Travel

This book covers the southwestern corner of beautiful British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver, Gibsons and Powell River frame the western edge of the area, while Hope, Manning Park, Boston Bar and Lillooet make up the eastern edge. Chilliwack, Maple Ridge, Squamish, Whistler and Gold Bridge are just a few of the prominent cities or towns in between. Th …

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A guide to the most beautiful short and easy hikes around Vancouver.

This perennially popular guide includes sixty-eight hikes — nineteen of which are new to this edition — many located within an hour of Vancouver. Featuring full trail descriptions, easy-to-follow maps, and helpful indexes indicating duration and difficulty, as well as informat …

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A roadtrip to the edge of extinction, told with the humour and insight of Bill Bryson.

Crammed into a minivan with wife, toddler, infant, and dog, Cameron MacDonald sets out on a journey to observe North America's rarest species. In California, the family camps in the brutally hot Mojave, where MacDonald hopes to see a rare desert tortoise. And in …

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The definitive guide to coastal hikes in eight distinct areas of western Vancouver Island.

From the remote beaches of the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail to the rugged surf-swept shore of Cape Scott, Vancouver Island offers spectacular coastal trails for all abilities. Complete with trailhead and campsite information, this guide is indispensable to those …

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A completely updated new edition of the essential outdoor guidebook for the Whistler area. Concise, thorough, and easy to use, this updated edition of The Whistler Book gives readers all the information they need for the variety of recreational opportunities. As Jack Christie notes, ""adventurers flock here year-round to indulge themselves"": in w …

Even the most dedicated Cubaphile will discover new information in Alan Twigg's collection of seldom-seen attractions such as Fidel Castro's birthplace, the Celia Sanchez Museum, and the modernist statue atop the oldest open-pit mine in the Americas, erected in memory of runaway slaves.

This handy illustrated compendium covers everything from the Cr …