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Grown-up's Guide to Running Away From Home: Making a New Life Abroad 2 reviews
Rosanne Knorr
Ten Speed Press, 2008
Relocation for a career change? Start here...
+ Wonderfully informative
As a career consultant, I find myself responding to questions about the ultimate getaway: finding a new job (and maybe a new life) overseas. It sounds so romantic...till you get into the nitty-gritty of paperwork, taxes and health care.
This guide gets 5 stars simply because it does what it ...
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1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die 1 review
Barrons Educational Series, 2008
Major oversights hamper enjoyment
I love this series and normally give it a very wide berth and tend not to take it too seriously but rather regard it as a fun tool that provides a good starting off point. However, and with respect to the U.S. alone, the oversights are so glaring that I felt a need to add my two cents. When we're ...
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The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World 66 reviews
Lonely Planet Publications
Lonely Planet, 2005
Great Look @ the World
+ Great travel book
+ Breath-taking photographs
+ Great coffee table book
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1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List 308 reviews
Patricia Schultz
Workman Publishing Company, 2003
Lots of Fun!
+ A Marvelous Resource
The spirit of this book is well exemplified by a quotation from Mark Twain (Page xv): "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the tide winds in your sails. Explore. ...
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Spontaneous Tourism: The Busy Person's Guide to Travel4 reviews
James C. Samans
CrystalOrb, 2007
A thoroughly 'user friendly' compendium of sound advice, practical tips, effective stratagems
+ You'll be out of `why I can't go' excuses after reading this book!
+ Super resource for new travelers
+ Comprehensive travel guide for busy people
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The Most Scenic Drives in America: 120 Spectacular Road Trips40 reviews
Robert J. Dolezal, Jerry Bates, ...
Reader's Digest, 2005
Beautiful photography
+ The Big Drive
+ Great help for travelling the USA
+ Great pictures,maps and narrative.
+ A good guide to some of the US.
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The Essential Guide to Motorcycle Travel: Tips, Technology, Advanced Techniques19 reviews
Dale Coyner
Whitehorse Press, 2007
A must read first for the motorcycle tourer
+ Best guide I have found
+ Excellant Information
+ Great Book
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Disappearing Destinations: 37 Places in Peril and What Can Be Done to Help Save Them (Vintage Departures ...2 reviews
Kimberly Lisagor, Heather Hansen
Vintage, 2008
A Pragmatic Call for Responsible Tourism
+ Places to See Before They Die
Disappearing Destinations is a timely book about the impact of our actions on the places that we love. Through profiles of 37 iconic travel destinations--like the Florida Everglades, the island of Oahu, Yellowstone National Park, the Amazon Basin, Machu Picchu, the Canary Islands, the Congo Basin, ...
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My Kind of Place: Travel Stories from a Woman Who's Been Everywhere 7 reviews
Susan Orlean
Random House, 2004
Great Essays!
+ Don't judge a stiletto by its cover
+ A good collection of vintage Orlean
+ Great except for the Midland TX hit piece
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Traveler's Atlas2 reviews
DK Publishing
DK ADULT, 2005
Excellent Overview
This book is an excellent general atlas with beautiful maps and helpful descriptions of interesting areas for each country. It is mainly an atlas first and therefore can not go into full descriptions of every area of interest or else it would be much too large and expensive. If you need a more ...
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Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Greatest Trips24 reviews
National Geographic
National Geographic, 2007
Well worth the price!
+ Journeys of a lifetime-500 greateast trips
+ For those who love to travel
+ A really different travel book!
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The Smart Traveler's Passport: 399 Tips from Seasoned Travelers21 reviews
Erik Torkells, the readers of Budget Travel
Quirk Books, 2007
Quick & Easy Travel Resource
+ Useful for domestic and overseas travel of any kind
The Smart Traveler's Passport allows travel 'newbies' as well as travel veterans to quickly and easily locate user friendly travel tips. The format is great for those who want fast facts without slogging through long paragraphs. The authors have gathered travel tested suggestions from many people ...
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Cowgirls, Cockroaches and Celebrity Lingerie: The World's Most Unusual Museums
Michelle Lovric
Totem Books, 2008
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Make the Most of Your Time on Earth (Rough Guide Reference)4 reviews
Rough Guides
Rough Guides, 2007
Fantastic Tome Ripe with Ideas
+ Much better than 1000 Places to Go Before You Die
+ Dream on!
+ Great reminder...
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1001 Natural Wonders: You Must See Before You Die (Barron's Educational Series)11 reviews
Michael Bright
Barron''s Educational Series, 2005
Very highly recommended indeed
+ Beautiful book and fun to read
+ Not a sit down and read book..
+ Best Buy on Travel books!
+ Could be better, but...
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National Geographic Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways, 3d Ed. (National Geographic Guide to Scenic Highways ...9 reviews
National Geographic
National Geographic, 2007
A simply excellent travel guide for America
+ good for a relax traveler
+ The Road Somewhat Travelled
+ Worthy book
+ Nationnal Geographic Guide to Scenic Highways & Byways
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Lonely Planet 2008 Bluelist (Lonely Planet's Bluelist)5 reviews
Lonely Planet Publications
Lonely Planet, 2007
Great Travel Idea Book
+ great travel book!
+ Blue List 2008
I took a gamble on purchasing this book after reading the negative review above (book just rants on about middle eastern travel locations with no talk of the dangers involved). WELL - I'm glad I spent the $16 because this book is exactly what I was hoping for - a comprehensive list of locations to ...
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Frommer's 500 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up (500 Places)16 reviews
Holly Hughes
Frommer's, 2006
I find nothing wrong with this book
+ Great ideas for adventures near and far
+ A great travel guide!
+ Great price!
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National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States, 5th Ed. (National Geographic Guide to ...26 reviews
National Geographic Society
National Geographic, 2006
Great!
+ Great Guide!
+ a good book for travelers
+ National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States, 5th Ed. (National Geographic Guide to the National Parks o
+ excellent value for money
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America's Best Zoos: A Travel Guide for Fans & Families16 reviews
Allen W. Nyhuis, Jon Wassner
The Intrepid Traveler, 2008
The Best Book
+ I'm addicted to this book!
+ A must-have for any wildlife lover traveling across the country
+ An enjoyable and informative book
+ Great and very helpful Resource Book on Zoos in America
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