Independent Culture, Walks and Tours Guides

Irish Music Festivals: a traveler's handbook

Destinations: Ireland - Scotland, United Kingdom - North America

Categories: 1 month or more trips, 4-7 day trips, Activities (General), Arts, Backpacker, Business Traveler, Children & Travel with Children, Culture, Day trips, Expatriate, History, Language, Senior Traveler, Single, Student, Travelers with Disabilities, Walks and Tours, Weekend trips, Work & Travel

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English, 40 pages,  

PDF download: US$ 8.00
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Through word and melody, Irish music reaches through time and space, to invite celebration, reflection, and connection. What’s in this book: a close look at four major -- and very different -- festivals where Irish music is on offer (Milwaukee Irish Fest, Celtic Connections in Glasgow, Boston Celtic Music F...  Show details

Drive-It-Yourself Hokkaido, Japan

Destinations: Hokkaido, Japan

Categories: 1-2 week trips, 4-7 day trips, Activities (General), Animals & Wildlife, Children & Travel with Children, Cruise, Ship & Boat, Culture, Cycling, Food & Dining, Honeymoon & Romance, Mid Range, Mountain, Nature, Parks, Relaxation, Road Trips, Senior Traveler, Shopping, Sightseeing, Trekking & Hiking, Villages, Walks and Tours, Women

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English, 32 pages, Apr 2010,  

PDF download: US$ 12.90

Do you want to explore Hokkaido in a fun and affordable way? Then this guide is for you. You will find suggested itineraries and driving routes for road trips lasting 5, 7 or 10 days and everything you need to know about Shiretoko (a World Heritage Site), Akan, Sounkyo, Furano, Biei, Asahikawa, Sapporo and Ot...  Show details

Off the beaten path in Northeast Thailand

Destinations: Thailand

Categories: 1-2 week trips, 4-7 day trips, Bike Trekking, Children & Travel with Children, Cooking, Culture, Cycling, Expatriate, Gay & Lesbian, History, Honeymoon & Romance, Language, Low Budget, Mid Range, Museums & Galleries, Nature, Pets & Travel with Pets, Relaxation, Senior Traveler, Shopping, Sightseeing, Top End, Villages, Walks and Tours, Weekend trips, Women

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English, 4 pages, Feb 2010, Ed First,  

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Experiencing Thailand with the locals in an untravelled region....  Show details

Tibet Stories

Destinations: Tibet, China

Categories: Barhopping & Drinking, Barhopping & Drinking, City, City, Culture, Culture, History, History, Luxury, Luxury, Nature, Nature

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English, 10 pages, Sep 2009,  

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Person traveling experience to Tibet about nature , culture and history story and observation...  Show details

Galveston, Texas a Gulf Coast playground

Destinations: Galveston, TX, USA

Categories: Beach, Beach, Island, Island, Low Budget, Low Budget, Walks and Tours, Walks and Tours, Weekend trips, Weekend trips

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English, 25 pages, Sep 2009,  

PDF download: US$ 10.00

Galveston, Texas is a Gulf Coast playground with 32 miles of beaches just a short distance south of Houston. Each year, 5 million tourists flock to Galveston’s multitude of attractions. Founded by pirate and revolutionary war hero Jean Lafitte, the important port was once a major immigration entry point and...  Show details

A Journey into Ireland's Literary Revival

Destinations: Ireland

Categories: 1-2 week trips, 4-7 day trips, Backpacker, Business Traveler, City, Culture, Day trips, Expatriate, Gay & Lesbian, History, Honeymoon & Romance, Nature, Senior Traveler, Sightseeing, Single, Student, Villages, Walks and Tours, Weekend trips, Women, Work & Travel

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English, 84 pages, Aug 2009,  

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From the 1890s until the 1920s, a great tide of literary invention swept Ireland. As the country struggled for political independence, the writers who formed the Irish Literary Revival created a new, authentically Irish literature. Some, such as Yeats, Synge, and Gregory, celebrated the mystical tradition of ...  Show details

A Journey into the Transcendentalists' New England

Destinations: Massachusetts, USA

Categories: 1 month or more trips, 1-2 week trips, 4-7 day trips, Arts, Business Traveler, Children & Travel with Children, City, Culture, Day trips, Expatriate, Gay & Lesbian, History, Honeymoon & Romance, Museums & Galleries, Nature, Parks, Senior Traveler, Sightseeing, Student, Villages, Walks and Tours, Weekend trips, Women, Work & Travel

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English, 99 pages, Aug 2009,  

PDF download: US$ 8.00

From picturesque towns around the bustling city of Boston, Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily Dickinson, and the other Transcendentalists revolutionized American ideas about the artistic, spiritual, and natural worlds. This fascinating and beautiful book examines the intertwined lives of these re...  Show details

Malta

Destinations: Malta

Categories: 4-7 day trips, Activities (General), Backpacker, Barhopping & Drinking, Culture, History, Honeymoon & Romance, Island, Museums & Galleries, Relaxation, Sightseeing, Walks and Tours

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English, 32 pages, Sep 2009,  

PDF download: US$ 7.50

It's about Malta; it's fun, it's breathtakingly beautiful, it's modern at the same time, it's safe for anyone, it's got great food, it's historic, it's people are wonderful, it's a gem of a destination! And there are no tourist touts! Malta is magical!...  Show details

Budget Travel in Japan

Destinations: Japan

Categories: 1-2 week trips, 4-7 day trips, Activities (General), Arts, Backpacker, Business Traveler, Children & Travel with Children, City, Culture, Expatriate, Gay & Lesbian, History, Honeymoon & Romance, Low Budget, Mid Range, Mountain, Museums & Galleries, Parks, Public Transport, Rail, Senior Traveler, Sightseeing, Single, Student, Villages, Walks and Tours, Women, Work & Travel

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English, 12 pages, Sep 2009,  

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Print on demand: US$ 11.00

Short on cash but wanting to travel? Explore Japan on a limited budget! The word ‘free’ certainly makes our ears perk up like no other. And when traveling, that word almost becomes a mantra – free tour guides, free admission, free drinks! This guide takes four Japanese cities – Tokyo, Kyoto,...  Show details

A Journey into Michelangelo's Rome

Destinations: Rome, Italy

Categories: 1-2 week trips, 4-7 day trips, Arts, Backpacker, Business Traveler, Children & Travel with Children, City, Culture, Day trips, Expatriate, History, Honeymoon & Romance, Museums & Galleries, Senior Traveler, Sightseeing, Single, Student, Walks and Tours, Weekend trips, Women, Work & Travel

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English, 89 pages, Aug 2009,  

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This fascinating volume explores the complex relationship between Michelangelo and the city he called home for most of his life. Lavishly illustrated and richly informative, it tells the story of Michelangelo's meteoric rise and artistic breakthroughs, of his tempestuous relations with powerful patrons, and o...  Show details