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Amsterdam’s compact core is laced by atmospheric lanes and quarters.

You never know what you'll find: a hidden garden, an old monastery turned music venue, probably by a canal.

More in-depth analysis on the city's architecture, with images to help visitors spot styles and famous buildings, including the recently UNESCO World Heritage-listed 17th-century canal ring.

360 eating and drinking listings, 85 great places to stay, 67 museums and galleries and six different ways to tour the canals
Colour feature on canal architecture
Comprehensive listings
Top sights in full detail

Coverage includes: Planning chapters, Medieval Centre & Red Light District, Nieuwmarkt, the Western Canal Ring, the Southern Canal Ring, Jordaan & the West, Vondelpark & Around, Old South, De Pijp, the Plantage, Eastern Islands & Eastern Docklands, Oosterpark & South Amsterdam, Understand and Survive chapters.

Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

Next edition due: March 2014

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Italy

Lonely Planet's #1 selling European country guide!

Visitors to Italy are bombarded by sights, scenes and flavours – palaces and museums overflowing with art, Renaissance gardens, gourmet food markets.

Come enjoy the vita bella (beautiful life). This full-colour guide with 3D illustrations of major highlights and insightful features on seasonal and regional food and outdoor activities is essential for those wanting to see the best Italy has to offer!

15 authors, 13 volcanoes, 7600km of coastline and hundreds of Renaissance masterpieces
Inspirational photos, pull-out city map, 3D plans of iconic sights, comprehensive planning tools, special Eat & Drink Like a Local feature and in-depth background

Coverage includes: Planning chapters, Rome & Lazio, Turin Piedmont Riviera, Milan & the Lakes, Trento & the Dolomites, Venice & the Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Emilia-Romagna & San Marino, Florence & Tuscany, Umbria & Le Marche, Abruzzo & Molise, Naples & Campania, Puglia, Basilicata & Calabria, Sicily, Sardinia, Understand & Survival chapters.

Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

Next edition due: February 2014

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Hg2 Miami

The much-needed second edition of Hg2 Miami looks at the United States' most hedonistic city - famed for its decadent party scene, warm weather and Latino culture Miami is extremely popular for long, winter weekend breaks. In recent years the city has extended away from the beach, opening up new oases of style, design and fashion in the design district and beyond.

The city's eclectic dining scene is constantly on the move and we keep the more nocturnally inclined readers abreast of when to turn up at the hottest parties in town. Edited and compiled by Hg2's strong editorial team and in-the-know man on the ground, Hg2 Miami will be the definitive guide to where visitors really need to hang out, eat, drink and wile away those long sun- drenched days.

Hg2 Miami city guide explores boutique hotels and the best restaurants, as well as bars, clubs, shops, sights and spas.

The days of cocaine-inspired gang warfare and shoot-outs are long gone - Miami is now the undisputed party capital of the United States. Silicon-filled bikini babes and steroid-pumped trunk hunks flaunt their bronzed bodies on the sandy shores of South Beach, while awe-inspiring Art Deco architecture lines its promenades and rooftop parties unfold above. Indeed, Miami is a sight to behold with more sun, surf and sizzling sex appeal than you can shake a very large crack pipe at.

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Sydney's Best Picnic Spots, Parks & Reserves

Sydney has one of the most beautiful settings in the world, but it's not just the Harbour that is capable of creating a little magic. In and around Sydney are stirring headlands, parks large and small (with excellent facilities), undisturbed bushland and slow, peaceful rivers.

There are thousands of places to spread out a picnic blanket, unpack a hamper and soak up the great Australian outdoors, and in Sydney's Best Picnic Spots, Parks & Reserves you'll find the very best of them.

Coverage includes the Royal National Park in the south, the Blue Mountains and Wisemans Ferry in the north.

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Sydney's Best Beaches & Rock Baths

Sydney is widely regarded - especially by Sydneysiders! - as having one of the world's most inviting, enticing, picturesque and fun collection of urban beaches. In this successor to Sydney's Best Picnic Spots & Beaches, local author and beach fanatic Catherine Proctor and Woodslane's outdoor guides series editor Andrew Swaffer have teamed up to survey the hundreds of beaches and swimming enclosures in the Sydney region.
w The very best 100 or so beaches are presented in this new guide, illustrated in full colour with vibrant photography, orientation maps and detailed maps for the larger beaches. The guide includes Information on location access (including by public transport), parking, facilities - including toilets and BBQs - the local environment, views, popularity, suitability for children, swimming, surfing and snorkelling, cafes and kiosks. Salt water swimming enclosures (whether netted, rock or concrete) are also detailed, including the best of those with no associated beach.

