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The MICHELIN guide contains a selection of 560 quality , restaurants based on anonymous visits made by our team of professional local inspectors. Only the best places within a wide range of budgets and cuisines are included in the MICHELIN guide Here's how it works:
- Our inspectors visit hundreds of establishments and rate
each one according to a rigorous set of criteria.
- The inspectors classify restaurants with
indicating a modest establishment and the most
luxurious, taking decor, ambience, and service into account.
- The restaurants that stand out for the exceptional quality of their cuisine are awarded Michelin stars- the highest honor in the culinary industry.
- Special symbols, such as the Bib Gourmand, indicate our inspectors' favorites for great food at reasonable prices.
- Our extensive list of places to eat for $25 or less is perfect when both quality and price matter.
- The guide is organized by neighborhood, and contains colorful maps to help you find each establishment.
Our inspection process has been refined over decades so you can feel confident in selecting a Michelin recommended restaurant. No matter what the occasion, the MICHELIN guide will help you make the right choice.

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Discover the Michelin inspectors' selection for 2009, including more than 400 new addresses.
More than 2, 700 hotels
- From luxury hotels to small and friendly guesthouses
- Particularly pleasant hotels
- Quality accommodation at reasonable prices.
More than 1, 800 restaurants
- From haute cuisine to gastropubs
- Starred restaurants
- Quality meals at reasonable prices.
120 town & city plans showing the main places of interest and all the best places to stay and eat.

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Путеводитель по культурным мероприятиям Москвы с 01.02-01.04.2010 г.

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Удобные, подробные, раскладные карты, с хорошим масштабированием, на оригинальных языках.
Масштаб 1:2400000.

Серия: Карты, планы, атласы

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Книга для иностранцев, изучающих русский язык.
Книга адресована всем тем, кто интересуется Россией, ее реалиями и традициями, кто хочет знать русский этикет и хочет научиться правильно вести себя в ситуациях повседневного общения с русскими. Она позволит получить много новой информации и о современной России, о тех изменениях, которые произошли в ней за последнее время.
Автор предлагает 19 глав, в которых подробно рассматриваются самые разнообразные темы, вызывающие неизменный интерес у иностранцев (стереотипы общения у русских, знакомство и представление, разговор по телефону, праздники и поздравления и т.д.). В книге можно найти ответы на многие вопросы, возникающие при знакомстве с Россией (Когда к русским можно обращаться на "вы", а когда на "ты"? Когда человека можно назвать только по имени, а когда по имени-отчеству? Русский и россиянин - какая разница? Что такое дача, блины, бабье лето, Масленица и т.д.).
Книга будет интересна и российским читателям. Она позволяет взглянуть на нас, русских, и на нашу страну несколько с другой точки зрения. В ней представлены факты и освещены реалии нашей жизни, на которые мы сами, может быть, и не обращаем внимания, но с которыми и нам будет интересно познакомиться.
Кроме того, автор подобрал ко всем главам иллюстрации, с помощью которых можно не только лучше узнать Россию, но и почувствовать ее.

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The Michelin Guide offers a selection of the best restaurants and hotels in every category. These establishments are chosen by a team of full time inspectors with a professional background in the industry. New color maps added. The Bib Gourmand $40 and under category and Where to Eat for under $25 inicates restaurants of good value. Star Rated for best quality and the best culinary offerings. A must have for Los Angeles dining and resting.

Серия: Красные гиды

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Путеводитель по культурным мероприятиям Москвы с 01.06-01.08.2010 г.

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Index of place names.
Distances.
Shipping routes.
Масштаб 1:1000000.

Серия: Карты, планы, атласы

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A Day with Mustsees Cancun & the Yucatan
Morning - Stroll along the beach in Cancun to the Xcaret Terminal and jump on a bus heading south.
Afternoon - Explore the underground river and bountiful reefs at Xcaret. Swim with dolphins or walk underwater on a "snuba" tour of the reef.
Evening - Stay at Xcaret for the evening spectacular and return to Cancun for dinner and a night out. Or, continue to Tulum to see the Mayan ruins in the fading light, before putting on your dancing sandals for a local beach party.

