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Round the world travel books
| Title: First Time Around the World |
| Author: Doug Lansky |
| Publisher: Rough Guides |
| ISBN: 1843530570 |
 Description: A pre-trip guide for travellers planning their first trip around the world. Written by an experienced traveller, it covers everything from budgeting, packing and avoiding scams to staying healthy and working abroad. The guide contains area profiles, giving the lowdown on where to go and the best way of getting around. Colour photographs provide evocative images of some of the most alluring destinations and there are anecdotes throughout from other travellers.
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| Title: USA and Canada on a Shoestring |
| Author: Rebecca Blond, Loretta Chilcoat, Jeremy Chipman |
| Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications |
| ISBN: 1740596528 |
 Description: California sunsets, Vegas jackpots, BC rain forests, New York energy - hit the wide open highways to the trip of your choice. Written by and for backpackers, this compact, detailed guide lets you go further, stay longer and pay less for the adventure of a lifetime.
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| Title: South Pacific |
| Author: Tione Chinula, Geert Cole, Sally Dilon |
| Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications |
| ISBN: 1864503025 |
 Description: Whatever your plans or style of travel, there's an island in the South Pacific just for you. This comprehensive guide covers everything from luxurious resorts and romantic restaurants to basic beach shacks and bustling roadside food stalls. Whether you plan to relax on idyllic beaches or scuba dive off isolated atolls, this guide will help you fulfill all your Pacific dreams.
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| Title: Australia and New Zealand on a Shoestring |
| Author: Susie Ashworth, Sandra Bao, Peter Cruttenden |
| Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications |
| ISBN: 1740596463 |
 Description: At last - the two hottest stars on the travel circuit combined in one sizzling guidebook! Grab your pack and head south to Australia’s awesome beaches and New Zealand’s spectacular landscapes. Written for backpackers by backpackers, this guide to the wonders downunder helps you travel further and pay less.
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| Title: The Rough Guide to Southeast Asia |
| Author: Various |
| Publisher: Rough Guides |
| ISBN: 1843534371 |
 Description: The Rough Guide to Southeast Asia is the essential hanbook to this stunning region, covering nine countries, plus Hong Kong and Macau. The region is rich with magnificent temples, outstanding beaches, spectacular hikes and enchanting towns. For a visitor on an extended trip to the region, this is the ideal guide, full of practical information on getting around within the countries as well as overland border crossings, ferry routes and local flights. The guide offers critical listings of the best places to stay, eat, drink and party - from five-star cosmopolitan luxury to rustic beach huts. There are detailed maps and plans for every region, making trip planning and navigating simple, with hotel and restaurant listings pin-pointed on the maps.
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| Title: Africa on a shoestring |
| Author: Kevin Anglin |
| Publisher: Lonely Planet |
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ISBN: 1740594622 |
Description: Covering the countries on the African continent, this text is designed for all budgets and provides a comprehensive guide to the region. It includes: cultural, political and historical notes; travel advice; information on border crossings and visas; and advice on health, safety and local transport.
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| Title: The Rough Guide to Central America |
| Author: Various |
| Publisher: Rough Guides |
| ISBN: 1843532883 |
 Description: The Rough Guide to Central America gives unparalleled coverage to all seven Central American countries. The guide provides focused advice and information for those doing overland travel and planning multi-country trips. The full-colour introduction gives a run down of the region's climate, culture and geography and includes the inspirational 'Things Not to Miss' - stunning photography of the best sights, activities and events the region has to offer from the beaches of the Caribbean coast to the lost Maya cities of the jungle. There are opinionated reviews of the best places to stay eat and drink, assuring the experience will match the expectations. Topical coverage is given to each country's culture and politics, with background articles on history, wildlife and ecotourism. For every region of every country there is practical advice on the wide range of activities available, from scuba diving off the reefs of Belize to exploring the flora and fauna of the cloudforests.
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| Title: South America |
| Author: Various |
| Publisher: Rough Guides |
| ISBN: 1858289076 |
 Description: This guide explores the South American continent in its entirety, from the urban hot spots of Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires to the natural beauty of the Amazon basin and the Andes mountains. Covering 13 countries, the Galapagos Islands and Easter Island, and featuring in-depth information on all the major border crossings, the Rough Guide is a handy companion for those travelling through several countries on one trip. Full-colour pages introduce the continent's highlights, including the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, Rio's beaches and the glaciers of Patagonia. As well as vivid accounts of these and the myriad other attractions, the guide provides practical information - hundreds of critical reviews on the best places to stay, eat and drink plus expert advice on exploring the jungles, deserts, mountains and rivers. Finally, there are over 150 maps covering every region and city, all fully referenced to the listings.
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| Title: Work Your Way Around the World |
| Author: Susan Griffith |
| Publisher: Vacation Work |
| ISBN: 1854582747 |
 Description: This classic guide for the working traveller incorporates hundreds of first-hand accounts offering authoritative advice on how to find work around the world - in advance or on the spot.
Gives information on dates and details of harvests from Denmark to New Zealand, childcare jobs and voluntary projects worldwide, how to become a barmaid, pineapple picker, film extra, jackaroo, ranch hand, prawn fisherman etc. plus how to work a passage at sea. |
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