Sydney's Best Beaches & Rock Baths will be a must-have guide for any Sydneysider looking to venture beyond the sands of their favourite local beach. Guide coverage is from Palm Beach to the Royal National Park.

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Banff, Jasper & Glacier National Parks

From snowcapped mountains and pristine valleys to shimmering lakes and glittering glaciers, few places on Earth can match Banff, Jasper and Glacier when it comes to sky-topping scenery.

2 expert authors, 798 hours of in-park research, 133 miles of trails hiked, 42 wild animals spotted
Clear, easy-to-use maps
Comprehensive planning tools
Helpful hiking and camping charts
Activities feature

Coverage includes: Planning chapters, Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Glacier Naional Park, Understand & Survival chapters.

Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

Next edition due: February 2016

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Budapest

Budapest is a paradise for explorers. Keep your senses primed and you’ll discover something wonderful - an architectural gem, distant strains of Liszt, a killer cherry strudel - at every turn.

This Lonely Planet guidebook features more coverage of the city's restaurant scene, including must-try specialties and tips for dining like a local, and a dedicated section on Budapest's legendary thermal baths, pools and spa hotels.

169 restaurants reviewed, 43 cafes and cake shops, 11 steamy thermal baths, 4 city walking tours, 1 enormous hilltop palace
Special colour feature on Budapest’s thermal spa and pool culture
In-depth background on Budapest’s history, architecture and more
Top sights in full detail

Coverage includes: Planning chapters, Castle District, Gellert Hill & Taban, Obuda & Buda Hills, Belvaros, Parliament & around, Margaret Island & Northern Pest, Erzsebetvaros & the Jewish Quarter, Southern Pest, City Park & Beyond, Understand & Survival chapters.

Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

Next edition due: March 2015

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Singapore

This perennial stopover city is constantly reinventing itself as a destination in its own right, jostling for the position of top dog among Asia’s – even the world’s – best cities.

A practical, informative new guide for tourists, business travellers and temporary residents! Features include an improved pull-out map, making traversing this incredible city a snap, and new planning and understanding sections.

2 expert authors, 77 days on-the-ground research, 200 eating and nightlife reviews, 45 durians consumed
In-depth background into Singapore’s street-food scene
Comprehensive map section
Feature coverage of top sights

Coverage includes: Planning chapters, Colonial District & Marina Bay, Chinatown & the CBD, Little India Kampong Glam, Orchard Road, East, North & Central, Holland Vill Dempsey Hill, West & Southwest, Sentosa & Islands, Understanding & Survival chapters.

Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

Next edition due: February 2015

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Best Village & Coastal Walks of the Sunshine Coast

The Sunshine Coast boasts a huge range of beautiful environments, making the region perfect for exploring on foot. Best Village & Coastal Walks of the Sunshine Coast, a new book in Woodslane's hugely successful walking guides series, introduces the best walks for visitors and residents alike, ranging from leisurely beach-side cliff- top strolls to the more rugged tracks deeper in the bush.

Detailed descriptions and maps help the reader explore the region's parks, bushland, rivers, coasts and most interesting urban areas. As with previous titles in the series, the book is richly illustrated with over 150 full- colour photographs and dozens of detailed maps. A summary table of walks indicating distances, facilities and highlights is included to help the reader find exactly the right walk for the occasion.

Covers the full coastal stretch from Noosa Heads to Bribie Island and inland to Mapleton and Maleny.

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Land of Water: Exploring Indonesia by Sea Volume 1 - Bali to Komodo

If this gorgeous book doesn't make you want sell the house and kids and sail off into the distance, then I'm afraid your soul might be broken...

The archipelago of Indonesia is arguably the ultimate cruising destination for modern-day sailors with a passion for exploring. Cruise this remote Land of Water and you'll find a place of endless discovery.

A unique, scrapbook-like travel accounts by yacht to exotic and remote areas in the eastern part of Indonesia depicting landscapes, people and natural wonders of the largest archipelago in the world.

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Greek Waters Pilot

A yachtsman's guide to the Ionian and Aegean coasts and islands of Greece, the Greek Waters Pilot is the definitive cruising guide to the coasts and islands of Greece. It covers the entire area from the Ionian Islands to the Aegean, Rhodes and Crete and includes details of over 450 harbours in a single volume. Greek Waters Pilot has been painstakingly compiled from the author’s own survey work and the latest first-hand information.

