just over four million lives within Dublin’s boundaries, a figure swelled by more than a million tourist arrivals each year. While for centuries it was the fulcrum of Ireland’s fight for independence from Britain, today celebrated in the numerous...
Rough Guides, 2008. - 519 p. - ISBN: 9781848367159
The Rough Guide to Scottish Highlands and Islands is the ultimate travel guide to this spectacular region, with clear maps and detailed coverage of Scotland's islands, national parks and mountain areas. Written in Rough Guides' trademark honest and informative style, The Rough Guide to Scottish Highlands and Islands features...
Rough Guides, 2008. — 741 p.
As befits the home of tartan and whisky, simple definitions don’t really suit Scotland. Clichéd images of the place abound – postcards of wee Highland terriers, tartan tins of shortbread, ranks of diamond-patterned golf jerseys … and they drive many Scots to apoplexy. And yet Scotland hasa habit of delivering on its classic images: in some parts...
Rough Guides, 2008. — 428 p.
Long familiar to North Americans fleeing the winter chill, Puerto Rico is graced by fabulous beaches, year-round sun and numerous opportunities for deep-sea fishing, diving and surfing, though there’s far more to the island than suntans and snorkeling. Beyond the glitzy veneer of San Juan the coast remains incredibly raw and unspoiled, lined with...
Rough Guides, 2008. — 169 p.
In 1896 the novelist and playwright Arnold Bennett complained, The difference between Bruges and other cities is that in the latter you look about for the picturesque, while in Bruges, assailed on every side by the picturesque, you look curiously for the unpicturesque, and don’t find it easily.
Rough Guides, 2011. — 538 p. "The Rough Guide to Beijing" is the ultimate insider's guide to China's fascinating capital. With the extravagant 2008 Olympics marking the city's triumphant return to the global stage, the city now draws thousands of visitors a year by offering world-class hotels, fashionable restaurants and the coolest clubs alongside fantastic historic sites that...
Rough Guides, 2011. — 538 p. "The Rough Guide to Beijing" is the ultimate insider's guide to China's fascinating capital. With the extravagant 2008 Olympics marking the city's triumphant return to the global stage, the city now draws thousands of visitors a year by offering world-class hotels, fashionable restaurants and the coolest clubs alongside fantastic historic sites that...
Rough Guides, 2008. — 240 p.
In the Roaring Twenties, Shanghai was a place of opportunity, famous for its style and decadence. Now, after decades of postwar neglect, the city has shaken off its communist mothballs, and exactly the same is true today. The great metropolis is undergoing one of the fastest economic expansions that the world has ever seen. Evidence of building is...
Rough Guides, 2008. — 484 p.
Hemmed in between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans near the narrowest point of the Central American isthmus, the tiny republic of Costa Rica is often pictured as an oasis of political stability in the midst of a turbulent region. This democratic and prosperous nation is also one of the most biodiverse areas on the planet, an ecological treasure trove...
Rough Guides, 2008. — 380 p.
Though much less visited than neighbouring Thailand or Vietnam, Cambodia has established itself firmly on the Southeast Asian tourist trail. The stunning temples of Angkor are the obvious draw for most visitors, but the country has much else to offer: white-sand beaches, unspoilt forest, a balmy climate, and a relaxed atmosphere that’s refreshingly...
Rough Guides, 2008. — 468 p.
Landlocked and isolated at the heart of South America, Bolivia encompasses everything that outsiders find most exotic and mysterious about the continent. Stretching from the majestic icebound peaks and bleak high-altitude deserts of the Andes to the exuberant rainforests and vast savannas of the Amazon basin, it embraces an astonishing range of...
Rough Guides, 2008. — 480 p.
Where were you born?
St Petersburg.
Where did you go to school?
Petrograd.
Where do you live now?
Leningrad.
And where would you like to live?
St Petersburg.
Rough Guides, 2008. - 196 p. Since a certain animator chose its farmland as the Florida home for his theme parks, Orlando has become synonymous with Walt Disney World, and the sunny Disney vibe pumps relentlessly through the veins of this sprawling place. There’s just no way to avoid its impact – not that you necessarily want to. After all, while Orlando may hold all the...
Rough Guides, 2008. — 271 p.
No temple made with hands can compare with the Yosemite. Every rock in its walls seems to glow with life. Some lean back in majestic repose; others, absolutely sheer or nearly so for thousands of feet, advance beyond their companions in thoughtful attitudes, giving welcome to storms and calms alike, seemingly aware, yet heedless, of everything going...
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