The Traveler's Sourcebook is ideal for planning recreational or business travel in the United States. Its listings provide a wealth of consumer-oriented information on a wide range of travel-related subjects, focusing particularly on how to obtain important information (usually free of charge or at a minimal cost) that can save you time and money and help you make informed decisions about travel. The directory is arranged alphabetically by subject category, covering 83 specific travel subjects such as air travel, cruise and freight travel, bed and breakfast facilities, hostels and dorms, automobile rentals, on-line travel information, national and state parks, bicycling, camping, and hiking, currency conversions, and much more. More specialized information is also featured on such activities as birdwatching, courier air travel, hot air ballooning mountain and rock climbing, winery tours, snowboarding, llama trekking, and more. Coverage of each subject area includes general information as well as listings of important organizations and information sources, including vital contact data. The book also identifies and provides contact data for many publications and on-line resources for travelers. A comprehensive Master Index provides direct references and cross references to all topics covered.

A new chapter book series from bestselling author Raj Haldar that explores etymology and world cultures using an exciting, action-packed mystery story! Eddie and Molly-Jean are next door neighbors and best friends. One Saturday, Eddie's mom sends him up to the attic to get his great-grandpa's most prized possession (a book, of course). Eddie and Molly-Jean are suddenly transported to India where they must use their word knowledge to solve a mystery and help a new friend save his school. This new series will follow the two best friends as they discover the hidden stories behind common words. Using their Awesome Enchanted Book and a healthy dose of imagination, the daring duo transport themselves to exotic locales, always encountering new adventures and learning how different cultures have contributed to the English language along the way. Content is vetted for language and reading level by Alycia Zimmerman, a Princeton graduate who has written for Netflix's Magic Schoolbus, a contributing teacher for Scholastic, and former 3rd grade teacher in NYC.

Written for the traveler who needs information beyond what is provided in a general guidebook, Travel Resources: An Annotated Guide introduces the reader to comprehensive and specialized travel literature and resources. In this book, author Stephen Walker offers practical and accessible direction for anyone seeking detailed and valuable information on travel, while also instructing readers in ways to find information that may not be included in this guide. Organized by topic, each topic begins with information that is useful to new travelers so that anyone can begin with any topic without any previous knowledge of it. However, the book also goes further so as to provide information useful to the seasoned traveler. The wide variety of topics related to travel provide many new and possibly overlooked opportunities, even for veteran travelers, and the works included have been selected because of the depth with which each treats its subject matter, in order to ensure that each resource is of the quality that today's traveler demands.

For the new breed of traveler who wants to get personally involved with nature, people and cultures. Provides guidelines, resources, precautions, hints and tips on travel adventures to match every budget's taste and level of physical ability. Gives detailed information on hundreds of groups that organize and run vacations and travel adventures in places near and far, familiar and bizarre.

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