Hong Kong is a territory in perpetual re-invention. The fishing village colonised by the British in the early 19th century has long led Asia & the world in modern architecture
- notably of the skyscraper variety. But this is not enough. With mainland Chinese cities going more Flash Gordon with their skylines than Hong Kong, the city has upped the ante & re-emerged as China's capital of cool. Several bars & restaurants with stunning contemporary interiors & drop-dead urban panoramas are dishing up credible international cuisine; hotels are making it on to the glossy magazines' hippest hot lists; & the government is spending more on the arts & the city's biggest natural asset: Victoria Harbour, whose promenades are finally no longer neglected wastel&. Written by journalists witnessing these transformations, Time Out Hong Kong is the best insider guide to China's most exciting city & environs.
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Hong Kong in the National Geographic Traveler guide series, produced by America’s leading travel publishers, exploring a range of cities, regions & countries worldwide & using the expertise & tradition of National Geographic to provide a comprehensive survey of each destination. Each of the guides in the series draws upon National Geographic’s rich history of travel experience & is researched by authors familiar with the area. Whilst the content is influenced by an American editorial style, individual titles are still accessible to a non-American audience, with a combination of practical guidance & detailed information included in each guide. The series also relies upon the extensive image libraries of National Geographic to present a rich visual image of each destination. Individual National Geographic Traveler titles are organised uniformly, allowing readers to access information quickly & easily. Introductory sections provide information on Charting your Trip, with details of getting there & around & a History & Culture chapter profiling history, food & drink, land & landscape, flora & fauna & arts & literature. Chapter are arranged geographically by region, with notable cities & areas principally describing the main sites & attractions, with further information on directions, history & practicalities. There are also a number of individual features & insider tips throughout each guide covering subjects such as walking tours, local culture, driving tours, recommended local experiences & in-depth thematic short histories of the culture & histories of individual regions. A Travelwise section at the back of each guide provides essential practical information on when to go, what to take, further reading, getting there & around, local etiquette, media, holidays, money matters, religion, smoking, time differences, opening times, travellers with disabilities & accommodation. Restaurants & hotels are listed with brief descriptions & information on prices, location, contact details & facilities for the relevant regional chapters in the guide. ...

It`s winter. The holidays are over. For those living in areas where it`s still snowing, & even where it`s just cold or rainy, it`s the time of year when magazines, newspapers, radio, & television are tantalizing us with ads of warm beaches, sunshine, relaxation, water sports, & foo-foo drinks with little umbrellas sticking out of them. Many of us would love to be able to travel to someplace warm, or to a far away place for a new adventure. However, we may not have the time or the resources to do so. Fortunately, Travelers` Tales has just the armchair adventure travel anyone can experience -- the beaches of Thail&, dining on the banks of the Seine, running with the bulls of Pamplona, purchasing a suit in Hong Kong, climbing the Himalayas -- all for only $17.95 (no shots or visa required).O` Reilly & Travelers` Tales have created a national campaign to help you promote Travelers` Tales titles as the ”great getaway -- for cheap”. We`ll provide you with marketing materials (signage, T-shirts, buttons, postcards, special discount for inventory order, ad slick, & book displays) to create a window or in-store display during the month of May 1997. The store with the best display wins an overstuffed armchair fully equipped with an airline style seat belt. We`ll also provide you with shelftalker coupon books with space on the front for you to stamp your store name & address. The coupon is redeemable for 10% off the purchase of a Travelers` Tales book. Your customer simply tears off the coupon from the shelftalker, completes the information (name & address) on the back, & gives it to the cashier when they`re ready to purchase a book. At the end of each month you send us thecoupons used by your customers, & we`ll credit your account. We understand that you might be hesitant to send in coupons with the names & addresses of your customers. The reason for retrieving this information is so you can build your customer list, & so we can send a Travelers` Tales newsletter to your customers informing them of new titles available from their local bookstore -- including a reference to your store. ...

Wallpaper* City Guides present a tightly edited, discreetly packaged list of the best a location has to offer to the design conscious traveller. Here is a precise, informative, insider`s checklist of what you need to know about the world`s most intoxicating cities. Whether you are staying for 48 hours or five days, visiting for business or a vacation, Wallpaper* has done the hard work for you, from finding the best restaurants, bars & hotels (including which rooms to request), to the most extraordinary stores & sites, & the most enticing architecture & design. Wallpaper* City Guides enable you to come away from your trip, however brief, with a real taste of the city`s landscape & the satisfaction you`ve seen all that you should. With Wallpaper* City Guides you are going to sample the best the world has to offer. ...

China's most dynamic area. Covering transportation, sightseeing, hotels, dining, events, shopping, entertainment, culture, geography, & the main points of interest for visitors, this guide will get you ready for a trip & act as a reference there. Excellent aid for business travel. ...

Fodor’s correspondents highlight the best of Hong Kong, including the city`s favourite shopping spots & tailors, most evocative temples, & tastiest dim sum destinations. Local experts vet every recommendation to ensure you make the most of your time, whether it’s your first trip or your fifth. Must-see attractions from Victoria Peak to Kowloon, hotel & restaurant recommendations for every budget to satisfy a range of tastes, features on festivals & markets, colour photos & maps to inspire & guide your trip. ...

Hongu Khola
- Chheskam, sheet no. 2786-08, in the topographic survey of Nepal at 1:50, 000 published by the Nepali Government
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Honiton in 1903 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: features include Honiton Workhouse, railway with station, St Paul's church, St Michael's church, Littletown area, Hale Farm, Holyshute, tannery, brewery, market house, schools, etc. On the reverse is a 1906 directory of the town. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Honiton in 1903 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Features include Honiton Workhouse, railway with station, St Paul`s church, St Michael`s church, Littletown area, Hale Farm, Holyshute, tannery, brewery, market house, schools, etc. On the reverse is a 1906 directory of the town. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20, 000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map (with adjustments in the border & coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale & in addition have an unusually large amount of vegetation and/or land use information (different types of woodlands, gardens, orchards, heath, etc). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English. Stanfords keeps as regular stock 20K maps for the World War I battlefields around the Ypres, Messines & Passchendaele, & for the area of the Battle of Waterloo. The 1:20, 000 survey covers the whole of Belgium & maps for other regions can be supplied as special orders. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.PLEASE NOTE: the Long-Distance Footpaths Map of Belgium at 1:300, 000 which shows the division of Belgium into the 50K survey sheets can also be used to see in more detail coverage by the 20K maps. ...