Footprint Indian Himalaya - Couverture rigide

Betts, Vanessa; Baker, Alex; Dare, Annie

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1907263179 ISBN 13 : 9781907263170

Editeur : Footprint Travel Guides, 2010

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The roof of the world, and its greatest mountain range, the Himalaya have been capturing the imagination of travellers for centuries. From Garhwal and Kumaon in Uttar Pradesh, the Himalaya in Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh and Zanskar, plus the Darjeeling and Sikkim in the Eastern Himalaya, Footprint's completely updated 2nd edition Indian Himalaya Handbook is a comprehensive guide to the whole region's area. The guide opens with a colour section full of inspirational photographs and advice to help you plan your trip giving you a flavour of the best things to see and do. The guide then includes carefully selected itineraries giving you advice on how to get the best out of your stay whether you re travelling for a week or a month. Whether you are trekking amid the most spectacular mountains in the world, pursuing a spiritual path through mediation and yoga or seeking adrenalin highs from the wide range of extreme sports activities on offer this guide captures it all offering you extensive, thoroughly researched information which will help you plan your trip as well as advise you on the ground. The Essentials section provides great advice on how to get there and how to get around as well as information on sleeping, eating, drinking and shopping giving you an idea of what you can expect to pay. The heart of the guide is divided into key regions Western Himalaya: Access from Delhi, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Eastern Himalaya: Access from Kolkata, Darjeeling & West Bengal Hills, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh - with each section offering an overview map, local information on how to get around with transport and street maps where relevant, a short history, thorough advice on what to see and do and a directory of key local information on banks, embassies, internet cafes, medical and even laundry services. There is a full-colour mini atlas to help you get your bearings. No matter where you re planning to go, whether it s the colonial hill stations of Darjeeling and Mussoorie, the Buddhist enclaves of Dharamshala and Tawang, the old hippy haunt of Manali or the ashrams of Rishikesh, let Footprint s fully updated 2nd edition Handbook guide you through the jaw-dropping vistas and mythical landscapes.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Vanessa Betts is a writer and editor from England. She went to India in 1997, as the first stop on a round-the-world ticket, and then found out that nowhere else could quite compare. She has lived and worked overseas for most of the last 13 years and is co-author of the Footprint India, Footprint Northeast India, Footprint Egypt and Footprint Israel Handbooks. Alex Baker has been pin-balling around the planet for the last 17 years, at least three of which were spent in India and one of those riding an Enfield from Tamil Nadu to Ladakh. Working variously as a teacher in Kathmandu, barman in LA, magazine editor in Hong Kong, copywriter in Barcelona, TV reporter in Bangkok and mojito beach-vendor in Ibiza, Alex returned to the UK after judiciously falling off a cliff in Kenya free-climbing and incapacitating himself for a year. Currently between writing novels, he required minimal persuasion to contribute to Footprint Indian Himalaya and has since unpacked his bag temporarily in Somerset. Annie Dare is a writer and journalist who divides her time between London and India. She works as a sub-editor on British national newspapers, and commissions have ranged from copy writing for London advertising agencies to social documentary projects for international non-government organizations. She read English Literature at Sussex University's School of African and Asian Studies, and the History of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Footprint Travel Guides
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1907263179
• ISBN 13: 9781907263170
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 384