Travel America

Border Odyssey takes us on a drive toward understanding the US/Mexico divide: all 1,969 miles, from Boca Chica to Tijuana. Along the journey, five centuries of cultural history (indigenous, French, Spanish, Mexican, African American, colonist, and US), wars, and legislation unfold. And through observation, conversation, and meditation, Border Odyssey scopes the stories of the people and towns on both sides.

Hakon Mielche rejste i 1970‘erne med sin kone, Susanne Mielche, til USA på en vaskeægte roadtrip. Den garvede eventyrer tog notits af de vigtigste ting undervejs, og det blev til to spændende rejsebøger; "USA øst" og "USA vest". I "USA vest" kommer vi blandt andet med til Grand Canyon, på besøg på indianerreservater og til det imponerende monument for John F. Kennedy, der er rejst i Dallas, hvor den berømte præsident blev myrdet.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Merida. Greater Than a Tourist: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico by Regi Galgano updates you on the new gay wedding law and weekend dry laws. It offers insights into cultural quirks that baffle newcomers, like why hacienda chimneys are so high and toilets are so low. It gives you 78 tips on how to live like a local for four days in Mexico’s safest city. Slow down, stay in one place, and get to know the people and culture.

A true explorer and travel-enthusiast revels in the beauty of the unknown. The continent of North America is rich with historical sites and sightseeing places that deserve a place in each traveler’s journal. From Oregon to Washington, Montana, and Idaho, there are stories waiting to be heard, museums filled with centuries-old heritages, and architecture that has lived through generations.

The Mayflower was the great ship that brought the Pilgrims to a new land. It was big, but there were a lot of people on board, so there was hardly enough room for everyone. You don't encounter the same problem when you're traveling on ships these days. But for some time, can you image what it must have been like to travel in the Mayflower?

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.

History is turned inside out when off-world travelers challenge Tyson Reyes and Madi Grace to a real-life game of Temporal Dilemma. Three rounds from the opponents and Hitler takes Europe, Pearl Harbor never happens, a fascist cloud hangs over the postwar United States, and CHRONOS itself is erased from existence. Now Tyson, Madi, and a team of seasoned players must make their moves - in 1930s New York. Jazz and the blues waft from Village clubs. The World’s Fair draws assassins. Madison Square Garden hosts Nazis. And the Manhattan Project never gets off the ground.

Komm mit zum Haareschneiden im Central Park, Tofumachen in Chinatown, Schwimmen am Brighton Beach und Jazz hören in Washington Heights! In Hallo New York besuchen Christina und Felix ihre Lieblingsmenschen, um herauszufinden: Wie machen die das? Wie leben und überleben sie? Was treibt sie an? Wie geht das: widerstandsfähig sein, flexibel bleiben. Immer wieder aufstehen, wenn einen das Leben gerade umgehauen hat. Eine Gemeinschaft bilden, vor allem in schwierigen Zeiten. Christina und Felix sind preisgekrönte Journalisten. Sie leben seit mehr als zehn Jahren in New York, inzwischen mit zwei kleinen Töchtern.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local book is for you. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local book is for you. Eat Like a Local—Hermosa Beach by Chirawan Murphy offers the inside scoop on food in Hermosa Beach, California. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist.

Eat Like a Local—Philadelphia by Fayge Horesh offers the inside scoop on food in Philadelphia. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience.

Laura Pariani è andata per la prima volta a 15 anni in Argentina e in Patagonia, in un viaggio folgorante alla ricerca di un nonno che si era trasferito là. Su questo palinsesto i ritorni si sono accumulati come fonte inesauribile di scoperte di sé e della vita. Nella sua Patagonia il paesaggio del Fin del Mundo è segnato dalle ferite immedicabili dello sterminio indio. C'è uno spaesante contrasto tra la "discrezione dei manufatti umani", spesso definiti "arrugginiti", e la "densa vitalità" della natura.

Alternando momenti di spaesamento e di grande entusiasmo, l'autrice conduce il lettore nella Grande Mela, condividendo con autoironia le piccole peripezie quotidiane di un lungo viaggio che vi farà vivere la "newyorkesità". Tra la ricerca di struccanti introvabili e le cadenzate gite in lavanderia, gli incontri fortuiti con estetiste immusonite e la parrucchiera sotto casa, con clochard preoccupate ed erboristi tuttologi, scoprirete un mondo inaspettatamente sorridente.

This text provides a practical guide to the great American national parks, how to avoid the crowds, the walking tours, facilities and how to get there. This edition has been expanded to include 49 parks, information on accommodation and dining, camping and tours.

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.

From Massachusetts to Florida to Washington to California, 50 Great American Places takes you on a journey through our nation's history. Sharing the inside stories of sites as old as Mesa Verde (Colorado) and Cahokia (Illinois) and as recent as Silicon Valley (California) and the Mall of America (Minnesota), each essay provides the historical context for places that represent fundamental American themes.

In the summer of 2011, Meghan McCain and Michael Ian Black embarked on a balls-out, cross-country tour. Along the way, they spoke to politicians, gun lovers, abortion-rights advocates and opponents, gay parents, flag burners, Muslims, poker players, Tea Partiers, Minutemen, veterans, teen moms, bikers, fast-food workers, and a hooker or two. They toured the White House. They fired semiautomatic weapons. They stopped and ate at every Olive Garden along the way. But mostly they talked to each other.

Eat Like a Local: Huntsville by author Arlo Sharpe offers the inside scoop on food in Huntsville. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Eat Like a Local series, this book will give you a food guide from someone who has lived at your next culinary destination.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit The Pocono Mountains. Greater Than a Tourist: Pocono Mountains, PA, United States by Author Regina Matarazzo offers first-hand and personal insight into the best ways to visit the Honeymoon Capital of the World.

Eat Like a Local: Savannah by author Elise Wilson offers the inside scoop on food in Savannah Georgia. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Eat Like a Local series, this book will give you a food guide from someone who has lived at your next culinary destination.