Whether exploring your own backyard or somewhere new, discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet Pacific Northwest`s Best Trips. Featuring 33 amazing road trips, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures, you can cruise along the stunning Pacific Coast or explore the eerie volcanic landscape of Mt St Helen, all with your trusted travel companion. Jump in the car, turn up the tunes, & hit the road. Inside Lonely Planet Pacific Northwest`s Best Trips: Lavish color & gorgeous photography throughout. Itineraries & planning advice to pick the right tailored routes for your needs & interests. Get around easily
- 35 easy-to-read, full-color route maps, detailed directions. Insider tips to get around like a local, avoid trouble spots & be safe on the road
- local driving rules, parking, toll roads. Essential info at your fingertips
- hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, prices. Honest reviews for all budgets
- eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss. Useful features
- including Stretch Your Legs, Detours, Link Your Trip. Covers Pacific Coast, Cascade Mountains, John Day region, Whidbey Isl&, Willamette Valley, Columbia River Gorge, Olympic National Park, San Juan Islands & more.




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Sip coconuts on a Caribbean beach, lay eyes on the awe-inspiring Panama Canal, or hike through sublime cloud forests. Inside Lonely Planet Panama: Colour maps & images throughout Highlights & itineraries Insider tips Essential info Honest reviews for all budgets Cultural insights Over 46 maps Covers Panama City, Panama Province, Cocle Province, Peninsula de Azuero, Veraguas Province, Chiriqui Province, Bocas del Toro Province, Colon Province, Comarca de Kuna Yala, Darien Province & more. ...

Paris has a timeless familiarity for visitors, with architectural icons, exquisite cuisine, chic boutiques & priceless artistic treasures. Lonely Planet will get you to the heart of Paris, with amazing travel experiences & the best planning advice. Lonely Planet Paris is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see & skip, & what hidden discoveries await you. Stroll through the iconic cityscape; marvel at the abundance of museums bursting with masterpieces; or savour the moment at a Parisian brasserie; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Paris & begin your journey now. ...

Lonely Planet Pocket Paris is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see & skip, & what hidden discoveries await you. Watch the sunset from the steps of Sacre Coeur; shop the flea markets & the Grands Boulevards; or start your day at the best patisseries, all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the best of Paris & begin your journey now. ...

Peru in the Countries & Regions series from Lonely Planet, market-leading comprehensive guides aimed at independent travellers & serving a large range of international destinations. Frank & informal in style, the guides explore an extensive range of sights, activities, accommodation, restaurants & nightlife & are designed for practical use while travelling on the road. Written & researched by a team of experts, each book is independent in its recommendations & suggestions, often offering individual takes on individual destinations. Widely recognised for their reliability, each Lonely Planet country & region guide has the same layout. Introductory sections profile the destination with individual chapters on particular highlights, getting started, (including when to go) itineraries, history, culture, arts, food & drink & the environment. Each guide is organised geographically by region, with individual sections detailing an extensive range of sights, places of interest, attractions, restaurants, nightlife, accommodation & any local activities. The guides have detailed explanations of historical context where relevant. There is also practical guidance on ‘getting there & around’, allowing visitors to plan their trip accordingly. Information boxes throughout the text give insights into local culture & customs as well as offering suggestions for restaurants & bars & notable shopping opportunities. There are dedicated sections on major cities & towns within each region, with relevant information on orientation, sights, activities, eating & drinking, tours, courses, festivals & events. Accommodation is divided into budget, mid-range & top-end in order to cater for a wide range of budgets. All places highlighted in the text are cross-referenced to black & white overview maps showing their respective locations. ‘ Don’t Miss’ information boxes give bullet-pointed lists of notable local attractions & their relevant page numbers in the guide. An extensive Directory section gives important practical guidance on accommodation, activities, business hours, children, climate charts, customs, dangers & annoyances, embassies, insurance, internet access, maps, money, photography, shopping, solo travellers, transport, travellers with disabilities, visas, volunteering & women travellers, among other useful information. ...

