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USA South West on a laminated, tear-resistant Insight Flexi Map, with a road map of the whole region, enlargements for Grand Canyon & the environs of Albuquerque, street plans of Las Vegas & Phoenix, plus extensive tourist information. The map main map covers south-western USA at 1:4, 000, 000, extending from the Mexican border to beyond San Francisco, Salt Lake City & Denver. Coverage

Includes:: northern Texas, plus western Oklahoma, Kansas & Nebraska. On the reverse are enlargements of Gran Canyon (1:300, 000) & the environs of Albuquerque (1:1:900, 000), plus street plans of The Strip part of Las Vegas & Phoenix. All the maps are indexed, including lists of points of interest highlighted on them. The plan of Las Vegas names individual hotels. A special feature of the Insight Flexi series are panels with additional tourist information: 24 main sights, neatly grouped by state: Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah & Colorado, are given brief descriptions & are prominently highlighted on the relevant maps. Further panels provide information on Getting Around & Facts for Visitors, including tourist information offices, public holidays, opening times, money, telephoning & monthly climate charts.

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South-Western USA: Southern Rockies at 1:1, 250, 000 in a series of waterproof & tear-resistant, indexed regional maps of USA from Reise Know-How’s highly acclaimed World Mapping Project, combining detailed presentation of the road network with topographic & tourist information. The map is double-sided to provide the best balance between detailed scale & a convenient size sheet, dividing the region east/west. Coverage extends westwards from the eastern border of Colorado & Amarillo in Texas to include the whole of Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico & Utah, plus a part of southern California with Los Angeles, San Diego & the Sierra Nevada. Maps in this series have altitude colouring with spot heights to show each region’s topography, with national parks & other protected areas, as well as American Indian Reservations & restricted entry zones clearly marked. Road network indicates toll roads & scenic routes. Driving distances are shown in miles. Railways &, where appropriate, ferry routes are marked. The maps show both names & boundaries of local counties. Symbols highlight a variety of places of interest, including historical sites, amusement parks, natural features, golf courses & wintersport areas, etc. Each map

Includes:: an index of localities & has a latitude & longitude grid (in this title at intervals of 1°). Map legend

Includes:: English. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.



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In this title, New Road Trips chapter highlights the most iconic, scenic & retro routes in the USA, plus additional driving information. There is a new colour itineraries chapter highlighting best places for natural beauty, city adventures, off-beat sights, Native America & legendary drives, New pull-out map, plus 146 maps
- far more than any other USA guide on the market.
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Converts USA plugs to the UK electrical system. Also suitable for: Irel&, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan, Seychelles, Singapore & Sri Lanka. Fully tested to BS5733.N.B. This adaptor does not convert voltage, therefore ensure any appliance is compatible with UK voltage (240V). ...

USA West, the Rockies & the western states at 1:2, 000, 000 from Mair Dumont with special features to aid navigation & an extensive index which

Includes:: geographical features & has an impressive list of national parks. Coverage extends west to Denver. Maps in the Mair Dumont

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Western United States at 1:3, 500, 000 on a map with bright colouring & graphics for national parks providing a very effective presentation of the region’s topography without obscuring the road network; plus street plans of main cities & coverage of Alaska. On one side is a map of western USA, extending east to Houston, Kansas City & Minneapolis, so overlapping with the publishers’ map of the eastern half of the country. Coverage extends south in Mexico to Durango & the whole of Baja California, & in Canada north to Edmonton & Jasper in the Rockies. Relief shading & colouring show the topography, with plenty of names of mountain ranges, peaks, deserts, etc. The region’s numerous national parks or other protected areas & Indian Reservations are prominently highlighted & the map very clearly shows how time zone boundaries do not always correspond to state borders. Road network, presented with clear numbering of national & state highways, shows driving distances on main & connecting cross-state routes. Scenic routes are prominently highlighted. Railway lines are included & domestic airports are marked. The map also indicates various places of interest & towns worth visiting. The map has no index. Map legend

Includes:: English On the reverse Alaska & Yukon are shown at the same scale as the main map, with insets for Aleutian Islands & Hawaii. Also included here are street plans of central San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego, Houston, Las Vegas & Anchorage, an enlargement of the Los Angeles area, plus maps of USA with the division into states & time zones with road distances.

