Insight Guides: Explore New Zealand (Insight Explore Guides)
New Zealand is regularly voted the best country in the world to visit and with its unparalleled scenery, range of exciting activities, and charming cities, it’s not hard to see why. Explore New Zealand is part of a new series and is the ideal pocket companion when discovering this beautiful, diverse country: a full-color guide containing 18 easy-to-follow …
Lonely Planet: The world’s leading travel guide publisherLonely Planet Rarotonga, Samoa & Tonga is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Experience spectacular scenery while hiking Rarotonga’s Cross-Island Track, kayak to Tonga’s remote sandy islands, or descend into the crystalline waters of …
The Australia Travel Map from Periplus is designed as a convenient, easy-to-use tool for travelers. Created using durable coated paper, this map of Australia is made to open and fold multiple times, whether it’s the entire map that you want to view or one panel at a time.Following highways and byways, this Australia map will show …
South Pacific expert and veteran travel writer David Stanley knows the best way to experience Fiji, from making the most of one of the world’s premiere diving spots to getting away from it all in lesser-known villages. David provides great trip ideas for a variety of travelers, such as Best of Fiji, Island-Hopper Special, and The Life Aquatic. …
30 Days in Sydney: A Wildly Distorted Account (Writer and the City)
Peter Carey captures our imagination with a brilliant and unexpected portrait of Sydney. In the midst of the 2000 Olympic games, Australia native Peter Carey returns to Sydney after a seventeen-year absence. Examining the urban landscape as both a tourist and a prodigal son, Carey structures his account around the four elements– Earth, Air, Fire, and Water– insisting …
The country’s longest-standing scenic book, ‘A Portrait of New Zealand’ depicts the landscapes of the North and South Islands in over 200 photographs. The book was first published in 1982 in two separate volumes, with the combined edition published in 1988 and reprinted every year since. This new edition contains the same well-loved images but has …
Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story
Follow in the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson with J. Maarten Troost, the bestselling author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals. Readers and critics alike adore J. Maarten Troost for his signature wry and witty take on the adventure memoir. Headhunters on My Doorstep chronicles Troost’s return to the South Pacific after his struggle with alcoholism left him numb to life. …
Australia: A Quick Guide to Customs & Etiquette (Culture Smart!)
Perth, the capital of Western Australia, is the most isolated city in the world, it is closer to Singapore than it is to Sydney. Australia is the world’s largest island, smallest continent and today it has one of the world’s highest standards of living. The belief in being “Fair Dinkum” – honest, up-front and a person who keeps …
Australia Classic [Tubed] (National Geographic Reference Map)
Completely redesigned and updated, National Geographic Maps’ Australia Classic wall map is one of the most authoritative maps of the “Land down under”.This new edition shows entire country with Tasmania in its correct geographic position versus as an inset in previous editions, and contains up-to-date Aboriginal Lands, and National Parks courtesy of Geoscience Australia and Department of Sustainability, …
An illuminating road trip through the history, life, and attractions of one of the most beautiful countries in the southern hemisphere The beauty and grandeur of New Zealand has captured the imagination of movie-goers over the past couple of years, and the country is a dream destination for many around the world. Straying from the Flock is an …