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Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
11th ed.
w. 87 maps
Abmessung: 20 cm
Von Stewart, Ian

Lonely Planet''s best-selling guide to Vietnam in an improved, revamped format; Bonus chapter on side trips to Cambodia''s Angkor Wat; Great new planning features on cycling and motorcycling; Includes handy pull-out maps of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.

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From Antarctica to Zimbabwe, if you're going there, chances are Lonely Planet has been there first. With a pithy and matter-of-fact writing style, these guides are guaranteed to calm the nerves of first-time world travelers, while still listing off-the-beaten-path finds sure to thrill even the most jaded globetrotters. Lonely Planet has been perfecting its guidebooks for nearly 30 years and as a result, has the experience and know-how similar to an older sibling's "been there" advice. The original backpacker's bible, the LP series has recently widened its reach. While still giving insights for the low-budget traveler, the books now list a wide range of accommodations and itineraries for those with less time than money.

Whether you've got plans for stepping out in Montreal or kayaking Desolation Sound, this comprehensive guide will get you there in style. This guide offers places to stay and eat for all budgets, extensive coverage of outdoor activities (from sailing to skiing), Canadian English and Canadian French language sections, plus background on history, culture, and politics. Sidebar highlights include information on whales, totem poles, the Acadians, the Grand Banks, and the National Film Board of Canada. Check out the special flora, fauna, and national parks feature. --Kathryn True

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Dieser Titel ist in englischer Sprache.
Bill Bryson verdient seinen Lebensunterhalt mit Reisen, und indem er anschließend darüber schreibt. In The Lost Continent beschreibt er die Reisen seiner Kindheit, in Neither Here nor There verfolgt er die Route zurück, die er als junger Backpacker in Europa durchquerte. Als der nach Großbritannien verpflanzte Amerikaner sich entschied, nach Hause zurückzukehren, machte er eine Abschieds-Wanderung durch die britische Landschaft und schrieb Notes from a Small Island. Sobald er wieder auf amerikanischem Boden war und sich wohlbehalten in New Hampshire niedergelassen hatte, hörte er noch einmal den Ruf der Straße -- nur war es dieses mal ein Trail, ein Pfad. Der Appalachian Trail, um genau zu sein.

In A Walk in the Woods behandelt Bill Bryson ein für ihn völlig neues Thema: die amerikanische Wildnis. Nur von seinem alten College-Kameraden Stephen Katz begleitet, bricht Bryson an einem Morgen im März im Norden von Georgia mit der Absicht auf, die gesamten 2.100 Meilen zum Ende des Trails auf den Mount Katahdin in Maine zu laufen. Wenn es nichts anderes ist, dann ist A Walk in the Woods der positive Beweis dafür, daß der Weg das Ziel ist.

Wenn Bryson und Katz ihre formlosen Hintern mittleren Alters über Berg und Tal schleppen, wird dem Leser eine sowohl sehr lustige und persönliche Denkschrift als auch eine wunderbare Chronik des Trails, der Personen, die ihn erschaffen haben, und der Plätze, durch die er führt, offenbart. Egal, ob man selbst eines Tages einen Trip wie diesen planen will, oder einfach nur darüber lesen mag, die Lektüre von A Walk in the Woods ist eine tolle Möglichkeit, einen Nachmittag zu verbringen.

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Bill Bryson has made a living out of travelling and then writing about it. In The Lost Continent he re-created the road trips of his childhood; in Neither Here nor There he retraced the route he followed as a young backpacker traversing Europe. When this American transplant to Britain decided to return home, he made a farewell walking tour of the British countryside and produced Notes from a Small Island. Once back on American soil and safely settled in New Hampshire, Bryson once again hears the siren call of the open road--only this time it's a trail. The Appalachian Trail, to be exact. In A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson tackles what is, for him, an entirely new subject: the American wilderness. Accompanied only by his old college friend Stephen Katz, Bryson starts out one March morning in north Georgia, intending to walk the entire 2,100 miles to the trail's end atop Maine's Mount Katahdin.

If nothing else, A Walk in the Woods is proof positive that the journey is the destination. As Bryson and Katz haul their out-of-shape, middle-aged bodies over hill and dale, the reader is treated to both a very funny personal memoir and a delightful chronicle of the trail, the people who created it, and the places it passes through. Whether you plan to make a trip like this one yourself one day or only care to read about it, A Walk in the Woods is a great way to spend an afternoon. --Alix Wilber

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Bill Bryson has made a living out of traveling and then writing about it. In The Lost Continent he re-created the road trips of his childhood; in Neither Here nor There he retraced the route he followed as a young backpacker traversing Europe. When this American transplant to Britain decided to return home, he made a farewell walking tour of the British countryside and produced Notes from a Small Island. Once back on American soil and safely settled in New Hampshire, Bryson once again hears the siren call of the open road--only this time it's a trail. The Appalachian Trail, to be exact. In A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson tackles what is, for him, an entirely new subject: the American wilderness. Accompanied only by his old college buddy Stephen Katz, Bryson starts out one March morning in north Georgia, intending to walk the entire 2,100 miles to trail's end atop Maine's Mount Katahdin.

If nothing else, A Walk in the Woods is proof positive that the journey is the destination. As Bryson and Katz haul their out-of-shape, middle-aged butts over hill and dale, the reader is treated to both a very funny personal memoir and a delightful chronicle of the trail, the people who created it, and the places it passes through. Whether you plan to make a trip like this one yourself one day or only care to read about it, A Walk in the Woods is a great way to spend an afternoon. --Alix Wilber

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This book contains a large number of enjoyable and accessible essays on many aspects of Australian culture including:
- mateship;
- the Anzac spirit;
- barbies;
- politicians;
- sport;
- fair go;
- what it means to be Australian;
- Australia's relationship with the English and New Zealand;
- big noting;
- and many others.

The essays draw from the previous writings of Australian cultural writer David Downie.

This book will be helpful both to high school and other students looking into aspects of Australian culture, as well as Australians with an interest in themselves or people of other nations who are interested in Australian cultural traits (ie Aussie lovers!).

The essays are intended to be easy and fun to read, while also raising some serious issues. There is almost 80,000 words of them.

I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did writing them.

David Downie
Tallebudgera Valley, Australia