Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and suc...

Costa Rica is renowned for its tropical beauty, the warmth and charm of the "Ticos"—its people's own name for themselves—and its political stability. This "Switzerland of the Americas" is widely regarded as an oasis of democracy in turbulent Central America. Since the first edition of Culture Smart! Costa Rica was published in 2005, however, there have been some important changes and, with rapid economic development, some growing pains. Over the past few years there has been a mov...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to the island nation of Cuba. Cuba is the largest Caribbean island and lies between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. It is 145 km (90 miles) south of Key West, Florida, between the Cayman Islands and the Bahamas, to the west of Haiti, and northwest of Jamaica. Before the 1959 Revolution, Cuba was a popular tourist destination for United States citizens, due to the large number of casinos catering to gamble...

Discover all Cuba has to offer in this complete cycling guide.Wally and Barbara Smith spent months cycling 8,000 miles in Cuba to provide detailed directions for 50 days of cycling. The rides vary in length, many combining to create multi-day loops. Detailed directions describe rides leaving Havana to the west and east. Subsequent rides are clustered in the three best regions of Cuba for cycling: Pinar del Rio, Central Cuba, and the Oriente. A final section contains advice on conne...

This illustrated Travel Guide is designed for optimal navigation on Kindle and other electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions landmarks districts transportation cultural venues dining history and much more. Addresses telephones hours of operation and admissions information are included. The guide is complimented by clearly marked maps that are linked to city attractions. A...

(approx. 223 pages) Our illustrated travel guide features the best information from an experienced traveler as well as other local resources. It's just what you need to help you to plan your trip in advance and to accompany you on-the-ground. Finding Internet access when traveling can be a problem so carry your mobile guidebook in the palm of your hand. We include a fully linked Table of Contents to access context-specific information quickly and easily,...

Many are discovering the up-and-coming vacation destination of Cape Verde, a sunny island archipelago south of the Canary Islands. It's a perfect all-season holiday vacation destination and one of the only short-haul destinations for Europeans to guarantee winter sun.  Table of Contents: Introduction to Cape Verde Climate Regions - Santo Antão - Boa Vista - São Vicente — Mindelo — Mindelo Walking Tour

Cuzco, Machu Picchu, the Inca Trail, Urubamaba - these are just a few of the exciting places this guide has to offer. Peru was the center of the Inca empire, but other civilizations were here long before. The country is larger than Spain, France and Germany combined. Hike the Inca Trail through ancient ruins en route to Machu Picchu. Join in the Andean festivals, unchanged for centuries, or sample the finest cuisine on the continent. Participate in a shamanic ceremony and sample the hallucin...

We travel to grow our Adventure Guides show you how. Experience the places you visit more directly, freshly, intensely than you would otherwise sometimes best done on foot, in a canoe, or through cultural adventures like art courses, cooking classes, learning the language, meeting the people, joining in the festivals and celebrations. This can make your trip life-changing, unforgettable. All of the detailed information you need is here about the hotels, restaurants, shopping, sightseeing. ...

Drawn from our much larger guide to Mexico's Pacific Coast, this guide focuses on the Manzanillo Region, Playa Azul, Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo. Places covered include Colima, Cuyutlan, Tecoman, and Patzcuaro as well. The extensive introduction covers all of the information you need about Mexico as a whole - getting there, getting around, the history, the culture, and much more. The Pacific coast of Mexico is a playground for active travelers. Warm waves and sunny skies attract the beach crowd wi...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to one of the most beautiful cities in the world - Rio de Janeiro, site of the world-famous Carnaval. The Cidade Maravihosa (Marvelous City) is located below the arms of Cristo Redentor, the statue of Christ the Redeemer on Corcovado Mountain. Finding Internet access when out and about can be problematic so carry your mobile guidebook in the palm of your hand. We include a fully linked Table of Contents and internally between section...

  Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Quito, Ecuador.   Quito was founded in 1534 on the ruins of an ancient Inca city. Today, two million people live in Quito. It was the first city to be named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978 (along with Krakow in Poland).   Quito is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active s...