Although much of the new material affects the Ionian and southeastern Aegean, this new edition contains detailed updating of every part of the guide. The redrawn and amended plans and new photographs, many of which have been taken from the air, complement the revisions in the text, refreshing this work which is now in its eleventh edition.

The organisation of so much detail within the confines of a single volume is an impressive achievement and has been the basis of Greek Waters Pilot’s status as the indispensable guide for anyone sailing around Greece.

'The fascinating background information with historical and mythological anecdotes gives this book a richness too often missing from bald pilot guides. It would be inconceivable to visit this area without the detailed knowledge provided by Rod Heikell’s enviable experience of Greek cruising.'
- Royal Cruising Club

'Anyone who has cruised around Greece will be grateful to Rod Heikell for compiling what has become 'the bible' for pilotage in these waters. If you are planning on cruising in this delightful region, Heikell is invaluable...'
- Cruising Association

'… his excellent pilots are the yardstick by which all others are measured and it’s with justification that they are often referred to as ‘the bible’.'
- John Goode, Sailing Today

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Cycle Touring in Spain

With an agreeable climate, Western Europe's greatest wilderness areas, unmatched flora and fauna, and a history stretching back beyond civilisation, Spain, with its friendly people and readily available accommodation, makes an outstanding destination for the cycle tourist.

This guide contains the hard-won practical information needed by cyclists who wish to independently tour Spain, including when and where to go, how to get there, how to get around, accommodation, passports, visas and insurance, money and banks, bicycle considerations, living on the road and points of arrival.

In addition to the practical information eight routes are described in detail and illustrated with maps, profiles and accommodation lists. The routes vary in difficulty, being suitable for novice through to keen cyclists, and are described in five to twelve daily stages with options to shorten, extend or go off road as the cyclist wishes.

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Rome

History, human genius and the hot midday sun have conspired to make Rome one of the world’s most seductive and thrilling cities.

This new edition of the Lonely Planet Rome guidebook showcases full-colour maps, new planning features and tours that cover all the highlights of Rome and more.

Brilliant photo spreads and illustrations of top Roman sights, including the Forum and the Colosseum, and a section that reveals the hidden gems of the city's top museums.

2 expert authors, 5 Roman forums, 34 maps, 157 restaurants and 3000 years of art and architecture
Comprehensive map section
Feature coverage of top sights
Range of planning tools
In-depth background on Rome’s art & architecture

Coverage includes: Planning chapters, Ancient Rome, Centro Strorico, Tridente, Trevi & Quirinale, Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo, San Giovanni to Testaccio, Southern Rome, Trastevere & Gianicolo, Vatican City, Borgo & Prati, Villa Borghese & Northern Rome, Understand & Survival chapters.

Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

Next edition due: February 2014

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Melbourne's Best Picnic Spots & Beaches

Melbourne has some of the most beautiful parks & coastline in the world. There are many places to spread out a blanket or towel, unpack a hamper & soak up the great Australian outdoors. In this book you'll find the very best of them.

From the inner city to the outer suburbs & key areas beyond, wether North, South, East or West. Melbourne has something for everyone, with many beaches, open parklands and pristine national parks.

Melbourne's Best Picnic Spots & Beaches includes: Over 100 great locations; From the Dandenong's to Daylesford, from the Mornington to the Bellarine Peninsulas; Over 150 full colour photos; Detailed full colour maps; A summary table to help you quickly find your spot; Information on Melbourne's history and environment.

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Best of Brisbane

Following on from the success of Brisbane's Best Bush, Bay & City Walks and Best of Canberra comes the next 'Best of' title from Woodslane's new series. Brisbane's subtropical climate and relaxed lifestyle make it a wonderful city to explore for both residents and visitors alike. Now all of Brisbane's key attractions and activities are detailed in Best of Brisbane, illustrated throughout with full-colour photography and accompnaying navigational maps.

Every destination and activity is described and detailed to ensure that minimum time is wasted and maximum time spent enjoying the sights and things to do. Best of Brisbane includes detailed information, including opening times, contact details, UBD map references, entry fees, parking avilability, public transport links, information on cafes, shops and accessibililty for wheelchairs. There are chapters on introductory walks, museums and galleries, other main attractions, parks and gardens, the performing arts, festivals, other activities, eating and drinking and a summary 'At a glance' table to help quickly find the attractions and activities that best suit the reader.

