Part of excellent 'Trips' series from Lonely Planet, California Trips contains themed itineraries from Maine to Connecticut, via Boston. Each itinerary includes a rating, a theme (for example, food and wine or iconic), maps and personal recommendations for restaurants, hotels and sightseeing. Designed for the independent driver, but far more selective than their usual style. Go Red Sox!
Part of excellent 'Trips' series from Lonely Planet, Pacific Northwest's Trips contains dozens of themed itineraries around North California, Oregon and Washington State. Each itinerary includes a rating, a theme (for example, food and wine or iconic), maps and personal recommendations for restaurants, hotels and sightseeing. Designed for the independent driver, but far more selective than their usual style.
A clear and helpful guide for travelling around the Maldives. Particularly good for logistical and practical information for the more independent traveller.
A colourful guide filled with photographs, illustrations, aerial views and detailed cultural and historical information. Perfect for the sightseer, less useful for the traveller on a budget looking for practical information and listings.
An American practical guide that is updated annually and certainly the most detailed of the bunch. Contains extensive listings, a pullout map and great local suggestions on what to do, for example, a chapter on activities entitled, 'Free or Almost Free.'
A reliable backpacker's guide with more well-written cultural and historical background than the Lonely Planet equivalent and more selective recommendations. Also contains excellent maps.
A walking, sightseer's guide with plenty of colour photographs, bird's eye graphics of sights and attractions and cultural background information. Less useful as a practical guide for the traveller on a budget.
A handy, pocket-sized city guide with colour photographs and a pullout map. Includes top ten lists of everything you can imagine from top 10 restaurants to top 10 things to avoid.
A great sightseer's guide with plenty of colour photographs, graphics, aerial views of the most famous districts and strong cultural and historical information. Less useful for the traveller on a budget looking for extensive listings.
An extremely useful 'insiders' guide to the holiday resort, its hotels, restaurants and rides. The authors give tips on maximizing time within the city at the lowest cost with the shortest queues.
From the trusted Lonely Planet brand come this wonderful new range of guidebooks for kids. Fact-filled and fun to read, these guides are aimed at giving a cultural and historical tour of the US for children aged 7-13.
Michelin turn their highly-tuned eye to Alaska to present a short guide, suitable for a weekend or so, detailing the best sites, and of course the best places to eat and sleep, with detailed maps and a discerning palate.
A backpacker's guide to the coast, including approximately 30 pages on Los Angeles and 40 pages on San Francisco. Good for basic practical information but lacking on cultural and historical detail.
A pocket-sized, practical guide to the island with a less didactic tone than the Lonely Planet equivalent. Includes a section on Maui highlights, from restaurants to historic attractions, information on the places to go and listings for accommodation and restaurants.
Michelin turn their highly-tuned eye to the Big Apple to present a short guide, suitable for a weekend or so, detailing the best sites, and of course the best places to eat and sleep, with detailed maps and a discerning palate.
A good practical guide to this part of Canada, although it is less detailed than the Frommer's equivalent. Includes a 50 page chapter on Newfoundland and Labrador.
Part of excellent 'Trips' series from Lonely Planet, California Trips contains 68 themed itineraries around North, South and Central California. Each itinerary includes a rating, a theme (for example, food and wine or iconic), maps and personal recommendations for restaurants, hotels and sightseeing. Designed for the independent driver, but far more selective than their usual style.
Michelin turn their highly-tuned eye to the Grand Canyon to present a short guide, suitable for a weekend or so, detailing the best sites, and of course the best places to eat and sleep, with detailed maps and a discerning palate.
A driver's guide for the mid to upper range traveller, with sights and attractions rated by Michelin star, suggested driving tours and plenty of clear maps.