Aug 31, 2013

On the Road

50th Anniversary Edition

On the Road

Few novels have had as profound an impact on American culture as On the Road. Pulsating with the rhythms of 1950s underground America, jazz, sex, illicit drugs, and the mystery and promise of the open road, Kerouac's classic novel of freedom and longing defined what it meant to be "beat" and has inspired generations of writers, musicians, artists, poets, and seekers who cite their discovery of the book as the event that "set them free." Based on Kerouac's adventures with Neal Cassady, On the Road tells the story of two friends whose four cross-country road trips are a quest for meaning and true experience. Written with a mixture of sad-eyed naïveté and wild abandon, and imbued with Kerouac's love of America, his compassion for humanity, and his sense of language as jazz, On the Road is the quintessential American vision of freedom and hope, a book that changed American literature and changed anyone who has ever picked it up. This hardcover edition commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the first publication of the novel in 1957 and will be a must-have for any literature lover.

Aug 30, 2013

Garmin Fenix

Garmin Fenix

The Fenix utilizes Garmin's GPS technology to provide navigation and tracking functionalities to guide your next adventure, whether by road, trail, or machete-hacked jungle. The built-in sensors give you the information on heading, elevation, and weather to guide you, in simplest terms, from Point A to Point B. On top of electronics worthy of the space program, the Fenix was built to endure the harshest abuse that Mother Nature can dish out and look good doing it.The Fenix is equipped with altimeter, barometer and compass sensors to provide relevant real-time information. The three-axis electronic compass keeps your bearing whether youAAAre moving or not. The built-in altimeter provides elevation data to accurately monitor ascent and descent, while the barometer can be used to predict weather changes by showing short-term trends in air pressure.

Aug 29, 2013

Lonely Planet Great Journeys

Lonely Planet Great Journeys

This book presents more than 70 of the greatest journeys you could undertake, from ancient trails, like Machu Picchu, through to modern classics, like Route 66. Let Lonely Planet tell you what it feels like to take the trip and give you the information you need to start bringing your dreams to life.

Lonely Planet Great Journeys

Aug 28, 2013

Lonely Planet 1000 Ultimate Adventures

Lonely Planet 1000 Ultimate Adventures

The follow up to 1000 Ultimate Experiences is Lonely Planet's collection of the world's most exciting adventures. For armchair travellers and adrenalin junkies , 1000 Ultimate Adventures rouses you to explore the world on foot, by bike, motor vehicle or horse; 100 themed lists w. inspirational text, perfect for browsing; over 140 beautiful images

Lonely Planet 1000 Ultimate Adventures

Aug 27, 2013

London's Best Pubs

London's Best Pubs

A thirst-inducing, indispensable guide for pub aficionados! The London pub is an institution, and this completely updated book gives the lowdown on 117 of the best. They're all organized by area, mapped, and photographed inside and out. Every entry features an overview of the cask ales on offer, historical and architectural details, and a description of the pub's character. A “Where to go if you like…” section helps readers locate special pub choices by interest.

London's Best Pubs

Aug 24, 2013

500 Hostels: Australia, New Zealand & Pacific Islands: Backpackers & Flashpackers

500 Hostels: Australia, New Zealand & Pacific Islands: Backpackers & Flashpackers

f you like hostels, then you’re going to love Australia and New Zealand, for here is the greatest concentration of backpackers’ hostels in the world, on both coasts and everywhere in between. These are some of the nicest people and the nicest landscapes in the world, too, something of a cross between America and Europe, and maybe the best of both, loads of spectacular nature and some of the most refined cities, ranging in latitudes and altitudes from tropical to Antarctic, from beaches and nightclubs to glaciers and fireplaces. The attitudes are almost universally warm. The Pacific Islands are something else entirely, of course, and one of the most unique areas of the world, all tropical, true, but there the similarity ends, because there is a diversity that runs the gamut from the modern mega-cities of Jakarta and Manila to the remote outback tribalism of Borneo and Papua New Guinea. There are surprises, too, like thousands of islands, and thousands of miles of beach, but few cruise ships; like a third of the surface area of the planet, but few people. For, outside of heavily populated Indonesia and the Philippines, remote sparely-populated islands define the landscape. But there are hostels. Fiji has a beach hostel scene to rival Greece, and even the remote archipelagos of Tonga and Samoa, Vanuatu and Timor are represented, also. And they’re good ones, too. C U in Nadi, or Apia, or Dunedin, or Sydney, or… you decide.

500 Hostels: Australia, New Zealand & Pacific Islands: Backpackers & Flashpackers

Aug 20, 2013

Turn Right at Machu Picchu

Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time

What happens when an unadventurous adventure writer tries to re-create the original expedition to Machu Picchu?

In 1911, Hiram Bingham III climbed into the Andes Mountains of Peru and “discovered” Machu Picchu. While history has recast Bingham as a villain who stole both priceless artifacts and credit for finding the great archeological site, Mark Adams set out to retrace the explorer’s perilous path in search of the truth—except he’d written about adventure far more than he’d actually lived it. In fact, he’d never even slept in a tent.

Turn Right at Machu Picchu is Adams’ fascinating and funny account of his journey through some of the world’s most majestic, historic, and remote landscapes guided only by a hard-as-nails Australian survivalist and one nagging question: Just what was Machu Picchu?

Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time

Aug 19, 2013

Lonely Planet Volunteer

Lonely Planet Volunteer: A traveller's guide to making a difference around the world

A one-stop guide to choosing and organising a more meaningful travel experience; Information on raising funds and what to expect on arrival; Tips on extending the experience on the return home; A wide variety of experiences covered, from monitoring sea turtles in Greece to building community centres in Guatemala;

Lonely Planet Volunteer: A traveller's guide to making a difference around the world

Aug 6, 2013

Cheap Sleeps: The Definitive Guide to Cheap Accomodation

Cheap Sleeps: The Definitive Guide to Cheap Accomodation

Now in its 18th edition, this extensively researched and comprehensive guide could be considered the budget traveller's bible to finding safe, clean and comfortable accommodation in Europe. In this new, updated edition Katie Wood provides the necessary insider information needed to locate a near inexhaustible supply of accommodation ideas in over 30 European countries, from hotels and pensions to student halls and campsites.

Cheap Sleeps: The Definitive Guide to Cheap Accomodation

Aug 1, 2013

Wordlock TSA Lock

Wordlock TSA Lock

The perfectbination lock for all travel use. Create over 10000binations using WORDS not numbers. TSA approved - Allows entry and relocking by Airport Security.