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China: a vast country embracing a dizzying array of landscapes, cultures and languages. With this book you'll discover the people, not just the place. Endear yourself to your hosts through their own unique languages. With a culture section to enlighten you on food, festivals and more, there's nothing left but to get out there and start talking! Our phrasebooks give you a comprehensive mix of practical and social words and phrases in more than 120 languages. Chat with the locals and discover their culture — a guaranteed way to enrich your travel experience.

Filled with phrases for business, shopping, meeting people, and traveling, Japanese Phrasebook also includes a high-quality audio CD that helps travelers get pronunciation right the first time.

Lonely Planet knows Puerto Vallarta and Pacific Mexico. Whether you want to sunbathe on a honey-sand beach, explore hideaway fishing villages, groove all night in Puerto Vallarta or mountain bike along ocean cliffs, our 3rd edition will guide you through the best of this coastal paradise. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip. In This Guide: Comprehensive outdoor adventure coverage with ideas for the entire family. Full-color chapter showcases traveler picks for the best to see and do. Unique Green Index makes ecofriendly travel that much easier.

Any trip to tropical Samoa and Tonga will be a delight, but with a Lonely Planet guide tucked into your bag you'll be a jump ahead of the rest. Know immediately where to find Apia's fanciest dancers, Tutuila's loveliest waterfalls or how to get a meal and a beer in Nuku'alofa on a sleepy Sunday afternoon. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip. In This Guide: Swim, surf and dive calm lagoons, thrilling waves and great dive sites Honest assessment of resorts. Read this book before you book! Must Dos — what not to miss, plus all the inside secrets.

Grab a Lonely Planet guide and discover the benefits of comprehensive on-the-ground research. We've checked out every island, every resort, every restaurant. We've paddled lagoons, sampled coffees, croissants and cocktails and lounged poolside to make sure you get the best out of your stay in paradise. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip. In This Guide: Diving chapter to help find the best of the best beneath the waves Honest assessment of resorts. Read this book before you book! Must Dos — what not to miss, plus all the inside secrets.

Which island paradise is the one for you? For this 7th edition we walked barefoot along every dazzling white beach, dipped our toes in every aquamarine lagoon, and checked the view from dozens of beachside pools. Plunge into these pages to reap the benefits of Lonely Planet's thoroughly enjoyable research. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip. In This Guide: No hype assessment of resorts. Read this book before you book! Snorkelling and Diving chapter to get you underwater with manta rays and turtles Most romantic island resorts and beaches.

Contains local voice interviews that give reader's a window into the people who define French culture. This book features a colour food chapter highlighting the regional diversity of cuisine, including in-depth information on cheese, bread, and charcuterie. It also provides coverage of French Top page culture, food & wine. This book features new colour food chapter highlighting the regional diversity of cuisine, including in-depth information on cheese, bread and charcuterie.Local voice interviews give reader's a window into the people who define French culture. It provides in-depth coverage of French culture, food & wine, plus thorough explanations about how all these are intertwined and inseparable.We have included increased coverage of how and Top page where to travel sustainably and support businesses that make a concerted effort to minimise their impact on the environment.

WHAT WILL YOUR GOA BEACHES ENCOUNTER Be?...watching a heavenly sunset from a beach-shack restaurant on Palolem's crescent bay (p110)...an hour of blissful relaxation with a warm-oil ayurvedi massage and steam bath (p14)...bartering for jewellery and textiles among the throngs locals at Mapusa Market (p54)...strolling the narrow streets of Panaji's fascinating old Portuguese quarters (p78)...an early-morning meeting with monkeys and exotic birds at Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary (p115)...savouring the Portuguese-Indian fusion of Goan cuisi at a laneway restaurant (p126) DISCOVER TWICE THE REGION IN HALF THE TIME...tailored map coverage for easy navigation around Goa' beaches and towns; our expert author recommends the top beaches, forts; churches, restaurants, markets, massages and wildlife sanctuaries; useful itineraries and highlights let you relax on the beach knowing the best experiences have been Pound; for you; locals give their insight on the best Goan food.

What will your milan encounter be? Finding your inner fashionista in the Golden Quad; grazing on oysters and chickpea couscous for the price of a pre-dinner drink; admiring the sleek architectural lines and big-ticket artworks at Villa Necchi-Campiglio; purchasing mint-condition 70s shades at the Mercatore Antiquario di Navigli; sorting the Divisionists from the Futurists on the contemporary art circuit; paying homage to the great and the good at the Triennale's design museum. Discover twice the city in half the time: Full-colour pull-out map and detailed neighbourhood maps for easy navigation; Our discerning author helps you navigate the very best restaurants, shops and entertainment; unique itineraries and highlights help you find your designer-clad feet; nobel laureate Dario Fo and Giorgio Armani's private chef: locals clive you the low-down on Milan.

The best accommodation options and in-depth coverage of Moscow's nightlife and theatre scenes. Tips on how to navigate the red tape and secure your Russian visa. Walking tours that guide you to atmospheric streets, top sights and local hideaways. Content updated daily — visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the minute reviews, updates and traveller insights.

