Each page of this 544 page volume contains a stunning photograph and a description of the significance of the natural wonder. Organized by continent, this book depicts the marvels of the planet, when to visit, how to get there, and the nearest town to the site. Whether you are an armchair traveler, or an adventurer, this book provides inspiration for where to go and what to see.

This travel guide provides information for a trip to Aruba, for differing budgets, and for a variety of activities and interests.

This book was first published in 1864; it challenged the belief that human impact on nature was benign or negligible. Marsh charged that ancient Mediterranean civilizations had brought about their own collapse by their abuse of the environment: deforesting their hillsides, eroding their soils, destroying the soil fertility. He warned that the young American republic might repeat these errors if they failed to conserve land and natural resources....

This is a comprehensive travel guide to the city of London.

This extensively illustrated travel book celebrates the mysterious, mesmerising and downright bizarre locations. Some of them are man-made. Some are the result of a curious human endeavor. Some are the results of nature and time, natural processes. But all of them are marvelous. Organized by their line of longitude rather than by country or continent, this book provides new reasons to travel to far away destinations, and demonstrates that there...

This is a travel guide to Cambodia.

This is a comprehensive travel guide to Thailand.

This is a travel guide to New Zealand, focusing on 6 areas: Aukland, Rotorua, Wellington, Marlborough, Christchurch, and Queenstown.

This book is the all-essential guide to help you understand and integrate into the largest country in the world. Discover how Russia's political and cultural histories have shaped the country and it's people. Learn about their values, attitudes and lifestyles, and how to avoid cultural and social pitfalls as you adjust to the Russian way of life. This book also provides practical advice on how to set up house, what to expect in the work environment,...

In 1949, an audacious young Dartmouth student named William F. Stark left his study-abroad program in Zurich to join a rough and ready crew on the Finnish windjammer Pamir, that would carry 60,000 sacks of barley 12,000 miles in 128 days, around Cape Horn and from Australia to Europe. This is Stark's engrossing memoir of the last leg of the Great Grain Race. [From publisher's description]