Серия: Must sees (Гиды на англ. языке)

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K2, August 1st, 2008.

Thirty climbers are attempting the summit of the most savage mountain on Earth. They make it. But before they start their descent an ice shelf collapses, sweeping away their ropes. It is dark. Their lines are gone. They are low on oxygen. And it is getting very, very cold.

How many will make it down alive?

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Designed to show you in the blink of an eye a destination's best attractions, the Michelin Mustsees series helps you maximize the fun and minimize the guesswork of travel.

Серия: Must sees (Гиды на англ. языке)

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The long-standing Michelin Travel Guides are an ideal travel companion for travelers who really want to connect with the world. Get to know the local way of life through detailed background information on the country, people, and culture. Quickly identify the best places to visit using Michelin's star rating system. The best sites are highlighted on the sites map or you can follow a pre-planned driving tour. With the Michelin Travel Guide to Austria, discover Vienna's famed Opera, choirs, coffeehouses, pastries, elegant architecture, Museum of Fine Arts, and Danube River. Salzburg's festivals, historic Old Town, Mozart's birthplace, shops and markets are yours to enjoy. Spas and winter sports resorts abound throughout the countryside.

Серия: Зеленые гиды

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Путеводитель по культурным мероприятиям Москвы с 15.09.2010 - 15.11.2010 г.

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One of the most successful, influential and acclaimed travel books of recent years from the author of Return of a King , which has been shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize.
At the age of twenty-two, William Dalrymple left his college in Cambridge to travel to the ruins of Kublai Khan s stately pleasure dome in Xanadu. This is an account of a quest which took him and his companions across the width of Asia, along dusty, forgotten roads, through villages and cities full of unexpected hospitality and wildly improbable escapades, to Coleridge s Xanadu itself.
At once funny and knowledgeable, In Xanadu is in the finest tradition of British travel writing. Told with an exhilarating blend of eloquence, wit, poetry and delight, it is already established as a classic of its kind.

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Удобные, подробные, раскладные карты, с хорошим масштабированием, на оригинальных языках.
Detailed Regional and City Maps.
Restaurants and Pubs.
Top Sights to See.

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'A great writer... she is what happened after Bloomsbury... the link that connects Virginia Woolf with Iris Murdoch and Muriel Spark' Victoria Glendinning

Elizabeth Bowen's account of a time spent in Rome is no ordinary guidebook but an evocation of a city - its history, its architecture and, above all, its atmosphere. She describes the famous classical sites, conjuring from the ruins visions of former inhabitants and their often bloody activities and speculates about the immense noise of ancient Rome, the problems caused by the Romans' dining posture, and the Roman temperament. She evokes the city's moods - by day, when it is characterised by golden sunlight, and at night, when the blaze of the moon 'annihilates history'.

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A classic of travel writing, A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush is Eric Newby s iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses on earth.

It was 1956, and Eric Newby was earning an improbable living in the chaotic family business of London haute couture. Pining for adventure, Newby sent his friend Hugh Carless the now-famous cable CAN YOU TRAVEL NURISTAN JUNE? setting in motion a legendary journey from Mayfair to Afghanistan, and the mountains of the Hindu Kush, north-east of Kabul.

Inexperienced and ill prepared (their preparations involved nothing more than some tips from a Welsh waitress), the amateurish rogues embark on a month of adventure and hardship in one of the most beautiful wildernesses on earth a journey that adventurers with more experience and sense may never have undertaken. With good humour, sharp wit and keen observation, the charming narrative style of A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush would soon crystallise Newby's reputation as one of the greatest travel writers of all time.

One of the greatest travel classics from one of Britain's best-loved travel writers, this edition includes new photographs, an epilogue from Newby's travelling companion, Hugh Carless, and a prologue from one of Newby's greatest proponents, Evelyn Waugh.

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Путеводитель по культурным мероприятиям Москвы с 01.04-01.06.2010 г.

