The Traveller's Handbook: The Insider's Guide to World Travel - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0905802179 ISBN 13 : 9780905802176

Editeur : Wexas Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

The Traveller's Handbook The Travellers Handbook gives the inside track on how to travel anywhere, anyhow. Featuring advice from the world's top travelers on every aspect of travel. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Traveller's Handbook is an all-purpose travel directory, providing essential information and advice for planning any kind of trip anywhere in the world. It has top tips from famous travellers, distinguished experts and insiders in the travel industry. The completely revised 12th edition is written by over 100 experts. At 960 pages, it is today's most authoritative guide on how to travel anywhere, anyhow. It contains more useful information on the art of travel than any other guidebook.Inside you will find:

* Profiles for every country in the world including visitor highlights, when to go, weather charts, etiquette and travel practicalities

* Extracts from today's finest travel writing

* Topical essays on green travel, health, hotels, business travel, airline deals, photography, language learning, gap year travel, latest trends and much more.

Contributors include: John Simpson, Eric Newby, Ranulph Fiennes, Joanna Lumley, Colin Thubron, Clive Anderson, Simon Calder, David Bellamy, Jan Morris, Dervla Murphy, Benedict Allen, Esther Freud, George Monbiot, Robin Hanbury-Tension, Nicholas Crane, Hilary Bradt, Pen Hadow, Robin Knox-Johnston and many more.

* Top tips for all kinds of travelers, from the business person to the adventurer, the student to the sophisticate
* Covers the nitty gritty of visas, finance, transport, equipment, planning and everything else to make your trip a success
* Detailed, essential travel profiles of every country
* Comprehensive listings of useful websites, specialist suppliers, vaccinations required and much more
* Survival tips for dangerous situations and extreme conditions
* Travel doctors explain how to prevent, recognize and treat health problems abroad
* Famous travellers reflect on their life s experiences
* Top commentators analyse the nature of travel looking at new destinations, ethical dilemmas, future trends
* Fine writing by some of the best names in the field on some of the best places in the world
* Professional advice on working or living abroad
* How to meet and enjoy the challenges of other cultures

Revue de presse

I know of no single volume that packs so much travel advice between two covers and yet still weighs the same as a water bottle --Michael Palin

Whatever situation you get into, this book can help you out --Ranulph Fiennes

I ve carried the Traveller s Handbook with me for years. It s sharp, packed with useful, up-to-the-moment, unsentimental facts, from people who know precisely what they re talking about. --John Simpson

Whatever situation you get into, this book can help you out --Ranulph Fiennes

I ve carried the Traveller s Handbook with me for years. It s sharp, packed with useful, up-to-the-moment, unsentimental facts, from people who know precisely what they re talking about. --John Simpson

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wexas Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0905802179
• ISBN 13: 9780905802176
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 960
• Éditeur: Innes Williams James, Mills Duncan
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible