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Author
Publisher
Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rick Steves knows Europe inside and out, and has made a career of inspiring people to explore, connect, and step outside their comfort zones. With a brand-new, original introduction from Rick reflecting on his decades of travel, this book features 100 of the best stories published throughout his career.
Author
Publisher
Berlitz
Pub. Date
[2014].
Language
English
Description
Frequently asked questions answered frankly, independent reviews of all the major river cruise companies, over 280 riverships rated according to their layout and facilities, expert advice on the river cruising experience, information on what to see along the major rivers.
Author
Series
Library of America volume 65
Publisher
Literary Classics of the U.S
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
Collects James's travel writings, describing France, Italy, Switzerland, and Holland.
Publisher
Rick Steves' Europe
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
includes all 6 half-hour Rick Steves' Europe TV shows on France, produced from 2000 to 2009: Paris (grand and intmate), Highlights of Paris (from Monet to Creme Brulee), Normandy (War-torn yet full of life), Provence (legendary light, wind and wine), French Riviera (Uniquely chic), France's Alsace, Burgundy (profoundly French), France's Dordogne.
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Nineteen-year-old Sydney has the perfect summer mapped out. She's spending the next four and a half weeks traveling through Europe with her childhood best friend Leela. Their plans include Eiffel Tower selfies, eating cocco gelato, and making out with hot strangers. Her plans do not include Leela's cheating ex-boyfriend showing up on the flight to London, falling for the cheating ex-boyfriend's hot friend, monitoring her mother's spiraling mental...
Author
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Timothy Gandy has kept his lifetime's ambition secret for forty years. Now, suddenly (if tragically) released from the hen-pecked tedium of his ordinary existence, he is unexpectedly free to realize his dreams. He will embark on a Grand Tour of Europe, following in the footsteps of the aristocrats of the eighteenth century. He anticipates high art, culture and pleasant weather. He never expected to encounter new friendships - and possibly even love...
Author
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Through the author's travels in Europe and the United States, Try to Get Lost explores the quest for place that compels and defines us: the things we carry, how politics infuse geography, media's depictions of an idea of home, the ancient and modern reverberations of the word "hotel," and the ceaseless discovery generated by encounters with self and others on familiar and foreign ground. Frank posits that in fact time itself may be our ultimate,...
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