Great Escapes: Southern California
Great Escapes: Southern California

Author: Donna Wares

Publisher: The Countryman Press

Published: 2008-05-17

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1581579586

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Great Escapes: Selective guides for travelers who want to find quick trips and getaways within a specific locale. They take away the drudgery of sifting through online and printed travel info by listing only the most worthwhile events, activities, and places to stay and eat. Great Escapes: Southern California: Make the most of the SoCal experience by veering toward some unexpected, eclectic haunts: Go "Sideways" along the back roads of the Santa Ynez Valley, find solitude while camping on Catalina Island or the Gaviota coastline, check out San Diego's hip Gaslamp District, and revel in a 50s-style lodge in the desert of Palm Springs.

Hollywood Escapes
Hollywood Escapes

Author: Harry Medved

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Published: 2007-04-01

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 1429907177

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LET THE MOVIES BE YOUR GUIDE! * Hike THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE Trail! * Behold the KILL BILL Chapel! * Enter THE DOORS Indian Caves! * Swim at BEACH BLANKET BINGO's Malibu! * Escape to SOME LIKE IT HOT's Resort! * Raft the STAGECOACH River! * Explore HIGH PLAIN DRIFTER's Ghostly Lake! * Trek to the LOST HORIZON Waterfall! * Discover the STAR WARS Sand Dunes! Here is the first comprehensive guide to Southern California's outdoor filming locations taking you to more than 50 of the Golden State's most cinematic beaches, mountains, deserts, lakes, hot springs and waterfalls. Illustrated with over 100 scenic photos and 20 easy-to-read maps, Hollywood Escapes: The Moviegoer's Guide to Exploring Southern California's Great Outdours not only takes you to movie history's most memorable destinations, but also recommends places to dine and lodge along the way, from mountain hideaways to beach side resorts. Written by inveterate movie buffs and outdoors enthusiasts Harry Medved and Bruce Akiyama, these two native Southern Californians have interviewed dozens of actors, filmmakers, location scouts and rangers to help you explore Hollywood's most spectacular scenery.

52 Great Weekend Escapes Southern California
52 Great Weekend Escapes Southern California

Author: Ray Bangs

Publisher: Falcon Guides

Published: 2004-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780762730834

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A weekend in Southern California will never be the same. Swim with sharks off Rancho Palos Verdes, spin the wheels at Drivetech Auto Racing School, and explore a kelp forest while wreck diving the Channel Islands. Organized by season and by difficulty level, 52 Great Weekend Escapes in Southern California provides a year's worth of great short escapes for adventurers of every age, budget, and skill level.

The Hotel Book
The Hotel Book

Author: Shelley-Maree Cassidy

Publisher: Taschen

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 3822819115

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Who minds sleeping under a mosquito net when it's royally draped over the bed in a lush Kenyan, open-walled hut, fashioned from tree trunks and shielded from the sun by a sumptuous thatched roof? This selection of the most-splendid getaway havens nestled throughout the African continent is sure to please even the most finicky would-be voyagers. Photos.

Bell'Italia È Per Sempre
Bell'Italia È Per Sempre

Author: Christiane Reiter

Publisher: Taschen America Llc

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9783836515818

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The author brings to life some of Italy's most amazing landscapes, such as Venice, Lake Como, Florence, the Amalfi Coast and the Aeolian Islands. She explores legendary hotels in which novels have been set, movies made and love stories consummated.

Great Escapes: New Designs for Home Theaters by Theo Kalomirakis
Great Escapes: New Designs for Home Theaters by Theo Kalomirakis

Author: Steven Castle

Publisher:

Published: 2005-12-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789607037459

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In the 21st century, more and more people go out'' to the movies at home. Theo Kalomirakis reigns supreme the world over as the leading creator of custom-designed theaters and one-of-a-kind entertainment environments. In this book are preserved fifteen of these incredible spaces with superb colour photographs and descriptions of the technology that make this revolution in entertainment and design possible. While Kalomirakis' extravagant creations are for wealthy clients, they also serve as inspiration for home owners who want to integrate cinema quality with home comfort on a more modest budget.

Great Escapes: Northern California
Great Escapes: Northern California

Author: Laura Del Rosso

Publisher: The Countryman Press

Published: 2008-05-17

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1581579578

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Great Escapes: Selective guides for travelers who want to find quick trips and getaways within a specific locale. They take away the drudgery of sifting through online and printed travel info by listing only the most worthwhile events, activities, and places to stay and eat. Great Escapes: Northern California provides at-a-glance trip ideas to major destinations such as San Francisco and Lake Tahoe and lesser-known areas such as the Gold Rush towns of the Sierra foothills and the isolated beaches of the Sonoma coast. Activities range from catching the sunset from the best spot on Monterey Peninsula to hiking to a Sierra Nevada lookout point. Carefully-chosen places to stay all have unique charm or historical significance, and dining options range from Michelin-starred restaurants to local favorites.

Great Escapes: Chicago: Day Trips, Weekend Getaways, Easy Planning, Quick Access, Best Places to Visit (Great Escapes)
Great Escapes: Chicago: Day Trips, Weekend Getaways, Easy Planning, Quick Access, Best Places to Visit (Great Escapes)

Author: Karla Zimmerman

Publisher: The Countryman Press

Published: 2009-06-01

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 1581579241

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Great Escapes: Chicago presents fresh weekend escapes both in and around Chicago. Organized in an innovative format, it dispenses information and advice according to themes including “Eat,” “Play,” and “Learn.” As one of the few guidebooks devoted to weekend escapes from Chicago, Great Escapes: Chicago appeals to residents of Chicago and its metropolitan region desiring quick and inexpensive vacations and reignites interest in nearby Chicago.

Prison Break - True Stories of the World's Greatest Escapes
Prison Break - True Stories of the World's Greatest Escapes

Author: Paul Buck

Publisher: Kings Road Publishing

Published: 2012-04-19

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1857827600

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In the folklore of World War II, the memory of those heroes who staged 'Great Escapes' from POW camps still endures. But what of the other side of the coin: the villains and jack-the-lads who painstakingly plan their escapes and await their moment at great personal risk? For the first time, Prison Break, tells the stories of all the most ruthless and desperate bad boys and chancers who broke out of gaol and into the annals of criminal history. While no one applauds the escape of a murderer or predator, such men are invariably recaptured within a short time. But in Paul Buck's definitive study of Notorious Prison Escapes, we share the military-style planning and minute-by-minute tension of more 'respected' convicts: those whose major economic or political crimes provide both the criminal support network and the audacious temperament needed to escape from heavy sentences, and maximum security conditions