Category Travel Guides

Lonely Planet Banff, Jasper and Glacier National Parks
Lonely Planet
Retail Price: $19.99
Amazon Price:  $15.38

Book Description: 

Lonely Planet: The world’s leading travel guide publisher

Lonely Planet Banff, Jasper & Glacier National Parks is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Go hiking and camping in the Backcountry in Banff; mountain-biking and horseback riding in Jasper, or wildlife spotting in Glacier; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Banff, Jasper & Glacier National Parks and begin your journey now!

Inside the Lonely Planet Banff, Jasper & Glacier National Parks Travel Guide:

• User-friendly highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
• Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
• Essential info at your fingertips – hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices, emergency information, park seasonality, hiking trail junctions, viewpoints, landscapes, elevations, distances, difficulty levels, and durations
• Focused on the best – hikes, drives, and cycling tours
• Honest reviews for all budgets – eating, sleeping, camping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, summer and winter activities, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
• Contextual insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience – history, geology, wildlife, and conservation
• Over 52 full-color trail and park maps and full-color images throughout
• Useful features – Travel with Children, Clothing and Equipment, and Day and Overnight Hikes
• Covers Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Glacier National Park, Lake Louise, Lake Minnewanka, Bow Valley, Backcountry, Kananaskis Country, Lake O’Hara, Jasper Town, Blackfeet Indian Reservation and more

eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones)

• Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges
• Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews
• Add notes to personalize your guidebook experience
• Seamlessly flip between pages
• Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash
• Embedded links to recommendations’ websites
• Zoom-in maps and images
• Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing

The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Banff, Jasper & Glacier National Parks, our most comprehensive guide to these Canadian national parks, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled.

Review

If you want your trip to the Canadian Rockies to be an unforgettable experience, then you will want this guide in your pocket as you are planning and visiting the area. I used it to plan my trip and was very pleased. It has the information that you need to know to plan the perfect trip.  Whether it’s driving an Ice Explorer over a glacier, or riding a mountain gondola through clear blue skies, sleeping out under the stars or lodging in beautiful mountain cabins, Lonely Planet has something for the whole family. You will find plenty of tips on what to see, where to stay, and how to get there. With expertly crafted maps and gorgeous photos, this full-color guidebook gives you the tools you need to have an immersive and unique experience.  Using this guide this trip will be a memorable experience!

~Reviewed by Kevin M.

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Top 10 Paris
DK Publishing
Retail Price:  $14.00
Amazon Price:  $9.93

Book Description:  

Newly revised, updated, and redesigned for 2016.

True to its name, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Paris covers all the city’s major sights and attractions in easy-to-use “top 10” lists that help you plan the vacation that’s right for you.

This newly updated pocket travel guide for Paris will lead you straight to the best attractions the city has to offer, from the architectural masterpieces of the Eiffel Tower and Cathédrale Notre-Dame to the small-town atmospheres of Montmartre and the Latin Quarter.

Expert travel writers have fully revised this edition of DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Paris.

   • Brand-new itineraries help you plan your trip to Paris.
• Expanded and far more comprehensive, new laminated pull-out map now includes color-coded design, public transportation maps, and street indexes to make it even easier to use.
• Maps of walking routes show you the best ways to maximize your time.
• New Top 10 lists feature off-the-beaten-track ideas, along with standbys like the top attractions, shopping, dining options, and more.
• Additional maps marked with sights from the guidebook are shown on inside cover flaps, with selected street index and metro map.
• New typography and fresh layout throughout.

You’ll still find DK’s famous full-color photography and museum floor plans, along with just the right amount of coverage of the city’s history and culture. A free pull-out city map is marked with sights from the guidebook and includes a street index and a metro map.

The perfect pocket-size travel companion: DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Paris.

Series Overview: For more than two decades, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides have helped travelers experience the world through the history, art, architecture, and culture of their destinations. Expert travel writers and researchers provide independent editorial advice, recommendations, and reviews. With guidebooks to hundreds of places around the globe available in print and digital formats, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides show travelers how they can discover more.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guides: the most maps, photographs, and illustrations of any guide.

Review

This is a great little guide to pop in your backpack as you are visiting Paris.  It is full of up-to-date information, historical perspectives and relevant pictures of the places most people want to visit and experience.  It includes street and Metro maps that are very useful as you are making your way around the city.  This is a must have guide to have when visiting Paris.

~Reviewed by Jeni R.

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Eyewitness Travel Top 10 Rio De Janeiro
DK Publishing
Retail Price:  $14.00Amazon Price:  $9.63

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Lonely Planet: Ireland
Lonely Planet
Retail Price: $24.99
Amazon Price:  $16.16
Book Description: 

Lonely Planet Ireland is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Slurp oysters and clap your hands to spirited fiddle music in a lively Galway pub, explore medieval castles in Dublin and beyond, or set off amid vibrant green hills toward Atlantic coastal trails; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Ireland and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet Ireland Travel Guide:

• Full-colour maps and images throughout
• Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
• Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
• Essential info at your fingertips – hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices
• Honest reviews for all budgets – eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
• Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience – including
• customs, history, art, literature, music, landscapes, sports, food and drink
• Free, convenient pull-out Dublin map (included in print version), plus over 86 colour maps
• Covers Dublin, Waterford, Kilkenny, Cork, Kerry, Kildare, Limerick, Clare, Galway, Sligo, Donegal, The Midlands, Louth, Belfast, Armagh, Derry, and more

The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Ireland , our most comprehensive guide to Ireland, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled.

