History Guides

Salvador, Bahia: Afro-Brazilian Soul

Destinations: Salvador, Brazil

Categories: 1-2 week trips, Activities (General), Animals & Wildlife, Arts, Barhopping & Drinking, Beach, City, Clubbing & Party, Cooking, Culture, Cycling, Expatriate, Food & Dining, History, Honeymoon & Romance, Island, Mid Range, Museums & Galleries, Nature, Parks, Public Transport, Real Estate & Retirement, Relaxation, Shopping, Sightseeing, Single, Top End, Walks and Tours

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English, 18 pages, Dec 2010,  

PDF download: US$ 3.95

Salvador carves out a special niche in the annals of New World history, with its strong African influence having simmered for centuries with Portuguese colonial elements and native indigenous ingredients. The result is a terrific cultural stew of original musical styles, bold visionary art, and elegant archit...  Show details

Weekend Adventures in San Francisco and Northern California (Weekend Adventures in San Francisco & Northern California)

Destinations: San Francisco, CA, USA

Categories: 1-2 week trips, 4-7 day trips, Activities (General), Amusement Parks, Animals & Wildlife, Arts, Business Traveler, Children & Travel with Children, City, Culture, Day trips, Food & Dining, History, Honeymoon & Romance, Low Budget, Luxury, Mid Range, Mountain, Museums & Galleries, Nature, Parks, Relaxation, Road Trips, Senior Traveler, Shopping, Sightseeing, Spectator Sports, Sports & Exercise (General), Top End, Walks and Tours, Weekend trips, Wine Tasting, Wintersports, Work & Travel

English, 504 pages, May 2009, Ed Ninth Edition,  

New & Used: from US$ 16.95

The completely revised and updated, the ninth edition of this guide covers the whole range of weekend trip options in the Bay Area, from urban treks through San Francisco and Sacramento to kayaking in the Russian River and backpacking in Lassen Volcanic Park. Each destination includes information on what to d...  Show details

Natal, Brazil: It's a Dune Deal

Destinations: Natal, Brazil

Categories: 4-7 day trips, Adventure Sports, Animals & Wildlife, Arts, Backpacker, Barhopping & Drinking, Beach, City, Clubbing & Party, Expatriate, Food & Dining, History, Honeymoon & Romance, Mid Range, Museums & Galleries, Nature, Parks, Real Estate & Retirement, Relaxation, Sightseeing, Single

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English, 9 pages, Dec 2010,  

PDF download: US$ 3.95

Natal is leaping to the front of the international tourism line, with magnificent sand dunes sprouting up from its magical and immaculate beaches. One of Brazil's safest, sunniest and cleanest cities, Natal is also the closest Brazilian city to Europe and North America's east coast. Despite its tranquil re...  Show details

Ecuadorable

Destinations: Ecuador

Categories: 1-2 week trips, 2-4 week trips, Activities (General), Animals & Wildlife, Arts, Backpacker, Barhopping & Drinking, Beach, City, Clubbing & Party, Culture, Expatriate, Food & Dining, History, Mid Range, Mountain, Museums & Galleries, Nature, Parks, Real Estate & Retirement, Relaxation, Road Trips, Shopping, Sightseeing, Single, Sports & Exercise (General), Top End, Trekking & Hiking, Villages, Walks and Tours, Wellness

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English, 40 pages, Nov 2010,  

PDF download: US$ 4.95

Ecuador goes straight into your heart with its warm, gentle and helpful people, whose indigenous roots are still a prominent influence on the culture. This guide leads you to a wonderland of snow-topped Andean mountains, dramatic volcanoes, breezy tropical beaches, and peerless colonial architecture. The auth...  Show details

10 Unique Day Trips From Dublin

Destinations: Ireland - Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Categories: Activities (General), Culture, Day trips, History, Mid Range, Nature, Rail, Road Trips, Senior Traveler, Sightseeing, Single, Walks and Tours, Women

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English, 31 pages, Nov 2010,  

PDF download: US$ 8.00

Planning a trip to Dublin and hoping to see more of the country? Here are 10 scenic, historic or fun places to visit - each you can do in a day from Dublin!...  Show details

Berlin Wall Art -incl. Eastside Gallery

Destinations: Berlin, Germany

Categories: Arts, Culture, History, Museums & Galleries

English, 104 pages, Aug 2010,  

New & Used: from US$ 20.50

Its about the last 10 years of collective art at the Berlin Wall-documented 1982 to 1990 and incloses the still existing Eastside Gallery of today. It is in four(4)Languages: German, English, Spanish & French...  Show details

A guided walk through Madrid

Destinations: Madrid, Spain

Categories: City, Culture, History, Walks and Tours

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English, 8 pages, Jul 2010,  

PDF download: Free

Take a trip through Madrid's past from the Arab city of the early middle ages to the royal capital of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries with this free self-guided tour. (And you can stop off whenever you like to drop into one of Madrid's many traditional bars for a glass of sherry or a cold beer.)...  Show details

Off the beaten track in Rome

Destinations: Rome, Italy

Categories: City, Culture, History, Sightseeing

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English, 5 pages, Jul 2010,  

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Rome is a huge city and yet most tourists stick to a few major sights - St Peter's, Piazza Navona, the Coliseum. Walk a little way off the beaten track, though, and you can find quiet cloisters, opulent mosaics, tiny alleyways and all kinds of curios and oddities....  Show details

Venice - Walking the Grand Canal

Destinations: Venice, Italy

Categories: City, Culture, History, Walks and Tours

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English, 19 pages, Jul 2010,  

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Get to know Venice by walking the Grand Canal end to end, from the railway station to the Arsenal. We stick as closely to the canal as possible, though there are a few detours into the alleys of the city. This guide shows you the churches, palaces and points of interest en route and gives you the chance to ex...  Show details

700 Places to Volunteer Before You Die: A Traveler’s Guide

Destinations: North America - South America - Asia - Europe - Africa - Australia & Oceania

Categories: 1 month or more trips, 1-2 week trips, 2-4 week trips, 4-7 day trips, Activities (General), Animals & Wildlife, Culture, History, Low Budget, Mid Range, Senior Traveler, Single, Student, Top End, Women, Work & Travel

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English, 535 pages, Jul 2010,  

PDF download: US$ 4.00

From the creator of ‘The Voluntary Traveler’, ‘700 Places to Volunteer Before You Die’ is the definitive guidebook on voluntourism, offering readers the most diverse listings of global volunteer projects available! ‘700’ Includes: Tips from voluntourism industry leaders on what makes a good vol...  Show details