Independent Day trips Guides

The Urals. A first stride into real Russia.

Destinations: Russia

Categories: Day trips, Mountain, Nature, Road Trips, Walks and Tours, Weekend trips

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English, 89 pages, Oct 2010,  

PDF download: US$ 69.00
New & Used: from US$ 42.00

52 expeditions along the Europe-Asia border. The Ural Mountains stretch from North to South for more than 2500 km and are considered to be a natural boundary between Europe and Asia. Only here can a traveller stand with one foot in Europe and the other in Asia. This vast mountain region, which is situate...  Show details

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

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

Karnataka - One state, Many worlds

Destinations: Karnataka, India

Categories: 4-7 day trips, Adventure Sports, Animals & Wildlife, Arts, Backpacker, Barhopping & Drinking, Beach, Business Traveler, Children & Travel with Children, City, Clubbing & Party, Culture, Cycling, Day trips, Fast Food, Fishing, Gay & Lesbian, History, Honeymoon & Romance, Jungle, Luxury, Mid Range, Mountain, Museums & Galleries, Nature, Parks, Public Transport, Relaxation, Road Trips, Shopping, Sightseeing, Single, Student, Top End, Trekking & Hiking, Villages, Walks and Tours, Weekend trips, Wellness, Wine Tasting, Women, Work & Travel

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English, 54 pages, Sep 2009,  

PDF download: US$ 0.99

It is often said in tourism circles "Some people know India, everybody knows Bangalore, but nobody knows Karnataka". Despite its wonderful attractions, the south Indian state of Karnataka has not been very popular with tourists. This guide will give you a low down on the states many attractions. ...  Show details

Cycling Vail Pass

Destinations: Colorado, USA

Categories: Cycling, Day trips, Low Budget

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English, 30 pages, Sep 2009,  

PDF download: US$ 2.00

This guide tells you everything you need to know about riding your road bike over Vail Pass in central Colorado: distances and altitude gain, logisitcal details, and pictures of each turn along the way....  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,  

PDF download: US$ 8.00
New & Used: from US$ 30.81

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

Cuandixia: an ancient mountain village in China

Destinations: China

Categories: Backpacker, Day trips, Expatriate

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English, 11 pages, Jul 2009,  

PDF download: US$ 3.99

Cuandixia is a centuries-old village in the mountains about 90k from Beijing. It's a wonderful slice of life in an old rural village. Though still relatively unknown, it is making a push to attract tourists to support townspeople. It makes a great day trip from Beijing. The ebook version works on Kindle, b...  Show details

The Netherlands

Destinations: Netherlands

Categories: 1-2 week trips, 2-4 week trips, 4-7 day trips, Backpacker, Business Traveler, Children & Travel with Children, Day trips, Expatriate, Gay & Lesbian, Honeymoon & Romance, Pets & Travel with Pets, Single, Student, Travelers with Disabilities, Weekend trips, Women, Work & Travel

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English, 266 pages, Apr 2009,  

PDF download: US$ 1.00

A country specific guide written by the WritingTravellers Community! Unique and most up-to-date...  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,  

PDF download: US$ 8.00
New & Used: from US$ 19.54

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

Hong Kong: A Diamond in the Rough

Destinations: Hong Kong, China

Categories: Activities (General), Backpacker, Children & Travel with Children, City, Day trips, Honeymoon & Romance, Low Budget, Relaxation, Senior Traveler, Shopping, Sightseeing, Single, Student, Weekend trips, Work & Travel

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English, 12 pages, Sep 2009,  

PDF download: US$ 5.00

Your insider's guide to the unusual in your favourite destination. Follow me as I travel the path less-treaded; eat what the locals eat, shop where the locals shop, and take a breather where the frenzied Hong Kong souls unwind. ...  Show details