The Rough Guide to First-Time Around the World (Rough Guide Travel Guides) - Softcover

Lansky, Doug

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9781843530572: The Rough Guide to First-Time Around the World (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1843530570 ISBN 13: 9781843530572
Publisher: Rough Guides, 2003

Synopsis

Planning a trip around the world? The Rough Guide to First-Time Around the World is loaded with the very latest travel information, from visas and insurance to vaccinations and round-the-world tickets.

This guidebook will help you design the best possible trip, with tips on using your phone abroad and guidance on which websites, apps, and travel agencies to use to get the best deals and advice. You'll find insightful information on what to pack and which festivals not to miss, how to stay safe and — perhaps most important — how to get under the skin of a place and meet the locals in a natural way.

In addition to an inspirational, full-color "Things Not to Miss" section, The Rough Guide to First-Time Around the World includes regional profiles and maps to help you plan your route and plenty of practical advice to help you save money. This guide has everything you need to make your trip as enriching and memorable as it should be.

Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to First-Time Around the World.

Series Overview: For more than thirty years, adventurous travelers have turned to Rough Guides for up-to-date and intuitive information from expert authors. With opinionated and lively writing, honest reviews, and a strong cultural background, Rough Guides travel books bring more than 200 destinations to life. Visit RoughGuides.com to learn more.

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About the Author

Doug Lansky, a writer and a traveler, has chronicled his travels around the world in his hilarious and vividly descriptive column, The Vagabond. His travels have included cruising up the Amazon on a cargo ship; living and blowgun hunting with Jaguar Indians in Peru; buying a horse and riding it to Colombia; hitchhiking through Syria and Jordan, where he befriended sergeants in the Iraqi military; riding a camel across the desert in India; and sailing down the Nile. Lansky's articles have appeared in Spy and Might magazines as well as in numerous major US daily newspapers. He is also the coauthor of How to Survive High School with Minimal Brain Damage, published when he was just sixteen years old.

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Publisher
Rough Guides
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1843530570
ISBN 13 
9781843530572
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
336
Rating
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