Pick your perfect weekend escape to Amsterdam with this new & informative travel guide from the AA. Focussing on the limited time available that a weekend break allows, the guide suggests interesting ways in getting to know Amsterdam in a few days. Explore the city's character with an area-by-area guide & comprehensive shopping information. With great coverage of sightseeing, restaurants & how to enjoy yourself, presented in a light practical format, this is the perfect companion for your city break to Amsterdam. ...

Kadaster, Holland`s national survey organization, produces one of the most attractive topographic surveys in Europe. The maps are very colourful, with their characteristic patchwork of polders & an unusually large amount of land use information: meadows, arable l&, different types of forest, marshes, sand dunes, etc. Contours are shown at 5-metre intervals with numerous spot heights &, with such a large part of the country below the sea level, ”spot depths”. Each map covers an area of Approx. 25 x 20 km / 15 x 12 miles, with some sheets slightly larger. The maps have a 1-km Dutch national grid, plus latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend

Includes:: English.IMPORTANT
- PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING: both the west (W) & the east (O) sheet of each number has the same name, although the town after which the two maps are named appears only on one of the sheets. For example: maps 41W & 41O are both called Arnhem, although the city of Arnhem appears only on sheet 40W, etc. To see the list of titles available in this series please click on the series link.


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Check out works by Rembrandt & Van Gogh & bike along canals fringed with Dutch elm trees--with Rick Steves' Amsterdam, Bruges & Brussels, travelers can experience the best of this world-class destination--economically & hassle-free. From historic sights to progressive politics, the Netherlands offers endless sights & activities, & no one knows how to experience it all without wasting time & money better than Rick Steves & Gene Openshaw. They cover the famous destinations, such as the Anne Frank House & the Red Light District, as well as a number of off-the-beaten path options that will take travelers away from the city & into a countryside filled with windmills & old farm houses. So whether it's enjoying Flemish art in Bruges or some of the world's best marijuana in Amsterdam, Rick Steves' Amsterdam, Bruges & Brussels leads the way. ...

Amsterdam, Brussels & Bruges provide a fascinating insight into both contemporary & ancient Europe. The modern lifestyles of the Dutch are on display in an awesome seventeenth century setting, while Brussels & especially Bruges are windows into an even earlier time. Sasha Heseltine captures both aspects of three remarkable European attractions. Amsterdam, Brussels & Bruges in the Easy Guide Series by Frommer’s that capture the unique spirit of the place offering expert advice in all price ranges for a variety of establishments & attractions. Arranged in a clear layout, put together in a light & compact format (256 pages ), these guides are easy to read & light to carry. The guides introduce a city and/or a region with ‘ Best of’, ‘ In Context’ & ‘ Suggested Itineraries’ chapters, offering information on the local history, culture, geography as well as selecting recommended road trips in & around the location. This section is followed by individual chapters dedicated to the different cities or regions covered by the guide, with advice on where to stay, where to eat, strolls, exploring, shopping, entertainment etc. The guides conclude with a final section on planning your trip. Frommer’s is an American publisher specialising in guidebooks emphasising the culture, lifestyle & history of the destination & stressing the insights travels offer. In their effort to contribute to making travel more accessible they are a cost-conscious company & offer, not only reasonable priced guides, but they also always include sensible priced lodgings & establishments in their guides. They are openly & highly critical when it comes to judging value for your money, & if something or somewhere is not worth your money & time, you will read it. ...

A magnet for trade & travellers from all over the world, stylish, cosmopolitan Amsterdam is a city of dreams & nightmares, of grand civic architecture & legendary beauty, but also of civil wars, bloody religious purges, & the tragedy of Anne Frank. In this fascinating examination of the city`s soul, part history, part travel guide, Geert Mak imaginatively recreates the lives of the early Amsterdammers, & traces Amsterdam`s progress from waterlogged settlement to a major financial centre & thriving modern metropolis. ...

Supertime Amsterdam in a series of City Map/ Guides from Herb Lester Associates recommending 43 locations for exploring the city. The publishers’ choices, grouped into Shopping & supplies, Places to eat & drink & Things to see & do, are concentrated within the iconic Canal Girdle & Jordaan, with a few in the city’s outer districts. Maps in this series are an eclectic selection of quirky titles designed to illuminate particular aspects of a city or a district. Each title lists publishers’ recommendations, ranging from the already famous attractions to little gems known only to the well informed locals, all with brief descriptions &, where appropriate, contact details. Accompanying maps are designed to highlight the locations of the recommended places rather than to provide an accurate presentation of the street network. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Monocle reports from around the globe in print, on radio, & online. As its editors & correspondents dart from city to city, they get to know the best places to rest their heads, stretch their limbs, & kick back with a contact in a hard-to-find cocktail bar. That information is now available in The Monocle Travel Guide Series: a line-up of titles that speaks to you in an informed but informal way about everything from architecture to art, late-night bars to early-morning markets. Expect a mix of experiences dotted with some quirky surprises. These are books where grand hotels appear alongside family-owned bistros & internationally renowned galleries sit next to unassuming indie clubs that play host to top music talent. The Monocle Travel Guides mix the classic with the contemporary, go beyond the conventional, & reveal all the hidden spots that cities have to offer. ...

Saved from an inglorious end as a garden ornament, Amulet a 26-foot wooden keel boat, amateur built in Fort William, Scotland in 1964, was restored by Cumbrian based author & charter yacht skipper, Bob Orrell. The story is a humorous account of the author`s love hate relationship with Amulet during the eighteen month restoration & the subsequent voyage from Maryport, on the Cumbrian coast to the Western Isles of Scotl&. ...

Military topographic survey mapping with contours. These maps are designed primarily as flying charts for aircraft, but they are useful as general topographical maps where nothing else is available. Contours are shown in feet, with elevation colouring & spot heights. Towns, villages, major roads, railways & airports are shown (but please note that many of the smaller settlements are not named, & the road information is not necessarily up to date). Some air navigation information also appears on the map, such as radio beacons & restricted flying zones. Double-sided sheet. ...

Amur Oblast Road Atlas in a series of detailed atlases of the administrative provinces of the Russian Federation from Roskartografia, with road information shown on a topographic base. Road network

Includes:: minor local roads, service stations, & distances between junctions. Colour coding distinguishes between federal roads & those which are the responsibility of local government. In many areas tracks & footpaths are included. The atlases also show railway lines, as well as inland waterways with locations of locks & the direction of the current. Cities & towns are marked according to the size of their population. Symbols indicate natural landmarks, post offices, hospitals & other facilities, museums, monuments, etc. Topography is shown by contours at 100m intervals & spot heights. Each atlas has an index &

Includes:: an administrative map of the region & a key to Russian road signs. In some atlases coverage is provided only for the areas with roads & not for the whole province. Please see individual descriptions or images of the area coverage supplied with each title. All place names are in the Cyrillic alphabet & the text, including map legends, is in Russian only. In this title: basic street plan of Blagoveshchensk at 1:50, 000.IMPORTANT
- PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING: Supplies are very erratic & no delivery date can be guaranteed for titles currently not in stock. Also, we occasionally receive copies with different covers or in different sizes to those indicated on our website. But the cartography & basic information remains as described above.




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