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Best River & Alpine Walks around Mt Kosciuszko

One of the world's outstanding national parks, the largest in New South Wales and home to continental Australia's highest Peak, Kosciuszko National Park covers 690,000 hectares, and its features include the Snowy River, alpine herbfields, limestone caves and gorges, and historic huts and homesteads.

Matt McClelland, founder of www.wildwalks.com.au, takes us on an enriching tour of over 40 of the very best walks the region has to offer. Like all their walking guides, the book includes full- colour photography and maps, easy-to-follow instructions and great local information.

Chapters include Thredbo, Alpine Way, Geehi, Khancoban To Cabramurra Rd, Kosciuszko Rd, Charlotte Pass, Guthega and Snow shoe walks.

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Cycling around Sydney

The ride guide that gives the reader the inspiration and confidence to get out on the quiet streets, roads and bike paths and see what Sydney and its hinterland has to offer. Their senses will reel with the sounds and smells of the bustling city and the ever-changing bush, and they'll find the opportunities and freedom to stop and chat, sample local produce, or dive in for a swim.

This new edition is fully updated and features brand new, far more detailed maps than the previous edition. It includes: five ride themes (the city, our history, coastal landscapes, parks and rivers, and the countryside); all the information required to plan a trip, travel to the start using public transport, and confidently navigate the route; great ideas on places to visit, restaurants and cafes to enjoy, and a wealth of facts to broaden the mind; plus over 100 inspirational full-colour photographs.

Sydney-based cycling author and back-street cycle routes guru Bruce Ashley has written this revised edition. His excitement at experiencing new locations and cultural delights is reflected in a guide that both stimulates and informs, and he hopes it will get readers out of the armchair and onto the saddle!

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Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Can National Parks

Lonely Planet's inspirational series of park guides feature in-depth research and advice on the best sights, hikes and camping grounds.

Perfect for everyone, from the road-tripping family, to the serious outdoor enthusiast.

2 expert authors, 504 hours of in-park research, 298 miles of trails hiked, 17 black bears spotted
Clear, easy-to-use maps
Helpful hiking and camping charts
Activities feature

Coverage includes: Planning chapters, Yosemite National Park, Around Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Understand & Survive chapters.

'Yosemite and neighboring Sequoia & Kings Canyon occupy the most spectacular region of one of the most spectacular mountain ranges on the planet.'
- Beth Kohn, Lonely Planet Writer

Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

Next edition due: February 2016

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The Vanished Fleet of the Sydney Coastline

The Vanished Fleet of the Sydney Coastline recreates the events leading up to the loss of fifteen shipwrecks in the Sydney and Illawarra region. The book documents many remarkable stories of survival, court room dramas, personalities, tragedy and bad luck.

This book will appeal to those with an interest in our maritime history and the fascinating subject of shipwrecks.

Includes black and white and full colour photographs.

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Your Gap Year

Your Gap Year is your essential guide to making the most of your year out. Perhaps you want to lose yourself in Las Vegas, experience the beauty of Bolivia or soak up the sun on Bondi beach.

Written by Susan Griffith, the world's leading gap year specialist, Your Gap Year reveals the best and most up-to-date information and advice you need for exploring every corner of the globe. From what to pack to where to party, inside Your Gap Year you'll find:

Fundraising ideas to pay for your trip
Unmissable jobs and opportunities
Insider advice on how not to get ripped offd
Budget tips so you don't run out of cash

Presenting a clear, country by country guide to gap year opportunities, Your Gap Year also provides a sound assessment of the risks and rewards; of a gap year, as well as showcasing a wealth of first-hand accounts from travellers to give you insight and inspiration.

Catering to all possible desires for how to spend a gap year, Your Gap Year contains detailed information on subjects from how to gain qualifications and skills from your gap year to how to join an expedition. It's Your Gap Year what will you do with it?

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Brisbane's Best Bush, Bay & City Walks

Brisbane has a rich variety of walks suitable for all ages and fitness levels. In Brisbane's Best Bush, Bay & City Walks, Dianne McLay, writer and local resident provides a user-friendly guide to walks which explore interesting locations such as the riverside, chic urban villages, wildlife reserves, streets rich in history and art, the shores of Moreton Bay and wilderness areas on Brisbane's doorstep.

This guide combines an increasingly popular form of daily exercise with an exploration of Brisbane's diverse landscapes, history and environment. Some of the walks are suitable for families with young children in prams. The text is complemented by more than 150 full-colour photographs and comprehensive, easy-to- read maps.

