Travellers Handbook: The Insider's Guide To World Travel - Softcover

9780905802176: Travellers Handbook: The Insider's Guide To World Travel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0905802179 ISBN 13: 9780905802176

Publisher: Footprint, 2010

"The Traveller's Handbook" is an all-purpose travel directory, providing essential information and advice for planning any kind of trip anywhere in the world. It has top tips from famous travellers, distinguished experts and insiders in the travel industry. The completely revised 12th edition is written by over 100 experts. At 960 pages, it is today's most authoritative guide on how to travel anywhere, anyhow. It contains more useful information on the art of travel than any other guidebook.Inside you will find, profiles for every country in the world including visitor highlights, when to go, weather charts, etiquette and travel practicalities; extracts from today's finest travel writing; and, topical new essays including green travel, health, hotels, business travel, airline deals, photography, language learning, gap year travel, latest trends and much more. Contributors include: John Simpson, Eric Newby, Ranulph Fiennes, Joanna Lumley, Colin Thubron, Clive Anderson, Simon Calder, David Bellamy, Jan Morris, Dervla Murphy, Benedict Allen, Esther Freud, George Monbiot, Robin Hanbury-Tension, Nicholas Crane, Hilary Bradt, Pen Hadow, Robin Knox-Johnston and many more.

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From the Back Cover:

This all-purpose travel directory is today’s most authoritative guide on how to travel anywhere, anyhow. The Traveller’s Handbook contains more useful information on the art of travel than any other guidebook. Here the world’s top travelers offer expert advice on every aspect of travel: from airfare discounts to off-road driving, from travelling in a Buddhist country to avoiding a tropical disease. It’s a one-stop shop for travelers of all ages and all interests.

Updated for this edition you’ll find travel websites, green travel, expanded country profiles and highlights, as well as information on eco-tourism, extreme sports, charity challenges and more.

Whether you’re a back-packer or a business traveler, an adventurer or a beginner, going solo or taking your family, you’ll find this book essential and inspiring.

About the Author:

AMY SOHANPAUL grew up in Kenya, lives in London, and continues to continent-hop when she can. When she can’t, she travels vicariously most days as Editor of Traveller magazine.

JAMES INNES WILLIAMS has travelled extensively in Africa, North America and Europe, and is the Staff Writer for Traveller magazine.

DUNCAN MILLS has been to fifty countries in six continents. He is the Deputy Editor of Traveller magazine.

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