Boston in the Step by Step series by Insight Guides focuses on providing tailor made walks & tours around the city. The guide features sixteen route recommendations that link up better known sights & take you off of the more beaten track; they are written by local experts who have personally selected places to eat & drink en-route & who offer insider tips on culture, shopping & nightlife. The guide has an array of colour photographs which help bring to life the background & descriptive information provided for destinations & attractions. An overview chapter opens the guide & reviews geography, customs & culture, history, food & drink, shopping, culture & entertainment. Next feature the selected itineraries for walks and/or tours, each of which have a good amount of accompanying information & come with a simple route plan. A user friendly alphabetical directory lists practical information to do with day to day basics & listings of h&-picked hotels & restaurants are provided to suit different budgets & tastes. The publisher ...

It may be best known for the sites that gave birth to the American Revolution, but Boston
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Boston in the City & Regions series from Time Out; comprehensive guides to a range of cities & their surrounding regions & including some of the most detailed listings & directories of places to eat & drink & things to do & see. Time Out guides are strongly focussed on local entertainment & nightlife, in addition to principal sights & attractions, with expert local writers providing an encyclopaedic knowledge of each city. This unique quality has ensured that the guides have won a reputation for their accuracy & reliability. The surrounding region is also incorporated in some guides, with information on the principal attractions, sites, landscapes & the best way of exploring them. Each of the Time Out city & region guides has a similar layout, allowing visitors to explore their destination easily. An ...

Now that the dust from the Big Dig
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Boston is an adventure sports fanatic`s heaven. With superb opportunities within the city limits: the Charles River & Boat ...

Boston in the Wallpaper* City Guide series, published by Phaidon & encompassing a collection of pocket-size guides dedicated to the best design elements in major cities. Compiled by experts at the Wallpaper* magazine, the guides are widely recognized for appealing to design-conscious travellers & are aimed at those interested in art, design & architecture. Each guide identifies the best bars, restaurants, hotels, places to shop, leisure activities & excursions with a unique emphasis on the finest examples of unusual architecture & design. Each Wallpaper* City Guide has the same layout, with separate tabs allowing readers & travellers to access individual sections easily. The tabs consist of Landmarks, Hotels, 24 Hours, Urban Life, Architour, Shopping, Sports & Escapes. High quality colour photographs appear alongside brief descriptions of each hotel, bar or attraction, highlighting distinctive & unusual styles of architecture & design. Extra pages are provided at the back of each guide, allowing readers to record their own notes & sketches. ...

Large numbers of Americans supplement their visits to Boston with easily-accomplished excursions to Cape Cod, Martha`s Vineyard & Nantucket. Or else they plan vacations to these awesomely-popular islands whose gateway is Boston. Boston Cape Cod & the Islands in the Easy Guide Series by Frommer’s that capture the unique spirit of the place offering expert advice in all price ranges for a variety of establishments & attractions. Arranged in a clear layout, put together in a light & compact format (256 pages ), these guides are easy to read & light to carry. The guides introduce a city and/or a region with ‘ Best of’, ‘ In Context’ & ‘ Suggested Itineraries’ chapters, offering information on the local history, culture, geography as well as selecting recommended road trips in & around the location. This section is followed by individual chapters dedicated to the different cities or regions covered by the guide, with advice on where to stay, where to eat, strolls, exploring, shopping, entertainment etc. The guides conclude with a final section on planning your trip. Frommer’s is an American publisher specialising in guidebooks emphasising the culture, lifestyle & history of the destination & stressing the insights travels offer. In their effort to contribute to making travel more accessible they are a cost-conscious company & offer, not only reasonable priced guides, but they also always include sensible priced lodgings & establishments in their guides. They are openly & highly critical when it comes to judging value for your money, & if something or somewhere is not worth your money & time, you will read it. ...

Remember Boston for ever with this exquisite three-dimensional expanding pocket guide. Presented in a beautiful slipcase, the guide unfolds to a length of 1.5 metres & features 12 of Boston`s most famous sites, including State Garden, Boston Public Garden, USS Constitution, North End, Boston Harbour, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Fenway Park, Esplanade, Museum of Fine Arts, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum & Harvard Square. A perfect gift or souvenir for anyone wishing to remember a visit to the city. ...

Features solid wood in black & French finish with brass accents. 68 (L) x 30.5 (W) x 185 (H) cm. Referred to as rowboats by l&-bound folk, a gig was easy to lower overboard, needed minimum crew, & was quick to dispatch. Our lapstrake (overlapping strips of wood) gigs are not seaworthy, but they most certainly look like it. Clinker build, they add flair & atmosphere to any room, & display shelves turn them into fun cabinets & bookcases. If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

Handmade with an antique look that is fully functional or a beautiful decoration. Learn to whistle. Pipe the Side. All Men on Deck. Heave to. Man the Yards. Classic bosun whistle makes deck hands happy. If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...