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Details of all the state and national parks, including Arches National Park, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, and Zion National Park. This describes them all, from the vast national parks to little-visited wilderness preserves. Facilities, hiking trails, fees, campgrounds, fishing, canoeing, history, nearby attractions, directions, and everything you need. It is filled with contact numbers and addresses.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Guanajuato City. 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.

Welcome to the magical realm of Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, where dreams come alive and imaginations soar. As you step foot into this wondrous world, a sense of excitement and anticipation fills the air. The moment you pass through the gates, you leave behind the ordinary and embark on an extraordinary journey of enchantment and wonder.

In recent years, Billy Connolly has had more than his share of challenges - in 2013 he was diagnosed with prostate cancer (he's now been given the all clear); on the same day he was diagnosed with the early stages of Parkinson's disease. But being a determined 72-year-old, Billy won't let the illness put him off one more exploration of the country he knows and loves so well.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Greater Than a Tourist book is for you. Greater Than a Tourist - Montana, USA by Laurie White offers the inside scoop on Montana. This book will not tell you exact addresses or store hours but instead will give you excitement and knowledge from a local that you may not find in other small travel books.

This audiobook will provide you with the 100 English phrasal verbs you have to use first to get around when traveling or interacting with English speaking people. The phrases are presented in a very simple fashion. No complications. Straight and simple. So, don’t waste your time and energy! Focus your effort on the most important English phrasal verbs you have to express to master your English!

This is the eighth book of the United States of America Urban Legend series. Travel with me to Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire and New Jersey. This book has cryptids, vampires, ghosts, haunted roads, houses, mansions, schools, evil rabbits, snakes, witches and many other wild legends and lore. I bring you well known legends and legends only the locals know. With pictures, directions and even eyewitness accounts from those who have had experiences of their own. Travel out to these places yourself and see if you can find one of these Urban Legends.

Super Cheap Alaska is a travel guide for people seeking cold-hard facts to enjoy the biggest Alaska adventure on the smallest budget. Choose from Anchorage or Juneau adventures and mix it up with our fantastic natural wonder suggestions. Either way, our plans and Alaska’s fascinating history and jaw-dropping fjords, waterfalls and sheer wilderness will blow your mind, not your budget. Instantly discover everything you need for a luxurious trip to Alaska on a backpackers budget.

A humorous adventure book set in Cape Cod and Cashmere-on-the-Hudson during the early 1900s. The serene, coastal town of Orham, Massachusetts, is about to be turned upside down by a series of mysterious letters, unexpected adventures, and comical misadventures. Captain Jonadab Wixon and Barzilla Wingate are two unassuming residents who find themselves invited to a wedding at Dillamead House, Cashmere-on-the-Hudson. This seemingly ordinary event quickly spirals into a whirlwind of humorous incidents and unexpected encounters. Enter Peter T. Brown, a charismatic and persuasive character who ...

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local author, it is never too late to visit Nebraska. Greater Than a Tourist—Nebraska, USA by Author Garrett Gass offers the inside scoop on the “center of it all” state. 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.

Our National Parks by John Muir is a brilliant guide and introduction to Yosemite and several other magnificent parks by the man who helped to create them through his advocacy for the preservation of wilderness areas. The author provides detailed observations of the animals, birds, glaciers, streams, fountains, sights, scents, and sounds of Yosemite, Yellowstone, Mount Rainier, Sequoia, and other forest reservations of the West.

With more than 50 distilleries in the state, bourbon is as synonymous with Kentucky as horses and basketball. Blending several topics including tax revenue, railroads, the mechanics of brewing, geography, landscapes, and architecture, this primer and geographical guide presents a detailed history of the development of Kentucky's distilling industry. Bourbon's Backroads reveals the places where bourbon's heritage was made from old and new distilleries, storage warehouses, railroad yards, and factories where copper fermenting vessels are made.

Walk the sandy, white beaches of Maui and enjoy the ultimate vacation experience without even leaving your home. Each Guided Meditation Vacation Series program contains specific information for whichever destination you choose. From the white sandy beaches of Maui to the romantic sunset over the Greek Islands, this series will guide you through beautiful, relaxing visuals that are the next best thing to actually being there. It's as easy as laying back, closing your eyes, and listening to the soothing island sounds.

If you speak Portuguese, focus your English learning on the most frequently used English idioms. This book provides the 100 English idioms you need to get around when traveling or interacting with English speakers.

In my youthful wanderlust I embarked on a journey across North America. It was a three month journey, living out of my car, that spanned from South Carolina to Alaska. I broke down in weird secluded places, slept in a tee-pee, avoided public toilets, and experienced a level of adventure and wonderment I wonder if I will ever match. Follow me on my journey to becoming a turtle. I hope you enjoy the book, but, most of all, I hope it inspires you to take one of your own. This fourth installment covers the next leg of the trip through the Pacific Northwest and Southwest.

After a tumultuous period of crisis, Victoria Price rebuilt her life by embracing a daily practice of joy, healing childhood wounds, and reconnecting to the example set by her father, the famed actor Vincent Price. Her journey involved stepping away from externalities and into her father's legacy: his love for people and his compassion for others, his generosity of spirit and his simple kindnesses, his enthusiasm for new experiences, and his love of life.

Erin Hogan hit the road in her Volkswagen Jetta and headed west from Chicago in search of the monuments of American land art: a salty coil of rocks, 400 stainless steel poles, a gash in a mesa, four concrete tubes, and military sheds filled with cubes. Her journey took her through the states of Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. It also took her through the states of anxiety, drunkenness, disorientation, and heat exhaustion. Spiral Jetta is a chronicle of this journey.

Welcome to Canada, home to the famous Niagara Falls, the beautiful Hopewell Rocks and many other scenic, natural attractions you can't find anywhere else in the world. For all its natural beauty, its peoples are just as remarkable and interesting. Let's get to know a bit about Canada and its people. Canada is by size, the largest country in North America and second in overall in the world behind Russia. It is renowned worldwide for its vast, untouched wilderness, its blend of cultures, and multifaceted history.

Beth Dugger finds the roads less traveled in this popular New England state. The book is broken down into six regions: White Mountains, the Lakes Region, Dartmouth and Lake Sunapee, the Monadnock Region, Merrimack Valley, and the Coastal Region, each offering full details on fun things to do. Hiking, fishing, skiing, and canoeing are but a few of the activities covered, with the best outfitters listed for each, along with contact numbers.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Pittsburgh. Greater than a Tourist - Pittsburgh, PA by author Kristin Mitchell-Wenger highlights the inside scoop and what guests should know when visiting the ‘Burgh.