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Praise for BACKPACKED by Catherine Ryan Howard:

"I read and loved MOUSETRAPPED, so when I heard Catherine had a new book out, I couldn't wait to dive in. I wasn't disappointed -- she takes the same dry wit and self-deprecating humour along for the ride in BACKPACKED. Highly recommended." --Marsha Moore, author of 24 HOURS: PARIS and 24 HOURS: LONDON

?[Catherine Ryan Howard has] injected such humour into this book that I found myself laughing out loud on many occasions ... I felt as if I was part of Catherine's journey and she writes about the places she and Sheelagh visited ... with so much passion that I'm tempted to hop on the next flight to Guatemala. BACKPACKED is just brilliant, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'd hugely recommend it.? --Leah Graham of ChickLitNewsandReviews.com

?[The] self-deprecating tone is genuine and grounded in sanity, which makes the voice a thoroughly likeable one. I found [BACKPACKED] pretty funny.? --Susan Griffith, author of WORK YOUR WAY AROUND THE WORLD

Synopsis:

Catherine Ryan Howard prefers bath robes to bed bugs, lattes to lizards and mini-bars to malaria. So why is she going backpacking?

Catherine isn?t the backpacking type. Working for one of the world?s biggest hotel chains, she and her employee discount have become accustomed to complimentary bath robes, 24-hour room service and Egyptian cotton sheets. As for holidays, Catherine likes places that encourage lying - lying on the beach, by the pool, in bed...

She?s been on what feels like one long holiday in Florida when her fearless best friend, Sheelagh, announces plans to backpack across Central America. With Catherine?s US visa about to expire, her having no desire to return home to Ireland just yet and her common sense, evidently, on a day off, she agrees to go along.

After all, how bad can this backpacking thing be?

Um... very bad, actually. Catherine soon finds herself showering with the threat of electrocution, living with mutant cockroaches, sleeping on wooden planks, suffering from all but one of the side-effects listed on her bottle of anti-malarial tablets (liver failure, in case you were wondering) and riding a horse up the side of a smoking, lava-filled volcano.

And that?s just the first week.

Picking up where her bestselling memoir, MOUSETRAPPED: A YEAR AND A BIT IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA left off, BACKPACKED is the wry tale of what happened when one very reluctant backpacker hit the backpacker trail and discovered that beyond the mosquitoes, bad coffee and flea-infested hostels lie bigger mosquitoes, even worse coffee and flea-infested hostels whose bathrooms have no doors.

Praise for MOUSETRAPPED by Catherine Ryan Howard:

"A brilliantly witty, instantly loveable author... I couldn't put [MOUSETRAPPED] down." --Trashionista.com, Top 10 Reads of 2010

"[Catherine] writes with wit and humor about her time in Orlando. Thoroughly enjoyable and a great read!" --Talli Roland, author of THE HATING GAME

"[A] unique story that proves that dreams really do come true." --WanderlustandLipstick.com

"MOUSETRAPPED is an interesting, quirky tale with a conversationalist tone and a likeable narrator, packed with tales about space shuttle launches, religious theme parks and even a Bruce Willis story." --ChickLitClub.com

"[MOUSETRAPPED] is a fun travel memoir that will appeal to anyone who loves Disney, NASA and/or Starbucks. Catherine writes about her experiences in Florida with a fresh, chatty voice. She is honest about the difficulties of moving to a new country completely alone, while expressing the wonder she feels while fulfilling some of her childhood dreams. You end up sympathizing with Catherine's trying moments, laughing at her funny ones, and celebrating her special triumphs." --AKindleinHongKong.blogspot.com

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Praise for BACKPACKED by Catherine Ryan Howard:

"I read and loved MOUSETRAPPED, so when I heard Catherine had a new book out, I couldn't wait to dive in. I wasn't disappointed -- she takes the same dry wit and self-deprecating humour along for the ride in BACKPACKED. Highly recommended." --Marsha Moore, author of 24 HOURS: PARIS and 24 HOURS: LONDON

?[Catherine Ryan Howard has] injected such humour into this book that I found myself laughing out loud on many occasions ... I felt as if I was part of Catherine's journey and she writes about the places she and Sheelagh visited ... with so much passion that I'm tempted to hop on the next flight to Guatemala. BACKPACKED is just brilliant, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'd hugely recommend it.? --Leah Graham of ChickLitNewsandReviews.com

?[The] self-deprecating tone is genuine and grounded in sanity, which makes the voice a thoroughly likeable one. I found [BACKPACKED] pretty funny.? --Susan Griffith, author of WORK YOUR WAY AROUND THE WORLD

Synopsis:

Catherine Ryan Howard prefers bath robes to bed bugs, lattes to lizards and mini-bars to malaria. So why is she going backpacking?

Catherine isn?t the backpacking type. Working for one of the world?s biggest hotel chains, she and her employee discount have become accustomed to complimentary bath robes, 24-hour room service and Egyptian cotton sheets. As for holidays, Catherine likes places that encourage lying - lying on the beach, by the pool, in bed...

She?s been on what feels like one long holiday in Florida when her fearless best friend, Sheelagh, announces plans to backpack across Central America. With Catherine?s US visa about to expire, her having no desire to return home to Ireland just yet and her common sense, evidently, on a day off, she agrees to go along.

After all, how bad can this backpacking thing be?

Um... very bad, actually. Catherine soon finds herself showering with the threat of electrocution, living with mutant cockroaches, sleeping on wooden planks, suffering from all but one of the side-effects listed on her bottle of anti-malarial tablets (liver failure, in case you were wondering) and riding a horse up the side of a smoking, lava-filled volcano.