Brisbane's Best Bush, Bay & City Walks is suitable for local residents who want to explore their city, or visitors wanting to experience the best of Brisbane's walks during their stay.

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Melbourne's Best Bush, Bay & City Walks

Melbourne boast's a huge range of beautiful environments, making the city and the country around it perfect for exploring on foot. Melbourne's Best Bush, bay & City Walks, joining the hugely successful walking guides series from Woodslane Press, introduces the best walks for visitors and residents alike, ranging from fascinating city walks and leisurely bay-side strolls to the more natural parklands and bush tracks beyond the urban fringes.

Detailed descriptions, clear directions and colour maps help the reader explore Melbourne's parks, bushland, bay-side beaches, rivers and most interesting urban areas. As with previous titles in the series, the book is richly illustrated with over 150 full- colour photographs.

A summary table of walks indicating distances, facilities and highlights is included to help the reader find exactly the right walk for the occasion.

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Best of the Mornington Peninsula

The Mornington Peninsula, well-known as 'Melbourne's playground', offers a feast of natural attractions on the doorsteps of the city. Chief amongst these are the parks and beaches, the latter of which come in two distinct flavours: the calmer bay beaches and the wilder, more rugged, ocean beaches. Add in a world-renowned wine region, some beautiful walks and some fascinating historical attractions and it's easy to see why the peninsula attracts millions of visitors every year.

This new guide is Illustrated though-out with superb full- colour photography, and has detailed accompanying navigational maps. Every destination is described and detailed to ensure minimum time is wasted and maximum time spent enjoying the sights and things to do.

Information on every destination includes: opening times, address, contact details, UBD map reference, entry fees, parking availability, public transport links, information on cafes, shops and accessibility for wheelchairs.

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Outdoor Navigation with GPS

For outdoor adventurers who hike, fish, kayak, cross-country ski, or mountain bike in the backcountry, a GPS receiver can help them reach their destination and return safely - but only if they know how to use it!

Here is the guide to getting the most out of a GPS receiver, from basic consumer advice to advanced techniques. It even includes fun solo and team games that utilize GPS. Starting with essential definitions and moving on to creating waypoints, and using your GPS with a computer, this succinct book teaches the basics of navigation and outdoor GPS use.

Advanced techniques are covered, such as creating custom maps, and new technologies are discussed, including using GPS-enabled mobile phones, and how to use GPS with Google Earth and Google Maps.

With years of experience as a GPS instructor, Hinch is well-versed in all aspects of navigation and GPS use, and he covers them in a jargon-free, easy-to-follow style.

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Thailand

30th Anniversary edition of the market-leading guide on Thailand!

For this edition our authors have hunted down the fresh, the transformed, the hot and the happening, from new transport routes to get you to the beach faster, flights through the canopy in Ko Tao and stylish sleeps for all the hip new hotels in Bangkok.

3219 km of coastline, over 150 temples, 37 weeks of in-depth research and 245 bowls of noodles consumed
Inspirational photos
Comprehensive planning tools
In-depth background
Easy-to-read layout
At-a-glance practical info

Friendly and fun-loving, exotic and tropical, cultured and historic, Thailand beams with a lustrous hue from its gaudy temples and golden beaches to the ever-comforting Thai smile.

Coverage includes: Planning chapters, Bangkok & around, Central Thailand, Ko Chang & East, Chiang Mai Province, Northern Thailand, Northeastern Thailand, Hua Hin & Southern Gulf, Ko Samui & Lower Gulf, Phuket & Andaman Coast, Understand & Survival chapters.

Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

Next edition due: June 2014

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Bay of Naples

Explore the Bay of Naples (Golfo di Napoli) with this Freytag & Berndt double-sided road and leisure map. The map will allow you to travel independently, and plan your journey well. The topography of the land is well displayed using shading.

The map also features full colour photographs of some of the scenery to be found in the area. You will also find plans of the townships of Amalfi, Ischia Ponte, Capri, Pompeii, Naples City and Sorrento as well as some enlargements of the islands of Capri and Ischia.

As with all Freytag & Berndt maps, icons and markings are used to denote tourist information and points of interest. These include:

Roads, foot paths, shipping routes, airports
Places to see such as churches, monasteries, castles, museums, ruins and archaeological sites
Caves and camp sites

Distances between points are shown in kilometres. The legend is in German, English, French and Italian.

