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Following his return to America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. The "AT" offers an astonishing landscape of silent forests and sparkling lakes--and to a writer with Bryson's comic genius, it also provides endless opportunities to test his own powers of ineptitude and to witness the majestic silliness...
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The hilarious and loving sequel to a hilarious and loving classic of travel writing: Notes from a Small Island, Bill Bryson s valentine to his adopted country of England In 1995 Bill Bryson got into his car and took a weeks-long farewell motoring trip about England before moving his family back to the United States. The book about that trip, Notes from a Small Island, is uproarious and endlessly endearing, one of the most acute and affectionate portrayals...
4) Mexico
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Lonely Planet's Mexico is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Discover the ancient Maya world at Palenque, explore the world-class diving reef at Cabo Pulmo, and tour the most important works of Mexico's top muralists around Mexico City; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Mexico and begin your journey now!
6) Alaska
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Describes points of interest and itineraries for each region of Alaska, and recommends the best outdoor activities, cultural events, restaurants, accomodations, and shopping centers.
8) Texas
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Presents a brief travel guide to visiting the state of Texas, offering ideas of what to do and where to go within the state, such as Padre Island off the Gulf Coast, the Texas State Fair in Dallas, and Odessa's Meteor Crater.
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Nineteen-year-old Sydney has the perfect summer mapped out. She's spending the next four and a half weeks traveling through Europe with her childhood best friend Leela. Their plans include Eiffel Tower selfies, eating cocco gelato, and making out with hot strangers. Her plans do not include Leela's cheating ex-boyfriend showing up on the flight to London, falling for the cheating ex-boyfriend's hot friend, monitoring her mother's spiraling mental...
10) Egypt
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Lonely Planet's Egypt is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Discover the pyramids of Giza, cruise the Nile, and dive in the Red Sea; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Egypt and begin your journey now!
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"In the spring of 1978, as a young journalist in Paris, Elaine Sciolino was seduced by a river. In The Seine, she tells the story of that river through its rich history and lively characters--a bargewoman, a riverbank bookseller, a houseboat-dweller, a famous cinematographer known for capturing the river's light. She patrols with river police, rows with a restorer of antique boats, discovers a champagne vineyard, and even dares to swim in the Seine....
12) Belize
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Lonely Planet's Belize is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Dive the Blue Hole, explore Maya villages, and discover Garifuna culture; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Belize and begin your journey now!
14) Nature: Alps
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In Europe's highest mountain range, discover how Eurasian lynx, golden eagles, ibex, griffon vultures and other animals face extreme seasonal fluctuations from thunderstorms to avalanches in an epic two-part documentary event. On every mountain slope, ridge or meadow, a natural world drama plays out as animals fight for survival in the Alps.
15) Egypt unwrapped
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Programs Include: The Real Ramses, The Pyramid Code, Secrets of the Sphinx, Alexander the Great's Lost Tomb, The Real Cleopatra, Secrets of the Valley of the Kings. The Scorpion King, Mystery of the Screaming Man.
16) Alaska
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National Geographic Traveler: Alaska is the travel partner you need to organize a visit to the boundless uncontaminated spaces of "the Great Land" of Alaska, the largest American state, where nature dominates with the highest number of mountains, glaciers, and pristine wildlife in the world. You can travel around Alaska in many ways, but more than half of visitors choose cruises to begin their adventure among glaciers, wildlife, and national parks,...
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