Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Los Angeles
Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Los Angeles

Author: Jeff Spurrier

Publisher: *Frommers

Published: 2005-12-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764598852

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Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination's sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer's Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider's perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You'll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you. "Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times. "Hipper and savvier than other guides," concurred Diversion magazine. Never shy about confronting the issues, the Irreverents are guides to real travel in the real world. Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Los Angeles, 4th Edition gives you the lowdown on: How to survive a smog alert Where to stay in Catalina and pretend you’re a 1920s millionaire Why Tail O’ the Pup is the city’s most significant architectural statement Beaming up to the Star Trek bridge at LAX Where to catch the Groundlings–the improv group that launched the careers of Jon Lovitz, Lisa Kudrow, and Will Ferrell And much more!

Frommer's 500 Places to See Before They Disappear
Frommer's 500 Places to See Before They Disappear

Author: Holly Hughes

Publisher: Frommers

Published: 2009-01-29

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 0470431628

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500 Places to See Before They Disappear enables passionate travelers and the eco-conscious to learn about and plan a visit to see rare cultural, historic, and natural places before they are irrevocably altered or even gone forever. Here are one-of-a-kind landscapes, fragile ecosystems, rare bird habitats, places to see the last remaining species of big game in the wild, cityscapes in peril, vanishing cultural kitsch, petroglyphs, and more—500 thoughtfully-chosen treasures that will inspire and enlighten travelers of all ages. Each entry explains why it's been included, gives its history, the nature of the threat against it, brief practical information on how to visit, and what visitors can to do protect it. A Geographical Index allows travelers to locate attractions across the world. Photos throughout the book help bring destinations to life.

Tales of a Female Nomad
Tales of a Female Nomad

Author: Rita Golden Gelman

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2007-12-18

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0307421740

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The true story of an ordinary woman living an extraordinary existence all over the world. “Gelman doesn’t just observe the cultures she visits, she participates in them, becoming emotionally involved in the people’s lives. This is an amazing travelogue.” —Booklist At the age of forty-eight, on the verge of a divorce, Rita Golden Gelman left an elegant life in L.A. to follow her dream of travelling the world, connecting with people in cultures all over the globe. In 1986, Rita sold her possessions and became a nomad, living in a Zapotec village in Mexico, sleeping with sea lions on the Galapagos Islands, and residing everywhere from thatched huts to regal palaces. She has observed orangutans in the rain forest of Borneo, visited trance healers and dens of black magic, and cooked with women on fires all over the world. Rita’s example encourages us all to dust off our dreams and rediscover the joy, the exuberance, and the hidden spirit that so many of us bury when we become adults.

Europe
Europe

Author: George McDonald

Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780028613888

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At last, a guide to all of Europe--from budget to deluxe--complete with Frommer's trademark style, accuracy, and easy-to-use format. It includes a wide array of options, from grand hotels to charming and affordable guesthouses, from five-star dining rooms to simple cafes. Maps.

Here Lies America
Here Lies America

Author: Jason Cochran

Publisher:

Published: 2019-08-29

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 9781544503660

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Here Lies America is a fast-paced, hilarious travel narrative in which Jason Cochran visits the major American tourism attractions that exist because something really horrible happened there. He romps through disaster zones, battlefields, terrorist attack sites--as long as it has a parking lot and a gift shop, he put it on the itinerary, no gravestone unturned. Along the way, he takes a look at the motivations of the people who installed the monuments, and when he pauses to seek the meaning behind the early demise of one of his own ancestors, he uncovers a tragic race-based murder plot that had been buried for a century. This is an American journey that could only be undertaken in our turbulent times, celebrating the absurd while surveying the country's teetering patriotic mythology from a healthy position on the margins. Jason chases newspaper clippings in dusty archives to inscriptions on rusty plaques to get to the truth, and in doing so, creates a moving miniature portrait of what it really means to be an American: what's "fact," what's "history," and what really matters.

Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Paris
Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Paris

Author: Alec Lobrano

Publisher: *Frommers

Published: 2004-04-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764543005

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Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination's sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer's Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider's perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You'll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you. "Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times. "Hipper and savvier than other guides," concurred Diversion magazine. Never shy about confronting the issues, the Irreverents are guides to real travel in the real world. The City of Lights has never been viewed with more humor, honesty, and style than it is in Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Paris, which presents the insiders' Paris, blemishes and all. Get the lowdown on where the real artists hang out, where to find atmospheric and affordable bistros, and how to uncover treasures in the city's famous flea markets. Find out how the French smoke and drink their way through meals and still look très stylin'. And what's behind this mass lovefest for Jerry Lewis anyway? No other travel guide so deftly and wittily deconstructs the French penchant for posturing; on the other hand, no other guide offers such incisive takes on the old-fashioned 19th-century heart that beats beneath all that attitude. With Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Paris, you'll have the smartest, funniest, hippest companion guide to a complex and magical destination.

Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Rome
Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Rome

Author: Sylvie Hogg

Publisher: *Frommers

Published: 2005-12-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764598869

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Download a free companion podcast at Frommers.com Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination's sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer's Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider's perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You'll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you. "Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times. "Hipper and savvier than other guides," concurred Diversion magazine. Never shy about confronting the issues, the Irreverents are guides to real travel in the real world. Includes information only a local would know, such as: Hotels for the well-heeled and the sensibly-shod Where to see monks’ bones, "talking" statues, and lesser-known Michelangelos Attractions to line up for–and those to skip Where–and when–to enjoy a proper cappuccino Shops to scour for the latest bags, boots, and papal vestments The best piazzas, outdoor cafes, and discos for people watching, wine sipping, nightclubbing, and doing as the Romans do How to tell a friendly hand gesture from a not-so-friendly one Charming outdoor spots and special museums that are far away from the crowds and motorinos

Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Washington, D.C.
Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Washington, D.C.

Author: Tom Price

Publisher: *Frommers

Published: 2006-12-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780470047293

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"Full of solid, insider information with just the right amount of cynicism." —Travel Savvy magazine Are you tired of cliche-ridden guidebooks packed with promotional fluff? Then move over to the IRREVERENT GUIDES--the travel series that no tourist board would dare to recommend. Look inside for the lowdown on: Hotels for Democrats, Republicans, and the disillusioned The best restaurants for kid-pleasing, power lunching, sharing state secrets, and popping the question Having a ball on the Mall, visiting former presidents, and seeing your tax dollars at work Where to buy White House guest towels and Air Force One polo shirts And much more! Visit us online at Frommers.com

Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Washington,
Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Washington,

Author: Tom Price

Publisher: Frommers

Published: 2004-12-17

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 0764583700

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Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination's sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer's Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider's perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You'll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you. "Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times. "Hipper and savvier than other guides," concurred Diversion magazine. Never shy about confronting the issues, the Irreverents are guides to real travel in the real world. The nation's capital is laid bare in Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Washington, D.C. Find out where the power elite meet for drinks, what the president is up to that day, which tours are overrated (the White House, because of what you don't see) and which are world-class powerful (the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum). Discover the city's great multinational eateries and the best spots for a rollicking Sunday brunch. Learn that D.C. is as much a college town as it is a political town--and has the passion for local sports teams to prove it. Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Washington, D.C. delivers all the insights and invaluable travel tips you'll need to enjoy your trip to the capital, a city that's as comfortable in its small-town gentility as its urban irascibility.

Frommer's? Irreverent Guide to Manhattan
Frommer's? Irreverent Guide to Manhattan

Author: Ethan Wolff

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2004-03-25

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 0764569481

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Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination's sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer's Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider's perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You'll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you. "Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times. "Hipper and savvier than other guides," concurred Diversion magazine. Never shy about confronting the issues, the Irreverents are guides to real travel in the real world. Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Manhattan is as brash and ballsy as the Big Apple itself. You'll get the straight scoop on old chestnuts like the Empire State Building, as well as the skinny on new hotspots such as the sleek "neo-lounges" on the Lower East Side. With the Irreverent Guide, you'll become as mobile as the locals: a dim sum brunch in a bustling Chinatown banquet hall is just a subway ride away from a soul-food dinner in Harlem. Discover one of the city's secret bargains: the free ride on the Staten Island Ferry past the Statue of Liberty. In the Irreverent Guide to Manhattan, the gloriously decadent City that Never Sleeps is made both manageable and deliciously fun—whether you choose to pursue the high life at the model hangouts and caviar bars or get down with the low life at Punjabi tandoor delis and cheesy karaoke bars.