Illustrated paperback guide to this region of south-western Norway, between Stavanger & Bergen. This informative book introduces the cultural, historical & natural attractions of the harbour town of Haugesund & the surrounding municipalities along the coast & among the fjords, complemented by many colour photographs. Separate chapters are also provided on golf, fishing, hiking opportunities, cycling & wintersports. ...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Discover Italy is your passport to all the most relevant & up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, & what hidden discoveries await you. Listen to your gondolier sing sweetly while gliding past centuries-old Venetian palaces, sample olives & wines amid the storybook hills of Tuscany, or lose yourself amid thousands of years of Roman history & art, all with your trusted travel companion. Discover the best of Italy & begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Discover Italy: Full-colour maps & images throughout Highlights & itineraries show you the simplest way to tailor your trip to your own personal needs & interests Insider tips save you time & money, & help you get around like a local, avoiding crowds & trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips
- including hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, & prices Honest reviews for all budgets
- including eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, & hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer & more rewarding travel experience
- including history, art, literature, cinema, music, culture, architecture, politics, landscapes, outdoor experiences, cuisine & wine Free, convenient pull-out Rome map (included in print version), plus over 45 colour maps Coverage of Rome, the Vatican, Milan, the Lakes, Piedmont, Venice, Veneto, Bologna, Florence, Tuscany, Umbria, Naples, Pompeii, Amalfi Coast, Sicily, Southern Italy, & more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Discover Italy, our easy-to-use guide, is perfect for travellers who seek the most popular attractions a destination has to offer. Filled with inspiring & colourful photos, this guide focuses on the best of the best. Looking for a comprehensive guide that recommends a wide range of experiences, both popular & offbeat, & extensively covers all the country has to offer? Check out Lonely Planet's Italy guide. Looking for a guide for Rome, Florence or Venice? Check out Lonely Planet's Rome guide, Florence & Tuscany guide or Venice & the Veneto guide for a comprehensive look at all each of these cities has to offer; or check out Lonely Planet's Discover Rome, a photo-rich guide to the city's most popular attractions; or Lonely Planet's Pocket Rome, a handy-sized guide focused on the can't-miss sights for a quick trip. Authors: Written & researched by Lonely Planet, Abigail Blasi, Cristian Bonetto, Alison Bing, Kerry Christiani, Gregor Clark, Duncan Garwood, Anthony Ham, Paula Hardy, Vesna Maric, Virginia Maxwell, Brendan Sainsbury, Helena Smith & Donna Elizabeth Wheeler About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile & digital travel products, & a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world & to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in. Trip Advisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012 & 2013 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category ' Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' -The New York Times ' Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, & it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' -Fairfax Media (Australia)


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This is the first book on the subject published on this side of the Atlantic, with our different fish species, techniques & approach. The book is aimed at the angler who has taken up or is curious about kayak fishing. Experienced kayakers will also benefit from Andy`s kayak fishing wisdom. Topics include: Choosing your fishing kayak & equipment. Practical tips on modifying your kayak & installing a fish finder. Kayaking with complete confidence & staying safe at sea. Seamanship; tides, weather & charts for anglers & kayakers. Using handheld GPS & VHF radios. Fishing skills; top tips on anchoring & `downtiding` from your kayak. What to fish for; Andy`s tips for catching your favourite fish. & more, including freshwater fish & wreck fishing. ...

Exploration is far from over. There are vast areas of our oceans still undiscovered, & the whole universe to explore. There has never been a more exciting time in human space travel as we endeavour to land man on Mars & embark on an era of space tourism. If Magellan died on his famous round the world journey, who was in his boat when it returned having completed the trip? Where did first inhabitants of the Polynesian islands come from & how did they get there? From the famous explorers; Hillary, Amundsen, Lewis & Clark, & present day explorers, to the people whose fascinating stories have been lost in history, such as Jeanne Baret who became the first woman to circumnavigate the globe & Matthew Henson, the first African American Arctic explorer. ...