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With a proud and diverse culinary tradition, Hong Kong and Macau are the first Chinese cities to be reviewed by the Michelin guide.
Endowed with 190 years of experience in the gastronomic world, the Michelin guide has a strong commitment to professionalism and independency. It is renowned for awarding some of the best restaurants around the world with Michelin stars. For this premier edition in Hong Kong and Macau, the Michelin international inspectors have combed the area anonymously and made their recommendation of the best restaurants in all price ranges, for any occasion or budget.

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Удобные, подробные, раскладные карты, с хорошим масштабированием, на оригинальных языках.
Масштаб 1:500000.

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Designed to show you in the blink of an eye a destination's best attractions, the Michelin Mustsees series helps you maximize the fun and minimize the guesswork of travel.
Inside you'll find:
Best places for fun with the kids
Best theaters for a night on the town;
Best museums and parks;
Best places to shop, eat and stay in New York City;
User-friendly color-coded sections;
Practical Information to help you plan your trip.

Серия: Must sees (Гиды на англ. языке)

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Combining insightful and descriptive writing about our countryside with easy-to-follow practical information and clear, detailed OS mapping, Countryfile: Great British Walks will inspire you to explore some of the most striking areas that our nation has to offer. Offering 100 walks spread across varying terrain, this practical guidebook features a range of outings, from gentle strolls through peaceful scenery to more challenging journeys that take you to the very heart of the Great British wilderness.

Covering regions across the country, from the Peak District and Lake District in the Heart of England to the highlands of Scotland and the rolling hills of the South East, this compact walking guide offers the tried-and tested knowledge of the Countryfile team - providing detailed descriptions of routes and levels of difficulty, as well as comprehensive Ordnance Survey mapping plus practical information to help you plan your trip.

Let Countryfile: Great British Walks be your guide to our outstanding countryside.

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Удобные, подробные, раскладные карты, с хорошим масштабированием, на оригинальных языках.
Масштаб 1:2400000.

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Featuring 420 restaurants, all reviewed by our independent team of experienced inspectors. From neighbourhood bistros and brasseries to starred restaurants, this guide truly reflects the choice and diversity available in Paris today. Plus 60 specially selected hotels with character and charm. Easy-to-use format includes: In-depth descriptions of every restaurant, including up-to-date prices. Special coverage of starred restaurants with photographs and typical dishes. Cuisines from around the world, in all price bands. Private dining, outdoor eating, particularly interesting wine lists and easy-to-follow city plans. Издание содержит карту Парижа.

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Designed to show you in the blink of an eye a destination's best attractions, the Michelin Mustsees series helps you maximize the fun and minimize the guesswork of travel.
Inside you'll find:
Best casinos
Best Vegas productions
Best places for the late-night club scene
Best places to shop, eat and stay in Vegas
User-friendly color-coded sections
Practical Information to help you plan your trip.

Серия: Must sees (Гиды на англ. языке)

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Tristes Tropiques begins with the line 'I hate travelling and explorers', yet during his life Claude Levi-Strauss travelled from wartime France to the Amazon basin and the dense upland jungles of Brazil, where he found 'human society reduced to its most basic expression'. His account of the people he encountered changed the field of anthropology, transforming Western notions of 'primitive' man. Tristes Tropiques is a major work of art as well as of scholarship. It is a memoir of exquisite beauty and a masterpiece of travel writing: funny, discursive, movingly detailing personal and cultural loss, and brilliantly connecting disparate fields of thought. Few books have had as powerful and broad an impact.

Серия: Penguin Modern Classics

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This book is a lush and beautiful memoir of a very special house and a superb recreation of a bygone era.

In 1967, veteran travel writer Eric Newby and his heroic wife Wanda fulfiled their dream of a return to life in the Italian hills where they first met during World War II. But this fulfilment would not come easy. The dream materialised in the form of I Castagni ('The Chestnuts'), a small, decrepit farmhouse with no roof, an abandoned septic tank and its own indigenous wildlife reluctant to give up their home. But in the foothills of the Apuan Alps on the border of Liguria and Northern Tuscany, this ramshackle house would soon become a hub of love, friendship and activity.

