Museums & Galleries, 1-2 week trips Guides

A Journey into Dorothy Parker's New York

Destinations: New York City, NY, USA

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

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English, 83 pages, Aug 2009,  

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Take a journey into the city of theaters, bars, and hotel rooms where Dorothy Parker sharpened her wit, polished her writing, and captured the edgy mood of her times. This eye-opening book explores her favorite salons and saloons, as well as her homes and offices (most of them still intact); charts her colorf...  Show details

A Journey into Flaubert's Normandy

Destinations: France

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

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English, 80 pages, Aug 2009,  

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Steeped in history and beguilingly beautiful, but also stiflingly closed-minded, 19th-century Normandy both inspired and appalled the French novelist Gustave Flaubert. This fascinating, richly illustrated book explored the writer's love-hate relationship with the region that featured so prominently in his con...  Show details

A Journey into Matisse's South of France

Destinations: France

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

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English, 75 pages, Aug 2009,  

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This beautiful and fascinating book follows Henri Matisse on his journeys into the South of France, where he discovered the light and color that saturate his work. Part biography, part travel guide, it explores the painter's private life, artistic evolution, and relationships with the places that inspired him...  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

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,  

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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

Belize Reduces Your Speed, Fills A Need

Destinations: Belize

Categories: 1-2 week trips, Animals & Wildlife, Backpacker, Beach, Cruise, Ship & Boat, Culture, Diving, Expatriate, Food & Dining, History, Island, Jungle, Language, Mid Range, Mountain, Museums & Galleries, Nature, Real Estate & Retirement, Relaxation, Road Trips, Snorkeling, Trekking & Hiking, Villages, Walks and Tours

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English, 30 pages, Jan 2010,  

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For such a tiny country, Belize has a startling diversity of people, places, and ecosystems. Inside the guide, you'll ride shotgun with Terry in his rented pick-up as he encounters a relaxed frontier environment of exotic wildlife, Mayan temples, entrancing villages, and quirky characters of hybrid ethnic ext...  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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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

Cambodia: Finally Out of Rehab?

Destinations: Cambodia

Categories: 1-2 week trips, Animals & Wildlife, Arts, Backpacker, Beach, City, Clubbing & Party, Culture, Food & Dining, History, Honeymoon & Romance, Island, Jungle, Motorbike, Mountain, Museums & Galleries, Nature, Parks, Public Transport, Relaxation, Shopping, Sightseeing, Villages, Walks and Tours

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English, 22 pages, Jan 2012,  

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Cambodia's hangover from the Khmer Rouge genocidal bender has abated, and this country is ripe for discovery. Few places on Earth can compete with the travel affordability here, and the diversity of its attractions - the incomparably spectacular Angkor temples, quirky cultural and French colonial pizazz o...  Show details

Cuenca: 1st Time's a Charm..So is the 3rd

Destinations: Cuenca, Ecuador

Categories: 1-2 week trips, 2-4 week trips, Arts, Backpacker, City, Culture, Expatriate, Food & Dining, Honeymoon & Romance, Mid Range, Mountain, Museums & Galleries, Nature, Real Estate & Retirement, Relaxation, Road Trips, Top End, Trekking & Hiking, Villages, Walks and Tours

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English, 24 pages, Jun 2011,  

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This city of 500,000 in Ecuador is the most talked about ex-pat retirement destination, due to its coveted colonial charm, preeminent culture, Andean mountain magic, and low cost of living. The author put his money where his mouth is, buying land here last year. Discover all the reasons why! ...  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,  

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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