And that?s just the first week.

Picking up where her bestselling memoir, MOUSETRAPPED: A YEAR AND A BIT IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA left off, BACKPACKED is the wry tale of what happened when one very reluctant backpacker hit the backpacker trail and discovered that beyond the mosquitoes, bad coffee and flea-infested hostels lie bigger mosquitoes, even worse coffee and flea-infested hostels whose bathrooms have no doors.

Praise for MOUSETRAPPED by Catherine Ryan Howard:

"A brilliantly witty, instantly loveable author... I couldn't put [MOUSETRAPPED] down." --Trashionista.com, Top 10 Reads of 2010

"[Catherine] writes with wit and humor about her time in Orlando. Thoroughly enjoyable and a great read!" --Talli Roland, author of THE HATING GAME

"[A] unique story that proves that dreams really do come true." --WanderlustandLipstick.com

"MOUSETRAPPED is an interesting, quirky tale with a conversationalist tone and a likeable narrator, packed with tales about space shuttle launches, religious theme parks and even a Bruce Willis story." --ChickLitClub.com

"[MOUSETRAPPED] is a fun travel memoir that will appeal to anyone who loves Disney, NASA and/or Starbucks. Catherine writes about her experiences in Florida with a fresh, chatty voice. She is honest about the difficulties of moving to a new country completely alone, while expressing the wonder she feels while fulfilling some of her childhood dreams. You end up sympathizing with Catherine's trying moments, laughing at her funny ones, and celebrating her special triumphs." --AKindleinHongKong.blogspot.com

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Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
3rd ed.
w. 45 maps
Hobby/Freizeit
Abmessung: 20 cm
Von Berry, Oliver

A guide that ranges from Canada''s favourite national nature spots to its most remote. It provides useful planning information for Banff, Canada''s oldest and the world''s most visited national park. It includes practical, easy-to-use hiking and camping charts for selecting the best hikes and attractions.

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Der Band England aus der Reihe Lonely Planetüberzeugt nicht durch eine Fülle verführerischer Fotos, sondern wirkt mit seinen 900 kleinbedruckten zweispaltigen Seiten auf den ersten Blick ein wenig abschreckend. Seinen wahren Wert entfaltet der Reiseführer erst vor Ort. Hier erweist er sich als absolut unverzichtbar. Denn im Gegensatz zu manch anderen vergleichbaren Publikationen bietet der Lonely Planet: England nämlich Informationen aus erster Hand.

Sinnvoll nach Regionen gegliedert findet der Benutzer nicht nur eine Auflistung von Sehenswürdigkeiten, sondern auch detaillierte Informationen über öffentliche Verkehrsmittel, Adressen für Unterkünfte (inklusive Telefonnummer, Preisangabe, E-Mail etc.), Empfehlungen für Restaurants und Pubs oder Freizeitaktivitäten, wie beispielsweise Angelausflüge, Wanderwege, Klettertouren oder Reitgelegenheiten. Besonders Reisende, deren Budget angesichts des nicht gerade vorteilhaften Umtauschkurses zum Britischen Pfund keinen allzu verschwenderischen Lebenstil zulässt, werden diesen Lonely Planet schätzen, kennt er doch keinerlei Klassendünkel: vom Independent Youth Hostel (Preis der Unterkunft für eine Nacht i.d.R. etwa um die sieben Pfund pro Person) über die sehr beliebten Bed & Breakfasts (meist zwischen 15 und 30 Pfund) bis zum vornehmen viktorianischen Hotel (Preis nach oben offen) sind zu jeder Region Adressen angegeben.

Ist es möglich, eine solch riesige Anzahl von Informationen auf dem neuesten Stand zu halten? Offensichtlich ja. Bei unseren Stichproben im Süden Englands konnten wir nicht eine veraltete Adresse finden, oder ein Restaurant, das etwa inzwischen seinen Namen gewechselt hätte. Selbst die Preise waren in der Zwischenzeit nur unwesentlich gestiegen. Wenn Sie also einmal in einem der verschlafenen Provinzstädtchen Englands vor einem verschlossenen Fremdenverkehrsamt gestanden haben, werden Sie auf diese sehr gut recherchierten Informationen nicht mehr verzichten wollen. Die größte Stärke des Lonely Planet: England liegt in seiner Unvoreingenommenheit. Dieser Reiseführer warnt vor den überteuerten "Touristenfallen" und sagt, was wirklich sehenswert ist. Sein leicht ironischer Tonfall ist dabei unterhaltsam -- und typisch britisch.

Bei alledem: England ist groß. Informieren Sie sich deshalb über kulturelle Sehenswürdigkeiten am besten vor Reiseantritt, denn kein Reiseführer bringt detaillierte kulturelle Informationen und Praktisches immer unter einen Hut, denn er soll ja nicht das Gewicht einer Enzyklopädie haben. Ins Reisegepäck brauchen Sie dann -- gute Englischkenntnisse vorausgesetzt -- nur den Lonely Planet einzupacken. Dies ist derzeit der beste Reiseführer über dieses äußerst sehenswerte Land! --Albrecht Volk

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Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
11th ed.
w. 87 maps
Abmessung: 20 cm
Von Stewart, Ian

Lonely Planet''s best-selling guide to Vietnam in an improved, revamped format; Bonus chapter on side trips to Cambodia''s Angkor Wat; Great new planning features on cycling and motorcycling; Includes handy pull-out maps of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.

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