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Guide Books Galore

by Dave Shultz

Travelers Tales

Australia
True Stories of Life Down Under

From Outback to rain forest, Great Barrier Reef to the Red Center, Australia offers a chance for adventure beyond your wildest dreams.  Whether it's biking across the Great Sandy Desert, drifitng through a billabong searching for crocs, surfing the big one, or walking an Aboriginal Songline, you will find it in Oz.

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A Woman's Passion for Travel
More True Stories From a Woman's World

From the editors of the best-selling A Woman's World - this new collection of adventurous, inspirational, and exhilarating stories showcases the best women's travel writing today.  IN these stories women seek adventure and find it - experiencing personal transformation along the way.  Whether bathing in Iceland or feasting in Italy, dog sledding in Alaska or scorpion hunting in Tunisia, women find inspiration from other women.  In this remarkable collection, women of all ages are taking risks, learning, and pursuing their passion for travel.  Each story will move you - perhaps even to the road itself.

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Hidden - Ulysses Press

Hidden Oahu

Hidden Oahu is a guide for travelers with an independent spirit equal to those who pioneered travel to this island decades ago.  Not willing to settle for chain hotels and standard tourist restaurants, veteran travel writer Ray Riegert seeks out unique inns, restaurants and spots where the local proprietor creates a welcoming atmosphere and reflection of the spirit of Hawaii.

Combining the best of Waikiki's rich travel legacy with its newest attractions and extensive coverage of the rest of the island, Hidden Oahu blends traditional tropical fun with adventure and local culture.  Skip right past Waikiki's high-rises to a quiet street that's home to three classic, intimate inns where ambiance and hospitality hearken back to an ere before today's impersonal mega-resorts.

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Hidden Maui

Forget Polynesian paralysis!  This expanded, updated edition of Hidden Maui offers so many new opportunities for adventure that readers will jump out of those pool-side lounges, grab their gear and head out looking for excitement.

Noted Hawaii travel expert Ray Reiger shows the way to every inch of The Valley Isle's 120 miles of shoreline.  He points out beaches where the sand is white, black, salt-and-pepper, green and even garnet colored.  Then Hidden Maui plunges into the waves describing the best way to enjoy the island's great water sports, from sea kayaking to whale watching.  Land adventures are covered in just as much detail, including biking trips down  Haleakala Volcano, hikes through the bird-rich Kamaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary and spelunking journeys through ancient volcanic caves and over frozen lava waterfalls near Hana.

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Hidden British Columbia

The first edition of Hidden British Columbia is an all-new guide to the world-class cities of Vancouver and Victoria as well as the vast expanses of British Columbia.  It's dedicated to uncovering the alluring charms of Canada's westernmost province while guiding travelers beyond the tourist sited to the less-touched places other guides overlook.  The author has gathered together descriptive reviews of Colonial-inspired bed-and-breakfast inns, pan-Pacific restaurants and pristine parks and beaches.

Starting in Vancouver, veteran travel writer ERic Lucas tells how to experience Vancouver the way the locals do - from museums and historic attractions to distinctive districts and ethnic neighborhoods.  With Hidden British Columbia in tow, visitors can slurp noodles at Pho Hoang Vietnamese restaurant, scavenge the racks of vintage clothing at Deluxe Junk in Gastown and hike the Grouse Grind for a spectacular view of the city.  Breezing over to Victoria, the quaint capital of the province, the guide shows the way to the Empress Hotel, where it's an absolute must that every visitor enjoy English "high tea," and on to the little-known cottages of Emily Carr, British Columbia's most poignant 20th century painter and writer.

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Hidden Florida Keys and Everglades

Let Orlando have its billion-dollar theme parks and Miami Beach its fashion parade of tanned bodies.  Hidden Florida Keys and Everglades is happy to guide travelers to the unique attractions and outdoor activities that make this part of Florida so different from it touristy neighbors.  It covers both the popular and less well-known spots with descriptive listings on romantic island inns, waterfront restaurants, winding canoe trails and Technicolor coral reefs.

Starting in the Everglades, this guide reveals the area's quirky personality - from scintillating glass-bottomed boat tours to the best place to buy pink plastic flamingos.  But Hidden Florida Keys' main focus is on the area's nature attractions like Chokolkee, which is built upon an American Indian shell mound and makes an excellent place to drop a fishing line.  The guide shows visitors where to hop on a boat tour through the Ten Thousand Island region, munch on stone crab claws at Everglades City's Rod and Gun Club, and look out for butterflies and strangler fig trees along the Gumbo-Limbo Trail.

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Hidden Bahamas

From the popular spots of Grand Bahamas, Nassau and Bimini to the remote and exotic Out Islands, Hidden Bahamas extensively covers the archipelago's lush resorts as well as little-known hide-aways and natural adventures.  This revised and expanded second edition leads travelers to harbor inns and seafood fares, sleepy towns and untouched beaches.  Information on sea kayaking, wild dolphin swims and horseback trips round out Hidden Bahamas' vacation adventures.