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London

This new full-colour guide to London is ripe and out in time for the 2012 Olympic Games!

One of the world's most visited cities, London has something for everyone - from history to culture, art, grand museums, dazzling architecture, royalty, diversity and irrepressible pizazz.

The latest edition of Lonely Planet's London guidebook highlights the very special experiences this city has to offer, 3D illustration pages featuring the Thames and Tower of London, along with an overview of cool restaurants, music venues and nightlife.

64 different regional cuisines, 53 of the city's best museums, 45 page colour map section, 7 favourite views over London, 4 inner city farms
In-depth background on London's literary heritage
Comprehensive map section
3D plans of iconic sights
Range of planning tools

Coverage includes: Planning chapters, The West End, The City, The South Bank, Kensington & Hyde Park, Clerkenwell, Shoreditch, Spitalfields, The East End & Docklands, Hampstead & North London, Notting Hill & West London, Greenwich & South London, Richmond, Kew, Hampton Court, Understand & Survive chapters

Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

Next edition due: February 2014

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Best of Canberra

The nation's capital has become, during its few decades of existence, a surprisingly vibrant hub of Australia's political life. Even more surprisingly - to many - it has also become one of the country's best destinations for culture, the arts and sports, and, thanks to Burley Griffin's visionary design, is in one of the best inland settings of any major Australian city.

All Canberra's key attractions and activities are detailed in this new guide for visitors and residents alike. Illustrated throughout with full-colour photography, and with accompanying navigational maps, every destination is described and detailed to ensure minimum time is wasted and maximum time spent enjoying the sights and things to do.

The colour guide to over 80 fantastic destinations & activities.

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New Zealand: The Great Walks

New Zealand is a wilderness paradise of incredibly beautiful landscapes. Outstanding scenery, a rich heritage and extensive outdoor activities combine to make it one of the world's most exciting destinations and there is no better way to experience it than on one of the nine designated Great Walks, the country's premier walking tracks.

This fully rewalked 2nd edition includes route descriptions of each of the country's nine best hikes. Meticulously waymarked and maintained, the Great Walks provide outstanding tramping opportunities for people at all levels of fitness and proficiency. (In New Zealand, hiking is known as tramping)

This new edition includes route descriptions for each of the country's nine best hikes with 50 detailed walking maps in the proven Trailblazer style; all walking times are indicated, along with points of interest and gradients. Trailblazer cover what other guides leave out - comprehensive details of where to stay and where to eat along the way.

This all-in-one-guide includes everything you need for a walking holiday in New Zealand: getting to New Zealand from the UK, USA & Canada, South Africa, getting to each trailhead, historical and cultural background, health and safety, environmentally sensitive hiking.

Plus guides to Auckland, Wellington and gateway towns - detailed guides and maps to Auckland, Wellington, National Park Village, Taumaranui, Nelson, Queenstown, Te Anau and Oban.

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Vietnam

Lonely Planet's #4 selling title!

Blessed with a ravishing coastline, emerald-green mountains, breathtaking national parks, dynamic cities, outstanding cultural interest and one of the world's best cuisines, Vietnam has it all.

Travellers are heading to Vietnam in record numbers, so this popular guide has returned with new planning sections and bonus chapters on side trips to Cambodia's Angkor wat.

3444 km of spectacular coastline, 24 weeks of in-depth research, 504 bottles of bia hoi consumed, 168 bowls of noodles eaten
In-depth background and comprehensive planning tools
Easy-to-use maps and inspirational photos
At-a-glance practical info

Coverage includes: Planning chapters, Hanoi, Northeast, Northwest, North-Central , Central , South-Central, Central Highlands, Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong Delta, Siem Reap & Angkor Temples, Understand & Survival chapters.

Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

Next edition due: June 2014

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Australia by Rail

From the vast emptiness of the Nullarbor Plain, on the world's longest straight rail line, to the twisting tracks of outback Queensland and the rainforests of the north, Australia's railways offer a rich variety of contrasting experiences. Taking the train is an ideal way to explore the continent.