Join the thunderous applause for sublime ballet dancers in the Bolshoi Theatre. Perfect your banya etiquette before joining in this steamy Russian ritual. Surround yourself with majestic rugged scenery as you drive across the world's deepest lake. Feel St Petersburg's contemporary pulse by clubbing in converted stables and Soviet factories. Nine authors, more than seven months of research, countless shots of vodka. All new Activities chapter and tips on how to cut through red tape to secure your visa. Content updated daily — visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to the-minute reviews, updates and traveller insights.

Full-Colour chapters highlighting the best of Scandinavia. Bonus excursions chapters to Tallinn and St Petersburg. Includes seasonal itineraries to help you plan your trip. Experience Scandinavia with Lonely Planet. Our 9th edition will help you explore the distinct Nordic landscapes across the seasons — whether that means dogsledding across an Icelandic glacier, working up a sweat in the world's biggest steam sauna in Kuopio, or making the most of the midnight sun in Trømso's buzzing bars. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

Venice isn't all about history. This guide introduces the reader to its surprisingly contemporary side from rock-n-roll cellists to female ex-con co-operatives. It features a neighbourhood structure that helps travellers navigate the city more easily; from scouting down the best bellini to tailing the Top page most famous Titian's. It also includes a map.

Experience Paris as a Parisian with our balance of popular and lesser — known attractions. This title features expanded coverage of Paris food markets favoured by the local, from traditional under-the-radar markets selling traditional French delicacies to North African spices and specialties. It includes more information for people travelling with children with a Kids Snapshot and more child-friendly restaurants and sights throughout. It offers in-depth coverage of Paris' up-and-coming neighbourhoods such as Belleville & Menilmontant.

Don't let your Russian experience become Russian Roulette! Pick up this phrasebook instead, get beyond trivial conversation and avoid the Russian saying (you'll break your tongue) by communicating with ease. Our phrasebooks give you a comprehensive mix of practical and social words and phrases in more than 120 languages. Chat with the locals and discover their culture — a guaranteed way to enrich your travel experience.

Covering Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Turkey, this multi-country guidebook offers useful information regarding the entire region's border crossings and visa requirements. color photos, 115 maps.

48 more pages than the prior edition, with expanded coverage of Orlando, the Everglades, the Florida Keys and Key West. More coverage on water sports and outdoor activities. Color Florida Outdoors chapter highlights the best in diving, fishing, kayaking, golf, biking, surfing and wildlife watching. Expanded coverage of traveling Florida with children, grandparents, and pets. Contains a GreenDex of eco-friendly sights, eateries, hotels, and activities and content on volunteerism. Full-color author and traveler generated highlights section.

Neighbourhood structure helps travellers navigate the city more easily; from the artistic studios of the Oltrarno to primo shopping tips and the low-down on the best bistecca fiorentina. This title includes a chorus of local voice interviews from tour leaders to avant-garde performers for an insight into how Florence ticks. The commissioning editor for this guide is a previous Lonely Planet Italian author and spent much of her youth in Florence.

A unique archaeological feature covers biblical sites and Petra, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Activities such as diving, hiking, climbing, and cycling are also covered. color photos, 58 maps.

Lonely Planet knows California. This 5th edition guarantees adventures across the Golden State, whether you're tasting small-batch pinots in Sonoma, reliving the Gold Rush or cruising the last leg of Route 66 on the ultimate beach-bound road trip. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip. In This Guide: Expanded Outdoors chapter covering 21 activities to get you closer to nature. New Food chapter showcases California's best drinks and delicacies. Green Index directs you to sustainable listings.

Explore Sweden with Lonely Planet. With our 4th edition you'll discover the many sides to this diverse country — camp out by the shores of lovely Lake Siljan, peruse the latest fashions in Stockholm's trendy Sodermalm, hike up the Sami holy mountain of Atoklimpen, visit an artist's home at Carl Larsson-Garden. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip. In This Guide: Unique color section on Swedish culture, from Vikings to design. Includes tailor-made itineraries to inspire you on your visit. Unique Green Index for easy reference to sustainable options.

Lisbon is the only European capital located so close to sandy beaches, enabling visitors to combine culture with fun by the sea.This title presents great tips for exploring on your own, such as advice on streets with excellent Fado clubs and where you can search out local ginjinha (cherry brandy) shops. Neighbourhood walking tours take readers to lesser known corners of the city to help visitors make the most of a short break. Interviews with local personalities reveal the contemporary character of the city.

For 20 years Lonely Planet has been the Eastern Europe expert. Our 10th edition helps uncover this diverse region — whether you're meandering through olive groves to Albania's deserted beaches, coming face to face with wolves and bison in Poland's ancient forests, or marvelling at the art collection in St Petersburg's Hermitage. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip. In This Guide: Detailed itineraries provide inspiration for trips in the region. Top coverage of art, architecture, nightlife and outdoor activities. Comprehensive onward journey tips for easy travel.

Covering every country in Europe, as well as onus information on Morocco, Europe on a Shoestring offers complete, detailed information for traveling on a budget. color photos; 235 maps.