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Lonely Planet are my go to guidebooks to a planning my trips, especially when I am going to travel internationally.  I am planning a trip with my adult daughter and there are so many things we want to see and do and I am finding this guide extremely helpful.  It is full of useful information and tips for when we are actually there. There are fantastic illustrations, suggested walking tours in each major city in order to get the most out of your time, and itineraries that give you a great starting point for building your own trip. I highly recommend this and other Lonely Planet guides!

~Reviewed by Allie B.

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Top 10 New York City (EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDES)
By DK Publishing
Retail Price:  $14.00
Amazon Price: $7.99

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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: The Greek Islands
By DK Publishing
Retail Price:  $28.00
Amazon Price: $19.64

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DK Travel Guide:  Paris
By DK Publoishing
Retail Price: $25.00
Amazon Price: $19.04

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Lonely Planet Australia Travel Guide
By Lonely Planet
Retail Price: $31.99
Amazon Price: $26.64

Book Description: 

Lonely Planet Australia is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. While away the day on Sydney’s Bondi Beach; explore tropical jungle in ancient Daintree Rainforest; and experience the unique Indigenous culture of the Tiwi Islands; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Australia and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet Australia:

• Colour maps and images throughout
• Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
• Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
• Essential info at your fingertips – hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices
• Honest reviews for all budgets – eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
• Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience – culture, history, art, film, music, politics, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, wine, environment, sport
• Free, convenient pull-out Sydney map (included in print version), plus more than 190 maps
• Covers Sydney, Melbourne, the Great Barrier Reef, Darwin, Uluru, Perth, Queensland, Adelaide, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Canberra, the Great Ocean Road, Cairns, Daintree Rainforest, Brisbane, Newcastle, Hunter Valley, Margaret River, Phillip Island, Launceston and more

The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Australia, our most comprehensive guide to Australia, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled.

• Looking for just the highlights? Check out Discover Australia, a photo-rich guide to the country’s most popular attractions.
• Looking for a guide focused on Sydney or Melbourne? Check out Lonely Planet’s Sydney and Melbourne & Victoria guides for a comprehensive look at all these cities have to offer, or Pocket Melbourne, a handy-sized guide focused on the can’t-miss sights for a quick trip.

Review

This is a good travel book for Australia, and hits all the highlights.  I use a variety of guides but always find myself relying on Lonely Planet for the most up-to-date, relevant information.
You will find lots of Australian details for the cities you plan to visit.  It helped me make decisions on areas, sights and culture. I will take the book with me on my trip at the end of March.  It is a good layman’s guide and I’m glad I have it as a resource.

~Reviewed by Rachel H.

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Rick Steves Florence & Tuscany 2016
Avalon Travel Publishing
Retail Price:  $21.99
Amazon Price: $16.99

Book Description:  You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling through Florence and Tuscany.

With the self-guided tours in this book, you’ll discover the geographic heart of Italy. Take the Renaissance Walk and tour the Uffizi Gallery to learn how Florence taught civilized living to the rest of Europe. Wander through the medieval city of Siena and find out what Pisa has to offer beyond the Leaning Tower. Relax in sunny Tuscan hill towns where you’ll enjoy full-bodied wine, the world’s best gelato, and the company of friendly locals.

Rick’s candid, humorous advice will guide you to good-value hotels and restaurants. You’ll learn how to get around by train, bus, or rental car and get up-to-date advice on what’s worth your time and money. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves guidebook is a tour guide in your pocket.

Review

This will be your  indispensable guide to planning and visiting a trip to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes recommendations for  the must-see sights, plus  really good maps, and it is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions. Detailed listings will guide you to the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets, while detailed practical information will help you to get around, whether by train, bus or car.  Steve’s also presents some excellent insider tips and essential local information will help you explore every corner of Florence and Tuscany effortlessly.  If you could only have one travel guide on this area, this would be it.

~Reviewed by Chelsea M.

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Lonely Planet Tokyo
By Lonely Planet
Retail Price:  $21.89
Amazon Price: $14.83

Book Descriptions: 

Lonely Planet: The world’s leading travel guide publisher

Lonely Planet Tokyo is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Marvel at the artistry of a Kabuki performance, sing karaoke amid the neon lights of Shinjuku, or treat yourself to some of the world’s freshest sushi; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Tokyo and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet Tokyo Travel Guide:

• Full-colour maps and images throughout
• Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
• Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
• Essential info at your fingertips – hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices
• Honest reviews for all budgets – eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
• Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience – including customs, history, art, literature, fashion, music, architecture, politics, food, drink, and more
• Free, convenient pull-out Tokyo map (included in print version), plus over 37 colour maps
• Covers Iidabashi, Shinjuku, Ueno, Akihabara, Asakusa, Sumida River, Marunouchi, Harajuku, Aoyama, Shibuya, Roppongi, Ginza, Tsukiji, Ebisu, Meguro, Odaiba, Tokyo Bay, and more

The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Tokyo, our most comprehensive guide to Tokyo, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled.

• Looking for just the highlights of Tokyo? Check out Pocket Tokyo, a handy-sized guide focused on the can’t-miss sights for a quick trip.
• Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet’s Japan guide for a comprehensive look at all the country has to offer.

Review

I go to Japan on business quite a bit and decided to take some time to visit some interesting spots in Tokyo, which is touted as one of the most interesting cities in the world.  This book was crucial for my Tokyo trip and I found it to be a good resource.  It was brief and very informative and let me plan my whole trip on the airplane ride over. Worth the read especially for the food section- it made restaurant searching so much easier. If I had to choose one travel guide to help me navigate the city, it would be this one.

~Reviewed by Jim S.

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