Lonely Planet Phrasebooks are not only an extensive list of useful phrases, but also an ideal tool to start getting to grips with a language & beginning two-way communication. Containing excellent sections on language basics such as numbers, question phrases, dates, phrase construction, grammar & pronunciation, as well as containing concise but well-rounded two-way dictionaries, Lonely Planet phrasebooks enable you to quickly & confidently construct your own phrases in addition to those given. The given phrases cover all the essential travel & tourism categories such as transport, communications, business meetings & accommodation, as well as in-depth categories such as health, food & social interaction. Newer editions have a fresh visual design with an intuitive layout that makes them much easier to read than other publisher’s phrasebooks, with the most important phrases clearly highlighted as well as location-specific phrases to help you get more from your trip. True to Lonely Planet’s reputation for ease of use, the Phrasebooks are well designed, well structured & clearly categorized, making it easy to find the information you need quickly. Useful background information is given throughout the phrasebooks, giving you quick tips on culture, customs & etiquette. ...

The Phrasebook & CD series from Lonely Planet contains both the ordinary pocket-sized phrasebooks from Lonely Planet & their audio equivalent. Combining the phrasebook with the audio CD allows for enhanced pronunciation as well as the ability to transfer MP3 files on the CD to a portable media device, such as iPods & iPhones. Each book covers a wide range of topics, from the basic tools of grammar & building phrases, to practical uses such as transport & accommodation, social situations, food, travelling safely & a 3, 500 two-way dictionary. Every CD has over 400 key phrases mirroring those in the phrasebooks, for practical, social & emergency situations, as well as the same two-way dictionary. ...

The Lonely Planet Pidgin Phrasebook is not only an extensive list of useful phrases, but also an ideal tool to start getting to grips with a language & beginning two-way communication. Containing excellent sections on language basics such as numbers, question phrases, dates, phrase construction, grammar & pronunciation, as well as containing concise but well-rounded two-way dictionaries, Lonely Planet phrasebooks enable you to quickly & confidently construct your own phrases in addition to those given. The given phrases cover all the essential travel & tourism categories such as transport, communications, business meetings & accommodation, as well as in-depth categories such as health, food & social interaction. The phrasebooks are designed to enable more than just simple question-answer communication, allowing the start of two-way conversations
- putting you comfortably on your way to learning the language & understanding its speakers. True to Lonely Planet’s reputation for ease of use, the Phrasebooks are well designed, well structured & clearly categorized, making it easy to find the information you need quickly. Useful background information is given throughout the phrasebooks, giving you quick tips on culture, customs & etiquette.
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Titles in the Pocket Guide series from Lonely Planet explore a range of cities worldwide in a handy, pocket-sized format designed to introduce visitors to their destination. Frank & informal in style, the guides are renowned for their appeal to independent travellers & are written & researched by local authors. They offer advice on top sights, local life, best of the destination, & they are focused on the neighbourhoods of each place, local recommendations & secrets. Each guide in the Pocket Series is organised into 4 distinct sections – Quick Start, Explore, The Best of & Survival Guide
- recommending a series of top sights as well as ‘local life’ experiences to make the most out of your visit. The ‘ Quick Start’ section introduces the keys to understanding the city & offers tips for a smooth trip. Here you will find the city’s Top Sights, Local life, Day-by-Day suggested itinerary planner, Need to Know & Neighbourhoods. The ‘ Explore’ chapter will detail the best things to see & to do, neighbourhood by neighbourhood offering insider’s city recommendations & tips for making the most of your visit. The information provided

Includes:: contact details, addresses, how to get there, opening times & prices are also given where relevant. Map extracts will make exploring very easy. The ‘ Best of’ section will list the city’s highlights to help you plan your visit, expect the best art, architecture, tours, historical sites, bars, clubs etc. plus ‘ Top Tips’ insets. The ‘ Survival’ chapter will provide tips & tricks for a safe & smooth visit. Prepare for your trip reading advice on when to go, & what to expect from your arrival, throughout your stay including information on transport, hotels & accommodations (a few contact details are provided), business hours, dos & don’ts & a page dedicated to basic vocabulary. These guides come with a detachable fold out map cross-referenced to the text in the book, with a list of sights on the reverse.


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