Tim Cahill has clambered up Mount Roraima in the Guyana highlands, searching for the site of Arthur Conan Doyle's Lost World. He's dined on baked turtle lung in the desolate northeast of Australia & harvested poisonous sea snakes in the Philippines. He's watched a wrestling match between a shark & an underwater zombie during a horror movie shoot off the coast of Mexico. In this collection of adventure travel writing, Tim Cahill writes about these close encounters, giving new meaning to the expression going to extremes. He also briefs us on gorilla etiquette, porcupine vendettas, & the loathsome fate awaiting those who disturb ruins in the jungles of the Amazon. ...

Jaipur
- 10 Easy Walks is a locally produced guide that gives the tourist the means with which to explore the famed lanes & architectural
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Map produced in India, showing the provinces in different colours. The network of designated national highways is shown with the highway numbers & other major roads. Railways are marked & a large number of towns. The map also

Includes:: a distance chart & an index. The map is on waterproof paper &

Includes:: a booklet which lists places of interest in each state.



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Jakarta with its southern suburbs at 1:30, 000 on a double-sided indexed street plan from Periplus, extensively annotated with numerous places of interest, hotels & other facilities. Trans-Jakarta Busway routes are shown with stops. The map divides the city north/south, covering the city within its outer ring road, & in the south well beyond it. Main traffic arteries are highlighted &, where appropriate, smaller streets are named. Also provided are names of numerous districts & neighbourhoods. The map is extensively annotated with names of various places of interest & facilities & its index

Includes:: a list of over 100 hotels.

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Jakarta in Marshall Cavendish`s Culture Shock! Series; comprising a range of guides that inform visitors of the finer points & details relating to social etiquette, traditions & customs; bringing visitors to a sensitive yet substantial understanding of the country or city in question. The series targets those who are planning long stays in the destination or extended periods of residence. The guides are written by authors who have experienced the joys & pitfalls of cultural adaptation, & so are ideally placed to provide informative & relevant advice. Each title contains insights into local culture & traditions, guidance on adapting to the local environment, linguistic help & lots of general advice about local culture & idiosyncrasies to help prepare readers for their visit. Each title is structured similarly, beginning with the first impressions a visitor might expect to have. The guides aim to help readers understand the local culture through first appreciating the motivations, beliefs & attitudes of the local people. Practical advice on settling in is provided, with focused sections on accommodation, utilities, health, education & telecommunications. There is also extensive information on the destination’s culture, food & leisure, in addition to a specific section addressing the concerns of those travelling on business. ...

Jakarta on a double-sided map from ITMB combining a street plan of city’s central district at 1:21, 000 with a more general overview of Greater Jakarta at 1:75.000. Both plans are indexed & highlight places of interest, services & facilities, etc. On one side is a street plan at 1:21, 000 of the city’s central districts with coverage extending south to include the Halim Perdana Kusumah airport. Bus routes are shown with names of stops & railway stations are also clearly marked. Main traffic arteries are highlighted. Districts & neighbourhoods, larger streets & many of the smaller ones are named, & a wide range of symbols highlight various institutions, services & places of interest including temples & other religious buildings, museums, selected hotels (all named), embassies, shopping centres, petrol stations, etc. On the reverse is a map at 1:75, 000 covering Greater Jakarta, naming main streets & neighbourhoods. Coverage

Includes:: the city’s international airport & extends south beyond Kota Bogor. The map is indexed & annotated as the main plan.

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Jakarta with its southern suburbs at 1:30, 000 on a double-sided indexed street plan from Periplus, extensively annotated with numerous places of interest, hotels & other facilities. Trans-Jakarta Busway routes are shown with stops. The map divides the city north/south, covering the city within its outer ring road, & in the south well beyond it. Main traffic arteries are highlighted &, where appropriate, smaller streets are named. Also provided are names of numerous districts & neighbourhoods. The map is extensively annotated with names of various places of interest & facilities & its index

Includes:: a list of over 100 hotels.

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Jakarta 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. ...

` It`s good that I`ve found this secret place.. . No one can get to to me up there. It`s totally safe.` In real life, Jake is never safe. He lives in constant fear of his mother`s violent boyfriend. But in his imaginary tower he can dream up his own father
- the stranger who gave him a cuddle & a fluffy duck the day he was born & went away for ever. Jake doesn`t believe dreams ever come true. But sometimes they do
- in strange & surprising ways. Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, Jake`s Tower by Elizabeth Laird is a powerful & moving novel that spotlights the issue of domestic abuse.

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This map of Jakkvik Ammarnas in 1:75, 000 is part of a series of topographic maps from Norstedts Kartforlaget which



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