Whether recounting dangerous expeditions through Afghanistan or everyday life in a country house, Newby's talent shines through as one of the foremost writers of the comic travel genre. Full of Newby's sharp wit and good humour, A Small Place in Italy returns, twenty years later, to the life of Newby's much-cherished classic, Love and War in the Apennines. It lovingly recounts the quickly disappearing lifestyle of the idiosyncratic locals, and the enduring friendships they forge, whether sharing in growing their first wine harvest as novices or frying poisonous mushrooms for a feast.

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Robert Penn's It's All About the Bike: The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels is a paean to the humble bike; it's the story of why we ride, and why this simple machine holds the power to transport us all.

Robert Penn has ridden a bike most days of his life. He rides to get to work, to bathe in air and sunshine, to stay sane and to feel free. This is the story of his love affair with cycling and the journey to build his dream bike; a freewheeling pilgrimage taking him from Californian mountain bike inventors to British artisan frame builders, and from perfect components to the path of true happiness.

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Have your favourite pet blessed, visit an underground mine in the centre of Madrid, see the astounding liquefaction of the blood of Saint Pantaleon once a year, meet Spain's only Catholic exorcist, find out how the king had his medicine made using alchemy, smell the apple odour that wafts once a year from the still-intact body of Mariana de Jesus who died in the 17th century, visit an underground art gallery, dine in a car park...
Madrid is overflowing with extraordinary and little-known places and curiosities. You just have to know where to look...
An essential guide for those who think they know Madrid well or for those looking to discover the hidden side of the city.

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A statue of pregnant Virgin Mary, an astronomical observatory in a former nuclear missile silo, a hotel room in a tree or a gipsy caravan, primitive Provencal artists, the mark of Christ's knee, a fountain that flows with wine, a caiman dedicated to the Virgin Mary, a church in a theatre, an erotic medieval bas relief, a countess who returned to life, a Provencal Villa Medicis, a false volcano at La Roquebrusane, a "sheep bridge" at Arles, a rain-making saint, an alchemist's garden, a magic palindrome at Oppede...
Provence is not limited to postcard cliches about fields of lavender or picturesque villages where pastis-drinking inhabitants pass the time playing petanque.
For those who manage to stray from the beaten paths, Provence is full of surprising features and curious sights that will amaze residents as well as visitors who thought they knew all there is to know about this region.

Серия: Walking Of The Beaten Track

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Why is the Portuguese coat of arms set at an angle of 17 on the facade of Rossio station? Where in Portugal was The Magic Flute played for the first time and why did Mozart dedicate it to his master Cagliostro? What is the theory concerning the fifth dynasty of Portugal, traces of which are found in the street layout? Where can you find the most beautiful azulejos secreted around the city? Why and how did Lusitania become Portugal (Porto Graal), the place harbouring the legendary Holy Grail? Where can you find the Lisboan serial killer's head preserved in formalin? Why was the south doorway of the Jeronimos Monastery designed according to Hebrew Kabbalistic principles? What symbols are concealed within the Saint Vincent polytych at the Museum of Antique Arts? Who in fact are the Sebastianists, messianic in the style of Shiite Muslims, awaiting the return of the lost King Sebastian?
Since the Middle Ages Lisbon has been a favourite site for the development and application of the theories of alchemist kings, masonic ministers, occult poets, followers of hermeticism and the secret knowledge of the Knights Templar, who found refuge in Portugal after they were banned from the rest of Europe in the 14th century.
Vitor Manuel Adriao, acclaimed historian and philosopher, is heir to all this esoteric knowledge in Portugal. Here for the first time he reveals his incredible knowledge in this truly initiatory guide, with a mind-boggling interpretation of the arcana of a city which some consider is on the way to becoming the spiritual capital of Europe.
An exceptional guide.

Серия: Local Guides By Local People

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В "Путеводителе по Москве" представлена вся Москва - настоящая и её история с прекрасными фото. "Путеводитель по Москве" описывает достопримечательности Москвы, реки (такие как Москва река, Яуза, Неглинная и др.), парки, музеи, где в выходные и праздничные дни Вы можете развлечься и прекрасно отдохнуть. К путеводителю прилагается схематическая карта, которая помогает понять, о какой части города идет речь, аксонометрический план и карта, которые ориентируют в районах и кварталах, где проходит маршрут. Также путеводитель снабжен подробной информацией к выделенному объекту. Книга издана на английском языке.