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USA West from Insight, on a tour oriented road map of the whole region at a scale of 1:2, 000, 000 & with extensive tourist information on the legend & a detailed index booklet arranged alphabetically, with the facility to search by place name or point of interest, including national parks. Road network shown covers highways, trunk roads, main, secondary & track roads, with distance markers are provided on major routes & elevated passes indicated. Particularly scenic routes have been annotated. International/national airports & rail lines are shown. Places of interest, urban, cultural or natural are differentiated, with national parks & reserves & wildlife refuges, as well as restricted area zones & Indian reservations are demarcated. The map

Includes:: province, undefined & time zone boundaries & indicates individual state capitals. Spot heights are given, & wells, rivers, lakes & volcanoes are indicated.

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USA West, the Rockies & the western states, at 1:2, 000, 000 from Marco Polo Travel Publishing, with prominent highlighting of interesting locations, plus a 71-page index booklet with 5 more detailed enlargements for national parks, street plans, brief descriptions of 15 selected top sights, etc. Cartography is from the renowned German publisher Mair Dumont. Topography is presented by relief shading with plenty of names of mountain ranges, etc; heights of peaks & passes are given in metres. The map shows the country’s network of main & secondary roads, with distances given in miles within US & in kilometres in the neighbouring parts of Canada & Mexico. Scenic routes are highlighted. Main railway lines are included & the map also shows state & time zone boundaries, national parks, Indian reservations & restricted military areas. Places of particular interest, both towns or cultural/historical sights & natural features are prominently highlighted. The map has latitude & longitude grid at intervals of 1°. Extensive index in the booklet attached to the map cover

Includes:: names of geographical features such as mountains, rivers, lakes, etc, plus separate lists of national parks, UNESCO World Heritage sights & principal airports. The booklet also

Includes:: enlargements of five National Parks (Death Valley, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone & Yosemite), plus street plans of central Denver, Los Angeles (separately for downtown, Hollywood, & Beverly Hills), Las Vegas, San Francisco & Seattle. Multilingual map legend & the descriptions include English. A fold-out flap in the cover shows for route planning an overview of the whole area covered by the map plus the adjacent regions, prominently highlighting main places of interest, with the grid reference system in the margins making it easier to find locations on the main map. Also included are a distance/driving times table & basic driving regulations.



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USA West in the Green Guide series from Michelin; detailed guides exploring the major sights & attractions of a range of cities, regions & countries. Drawing on a long publishing history, Michelin guides are renowned for their individual ‘star rating’, ranking restaurants, sights & attractions. Listings in each guide are organised alphabetically, allowing readers to access information quickly as well as being designed for practical use on the road. With an emphasis on cultural activities & history, each sight is graded & has extensive background information. Practical visitor information is clearly highlighted with symbols. Predominantly recognised for their extensive coverage of French regions (shown on our website in a separate series), the Green Guides also cover international destinations. An extensive introductory section on planning your trip provides information on when & where to go, useful pre-trip information, getting there, where to stay & eat & what to do & see. There are also individual sections on Nature, History & Art ad Culture & a selection of driving tours of the area. Fold-out maps at the front & back of the book give an overview of the area covered by the guide. The structure of each guide varies depending on the type of destination. National & regional guides cover regions alphabetically, each with their own accommodation, sights & food & drink listings, while City guides cover sights alphabetically with one city-wide section for listings. Accommodation & food & drink listings are both concise & comprehensive, aiming to cater for all budgets & tastes. Both sights & listings often include information specific to travelling with kids. Each of the places covered in the guide is listed alphabetically & three Michelin star ratings
- highly recommended, recommended & interesting, which have been used for more than 100 years
- help readers identify places of interest, restaurants & notable local attractions. Individual listings include principal sights for each city or town, local walking & driving tours in addition to tips on local excursions. There is also an ‘address book’ information box in each section including recommendations for the best restaurants & accommodation in the area, as well as any relevant leisure activities. A series of overview regional & city plans also helps navigation & orientation for each region.

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