Pirates chose Nassau as an operation base, and this ancient site of adventure is where the veteran travel writers of Hidden Bahamas begin their coverage. They start with a walking tour of historic Nassau that features such distinctive sights an the pink limestone government buildings, then go on to explore other unique places such as Port Lucaya Marketplace on Grand Bahama Island, a pedestrian-only waterfront mall centered around a bandstand that pulses nightly with music.  Hidden Bahamas descriptively reviews an array of finds like Pier One, a restaurant where travelers can feast on broiled shark while the live variety hunt among the stilts below.

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Hidden Georgia

With home-spun humor and a slightly detectable Southern drawl, veteran travel writer and Savannah native Marty Olmstead reveals the secrets of the largest state east of the Mississippi in the all-new Hidden Georgia.  This first edition combines detailed research and vivid imagery that guide readers through the state's most popular attractions and beyond to cozy antiquated inns and out-of-the-way islands.

Hidden Georgia uncovers the state's beautiful natural areas and small towns most visitors never see.  This guide shows how to enjoy rafting on the Chattahoochee River or hiking in the thick woodlands of the Appalachian forest. Doubling as a guide to the state's rich heritage, Hidden Georgia details the sights that bring history alive while showing how they continue to affect people today.

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Hidden Colorado

Hidden Colorado is a fun-to-read, action packed guide to the Rockies' top destination.  Filled with unique sights and secluded locales, it is a classic "Hidden" guide.  This completely updated third edition of Hidden Colorado revisits old favorites and adds information on exciting new hot spots.

Serving as both a travel guide and an outdoor adventure handbook, Hidden Colorado is truly two guides in one.  Veteran travel writer and Colorado native Richard Harris balances coverage of the state's fast-growing tourist industry (including alpine resorts, dude ranches and seasonal festivals) with its vast expanses of unspoiled wilderness.  His outdoor coverage runs the gamut from camping and hiking to mountain biking, whitewater rafting and, of course, skiing.

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Hidden Belize

The first edition of Hidden Belize explores the renowned resorts and cayes of Belize yet selectively uncovers the lesser path of natural and cultural sights that abound in this tropical destination.

Hidden Belize is written for the new generation of affluent adventurers for whom time is as valuable as money.  They have forgone the slow bus ride through Central America for a one or two week action packed vacation.  Hidden Belize leaves nothing to chance as it details the prime scuba diving spots, primeval rainforest hikes and unique guesthouse accommodations.  It guides travelers with sage advice as well as savvy reviews of the adventure companies and ec0-resorts catering to these new travelers.

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Hidden Guatemala

Just when you think globalization has conquered all, Hidden Guatemala reveals a land defined by indigenous ways, where highland villages carry on traditions dating back to the ancient Maya empire.  This new guide explains how to overcome the limited services while maximizing the pleasures of exploring famous archaeological sites and main cities like Antigua.  It then lays out the specific steps needed to find the country's remote natural areas and cultural gems.

In Hidden Guatemala, veteran travel writer Richard Harris shares know-how earned in journeys by pickup truck, 'pig 'n' chickens" bus, riverboat, and on horseback to the most far-flung corners of the country.  He offers in-depth reviews of some surprisingly luxurious hotels in addition to many bargain hostels.  Leaving nothing to chance, he guides travelers deep into the rainforests on a four-wheel drive tour or an adventurous hike.

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The New Key to Ecuador & the Galapagos

An incredibly detailed guide to every part of this small but diverse country, The New Key to Ecuador & the Galapagos is written by two experts who have led numerous nature tours to the Galapagos, Andes and Amazon regions.  Their many journeys and experiences with other travelers as well as the local people have given the authors an insider's perspective on the best way to experience Ecuador.

More than just a guide to the popular Galapagos Islands and a few top mainland spots, The New Key to Ecuador & the Galapagos is designed for those looking to explore the little-visited wilds of Ecuador.  The authors make no bones about it:  they tell the readers right up front that the Galapagos are great, but if a visitor doesn't see the rest of the country, they are missing the real show.  From colorful crafts markets to the Amazon rainforest's wildlife, it is the less-visited Ecuador that fills the many chapter of this guide.

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Bradt Publications

USA by Rail

North American trains have long fascinated the traveler.  Attracted by a relaxed pace of life and an ever-changing view, more and more people are discovering the joys of taking to the rails to cross this vast continent in comfort and relative tranquility.

This third edition of USA by Rail features fully revised information on train travel throughout North America.  Comprehensive coverage of 25 long-distance rail journeys in the United States, steam trains in areas of tourist interest ,and a further 12 routes in Canada, will enable you to plan your own itinerary, from a day excursion to a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.  Invaluable for rail enthusiast and ordinary travelers alike.

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