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All the techniques you need to become an expert navigator.

The Ultimate Navigation Manual is a unique guide to finding your way on land from the basic principles right up to the advanced technology of GPS. Designed to allow even the absolute beginner to find their way anywhere in the world, it also develops a unique confidence in navigation with or without technical aids.

With a preface by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, contents will also include:

Environmental clues Using the natural environment to navigate

Maps An introduction to the different types of maps

The Compass and North How compasses work, how to use them and how to choose the right one

Map and Compass Navigation twenty-five easy-to-learn skills are described

Relocation Procedures What to do when lost, dealing with well-known relocation procedures and some ground-breaking new ones

Stellar Navigation Simple methods that are easy to learn

GNSS (GPS) Navigation Why Global Satellite Navigation Systems are the most significant advance in navigation since the invention of the magnetic compass; details all of the systems now available, including the American GPS

Specialist environments and equipment Which techniques are best, where and how to use them in environments such as the Arctic, coastal areas, desert regions, jungles or forests, mountains and urban areas

Written by one of the world's leading search and rescue consultants and highly illustrated with specially commissioned photographs designed to emphasise navigation problems this is the ultimate guide to not losing your way.

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Evelyn Waugh chose the name "Labels" for his first travel book because, he said, the places he visited were already "fully labelled" in people's minds. Yet even the most seasoned traveller could not fail to be inspired by his quintessentially English attitude and by his eloquent and frequently outrageous wit. From Europe to the Middle East and North Africa, from Egyptian porters and Italian priests to Maltese sailors and Moroccan merchants - as he cruises around the Mediterranean his pen cuts through the local colour to give an entertaining portrait of the Englishman abroad.

Серия: Penguin Modern Classics

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Первое издание - путеводитель по осенней Москве, авторский взгляд иностранного гостя на московские достопримечательности. Фиби Таплин выбрала 12 увлекательных маршрутов, которыми, по ее мнению, наиболее интересно пройти именно в период золотого времени года. Например, она советует заглянуть в популярный московский парк Царицыно, посетить ежегодную Ярмарку меда, где яркие цвета осени удивительно органично дополняются медовыми ароматами, а также полюбоваться отливающими медью просторами вокруг деревни Бородино. Журналистка рассказывает о популярных местах отдыха москвичей и гостей столицы, доме-музее Льва Толстого, делится с читателями своим неожиданным видением известных достопримечательностей и предлагает воспользоваться последним до наступления холодов шансом прокатиться по Москве-реке на речном трамвайчике. В гиде-путеводителе "Московские прогулки" на русском и английском языках - уникальные маршруты по городу и однодневные путешествия по окрестностям, прогулки по паркам и тематические маршруты, которые Таплин исследовала по нескольку раз в разное время года.

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Far from the madding crowd
Inspiring getaways from California to Zanzibar
This round-up of the world's most exceptional hotels and retreats is packed with awe-inspiring photos and tantalizing descriptions of the world's greatest getaways. While few will visit them all, this collection provides a dizzying array of exotic destinations for the armchair traveler.
Highlights include a California inn where Liberace would have felt right at home, and shabby-chic bungalows on Highway 1 in Big Sur. Choose from luxurious residences nestled on the Ubud hillside overlooking the Ayung River in Bali, or oceanside bungalows on a Brazilian archipelago. Go camping in "royal style" in the Indian desert, or opt for a luxury tented camp on an island in the best game-viewing location in Botswana. Relax in a hand-woven banda on Zanzibar, a hotel-museum full of contemporary art on the Sicilian coast, or a sumptuous Provencal spa retreat in the south of France.
The editor:
Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN from 1987 to 2010, she has published numerous titles on art, architecture, photography, design, travel, and lifestyle.

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Альбом-сувенир рассказывает о Санкт-Петербурге, его достопримечательностях.
Альбом богато иллюстрирован фотографиями.
На английском языке.

