Fodor's editors, writers and readers share their best travel tips, in a book that includes online resources and strategies for everything from packing to staying safe to seeing the sites. Original. (This title is being re-listed in Forecast.)
This book is a guide to a smooth travel experience whatever your destination may be, from information on essential things to pack to getting around on trains, boats, and planes, to being aware of the rules, customs, and laws of the country being visited.
FATHERS, SONS, BROTHERS, AND HUSBANDS- It's Time to Man Up! Forget all those obsolete sports stats and useless action movie facts. Test your knowledge in the real categories that make a man, from finance and negotiation to etiquette and domestic skills. The Test and Urban & Outdoor Survival 1. A bear is about to attack you. You should... (a) Run away as fast as you can (b) Slowly back away, speak softly, and avoid eye contact (c) Stand tall, act aggressive, and shout 2. (True/False) Your chances of surviving a plane crash improve 40% by sitting towards the front. 3. In a hurricane, what are you most likely to die from? (a) High winds and flying debris (b) Government rescue efforts (c) Inland flooding (d) Starvation 4. Your car veers off a bridge. What should you do? (answers: b, false, c, get out-fast)
The perfect handbook for new travelers, covering why travel matters, how it works, and where you might take your first trips. 408 pages written in an easy-to-read style with extensive appendices and a detailed index.
The popular Gold Guide is updated with the latest travel information, with multiday itineraries, hotel and restaurant choices for all budgets, and information on outdoor adventures.
Covering destinations around the world, these guides are loaded with photos; essays on culture and history, architecture and art; itineraries, walks and excursions; descriptions of sights; and practical information.