"Listening to the gentle lapping of the river, I ponder the strange fate that brought me, a Soviet kid from a small Russian town, right here, to this very table in the middle of the Surinamese jungle on this particular night." From early childhood spend in an akademgorodok (purpose-built academic community) in the USSR, Kaminski has been obsessed with food. Fuelled by ancestral wanderlust, as an adult she put her obsession to good use, contributing...

A fantastical field guide to the hidden history of New York's magical past Manhattan has a pervasive quality of glamour-a heightened sense of personality generated by a place whose cinematic, literary, and commercial celebrity lends an aura of the fantastic to even its most commonplace locales. Enchanted New York chronicles an alternate history of this magical isle. It offers a tour along Broadway, focusing on times and places that illuminate a forgotten...

For fans of Cheryl Strayed's Wild and Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love. At twenty-seven, Laine Cunningham seemed to have it all: tons of friends, a college degree, plenty of all-night parties, and a secure job. Yet every morning she dragged herself through a life that was corporatized and overly industrialized, a life that falsely glamorized everything she was supposed to want. Guided only by a map pulled from an old copy of National Geographic,...

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8 of New England's Best Trips!

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Your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore a bamboo grove in Arashiyama, marvel at Shinto and Buddhist architecture in Kyoto, or relax in the hot springs of Noboribetsu Onsen; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Japan and begin your journey now!

Japan's World Heritage Sites presents the exquisite temples, shrines, gardens, castles and natural wonders found throughout Japan which have now been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

L'edizione italiana della testata nata più di dieci anni fa nel Regno Unito (presente oggi in diverse realtà internazionali) rafforza il dna del brand: the definitive source of honest travel inspiration. Lonely Planet magazine Italia informa ed incoraggia ad esplorare il mondo ogni giorno, con l'autorevolezza riconosciuta che lo ha già reso un punto di riferimento. Oltre i cliché, col rigore di un travel brand autorevole

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Two perfect days in Boston

Whether you're a local looking for a long weekend escape, or a visitor looking to explore, Lonely Planet's Trips series offers the best itineraries – and makes it easy to plan the perfect trip time and again.

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Full of color images and only the best of the city, Lonely Planet's Encounter New York City is the on-the-road necessity to get you to the heart of the city. Find the best attractions, restaurants, shops, theaters, galleries and more with our hyperlinked maps, top highlights and itineraries for short stays. With content broken down by neighborhood, Encounter guides make city

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