Armchair Travel | SWAN Consortium

1) The most scenic drives in America

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Reader's Digest general books

2) The road trip

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"What if the end of the road is just the beginning? Four years ago, Dylan and Addie fell in love under the Provence sun. Wealthy Oxford student Dylan was staying at his friend Cherry's enormous French villa; wild child Addie was spending her summer as the on-site caretaker. Two years ago, their relationship officially ended. They haven't spoken since. Today, Dylan's and Addie's lives collide again. It's the day before Cherry's wedding, and Addie and...

3) The longest road: overland in search of America from Key West to the Arctic Ocean

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One of America's most respected writers takes an epic journey across America, Airstream in tow, and asks everyday Americans what unites and divides a country as endlessly diverse as it is large. Standing on a wind-scoured island off the Alaskan coast, Philip Caputo marveled that its Inupiat Eskimo schoolchildren pledge allegiance to the same flag as the children of Cuban immigrants in Key West, six thousand miles away. And a question began to take...

4) World travel: an irreverent guide

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Bourdain, Anthony

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A guide to some of the world's most fascinating places. As seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony Bourdain. Anthony Boudrain saw more of the world than nearly anyone. His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his hometown of New Yrok to a tribal longhouse in Borneo; from cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, Paris, and Shanghai to Tanzania's utterly beautiful Serengeti and the stunning desert solitude...

5) A year in the world: journeys of a passionate traveller

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The author who captured the experience of starting a new life in Tuscany expands her horizons to immerse herself--and her readers--in the sights, aromas, and treasures of twelve new special places. This book is a celebration of the allure of travel, of serendipitous pleasures found in unlikely locales, of memory woven into the present, and of a joyous sense of quest. She rents houses among ordinary residents, shops at neighborhood markets, wanders...

6) Don't go there!: the travel detective's essential guide to the must-miss places of the world

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Greenberg, Peter

7) The world's best travel games

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Barry, Sheila Anne

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Presents over seventy games to play when travelling in a car, bus, plane, or train, walking through long corridors, sitting in terminals, or waiting in restaurants.

8) Atlas obscura: an explorer's guide to the world's hidden wonders

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Atlas Obscura

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"It's time to get off the beaten path. Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura celebrates over 700 of the strangest and most curious places in the world. Talk about a bucket list: here are natural wonders-- the dazzling glowworm caves in New Zealand, or a baobob tree in South Africa that's so large it has a pub inside where 15 people can drink comfortably. Architectural marvels, including the M.C. Escher-like stepwells in India....

9) Around the world in eighty days

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Verne, Jules, 1828-1905

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Voyages extraordinaires (English)
Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
Penguin classics
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"This new and completely original translation of Around the World in Eighty Daysrenders Jules Verne's classic novel in a style that is both more understandable and more faithful to the spirit of the original French text than the commonly reprinted older English editions. Many of these older translations were acceptable when they were first published 150 years ago, but were translated with a Victorian British audience in mind. Their style is now very...

10) Vacationland: a novel

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Moore, Meg Mitchell

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"From the author of Two Truths and a Lie and The Islanders, a delicious summer read set in midcoast Maine, tackling family secrets, marriage, motherhood and privilege. Louisa has come to her parents' house in Maine this summer with all three of her kids, a barely written book, and a trunkful of resentment. Left behind in Brooklyn is her husband, who has promised that after this final round of fundraising at his startup he will once again pick up his...

11) 111 places in Chicago that you must not miss

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111 places

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"Chicago is the City of the Big Shoulders. What started off as a small, fur-trading settlement is today a bustling metropolis. Chicago's colourful past remains hidden in the nooks and crannies across this wonderful, modern city. This fully updated edition reveals compelling secrets in places that even native Chicagoans may not know. It invites locals and experienced travellers to explore the Windy City through its people, its history, and its stories....

12) Weird Illinois: your travel guide to Illinois' local legends and best kept secrets

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Explores bizarre sights and stories found in Illinois.

13) 1,000 places to see before you die

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Schultz, Patricia

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1,000 before you die book

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Describes essential places to see from around the world, offering information on what to find at each spot and the best time to visit.

14) Book lust to go: recommended reading for travelers, vagabonds, and dreamers

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Includes both nonfiction and fiction reading recommendations for armchair or "real" travelers. This librarian famous for reader's advisory covers places as diverse as Afghanistan, Appalachia, Arizona, Baltimore, Boston, Burma, Congo, Corfu, Detroit, England, Finland, the Galapagos, Guernica, Hawaii, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Jordan, Korea, Law Vegas, Los Angeles, Maine, Malaysia, Martha's Vineyard, Miami, Nebraska, New York City, New Orleans, Niagara...

15) Gastro obscura: a food adventurer's guide

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"Taste the World! It's truly a feast of wonder: Created by the ever-curious minds behind Atlas Obscura, this breathtaking guide transforms our sense of what people around the world eat and drink. Covering all seven continents, Gastro Obscura serves up a loaded plate of incredible ingredients, food adventures, and edible wonders. Ready for a beer made from fog in Chile? Sardinia's "Threads of God" pasta? Egypt's 2000-year-old egg ovens? But far more...

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Johnson, Lorraine

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Eyewitness travel guides

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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Chicago will lead you through the best attractions the city has to offer, including fully illustrated coverage of all the major sights from Lincoln Park Zoo to the Art Institute of Chicago. The fully updated guide includes unique illustrated cutaways, floor plans, and reconstructions of the city's architecture, plus a pull-out city map clearly marked with attractions from the guidebook and an easy-to-use street index.

17) Fodor's Chicago

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Fodor's Chicago is the perfect companion for a trip to this quintessential American city. With colorful features and the most updated information, Fodor's Chicago gets straight to the best of what this city has to offer, everything from art to architecture, to shopping, baseball, jazz, and the very best deep-dish pizza. In-depth coverage also includes top reasons to visit the culturally and historically rich suburbs of Chicago, including Frank Lloyd...

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Boekhoff, P. M. (Patti Marlene), 1957-

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Portraits of the states
Seeds of a nation

19) Rick Steves Europe through the back door: the travel skills handbook

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Steves, Rick, 1955-

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"You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling through Europe. With Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door, you'll learn how to: Plan your itinerary and maximize your time ; Pack light and right ; Find good-value hotels and restaurants ; Travel smoothly by train, bus, car, and plane ; Avoid crowds and tourist scams ; Hurdle the language barrier ; Understand cultural differences and connect with locals ; Save...

20) Backpacking Europe: hostels & travel guide 2016

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Bakpak travelers guides

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"Bakpak Dave's 2016 Backpacking Europe Hostels & Travel Guide is your ticket to an affordable and exciting European adventure. The Guide is packed with information for traveling around Europe on a budget with over 400 hostel listings, tons of cheap and free things to do, plus money-saving tips on accommodations, transportation and more! Bakpak Dave's lightweight guide covers the most popular European destinations including London, Amsterdam, Paris,...