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Already a classic among sailors, Nichols tell the true story of the inaugural 1968 Golden Globe sailing race: the first single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the world.

It lay like a gauntlet thrown down; to sail around the world alone and non-stop. No one had ever done it, no one knew if it could be done. In 1968, nine men - six Englishmen, two Frenchmen and an Italian - set out to try, a race born of coincidence of their timing. One didn't even know how to sail. They had more in common with Captain Cook or Ferdinand Magellan than with the high-tech, extreme sailors of today, a mere forty years later.

It was not the sea or the weather that determined the nature of their voyages but the men they were, and they were as different from one another as Scott from Amundsen. Only one of the nine crossed the finishing line after ten months at sea. The rest encountered despair, sublimity, madness and even death.

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12 volumes in slipcase
Travel wisdom in your pocket
Get around New York, Paris, Berlin, and London in high style
Following the smashing success of our city travel guide series, TASCHEN brings you the entire collection in a box set of 12 volumes. Each city-Paris, New York, London, and Berlin-is covered in three separate volumes for hotels, restaurants, and shops. These guides are just as stylish as the originals, now easier to slip in your pocket while you explore!
Highlights include:
London: Number Sixteen, a chic South Kensington hotel in a beautiful Victorian townhouse with romatic gardens, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's restaurant and social project, Fifteen, where teenagers cook the meals, and Dover Street Market, the multi-floor concept store founded in 2004 by Comme des Gar?ons.
New York: the Maritime Hotel, a former sailors' dorm, now Chelsea's coolest hotel, the Waverly Inn, Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter's exclusive salon for the glitterati, and where to buy New York's best cheesecake
Paris: Laduree, the best macaroons in the city, the ultra-luxurious Ritz hotel on elegant Place Vendоme, and Colette fashion concept store
Berlin: hip nightspot Green Door, where one rings the doorbell to gain entrance, oriental delight at Edd's, the best Thai restaurant in Berlin (perhaps in Germany), and experimental store Bless, "publicizing artistic values through products".

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A love of railways, a love of history, a love of nostalgia.

Get ready to board the slow train to another era, to a time when travel meant more than hurrying from one place to the next. On the Slow Train will reconnect you with that long-missed need for escape, and reminds us to lift our heads from the daily grind and remember that there are still places in Britain where we can take the time to stop and stare.

This book is a paean to another age: before milk churns, train porters and cats on seats were replaced by security announcements and Burger King wrappers. These 12 spectacular journeys will help free us from what Baudelaire denounced as 'the horrible burden of time.'

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A "love hotel" where you can say a prayer, a reconstituted section of the Senne river at Saint-Gery, an extraordinary private museum devoted to plastic, a farm with sheep, goats, and turkeys at place de l'Yser, Masonic secrets in the Parc de Bruxelles, a hotel overlooking the Grand-Place, a surrealistic trip in a lift, a homage to the military pigeon, potholing at Koekelberg basilica, a swimming pool with a panoramic view of the city, a scandalous pavilion in the Parc du Cinquantenaire, an immense vegetable garden at Uccle, an 19th century artist's studio at Schaerbeek, a camping ground in the heart of the Belgian capital, a forgotten garden-city at Forest...

Серия: Local Guides By Local People

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Starting with a simple question - 'Which way am I looking?' - Tristan Gooley blends natural science, myth, folklore and the history of travel to introduce you to the rare and ancient art of finding your way using nature's own sign-posts, from the feel of a rock to the look of the moon.

With Tristan's help, you'll learn why some trees grow the way they do and how they can help you find your way in the countryside. You'll discover how it's possible to find North simply by looking at a puddle and how natural signs can be used to navigate on the open ocean and in the heart of the city. Wonderfully detailed and full of fascinating stories, this is a glorious exploration of the rediscovered art of natural navigation.

The Natural Navigator Pocket Guide is a user-friendly, practical book and the beautiful illustrations are a useful tool to help travellers on their instrument-free journey.

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PARIS - one of the most visited cities in the world.

BUT do you know ...

Which is the most romantic spot to say 'je't'aime'? And the sexiest?
Where to see fantastic art, away from all the crowds?
Why Parisian men feel compelled to pee in the street?
How to choose a hotel room where you might actually get a good night's sleep?

