Author: Henry Walter Bates

One of the most impressive of all Victorian scientists but also a marvelous writer, Bates' (1825-1892) account of his years in the upper reaches of the Amazon is almost too good to be true - a great monument to human inq ...

Author: Alexander von Humboldt

A great, innovative and restless thinker, the young Humboldt (1769-1859) went on his epochal journey to the New World during a time of revolutionary ferment across Europe. This part of his matchless narrative of adventur ...

Author: Frommer's Travel Guides

These information-packed full-color guides help families plan trips to niche and popular destinations. It is written by local experts. It contains exact prices, color photos, and maps. It features insider tips for family ...

Author: Robert Kunstaetter, Daisy Kunstaetter & others Ben Box

Hit the trail and get the best bits from Latin America! This second edition uncovers the very best of the popular independent travel route through Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. For anyone considering a late career break or ...

Author: Jane Mundy

In the middle of Jane Mundy's 59th year, many years divorced and contentedly single, she signed up for a course to become a volunteer support worker for newly arrived refugees. There she met the man of her dreams. Less t ...

Author: Frommer's Travel Guides

This is America's number 1 bestselling travel series. Written by more than 175 outspoken travelers around the globe, Frommer's Complete Guides help travelers experience places the way locals do. They are more annually up ...

Author: Kathy Doore

Created for adventurers and armchair travellers alike, this photo narrative offers a true account of an ancient lost humanity of mysterious origin whose hidden legacy carved gigantic, towering stone monuments pointing to ...

Author: Dilwyn Jenkins & Shawn Blore

Your holiday starts the moment you open the guide ...'The best guide available. Packed to the brim with colour photos, maps and essential information' - Reader review. From fantastic beaches and buzzing cities to the wil ...

Author: Nicki Grihault

New for 2008, Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands is the perfect introduction to this exceptionally diverse destination, with its mixture of stunning mountain landscapes, volcanoes, coastal scenery, rainforests and hot sprin ...

Author: Rosalba O'Brien, Danny Aeberhard & others Andrew Benson

The Rough Guide to Argentina is the definitive guide to this staggeringly diverse country. The full-colour section introduces the country's highlights from the sparkling emeralds and turquoise waters of the seven lakes, ...

Author: Andrew Benson & Rosalba O'Brien

Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Buenos Aires. Flick through the introduction for an overview on where to go and what to see, from cosmopolitan architecture and stunning mansions to long coffee klatches ...

Author: Charlie Dervereux

Colombia is back on the tourist map. This land of coffee, emeralds and Gabriel Garcia Marquez's magical realism, is emerging from decades of drugs and violence to wow visitors with its vibrant culture and little-known at ...

Author: Lucy Cousins & Christabelle Dilks

Spectacularly beautiful and hospitable, it's easy to see what makes Argentina so appealing. Footprint's fully updated 5th edition of their well-loved guide brings you the most up-to-date and objective information, whethe ...

Author: Volker Poelzl

Whether you travel for business, pleasure, or a combination of the two, the ever-popular Culture Shock! series belongs in your backpack or briefcase. Get the nuts-and-bolts information you need to survive and thrive wher ...

Author: Glenn Alan Cheney

Glenn Cheney began a love affair with Brazil when he impulsively hitch-hiked there from Connecticut in 1974. Less than a decade later, disillusioned with the hectic New York lifestyle, he and his wife bought a rural bana ...

Author: Knopf Guides

The "Washington Post" says, "The map guide lets you be inconspicuous: it's as small and light as a novella, and its flip-out maps could pass as a flyer to a cool club." Described as a package as small as a passport walle ...

Author: Nick Thorpe

Even with the wind on our side and all eight of us pulling, we had never yet managed to change the complex sails....Now we had to pull against the full force of the wind, in a storm, in the middle of the night....

So b ...

Author: Kent Rockwell

Rockwell Kent is one of America's most famous graphic artists. He was also an avid traveler. Kent was especially fascinated by remote Arctic lands and often stayed for extended periods of time to paint, write, and become ...

Author: Alex Robinson

People-watch on the pristine beaches of Rio, spot all manner of rare wildlife along the waterways of the Pantanal and explore the lush forest and breathtaking waterfalls of the Goias Cerrado. Footprint's sixth edition of ...

Author: Ben Box

Whether you want to experience the wild nightlife of Lima or the exotic wildlife of the jungles of Manu and Tambopata, surf at one of the world's top breaks or discover lost Inca cities high in the Andes, or simply get o ...