Nov 30th, 2007 at 9:00AM: Let's close out the month with one final map book selection. London: A Life in Maps, similar to yesterday's book, is the result of a collaboration between an independent scholar and a major research library. In this case, Peter Whitfield teamed up with the British Library to produce this history of the city through the plans and maps that have represented and shaped it -- over 200 maps spanning ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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One for the Road: London - A Life in Maps
Nov 30th, 2007 at 9:00AM: Let's close out the month with one final map book selection. London: A Life in Maps, similar to yesterday's book, is the result of a collaboration between an independent scholar and a major research library. In this case, Peter Whitfield teamed up with the British Library to produce this history of the city through the plans and maps that have represented and shaped it -- over 200 maps spanning ...One for the Road: Cartographia - Mapping Civilizations
Nov 29th, 2007 at 1:30PM: Here's another smart looking map book: The Library of Congress and Vincent Virga teamed up to produce a special salute to mapmaking called Cartographia; Mapping Civilizations. It's a collection of over 200 maps that show how the world has been charted over time. The selections for this volume (some of which are quite rare), were pulled directly from the Library of Congress, which houses the ...One for the Road: Red, White and Drunk All Over
Nov 28th, 2007 at 2:30PM: Until I spent a month in Spain, red wine was something I generally steered clear of. I stuck to pinot grigio and the occasional chardonnay, even though I often didn't enjoy them. But extended travel through Spain, and then Italy, and then Slovenia and Croatia too -- and I was hooked on both colors of the wine rainbow. I attribute my growing amateur love of wine to the experience of tasting while ...One for the Road: Colour - Travels Through the Paintbox
Nov 27th, 2007 at 9:00AM: This book beckoned me from a front table at Artisan Books on Gertrude St. in Melbourne's Fitzroy neighborhood. The 2006 paperback version I bought has the bold cover shown here, although I've seen several other versions of this book that was originally released in 2002. Regardless of what it looks like, Victoria Finlay's Colour: Travels Through The Paintbox is a masterpiece. Just as I enjoy ...One for the Road: Shaolin - Temple of Zen
Nov 25th, 2007 at 10:30AM: Although this book is not about a particular travel experience, it reveals an intimate look at the culture of a place that most do not see firsthand. Justin Guariglia has been studying and photographing the martial-arts monks at Shaolin Temple in Henan Province for the past eight years. He was the first photographer to get permission to photograph the monks inside the temple, and his new book, ...One for the Road: Crying with Cockroaches
Nov 24th, 2007 at 10:30AM: South African born Marianne Du Toit had limited equestrian experience, but that did not deter her from embarking on a journey that would take her - and two horses - almost two years to travel from Argentina to New York City. Crying with Cockroaches tells the story of her undertaking, one that many considered downright mad. She titled her trip TATA: Travels Across The Americas, and from her home in ...One for the Road: Pauline Frommer's Costa Rica
Nov 23rd, 2007 at 9:00AM: Since Iva is in Costa Rica this week, and my pal Francesca is currently planning a January trip to this spectacular country -- how about another new CR guidebook? (We featured two new Moon guides last month.) This time it's Pauline Frommer's turn to take a stab at the tropical Central American paradise. Her recently released guide to Costa Rica suggests ways for travelers to spend less and see ...One for the Road: The World in a City
Nov 22nd, 2007 at 9:00AM: Whenever I return to New York after traveling overseas, the city becomes my home (again), and invariably also my comfort food -- the tastes, smells and sounds of a larger world reminding me that it's going to be O.K. if I don't get back out there and travel again right away. There are plenty of ways to experience the world right here in the Big Apple! I know this, yet it can be so easy to get ...One for the Road: Realities of Foreign Service Life
Nov 21st, 2007 at 9:30AM: Jessica Hayden had been married less than 3 months when she moved half way around the world with her new husband, and soon found herself in a tent in the middle of Kyrgyzstan, heavily sedated on pain killers and hooked up to a WWII style medical contraption. It sounds like some sort of extended honeymoon trip gone horribly wrong, but in fact, it was all part of Hayden's introduction to life as a ...One for the Road: Vroom By the Sea
