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| Planning a trip abroad can be a daunting experience
-- especially for first-time travellers. This series
of books is designed to help travellers take off with
confidence. The invaluable predeparture guides
give step-by-step advice on preparing for a trip, from
budgeting, arranging a visa to planning an itinerary,
staying safe and still getting off the beaten track. You
won't find specific hotels and restaurants here but you
will find the information you'll need to plan the trip
of a lifetime. |
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| First-Time
Around the World |
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 First-Time
Around the World is a pre-trip guide for travellers
planning their first trip around the world. This guide
turns the planning process into a few easy steps that
will help make the most of the journey. Wherever the
starting point and whatever the budget, the guide covers
the airline routes, health insurance, visas and money
together with issues that need a friend’s voice – how
to find work abroad, how to avoid scams, how to hitchhike
on yachts, and how to hook up with others.
It's covers everything from budgeting, packing and
avoiding scams to staying healthy and working abroad.
The guide contains area profiles, giving the lowdown
on where to go and the best way of getting around. Color
photos show some of the most alluring destinations and
there are anecdotes throughout from other travellers.
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$14.95 (softcover)
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| First-Time
Asia |
First-Time
Europe |
First-Time
Latin America |
 This
is the book to read when you’re considering your
first visit to Asia. The book covers 20 destinations
in Asia, from Bangladesh to Vietnam, profiling each country’s
highlights as well as its more unusual attractions. First-Time
Asia first gives suggested itineraries, online resources,
embassy and tourist information. Then come digestible
chapters on the practicalities of life on the road, a
section that also contains entertaining anecdotes from
other travellers. The final chapter, Basics, is stuffed
with contact addresses and websites for everything from
backpack suppliers to travel health clinics. |
 First
Time Europe is a pre-trip guide for travellers planning
a first trip to Europe. The author's thoughtful pre-departure
advice and humorous anecdotes will help you find your
way no matter what your age or budget. The first section
of the book is a full-color guide to Europe's highlights, "20
Things Not to Miss", and an introduction to the
delights of travelling around Europe. The book runs
through all the information you'll need before your
trip and on the road - how to buy plane tickets and
get visas; where to stay; how to get around; and how
to stay healthy and avoid trouble. |
 This
pre-trip guide is packed with essential information to
make a trip to Latin America safe and enjo book offers
step-by-step advice to help you find your way confidently
anywhere between Mexico and Patagonia – getting
around, finding accommodation, staying healthy – along
with concise profiles of every Latin American country,
including color maps and suggested itineraries for each
one. The first section of the book gives individual profiles
of all twenty-one Latin American countries, with a rundown
of highlights and possible itineraries. Part Two of the
book provides the basics you'll need before your trip
and on the road. |
$14.95 (softcover)
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$14.95 (softcover)
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$14.95 (softcover)
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