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61) Magical Miles
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Imagine a magical vacation where fun and fitness are melded together for the whole family to enjoy. This is the hallmark of a runDisney event! These events are growing by leaps and bounds, and selling out faster each year. It takes expert planning to incorporate a runDisney event into an already jam-packed family vacation. Magical Miles: The Runner's Guide to Disneyland will guide you through all runDisney events, outlining the answers to difficult...
62) The Year We Roamed: A Father-and-Son Trip Around the World: A Father-and-Son Trip Around the World
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For fourth grade, Pete and Baraka decided to homeschool.
Except they didn't stay home.
Thirteen months later they completed their circumnavigation of the globe. Along the way, they learned many great lessons about the world, themselves, and each other. Join them as they set out from home in Puerto Rico and voyage through Florida, Chile, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, London, Denmark, Ghana, Kenya, Egypt, India, the Philippines, China, Japan, and Northwest...
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In the best adventures, the intrepid explorer returns home to banner headlines and a hero's welcome. . . but what of the men and women who don't return home? This collection proves their stories are just as compelling. From the disappearance in Utah of cowboy roamer Everett Ruess to the loss of billionaire explorer Michael Rockefeller in the wilds of New Guinea, the tales ring with mystery, intrigue, and excitement. Whether murdered, drowned, or eaten...
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Princess with a Backpack is uniquely positioned in the travel publication market. It combines practical and specific advice, personal experience and direct references to the target reader, which gives the reader a practical and humorous account of the backpacking experience. Various Australian female personalities such as Bessie Bardot, Tali Shine and Mimi Zu have made valuable contributions to the book in the form of quotes, advice or anecdotes to...
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Part of The Traveler's Handbook series, The Adventure Traveler's Handbook provides a mixture of on-the-ground tips and inspirational stories for both new and experienced outdoor explorers. Featuring all aspects of adventure travel from technical planning and training, to travel safety and winter survival skills, it is an indispensable guide to exploring bold new ways to travel.
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El Primer viaje alrededor del mundo, relatado en su libro por Antonio Pigafetta, ya había sucedido a principios de aquel siglo y terminó en septiembre de 1522.
Sin embargo, Martín Ignacio de Loyola décadas después soñaba con darle vuelta al mundo. Loyola inició su Viaje alrededor del Mundo el 13 de junio de 1581, en dirección a México.
Llegó, finalmente, a Filipinas en 1582, junto a otros treinta y un misioneros franciscanos. De Filipinas...
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Cook your way across the U.S.A.! Foodies of all stripes and sensibilities-from budding chefs to kitchen divas-will flock to this where-to travel guide detailing fifty of America's top recreational cooking programs. Gourmet Getaways is the essential guide to planning and getting the most out of a culinary vacation, whether one is a beginning cook or an accomplished gourmet. From well-known culinary schools to country inns, from a weekend to a week,...
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Cooking in Paradise is a rich, definitive guide to hands-on gourmet cooking vacations around the world.
Ever dream of sauteing in Sicily? Or having a master divulge the secrets of perfect patisserie in Paris? How about mincing in Morocco? Cooking in Paradise will show you how to get there, and scores of other places, with over 150 listings for cooking-vacation programs around the world (and a handful right here in the United States, too).
Joel and...
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Who hasn't dreamt of packing up and just leaving their daily lives behind for a while?
Sherrie and Patrick have and for years, they would take months to a year off of work to jump on their motorcycles and ride away.
And then they had babies.
Patrick knew it was time to break out his lifelong dream of sailing around the world.
But Sherrie was the ultimate reluctant sailor.
For anyone who is wondering how to convince their partner to sail away...
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"Suppose you were a quiet, respectable, sedentary business or professional man, and the captain of a tramp steamer bound to South America and up the Amazon suddenly dropped into your peaceful office, invited you to go along with him, got your acceptance by a clever trick, and had you at sea before you could stop to think-wouldn't you expect to find 'something doing'?" Thus begins this classic of travel literature, in which a London journalist sets...
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This book in the colorful Pilgrim's Guide Series follows the 'must see' sites, pre-Christian and Christian, the wealth of art and architecture to be included on every pilgrimage to Rome, and suggests further exploration as time allows. In the 'Eternal City' of Saints Peter and Paul, practical information includes how to attend a Papal Audience, and the locations of the sites and public entrances. There is a detailed description of St Peter's Basilica...
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Join Carole Jean for a wild ride that starts in Oakland, California and winds through Paris, London, Frankfurt, Ireland, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Most of the trips were fun; some, not so much. In addition to hauling vacationers to Hawaii, Tahiti, and Las Vegas, Trans International Airlines flew Muslim pilgrims to Mecca, airlifted refugees and troops out of Angola, Cuba, and Vietnam. Carole Jean tells the stories with raw honesty...
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Who are the 21st-century expats? Do you wonder what motivates millions around the world to leave their homes, family and friends to immerse themselves in unfamiliar cultures, learn foreign languages and get to know new people? Have you considered joining them?
It's a movement; the number of expats grows as we become more global and mobile. While the ages, locations and experiences of these 31 internationals differ, their stories inform, inspire and...
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The quality guidebook that takes you right through the Bernadette story, the Domaine and all the sacred sites associated with Bernadette in the town and area, together with all the practical information you will need for your Pilgrimage. The Bernadette story is told in its historical context. What to see in the surrounding area of the French and Spanish Pyrenees, coastal Aquitaine, the Basque Country, including Loyola, and stops along the Way of St...
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The understanding of various business processes and of the concept of value chain management is a fundamental key to success and to determine the right strategy. Choosing the appropriate strategy is about as important as the selection of services and products for a company. Each strategy has the consequence that a major administrative expense is connected and affects the flexibility of a business to a large extent. Even with the option of a version...
78) Catalan Cuisine
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Este libro ofrece un alegre y placentero viaje a través de la variedad gastronómica propia de Cataluña, acercándonos a la costa catalana, los huertos y jardines, las tierras secas, las zonas de montaña y, finalmente, la ciudad de Barcelona.
Un delicioso viaje por los paisajes de la cocina catalana y su historia, con más de 30 recetas compiladas por el Institut Català de la Cuina i la Cultura Gastronòmica.
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A pilgrimage to the Holy Land offers each of us the opportunity of a spiritual re-awakening and a reaffirmation of faith. For many it will be made in the company of like-minded people, while others will discover the joy of exploring the sacred sites independently. It is firstly an enjoyable holiday; here the opportunity any holiday has to refresh and relax takes on added purpose. This fully illustrated guide explores the historical context and the...
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If you have ever dreamed about fly-fishing in exotic corners of the world, this is the book for you. The author has caught and released fish in thirty countries and shares his stories with you. He has been fishing, mostly fly-fishing, for over seventy years. You'll enjoy his descriptions of the countries he's visited and fished. Go on the magnificent journey with him.
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