Author: Herbert J. M. Ypma

France has it all - a rich history, an incredibly varied geography, a gastronomic culture that is unsurpassed, and a tradition of good living that remains blissfully untainted by the stresses of modern life. Hip Hotels: ...

Author: Herbert J. M. Ypma

'You can have the universe, if I can have Italy.' So said Giuseppe Verdi. It sounds generous, but Verdi knew that Italy is a universe - diverse, beautiful and crammed with the relics of two millennia of civilization. Thi ...

Author: J. Peyton

The pub scene across the world is characterised by its casual warmth and conviviality. It has none of the pretences or formality of a restaurant or cocktail bar. It is the relaxed setting in which friends and strangers a ...

Author: Sigourney Welles & Jill Darbey Joanna Mortimer

From cottages in Cornwall to manor homes in the Scottish Highlands, hundreds of personally inspected residences are listed in this fully updated, lavishly illustrated guide to B&Bs throughout the United Kingdom.
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Author: Bo Niles

Taking tea is a convivial activity--a perfect way for friends to get together--and yet the ritual is also contemplative. Simultaneously stimulating and soothing, tea relaxes the body and rejuvenates the soul. In New York ...

Author: Andrea Dinoto & Paul Stiga

New York is happily celebrating the joys of the sweet tooth.
An expanded and all-new second edition, New York's 50 Best Places to Enjoy Dessert is an A-to-Z guide to the sweetest dessert destinations the Big Apple ha ...

Author: Erik Torkells

Where should we stay? This may be the most vexing question facing anyone planning a holiday, especially travellers whose resources are limited. But finding affordable accommodation does not mean having to settle for surl ...

Author: Pierre Rival & Christian Sarramon Franck Ferrand

The inimitable Jacques Garcia is an internationally-acclaimed interior designer whose work ranges from private residences to museums to upscale hotels from New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, and Miami to Geneva, Brussels, and ...

Author: Andre Bercoff

Walking, riding, sailing or driving a limousine, all Parisian streets lead to the George V. As soon as it opened in 1928, the world's most famous celebrities have gathered at this English charmed palace: Sacha Guitry, Ma ...

Author: Robb Satterwhite

The cities and towns of Japan abound with delightful relatively inexpensive restaurants. Most of them specialize, choosing to focus on one type of food and do it well. They explore variations of flavor and ingredients an ...

Author: Joe Warwick

Where those in the know go to dine when they're off the clock. Back in 2005, Gourmet, America's leading food magazine, announced that London had beaten rivals New York, Tokyo and even Paris to the title of 'best food cit ...

Author: Bill Tikos

The column, The Cool Hunter explores the latest trends in unique hotels, including art hotels, where each room has been designed by an artist/designer. This title showcases The Cool Hunter's choices of the coolest hotel ...

Author: Susan Brown & Larry Trivieri

Over the last five years, there has been an explosion of best-selling acid/alkaline based diets. These have ranged from weight loss to diabetes management. While hundreds of thousands of people have gone on this diet tha ...

Author: Tariq Nadeem

Every year over 16 million people visit Toronto (domestic & international) as tourists, 50 per cent of new immigrants make Toronto home. In 2002 Toronto received approximately 18.9 million visitors. These travelers spen ...

Author: James Jacobson & Molly Jacobson

If you're planning your trip to Maui, you need this guide. This lovingly researched, frank and honest handbook is indispensable for people who love to eat, and prefer not to waste good money on bad food. Disappointing me ...

Author: Bruce Hunt

From warm and cozy country bed and breakfasts to elegant and historic hotels, author, photographer, and illustrator Bruce Hunt has composed the definitive guide to Florida's most quaint, historic, romantic, and often ecl ...

Author: Georgina Campbell & Dermot Gilleece

Excellent for weekend golfers and international golfing tourists alike, this work helps you pick the best 'courses to play, the most comfortable accommodation and the finest restaurants to dine in with the confidence of ...

Author: Liz Carmack

From rural towns to mid-size cities to urban metropolises and in every region of the state, more than sixty historic hotels welcome overnight lodgers in Texas. After traveling at least 20,000 miles to visit these unique ...

Author: Dale Clarke Franz

This is an eagerly awaited new edition of a classic book that offers memories, myths, and meanings of the largest contiguous piece of wild area in Michigan's "Lower Peninsula". The Pigeon River Country is a remote and be ...

Author: Jane Stern & Michael Stern

For road warriors and armchair epicures alike, the seventh edition of Roadfood is the key to finding some of the tastiest treasures in the United States. The indispensable companion for savvy travelers nationwide, Roadfo ...