Stephen Clarke goes behind the scenes to reveal everything Parisians know about their city - but don't want to tell you.

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In the past, Hugh Thomson has written acclaimed books about Peru, Mexico and the Indian Himalaya. Now he returns to the most exotic and foreign country of them all his own.

Walking right across England, along ancient trackways and green grass roads, Hugh explores the way the country was and the way it is today: the legends, literature and natural world that define us, and the undercurrent of regret running throughout our history; what he calls the unicorn disappearing into the trees .

From coast-to-coast and through the heart of the countryside, he shows how older, forgotten cultures like the Celts, Saxons and Vikings lie much closer to the surface than we may think. It is a journey enriched and partly told by the characters he meets along the way. By taking it, Hugh casts unexpected light and humour on the way we live now.

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Discover the historic location of Rembrandt's famous "Night Watch", the origin of the invention of cognac; homage to prostitutes; decypher facade stones; make love quite legally in the open air ; visit magnificent interior courtyards; ski in the heart of the town, or become an adept of "boat-in" - the Amsterdam version of drive-in - and eat a pizza in your own boat.
Away from the crowds and the stereotypes, Amsterdam still keeps her treasures so well hidden that they only reveal themselves to the inhabitants and to travellers who know how to wander off the beaten track.
An indispensable guide for those who think they know the Netherlands capital well or for those who want to discover the other face of the town.

Серия: Walking Of The Beaten Track

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Born on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall, as a child Judith Schalansky could travel only through the pages of an atlas. Now she has created her own, taking us across the oceans of the world to fifty remote islands. Perfect maps jostle with cryptic tales from the islands, full of rare animals and lost explorers, marooned slaves and lonely scientists, mutinous sailors and forgotten castaways.

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Mount Kailas is the most sacred of the world's mountains - holy to one fifth of humanity. Isolated beyond the central Himalayas, its summit has never been scaled, but for centuries the mountain has been ritually circled by Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims.

Colin Thubron joins these pilgrims, after an arduous trek from Nepal, through the high passes of Tibet, to the magical lakes beneath the slopes of Kailas itself. He talks to secluded villagers and to monks in their decaying monasteries; he tells the stories of exiles and of eccentric explorers from the West.

Yet he is also walking on a pilgrimage of his own. Having recently witnessed the death of the last of his family, his trek around the great mountain awakes an inner landscape of love and grief, restoring precious fragments of his own past.

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Mike Carter's journey around the British coast by bike

What would happen if you were cycling to the office and just kept on pedalling?

Needing a change, Mike Carter did just that. Following the Thames to the sea he embarked on an epic 5, 000 mile ride around the entire British coastline - the equivalent of London to Calcutta.

He encountered drunken priests, drag queens and gnome sanctuaries. He met fellow travellers and people building for a different type of future. He also found a spirit of unbelievable kindness and generosity that convinced him that Britain is anything but broken. This is the inspiring and very funny tale of the five months Mike spent cycling the byways of the nation.

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Discover the historic location of Rembrandt's famous "Night Watch", the origin of the invention of cognac; homage to prostitutes; decypher facade stones; make love quite legally in the open air ; visit magnificent interior courtyards; ski in the heart of the town, or become an adept of "boat-in" - the Amsterdam version of drive-in - and eat a pizza in your own boat.
Away from the crowds and the stereotypes, Amsterdam still keeps her treasures so well hidden that they only reveal themselves to the inhabitants and to travellers who know how to wander off the beaten track.
An indispensable guide for those who think they know the Netherlands capital well or for those who want to discover the other face of the town.

Серия: Local Guides By Local People

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Это третье, дополненное и обновленное издание знаменитого фотоальбома Андрея Нечаева "Камчатка - горячая земля у студеного моря". Свои фотографии также для книги предоставили: Юрий Артюхин, Александр Белоусов, Александр Дьяков, Марина Макарова, Виталий Николаенко и многие другие именитые фотографы.
Текст книги дан также на английском языке.
3-е издание, дополненное и обновленное.

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