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Lonely Planet China

When you come into the store, it is impossible not to notice all the books about China. They come in every shade of red possible, in all sizes and weights – including the hefty new edition of the Lonely Planet China. Saying that they are everywhere would be a slight exaggeration, but they have taken over four shelves of one of our bookcases. They have very intriguing titles. (Don’t you want to know how to cook a dragon, or what on earth The Corpse Walker is about?) After looking at all those books for a while your resistance is eventually undermined – your curiosity is piqued – and this is when you give in and pick one up.

I still can’t tell exactly why I picked up China High. Maybe it was just the right shade of red. Or maybe because the author is easy to relate to and gives a very good look at China – a place that is not so easy to understand. This book turned out to be about his own astonishing personal changes following his experiences in China.

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Anjuna Beach from a lounge chair - photo by Nicole

After three weeks in bustling Bangalore, I decided that I needed some time away from the smog, traffic, and (above all) the autorickshaws.  But where is one to go, when you’re stuck in Bangalore and are hankering for some time away from it all (especially the autorickshaws)?

Luckily, I had some help deciding.  The Hindu holiday Diwali was last week, and with a few days off from work to get out of rainy Karnataka, some of the girls I am staying with were headed to Goa.  A week at the beach?  Count me in. Continue Reading »

Lonely Planet New England

We’ve got a whole heap of brand new, fresh off the press, crisp-paged, squeaky clean Rough Guides and Lonely Planet guidebooks! One for every 24 corners of the world.

Our new Lonely Planet collection includes:

Rough Guide China

Austria (5th edition)
Bulgaria (3rd edition)
Egypt (9th edition)
Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan (3rd edition)
Mongolia (5th edition)
Munich, Bavaria & the Black Forest (3rd edition)
New England (5th edition)
Norway (4th edition)
Pakistan & the Karakoram Highway (7th edition)
Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands (8th edition)
Poland (6th edition)
Sicily (4th edition)
Tanzania (4th edition)

Rough Guide Buenos Aires

As for new Rough Guides:
Buenos Aires (1st edition!)
Bulgaria (6th edition)
China (5th edition)
England (8th edition)
Greece (12th edition)
Ireland (9th edition)
Romania (5th edition)
Scotland (8th edition)
Yosemite (3rd edition)

Rough Guide Directions (city guides):
Bruges & Ghent (2nd edition)
Prague (7th edition)