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This series includes popular, compact guides for discovering the very best of country, regional and city destinations. Travellers are perfectly balanced to provide the ideal mix of insightful background and top sights with practical information and resourceful listings for those interested in gaining a deeper appreciation for the destination without being weighed down with information overload.Each Traveller presents all the major places of interest - plus some hidden ones too. Feature spreads illuminate additional themes of specific interest, while walks and tours allow the reader to discover the destination from a different prospective. Shopping, entertainment, food & drink, sport & leisure and children's activities are all covered, together with essential information on arrival,
currency, health and transport, and listings for restaurants, hotels and entertainment venues.New releases for 2008 come in a simple, clean look with a fresh, easy-overview layout, and the brand new destinations being published this season include an entirely new section to showcase the destination highlights and suggested itineraries.

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Includes:: popular, compact guides for discovering the very best of country, regional & city destinations. Travellers are perfectly balanced to provide the ideal mix of insightful background & top sights with practical information & resourceful listings for those interested in gaining a deeper appreciation for the destination without being weighed down with information overload. Each Traveller presents all the major places of interest
- plus some hidden ones too. Feature spreads illuminate additional themes of specific interest, while walks & tours allow the reader to discover the destination from a different prospective. Shopping, entertainment, food & drink, sport & leisure & children's activities are all covered, together with essential information on arrival, currency, health & transport, & listings for restaurants, hotels & entertainment venues. New releases for 2008 come in a simple, clean look with a fresh, easy-overview layout, & the brand new destinations being published this season include an entirely new section to showcase the destination highlights & suggested itineraries.

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Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.

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