Fully-revised fifth edition - including the new Ghan extension to Darwin
Rail travel for all budgets - from the luxury of Gold Kangaroo class on The Ghan or Indian Pacific to reclining Daynighter seats for budget-conscious travellers, plus full details of the Austrail Flexipass and other passes and ticket bargains
Railway route guides with 70 rail maps - all main lines and branches, what to look out for as you travel and where to stop
City guides and maps - Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra and Darwin plus the best sights, hotels and restaurants at many stops along the lines

'Benefiting from Taylor's 30 years of travel on Australia's trains...'
- The Sunday Times

'Highly recommended'
- Today's Railways

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Hg2 Rome

A fully-updated edition of the quintessential 'little black book' for the urbane and stylish traveller, who doesn't want to look like a tourist. This contemporary and elegant guide features independent reviews, over 200 full-colour photographs and easy-to-follow, colour-coded maps.

Online updates are easy to access, ensuring you have up-to-date coverage of the most stylish places to visit at all times. A much needed second edition for this, one of Italy's most enigmatic cities. Going deeper into the city, to find you the most eclectic dining experiences, the hip and edgy city neighbourhoods and the laid back bars where visitors aren't treated with the disregard tourists can come across in some parts of the city. This is a city that needs a tour guide and this book will tell you everything you need to know. In fact, the only thing it doesn't include is the mundane and ordinary.

Hg2 Rome city guide explores boutique hotels and the best restaurants, as well as bars, clubs, shops, sights and spas.

Romance and Rome go together like a horse and carriage, which is why visitors have been flocking here for its dizzying mix of architecture and style for nearly 3,000 years; think age-old historical heirlooms surrounded by Vespa-choked streets, picturesque piazzas dominated by trickling fountains and buzzing restaurants crammed with noisy locals.

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Hg2 Istanbul

Istanbul - the city on the cusp of two continents has entralled and bedazzled travellers for centuries. East meets West in so many different ways - from the architecture and history of the city's more famous monuments and the way in which many still lead their lives to the synthesis of modern music styles as Western pop meets traditional tunes and the avant-garde cuisine of the top restaurants and new breed of celebrity chefs.

All under-pinned by the sparkling waters of the Bosphorous, Istanbul is a city that always reinvents itself and lures visitors back time and time again. Edited and compiled by Hg2's strong editorial team and in-the-know man on the ground, Hg2 Istanbul will be the definitive guide to where visitors really need to hang out, eat, drink and wile away those long sun-drenched days.

Hg2 Istanbul city guide explores boutique hotels and the best restaurants, as well as bars, clubs, shops, sights and spas.

As the birthplace of countless legends and myths, Istanbul - or Constantinople, as it was once called - is often considered the greatest city on earth. The city has been in existence for 28 centuries, it's hardly surprising that the city is steeped in culture, but a new wave of hip bars, restaurants and clubs have opened to make Istanbul one of the most happening destinations on the planet.

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Southern Italy

Southern Italy is the country at its most intense and most beautiful - a seductive blend of classical ruins, dramatic coastlines and culinary highs, shimmering in the golden Mediterranean sun.

A brand new Lonely Planet title! Featuring extensive coverage from cosmopolitan Naples to rural Calabria Bascilicata, the Southern Italy guide includes an informative and inspiring illustrated section on the ruins of Pompeii.

3 passionate authors, 3 active volcanoes, 12 World Heritage sites, 2922km of coastline
Clear, easy-to-use maps
Comprehensive planning tools
Easy-to-read layout

Coverage includes: Planning chapters, Naples & Campania, Puglia, Basilicata & Calabria, Sicily, Understand & Survival chapters.

Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

Next edition due: February 2014

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Perth Focus

Perth is one of the most isolated cities in the world, and yet for many people that is the source of its charm. People are laidback here, even by Australian standards; so while the city itself is sparkling and modern the pace is relaxed and easygoing.

Stroll around Kings Park and enjoy the views over the city, go sailing in the Indian Ocean or pig out at a late afternoon barbecue down at Trigg Beach. When you tire of the beach trek inland for more earthy activities, such as mountain biking in the beautiful Perth Hills.

Small, compact soft cover guide
Essentials section with useful advice on getting there and around
Information on where to eat & sleep, plus where to go waterskiing, sailing or parasailing
Includes coverage of the surrounding region
Detailed street maps for Perth and other destinations

Footprint Perth Focus will take you from outdoor cinemas to sandy beaches, with detailed and up-to-dare information to ensure your trip is as laidback as the locals themselves.

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Sydney's Best Harbour & Coastal Walks

Sydney has some outstanding walks right in the heart of the city. Most Sydneysiders know of the well-trodden Bondi to Coogee or Spit to Manly walks but Sydney's Best Harbour & Coastal Walks includes more than thirty five waterside walks from Palm Beach to the Royal National Park.

