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Over The Straits: A Visit To Victoria (1861) is a travelogue written by Louisa Anne Meredith. The book chronicles her journey to Victoria, Australia in the mid-19th century. The author provides a vivid description of the landscape, people, and culture of the region. She...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

The world's polar regions are attracting more interest than ever before. Once regarded as barren, inhospitable places where only explorers go, the north and south polar regions have been transformed into high profile tourism destinations, increasingly visited by cruise ships as well as becoming...

This book uniquely focuses on human rights issues associated with tourism development and tourism businesses. Tourism is a manifestation of globalization and it intersects with human rights on so many levels. These implications are increasingly relevant in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent...

Just a generation ago the notion that holidays should be invested with ethical and political significance would have sounded odd. Today it is part of the lifestyle political landscape. Volunteer tourism is indicative of the growth of lifestyle strategies intended to exhibit care and...

Covers significant changes in GPS/INS technology, and includes new material on GPS, GNSSs including GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, and IRNSS/NAViC, and MATLAB programs on square root information filtering (SRIF) This book provides readers with solutions to real-world problems associated with global navigation satellite...

During Charles Darwin's 1831-6 voyage on the Beagle, his on-board library included 'Cook's voyages' (the edition is not specified). This illustrated 1821 edition, in seven volumes, is representative of the versions available in the early nineteenth century. Volumes 3 and 4 cover Cook's second...

An army officer and politician, Richard William Howard Vyse (1784-53) also made his mark as an Egyptologist. This three-volume work, published in 1840-2, has remained an instructive resource in Egyptology up to the present day. Adopting the style of a journal, with illustrations and...

Before abandoning archaeology for politics, Sir Austen Henry Layard (1817-94) carried out major excavations in Mesopotamia between 1845 and 1851, uncovering important evidence of ancient Assyrian civilisation. Although he originally believed that Nimrud was Nineveh, he later confirmed that Kuyunjik was the location of...

Before abandoning archaeology for politics, Sir Austen Henry Layard (1817-94) carried out major excavations in Mesopotamia between 1845 and 1851, uncovering important evidence of ancient Assyrian civilisation. Although he originally believed that Nimrud was Nineveh, he later confirmed that Kuyunjik was the location of...

By the middle of the nineteenth century, the North-West Passage, a trade route from the Atlantic to the Pacific, had been sought for centuries without success. The Franklin expedition of 1845 became the latest victim, and Irish naval officer Sir Robert John Le Mesurier...

When Scottish botanist Robert Fortune (1812-80) travelled to Japan in 1860, shortly after it had reopened to foreign visitors for the first time in centuries, he found the islands to be both mysterious and dangerous. This work, first published in 1863, is Fortune's spirited...

Frederick William Beechey (1796-1856), naval officer and hydrographer, was born into a family of artists, joined the Navy at a young age and went on to travel the world to survey coastlines and oceans. He published several accounts of his expeditions to destinations including...

Isabella Bird (1831-1904) was one of the most famous Victorian female explorers, and the first woman member of the Royal Geographical Society. Bird was recommended an open-air life from an early age as a cure for physical and nervous complaints. She toured the United...

Captain James Burney (1750-1821), the son of the musicologist Dr Charles Burney and brother of the novelist Fanny Burney, was a well-travelled sailor, best known for this monumental compilation of voyages of discovery in the Pacific Ocean. After joining the navy in 1764, he...

John Liddiard Nicholas (1784-1868), a London iron-founder, arrived in New South Wales in 1813 but rather than develop his business, he accompanied Samuel Marsden on a journey to New Zealand from November 1814 to March 1815 that established the first Christian mission to the...

First published in 1906, this volume traces the history of Spitsbergen in the Svalbald archipelago, from its discovery by a Dutch explorer in 1596 to the beginning of its scientific exploration in the nineteenth century. The volume was written by Sir Martin Conway (later...

