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With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Puerto Vallarta. Greater than a Tourist: Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, by author Lucia Julieta Palomera Leyva, offers first-hand and personal insight into the best ways to visit the friendliest city in the world, Puerto Vallarta. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Frank Conroy first visited Nantucket with a gang of college friends in 1955. They came on a whim, and for Conroy it was the beginning of a lifelong love affair with this "small, relaxed oasis in the ocean." This book, part travel diary, part memoir, is a hauntingly evocative and personal journey through Nantucket: its sweeping dunes, rugged moors, remote beaches, secret fishing spots, and hidden forests and cranberry bogs. Admirers of Conroy’s classic and acclaimed memoir Stop-Time will again delight in what James Atlas called his "genius for close observation."

Right in the center of Idaho is the 2.3 million acre Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. Central Idaho offers the Gem State's most exciting, most literally down-to-earth, splash-and-dash adventures. The two big rivers running through it, the Salmon and the Middle Fork of the Salmon, attract adventurers from the world over. Ketchum/Sun Valley, Idaho's oh-so-trendy resort area, and the North Fork Road, an on-the-edge throwback to times past, point up the contrasts you will find here.

The figure of an old man poling a skiff toward shore against the evening light engaged Susan Brait to learn about Chesapeake Bay, and it is that image which opens this her book on the oystermen of the Bay and the sapping of their traditional life, and even the bounty of the Bay itself, by the demands of American society. With directness and poetic economy Brait takes the listener into the life of the Bay and into the complex relationships that affect oysters and those who make their living from them.

Toronto is not only Canada’s economic capital, but it also has one of the most diverse populations and has been classified as one of the world’s most livable cities. But Toronto’s past and present are full of weird facts and tidbits from the truly trivial to the seriously strange.

Welcome to Paradise on a Budget! This comprehensive guidebook paves the way towards living your dream life under the sun and in the mesmeric land of Mexico. It's designed to equip you with the necessary tools to transition to a digital nomadic lifestyle in an enjoyable way. This extensive guide covers a range of topics for those adventurous souls. From understanding remote work, unraveling the secrets of offshore living, to navigating Mexicans' vibrant culture. Financial considerations should not impede your dreams of living on sandy beaches and under palm trees. The guide walks through the...

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local audiobook is for you. Eat like a Local - Northern California Redwoods and the Southern Oregon Coast by Jordan Blansit offers the inside scoop on food, drink, and a little bit of hiking in the greatest place on Earth (her personal opinion, but also possibly a fact). Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience.

This covers Bradenton and Sarasota, Anna Maria Island, Longboat Key, Lido Key and St. Armands Key, Siesta Key, Nokomis Area, and Venice. An easy-to-use book, it is packed with practical information and enticing facts that make it fun to read: A clean, attractive layout makes it easy to find what you're looking for within each of the book's six sections, whether it be suggestions for finding the best food, lodging, kayaking, fishing, or shopping; even driving directions are included.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Annapolis. Greater Than a Tourist - Annapolis, Maryland, USA by author L. Elizabeth Forry offers the inside scoop on the city of Annapolis, the sailing capital of the world. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Westover, a girls' high school in Middlebury, Connecticut, has evolved from a finishing school for the Protestant elite, including F. Scott Fitzgerald's first love, to a meritocracy for pupils of many religions and races from all around the world.

Greater Than A Tourist: Austin, TX, USA by Noelle Minor offers the inside scoop on Austin. As a part of the Greater than a Tourist series, this guide will give you tips and a bunch of ideas from someone who lives at your next travel destination. You'll discover local advice that will help you throughout your stay. Greater Than a Tourist is a series of travel guides by locals.

Delve into the heart of Central California's hidden gem with "Central California Wine Country: A Comprehensive Travel Guide – San Luis Obispo County Edition." This meticulously curated guidebook is your passport to the diverse and enchanting wine regions of San Luis Obispo County, from the renowned Paso Robles appellation to the cool, fog-kissed vineyards of the Edna Valley.

USA Travel Guide - New York, Philadelphia, Boston box set! Get three audiobooks for the price of two! It's a life-changing experience! Unfortunately, many travelers don't have the time to spend extended periods of time in these cities. This is why this box set is perfect for someone who has limited time in these amazing cities. In this box set, you will get three audiobooks, and you will have the best of New York, Philadelphia, and Boston at your fingertips. These audiobooks focus on the best of these cities for people who have limited time in these cities.

One of the most famous trails in the United States includes 400 miles of the most haunted and diabolical pathways that feature ghosts and eerie legends that are believed to have originally stemmed from the spirits who date back to the early Native Americans that once walked and lost their lives in what is now known as the state of New York.

Fans of Jon Krakauer, Cheryl Strayed, and Alfred Lansing will love this book. What are you willing to risk for your dreams? Lost near lethal crevasses and cliffs in a blinding whiteout blizzard is the last place anyone would want to be… Windy Corner on Denali has claimed lives, fingers, and toes. What would make someone brave lethal weather, crevasses, and slick ice to attempt to summit North America’s highest mountain? Denali has claimed over one hundred lives. It seems like the place for risky adrenaline seekers. In this book, the author shares the lessons Denali teaches on managing ...

Join Local Legend Hunter Susan Hill as she takes you down the back roads, hill country, panhandle, rivers and lakes of the great State of Texas. Learn about some of the strangest and creepiest legends and hauntings of the state. Inside you will find haunted roads, hotels, houses, towns, cryptids, and Native Legends from all around Texas. Get eyewitness accounts of encounters with the unknown and get the location to visit some of these places for yourself. If you are looking for some exciting things to visit, do and see in Texas take this book with you on a road trip and find your next ...

Before Alaska became a mining bonanza, it was a scenic bonanza, a place larger in the American imagination than in its actual borders. Prior to the great Klondike Gold Rush of 1897, thousands of scenic adventurers journeyed along the Inside Passage, the nearly 1,000-mile sea lane that snakes up the Pacific Coast from Puget Sound to Icy Strait. In Darkest Alaska explores the popular images conjured by these travelers' tales, as well as their influence on the broader society.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local author, it is never too late to visit Lancaster County. Greater Than a Tourist—Lancaster County by Michael C. Upton offers the inside scoop on PA Dutch Country. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the ‘Greater Than a Tourist’ series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Living in Hawaii can be costly. The audiobook offers solutions how you can prepare to successfully manage the high cost of living for the rest of your life. It is packed with ideas and strategies how to shift your mindset and forge forward. Go for it. Turn your Hawaii dream into reality.

In this savory and exuberant travelogue, New Orleans is experienced through the eyes, ears, and taste buds of Roy Blount, Jr. who writes, "The history around here is so thick you could pop it open with an oyster-knife, and oh, the aroma: fresh-ground coffee, yesterday's fish, spilt beer, sloshed Tabasco, hot pastry, patchouli oil...and hints of some fortuitous compound...mule plop and olive salad?"