Travel America

Which state has the most national monuments? Where in America can you find one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World? Where is the largest contiguous forest of ponderosa pine? In Awesome Arizona, Roger Naylor, "the Dean of Arizona Travel Writers," has amassed 200 amazing facts and fascinating commentary about his beloved state. This is the fast-paced, funny encyclopedia that lovers of Arizona have been craving.

La "Subway", come i newyorkesi chiamano la loro metropolitana, è come un enorme sistema sanguigno che attraversa ogni zona della città e raggiunge tutti i suoi luoghi più maestosi, incredibili, divertenti e insoliti. La metropolitana, infatti, è lo strumento che permette a New York di essere quello che è: misteriosa, veloce, libera. E in questo libro diventa anche il modo più facile per esplorarla davvero: stazione dopo stazione, storia dopo storia, monumento dopo monumento, scoperta dopo scoperta.

Who was America's first and only Emperor? Why are there ships buried under the streets of San Francisco? Was the word "hella" really created in the East Bay? Bay Curious brings you the answers to these questions and much more through fun and fascinating deep-dives into hidden gems of Bay Area trivia, history, and culture. Based on the award-winning KQED podcast of the same name, Bay Curious brings a fresh eye to some of its most popular pieces and expands to cover stories unique to this book.

Egan leads us on an unconventional, freewheeling tour: from America's oldest continuously inhabited community, the Ancoma Pueblo in New Mexico, to the high kitsch of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where London Bridge has been painstakingly rebuilt stone by stone; from the fragile beauty of Idaho's Bitterroot Range to the gross excess of Las Vegas, a city built as though in defiance of its arid environment.

After exploring the Eastern Caribbean for several years on their 34-foot Creekmore, Connie McBride, her husband, and their 16-year-old son sailed away from their adopted home of St. Croix, west across the Caribbean to Bocas del Toro, Panama. What they found there will delight the reader as the archipelago comes alive in Eurisko Sails West: A Year in Panama. Howler monkeys, red frogs, and sloths in the jungle are accompanied by a symphony of parrots, oro pendula, toucans, and macaws.

Bill Bryson will es seinen gehfaulen Landsleuten zeigen: Gemeinsam mit seinem Freund Katz, der aufgrund gewaltiger Leibesfülle und einer festverwurzelten Leidenschaft für Schokoriegel nicht gerade die besten Voraussetzungen dafür mitbringt, will er den längsten Fußweg der Welt, den "Appalachian Trail", bezwingen. Eine abenteuerliche Reise quer durch zwölf Bundesstaaten der USA beginnt...

Seit über drei Jahrzehnten lebt Tuvia Tenenbom in New York. Als er sich 2015 für seine neue Großreportage erstmals auf eine Reise quer durch die USA begab, ahnte er nicht, was ihn erwarten würde: "Ich hätte nie gedacht, dass die Vereinigten Staaten so völlig anders sind, als ich immer angenommen hatte. Lange Jahre war ich überzeugt, dass ich sie ziemlich gut kennen würde. Aber ich bin mir da nicht mehr so sicher. Erst jetzt entdecke ich so nach und nach das wahre Amerika, Stück für Stück.

Esto es un diario de viaje con escasas fechas especificadas, pero con el sueño enorme de poder descubrir en el trayecto entre una punta y otra de América Latina (y a bordo de una Kombi), a la escuela ideal.

Countering the conventional narrative that Florida's tourism industry suffered during the Great Depression, this book shows that the 1930s were the starting point for much that characterizes modern Florida's tourism. David Nelson argues that state and federal government programs designed to reboot the economy during this decade are crucial to understanding the state today.

The struggle against deadly microbes is endless. Diseases that have plagued human beings since ancient times still exist, new maladies make their way into the headlines, we are faced with vaccine shortages, and the threat of germ warfare has reemerged as a worldwide threat. In this riveting account, medical historian Howard Markel takes an eye-opening look at the fragility of the American public health system.

Told with a gripping narrative and artful prose, Vicious Cycle offers a thought-provoking examination of our patterns of behaviour - and how these recurring habits can shape our entire lives. Blending the professional experiences of author and executive coach Jim Rees with his passion for ultra-cycling, this book seeks to unravel the nature of our psychology through relatable stories of hardship, determination, and a relentless drive to succeed and grow.

In Roadside Americans, Jack Reid traces the rise and fall of hitchhiking, offering vivid accounts of life on the road and how the act of soliciting rides from strangers, and the attitude toward hitchhikers in American society, evolved over time in sync with broader economic, political, and cultural shifts. In doing so, Reid offers insight into significant changes in the United States amid the decline of liberalism and the rise of the Reagan Era.

Von Boston nach San Francisco bis Los Angeles und zurück nach New York: Die Büchner-Preisträgerin Felicitas Hoppe erkundet ein phantastisch unbekanntes Amerika. Zehntausend so komische wie hochpoetische Meilen - eine literarische Weltentdeckung.

With High Stakes, Gary Provost takes the listener on a wide-ranging tour of Nevada's newly revitalized 21st-century vacation world. This inside look at both the gaming business and its new total entertainment centers, which now host 20 million visitors a year, reveals how Las Vegas became a clean, attractive, family-oriented resort. Today, casino gambling is just one attraction of many, most of them new.

In the summer of 1916, Dorothy Woodruff and Rosamond Underwood, close friends from childhood and graduates of Smith College, left home in Auburn, New York, for the wilds of northwestern Colorado. Bored by their soci-ety luncheons, charity work, and the effete young men who courted them, they learned that two teach-ing jobs were available in a remote mountaintop schoolhouse and applied—shocking their families and friends.

In 1994, retired CBS correspondent Charles Kuralt set out to spend a perfect year in America - traveling to his 12 favorite American places, in just the right month for a visit to each. With his well-known warmth, humor, and insight, he shows them to us now in Charles Kuralt's America.

Das neue Abenteuer des "deutschen Forrest Gump". Bei 45 Grad durch die Mojave-Wüste. Über fast 4000 Meter hohe Gebirgspässe in den Rocky Mountains. Mitten durch die Häuserschluchten von Millionenmetropolen. Und hunderte Kilometer entlang endloser Maisfelder in Nebraska. Dieser Herausforderung stellt sich Extremsportler Jonas Deichmann.

Spanning more than 84 million acres, the national parks have something for everyone. Whether you want to traverse rocky mountain cliffs, see majestic wildlife like black bears and buffalo, or walk the rims of active volcanoes, any outdoor adventure is possible. You just have to know where to go. Which is exactly where this book comes in handy.

When it comes to nature, the Pacific Northwest is one of the most diverse landscapes in the United States of America. Whether you’re looking for deserts to have a sandy good time or a rainforest to go trekking in, you couldn’t have chosen a better place. With its serene forests, inspiring mountain ranges, and incredible urban jungles, you won’t run out of sights to see and wonders to experience. You’ll find all the perks of urban living, from varying cuisines to shows and performances. All you need is this experienced guide to help you plan your days and find the best attractions.

På en rejse gennem USA interviewer to danske journalister seks fremtrædende amerikanere i håb om at komme ind under overfladen på det mytiske og flimrende drømmeland.