This is the poignant true story of a vital young woman, who's life was tragically shortened due to a series of preventable events. Throughout the slow but steady decline of her health, she never wavers, but rather keeps her positive attitude, without complaining or...

Do you love to travel? Do you wish you had a journal to record those awesome memories in? My Travel Log is a 6x9 inches so you can carry it anywhere. It has 200 blank pages for several road trips worth of memories. Paste...

If you want to improve all areas of your Spanish skills while having fun at the same time, then keep reading...Do you want to improve your Spanish skills, but don't want to sit around doing boring, repetitive exercises? Are you sick of learning grammatical...

Gill Puckridge explores turning sixty, uprooting her life, and traveling to China. Deep fried cockroaches, dancing the cha-cha under the stars, and backpacking up the Li River were the mildest of her experiences. Throw in some miscommunication over cultural customs and you have the...

From the expanses of the Chihuahuan Desert to the secrets of the Piney Woods, Texas is travelers' country. Home to several distinct cultures, the only common trait among the far-flung people of the Lone Star State is hardscrabble grit--a persistence in the relentless landscape.But...

By 2012 Qatar was riding the crest of a huge and powerful wave. Rich beyond its wildest dreams, the country was leveraging its oil and gas reserves to drag itself into the 21st century. And just like Dubai before it, the country was moving...

"Steep are the hills we're climbing today, Rivers and valleys dividing the way." -Porters' songKnown as one of the world's most spectacular and challenging treks, the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea, offers the experience of a lifetime. On the 75th anniversary of the...

A story of one woman's pilgrimage to the planet's most sacred places. Discover the wisdom and transformation she experienced through journeying to the earth's healing sites. Her pilgrimage encourages greater trust, intuition and understanding of your soul path. Learn ancient wisdom for present healing...

Yes, there's ice hockey in Australia. There's a thriving national league featuring dedicated locals and adventurous internationals. They train and play like professionals, pushing their underground sport to the brink of emergence, but no-one gets paid. Age writer Will Brodie spent a year chronicling...

Geography Militant is a compelling account of the relations between geographical knowledge, exploration and empire.Author: Felix DriverISBN-10: 0631201122ISBN-13: 9780631201120Publisher: Wiley-BlackwellLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/03/2000Pages: 268Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 9.03h x 5.99w x 0.79dReview Citation(s): Choice 04/01/2001 pg. 1522

This book provides a way to explore Venice, Italy in a manner never before available. The book divides the bridges of Venice into 27 tours. Each tour provides detailed, step-by-step instructions of how to walk from one bridge to the next. A map of...

The printed day-by-day journal of Joel (Mojave) Clark's thru-hike of the 2,658 mile Pacific Crest Trail in 2006. Details the "fun" of hiking with an obsessive-compulsive trail partner; but also the beauty, the bizarre, and the techniques of hiking from Mexico to Canada.Author: Joel...

On the advice of a Jesus-loving taxi driver while on the New Jersey Turnpike, Christine leaves Pavlov Memento, her deeply flawed boyfriend of seven years, two days before moving to Italy. She nurses her heartbreak in an empty palazzo by the sea; then, with...

Shortly after his retirement, author Robert S. Ashton buys a 1983 Nordic 40 sailboat. He names the boat Chandelle, not realizing at the time that it will be his home for the next ten years. Along with his friends, Don, Roger, and Martha, Ashton...

This is the story of one couples adventures living and traveling aboard their 47-foot cruiser, "Farfetched". It starts with their getting hooked on boating and traveling by water, many years earlier. It tells how they made their decision to really make this move and...

A superb account of the American Navy's boldest and most tragically ill-fated effort to reach the North Pole. "A gripping tale,"--The Washington Post "Truly exciting,"--The Atlantic Monthly "Beautifully executed narrative,"--Kirkus Reviews "...Uncovers intriguing new information, including the reason the expedition's full story was never...