Nov 20th, 2007 at 8:30AM: Australian travel writer Peter Moore, author of memorable titles such as No Shitting in the Toilet and The Full Montezuma has a new book out that was just released downunder: Following on the success of Vroom with a View, comes Vroom by the Sea: the sunny parts of Italy on a bright orange Vespa. Tough gig, huh? Ride around coastal Italy on a sporty bike, whose color is described as "the same shade ...One for the Road: Moon Belize
Nov 19th, 2007 at 9:00AM: Moon has released updated editions of several Central American titles this fall. We've mentioned their Guatemala and Costa Rica handbooks already, and will highlight another new release today: Joshua Berman's Moon Belize has been nominated for Planeta's Book of the Year award for "best place-based guidebook." Moon has a special web-only Q & A with Josh, who has spent ten years touring and ...One for the Road: Frommer's Barcelona Day by Day
Nov 16th, 2007 at 9:00AM: Catalan bread, paella and copious amounts of Spanish wine -- food is what first comes to mind when I think of my past visits to Barcelona. (Tip: I had several scrumptious meals at vegetarian gem Venus.) Then there is the inviting Mediterranean breeze, the winding stone alleyways and the entertaining Las Ramblas street performers. And of course, best of all (in my opinion) there is the art! My very ...One for the Road: Blue Horizons - Dispatches from Distant Seas
Nov 15th, 2007 at 11:00AM: The National Outdoor Book Awards announced their 2007 winners this week, and Blue Horizons - Dispatches from Distant Seas was honored in the Outdoor Literature category. Released in 2006, this collection of sailing stories shares personal stories of inner journeys, and courageous tales of outward expeditions. After a 3-year, 35,000 mile circumnavigation with her partner, Beth Leonard realized that ...One for the Road: Around the World - The Grand Tour in Photo Albums
Nov 14th, 2007 at 10:00PM: Long before the birth of travel blogs, online trip journals or digital cameras, there were photo albums and paper scrapbooks. Remember those? Sure you do, and of course, plenty of folks still use these traditional forms to chronicle and capture their travels. But today's Moleskines and Kodak Photogallery albums are modern day versions of an artistic journaling phenomenon that dates back to the ...One for the Road: A Tale of 12 Kitchens
Nov 13th, 2007 at 10:00AM: This cookbook gem came out last year but, I stumbled across some rave reviews recently, and thought it deserved a mention, especially as the holiday cooking season heats up! A Tale of 12 Kitchens: Family Cooking in Four Countries follows Jake Tilson on food adventures around the world, including stops in New York, Tuscany and Scotland. Tilson used his artistic eye (he's a photographer and painter) ...One for the Road: The Unheard
Nov 12th, 2007 at 12:30PM: A few weeks ago I heard Josh Swiller speak about his new memoir on NPR, and I've been meaning to mention it ever since. The Unheard: A Memoir of Deafness and Africa is Swiller's account of his experiences as a hearing-impaired American serving in the Peace Corps in Zambia. Sick of feeling like an outsider as a deaf man in the U.S., Swiller headed to Africa, where he was placed in the remote ...Talking Travel with Michelle Waitzman, Author of Sex in a Tent
Nov 7th, 2007 at 7:03AM: Campers around the world have surely tried their hand at this extracurricular activity before. But even seasoned adventurers may learn some new tips or techniques in this recent release from Wilderness Press dedicated to the art of outdoor love. Sex in a Tent: A Wild Couple's Guide to Getting Naughty in Nature is the first comprehensive guide to getting it on outside, and a must have for couples ...Lonely Planet Bluelist 2008
Nov 6th, 2007 at 3:18PM: Travel book listmania continues this month with the release of Lonely Planet's third edition of their popular Bluelist book. In addition to the usual collection of "best travel experiences" (like "Great River Trips" and "Food Wonderlands of the world"), the book prominently features a special selection of countries (like Armenia and Eritrea), cities (like Apia, Samoa and Chengdu, China) and ...One for the Road: Great Hostels USA
Nov 5th, 2007 at 10:48AM: I've only stayed at one hostel in the USA. But I plan to visit more in the years to come. Which is why I was happy to come across Colleen Norwine's Great Hostels USA. Although it's a bit dated now (published in 2005), it is still a good resource to consider if you plan to do hostel travel in the USA in the coming year. When Colleen decided to quit her job and spend a year traveling around the ...One for the Road: The Practical Nomad
Nov 4th, 2007 at 10:30AM: Ed Hasbrouck is a seasoned world traveler and expert on international airfares and travel technology. His Practical Nomad website and blog are loaded with resources about passports and the latest on RFID chips, making changes to airline flights or tickets, and important facts about travel insurance. He learned the business during his 15 years working full-time as a travel agent. But Hasbrouck ...