The Ancient Pueblo people, also known mistakenly as the Anasazi, were a prehistoric Native American culture located around the present day ” Four Corners” areas of the Southwest United States. This area encompasses the Colorado Plateau, & extends from central New Mexico to southern Nevada, Utah & Arizona. The topography of this panoramic region varies greatly, including high plateaus, vast horizontal mesas, sleep walled canyons, & sandstone windows & bridges sculpted by water erosion. In cliff areas with harder stone, rock overhangs formed & served as building sites for adobe dwellings often accessible only by rope or rock climbing. Numerous national parks & monuments such as Mesa Verde, Grand Canyon, Sunset Crater & Chaco Canyon provide stunning scenery & a well-preserved window into the area`s fascinating prehistoric past. Divided geographically, this expanded edition

Includes:: tips on visiting reservations, attending ceremonies, buying arts & crafts, & adjusting to ” Indian time”. The revised format provides easy reader access to a wealth of information, &

Includes:: dozens of new sites, selected places to stay, eat & shop, a calendar of various powwows & other tribal ceremonies, a section on language, points of interest, maps, & 16 pages of full colour photographs. The book also examines locations such as the Gila Cliff Dwellings Monument, the Taos Pueblo, & The Denver Art Museum, which houses an extensive collection of North American native art.



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The 20 walks included in this book are chosen to see a wide range of Cotswold towns & villages & to walk across stunning scenery ...

The Isle of Bute on a contoured & GPS compatible map at 1:30, 000 from Footprint Walks, with a street plan of Rothesay, plus on the reverse extensive tourist information including description of sights, useful contact details, etc. Produced in cooperation with the Discover Bute Landscape Partnership Scheme, the map highlights additional hiking routes recommended by DBLPS & indicates sections of the West Island Way where waymarking on the ground is difficult to follow. Topography is very effectively presented by contours at 10m intervals enhanced by relief shading plus colouring for woodlands. Symbols indicate various facilities including pubs & cafes, shops, public toilets, etc. Ferry connections are marked. The map has 1km lines of the British National Grid. A street plan of Rothesay shows main facilities in the town. The whole of the reverse side is covered by tourist information: getting to & around the isl&, places of interest, hiking & cycling, beaches, etc. Where useful, contact details & related web addresses are provided. ...

Mull with the nearby islands of Iona, Ulva & Gometra on a contoured & GPS compatible map at 1:65, 000 from Footprint Walks, plus on the reverse extensive tourist information including description of sights, useful contact details, etc. Coverage extends west to include Staffa with its famous Fingal’s Cave, the Treshnish Isles & Bac Mór (Dutchman’s Cap). Topography is very effectively presented by contours at 10m intervals enhanced by relief shading, with plenty of names of peaks, etc, plus colouring for forested areas. Recommended hiking & cycling routes are highlighted. Symbols indicate various facilities including campsites, caravan sites, pubs & cafes, shops & cycle hire, picnic places, etc. Road network shows locations of petrol stations & ferry connections are marked. The map has 1km lines of the British National Grid. A street plan of Tobermory shows main facilities in the town. The whole of the reverse side is covered by tourist information: ferry connections & getting around the islands, sport & recreational pursuits, best sights including castles & historical buildings, wildlife, etc. Where useful, contact details & related web addresses are provided. ...

The Moon is accessible to everyone, & easy to observe even in big cities. It is a prime target for aspiring astronomers & for those who are merely curious about the night sky. This easy-to-use guide to discovering lunar sites takes the reader through fourteen observing sessions from New Moon to Full Moon. For each evening, the book shows which craters, mountains & other features can be seen, & how to find them. Each photograph shows what the observer actually sees through a telescope, solving the usual difficulties of orientation confronting beginners. Images are shown as they appear through both refracting & reflecting telescopes. Maps printed on the front & back flaps of the book show the whole Moon with sites as seen through a refractor, through a Newtonian reflector, or, when turned upside-down, through binoculars. ...

Illustrated guide to the attractions & activities presented by this region. This book takes you to the attractions along the coast from Cardwell in the south to Cooktown in the north, & inland from Cairns to the Atherton Tablelands & Savannah country. Along the way, it reveals some of the special places favoured by those in the know. Activities covered include watersports, aerial activities, diving, whale watching, bushwalking, mountain biking, wildlife watching, touring. Plenty of contact details are provided for tour operators & for suggested accommodation. Introductory chapters provide background information on the region & guidance on planning & general practicalities for visitors. Following the index is an 18-page road atlas section (1:500, 000) & a street plan of central Cairns. Illustrated throughout with colour photos. ...