Everyone in the community is aware of the need for daily activity to keep healthy and walking is increasingly popular with people who would not call themselves bushwalkers. In Sydney's Best Harbour &Coastal Walks, Katrina O'Brien, travel guide author and local resident, combines her walking experience and passion for Sydney's undeveloped places to produce a user- friendly guide to the city's best quiet and wild walks as well as the classic showy walks.

The text is complemented by more than 150 full-colour photographs and detailed full-colour maps.

The bestselling guide to 37 fantastic walks.

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Sail Away: How to Escape the Rat Race and Live the Dream

How to make your dream of giving up the 9-to-5 routine - and setting sail - come true.

Author Nicola Rodriguez dared to dream the impossible - seeing the world with her family of four. With careful planning (and the gift of yachting equipment), her dream came true, allowing her to travel by yacht for four years while raising her family. In Sail Away, she offers practical guidance for the would-be adventurer - including choosing a boat, planning a round-the-world route, as well as a realistic look at the pros and cons of living on a boat. With information on safety, communications, children, insurance, and budgeting, this helpful guide will show anyone how to start their once in a lifetime journey.

With careful guidance on each step of the preparation process, the book also includes extensive information on routes and destinations around Europe, the Caribbean, the Pacific, and beyond.

Includes only tried-and-tested advice-based on the author's own experience as well as many others she met in her travels
Offers advice on coping with life ashore at the end of your adventure
The author is a respected yachting journalist, who contributes to Yachting Monthly, Yachting World, and Sail magazines
Illustrated with beautiful photographs taken by Nicola's husband, John

Whether you're opting to cash in your savings, making use of your pension, or taking a sabbatical from your daily routine, this inspirational, practical guide shows you how to take the plunge and Sail Away.

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Work Your Way Around the World

You want to travel around the world. But how can you afford such a trip? A grim spell of working overtime and denying yourself a social life is one route to being able to join a safari in Tanzania, a water sport instructor's course on the Mediterranean or a bungee jump in New Zealand. But what if it were possible to skip this stage and head off towards the horizon sooner than that?

Work Your Way Around the World is the trusted guide for the world traveller, now in its 15th edition and fully updated to explain how you can fund your trip by finding temporary work around the world, both in advance and on the spot while travelling. Work-for-keep arrangements on a New Zealand farm or Costa Rican eco-lodge will mean that you have to save far less than if you booked a long-haul package holiday to those destinations.

Incorporating hundreds of first-hand accounts from people who have actually done the jobs with a mass of hard factual information to offer authoritative advice on how to find work from selling ice cream in Cape town to working as a film extra in Bangkok, Work Your Way Around the World gives information on all the main industries offering temporary work including:

tourism
teaching English
childcare
voluntary work
business
and lots more

Work Your Way Around the Worldld also includes useful information on dates and details of harvest from Denmark to New Zealand and contains a clear, country-by-country guide to all the job opportunities to be found around the world.

Working abroad is an excellent way to experience a foreign culture from the inside, but jobs abroad, like jobs at home, must be ferreted out. Work Your Way Around the World will help you do just that.

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Shipwrecks, Storms & Seamen of the New South Wales Coast

Shipwrecks, Storms & Seamen of the New South Wales Coast remembers some of the greatest maritime stories of the state.
w With the assistance of historic photographs, graphic underwater photography and an easy writing style, the author takes the reader back to a time when shipping disasters were a common occurrence. Containing many previously untold stories, this book will appeal to anyone with a love of the sea.

Includes black and white and full colour photographs.

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San Francisco

Sunny days suit most cities just fine, but San Francisco saves its most dramatic views of Golden Gate Bridge for foggy weather.

When it swirls around the towers, romantics and photographers rejoice.

This revamped guide to one of the most popular cities in the USA features easy-to-use maps and more colour images, including a showcase of local photographers' favourite corners of San Francisco and food expert highlights of the city's specialities and top restaurants.

174 restaurants, 140 shops, 43 hills to explore & 29 museums
In-depth background on the city’s cuisine and cocktails
Comprehensive map section
Feature coverage of top sights

Coverage includes: Planning chapters, The Marina, Fisherman's Wharf & the Piers, Downtown & Civic Center, North Beach & Chinatown, The Hills & Japantown, The Mission, SoMa & Potrero Hill, Castro & Noe Valley, Height & Hayes Valley, Gold Gate Park, Day Trips, Understand & Survival chapters.

Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

Next edition due: Februrary 2014