Trip to the Maldives, plus history, geography and ocean life in the atollsAuthor: Vincenzo BerghellaISBN-10: 0578142430ISBN-13: 9780578142432Publisher: Vincenzo BerghellaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/02/2013Pages: 52Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d

What is life on the road like for a rock star? Jason Leung is no rock star but he lives the life of one while following Pearl Jam on tour around the world. Starting in 2005 with a modest road trip in a beat...

Explore the fascinating highlights, history, geology & nature of Grand Canyon National Park with this entertaining, educational, point-by-point Waypoint Tour complete with travel expert stories, breathtaking photography & detailed tour maps. Your personal tour guide for Grand Canyon travel adventure www.waypointtours.com Waypoints Include: Grand...

Exploring the Hudson Valley's 100 Great Places...Just North of New York City offers a plethora of historic and scenic locations for New York and New Jersey residents to visit. The 350-page topical guide is a comprehensive book for those visiting the Hudson Valley region....

BOLOGNA REFLECTIONS: AN UNCOMMON GUIDE provides the visitor to Bologna with a different approach to encountering a remarkable city. The walking itineraries explore its historical and artististic heritage and point out hidden treasures not often found in traditional guidebooks. The tourist and the armchair...

Discover the incredible highlights, history, geology & nature of Yosemite National Park with this entertaining, educational, point-by-point Waypoint Tour complete with travel expert stories, breathtaking photography & detailed tour maps. Your personal tour guide for Yosemite travel adventure www.waypointtours.com Waypoints Include: 1) Yosemite 2)...

A 66-year old woman takes a solo trip across America for ten months. Over one hundred pictures and her personal perspective make up the book, plus lots of tips for others. Appendix includes route and recommendations of places to stay and things to see.Author:...

Discrepant Engagement addresses work by a number of authors not normally grouped under a common rubric--black writers from the United States and the Caribbean and the so-called Black Mountain poets. Nathaniel Mackey examines the ways in which the experimental aspects of their work advance...

The age of Francis Bacon marked the beginning of a long period when empirical science was seen as the key to progress in extending man's control over nature. Recently, however, a breakdown of confidence in the outcome of worldwide industrialism and a growing concern...

Is travel inherently beneficial to human character? Does it automatically educate and enlighten while also promoting tolerance, peace, and understanding? In this challenging book, Dean MacCannell identifies and overcomes common obstacles to ethical sightseeing. Through his unique combination of personal observation and in-depth scholarship,...

Growing up in Monterey inspired Randall to write this book. His goal is to share the places you won't find on your own - hidden beaches, places to visit and things to do with limited time. When it comes to road trips, this is...

Growing up in Monterey inspired Randall to write this book. His goal is to share the places you won't find on your own - hidden beaches, places to visit and things to do with limited time. When it comes to road trips, this is...

This fourth edition of The Geography of Tourism and Recreation provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the interrelationship between tourism, leisure and recreation from geographical and social science perspectives. It still remains the only book to systematically compare and contrast in a spatial...

Farmers' markets, veggie boxes, local foods, organic products and Fair Trade goods - how have these once novel, "alternative" foods, and the people and networks supporting them, become increasingly familiar features of everyday consumption? Are the visions of "alternative worlds" built on ethics of...

Fierce global competition in the tourism industry is now focused on integral parts of supply chains rather than on individual firms. The highly competitive environment has forced tourism firms to look for ways to enhance their competitive advantage. Tourism products are often viewed by...

In the spring of 1991, Noel Perrin flew from Vermont to California to pick up his newly outfitted electric car, a former gas-guzzling Ford. It would not be easy, but Perrin planned to drive Solo--as the car was soon dubbed--home, a 3,100-mile drive. Here...

A journalist stationed for seven years in the Middle East explodes many myths about life and culture in the region. He examines the reality of Muslim fanatics, the overwhelming wealth and power of the ruling royal families, and the vast gulf in understanding between...