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  New England Trips by Lonely Planet

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  Part of excellent 'Trips' series from Lonely Planet, California Trips contains themed itineraries from Maine to Connecticut, via Boston. Each itinerary includes a rating, a theme (for example, food and wine or iconic), maps and personal recommendations for restaurants, hotels and sightseeing. Designed for the independent driver, but far more selective than their usual style. Go Red Sox!

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  Pacific Northwest's Best Trips by Lonely Planet

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  Part of excellent 'Trips' series from Lonely Planet, Pacific Northwest's Trips contains dozens of themed itineraries around North California, Oregon and Washington State. Each itinerary includes a rating, a theme (for example, food and wine or iconic), maps and personal recommendations for restaurants, hotels and sightseeing. Designed for the independent driver, but far more selective than their usual style.

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  Back Roads Califonia by Christopher Baker

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  Takes you via scenic routes of California to discover charming villages, local restaurants and intimate places to stay. Back Roads California offers practical information, from road conditions and length of drive to parking information and opening hours. Excellent for those spending a couple of weeks in the sunshine state.

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  Washington, Oregon & the Pacific Northwest by Lonely Planet

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  A practical guide for the traveller on a budget, which includes approximately 20 pages on Seattle and a chapter on outdoor activities.

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  Discover Hawai'i by Lonely Planet

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  A clear and helpful guide for travelling around the Maldives. Particularly good for logistical and practical information for the more independent traveller.

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  California by Insight

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  A popular, colourful guide with detailed historical and cultural information illustrated by plenty of colour photographs, though is slightly less useful for practical and logistical information.

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  Canada by Insight

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  A popular, colourful guide, eh? With detailed historical and cultural information illustrated by plenty of colour photographs, though is slightly less useful for practical and logistical information.

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  San Diego by Frommer's

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  A practical American guide to city city and its vicinity. A good selection of accommodation, restaurants and itineraries. There are no useful maps.

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  New York City Discover by Lonely Planet

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  A practical guide to the highlights of the city, best for a budget visit. Some good introductory chapters too, plus a handy pull-out map.

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  Boston by Eyewitness

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  A handy guide for a short break, this Eyewitness has all the colour photographs, graphics and illustrations you will need and covers a top ten for anything you can imagine from best hotels on any budget to best seafood restaurants.

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  New York by Luxe

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  A handy and wonderfully camp fold-out list of the most glamorous shops, restaurants, bars and hotels in New York.

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  Hawaii by Eyewitness

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  A colourful guide filled with photographs, illustrations, aerial views and detailed cultural and historical information. Perfect for the sightseer, less useful for the traveller on a budget looking for practical information and listings.

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  San Francisco by Fodor

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  An American practical guide that is updated annually and certainly the most detailed of the bunch. Contains extensive listings, a pullout map and great local suggestions on what to do, for example, a chapter on activities entitled, 'Free or Almost Free.'

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  USA by Rough Guide

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  A reliable backpacker's guide with more well-written cultural and historical background than the Lonely Planet equivalent and more selective recommendations. Also contains excellent maps.

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  Washington DC by Eyewitness

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  A walking, sightseer's guide with plenty of colour photographs, bird's eye graphics of sights and attractions and cultural background information. Less useful as a practical guide for the traveller on a budget.

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  Washington DC Top 10 by Eyewitness

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  A handy, pocket-sized city guide with colour photographs and a pullout map. Includes top ten lists of everything you can imagine from top 10 restaurants to top 10 things to avoid.

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  San Francisco & Northern California by Eyewitness

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  A great sightseer's guide with plenty of colour photographs, graphics, aerial views of the most famous districts and strong cultural and historical information. Less useful for the traveller on a budget looking for extensive listings.

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  The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2013 by John Wiley

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  An extremely useful 'insiders' guide to the holiday resort, its hotels, restaurants and rides. The authors give tips on maximizing time within the city at the lowest cost with the shortest queues.

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  USA: Not For Parents by Lonely Planet

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  From the trusted Lonely Planet brand come this wonderful new range of guidebooks for kids. Fact-filled and fun to read, these guides are aimed at giving a cultural and historical tour of the US for children aged 7-13.

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  Michilin Must Sees: Alaska by Michelin Guides

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  Michelin turn their highly-tuned eye to Alaska to present a short guide, suitable for a weekend or so, detailing the best sites, and of course the best places to eat and sleep, with detailed maps and a discerning palate.

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  Insight Flexi Map Los Angeles by Insight

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  Includes 5 street plans, 2 overview maps and extensive tourist information. This book gives a list - with descriptions and some photographs - of 24 recommended sights, divided by theme and linked to the mapping by numbered markers. It offers information section with concise details on getting around, tourist offices, money, tipping, opening times. ,

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  Coastal California by Lonely Planet

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  A backpacker's guide to the coast, including approximately 30 pages on Los Angeles and 40 pages on San Francisco. Good for basic practical information but lacking on cultural and historical detail.

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  Discover Maui by Lonely Planet

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  A pocket-sized, practical guide to the island with a less didactic tone than the Lonely Planet equivalent. Includes a section on Maui highlights, from restaurants to historic attractions, information on the places to go and listings for accommodation and restaurants.

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  Michelin Must Sees New York City by Michelin Guides

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  Michelin turn their highly-tuned eye to the Big Apple to present a short guide, suitable for a weekend or so, detailing the best sites, and of course the best places to eat and sleep, with detailed maps and a discerning palate.

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  Nova Scotia by Daniel Orkin

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  As to be expected this Bradt guide is thorough, well-presented, with plenty of local information from an author based in Halifax. In our opinion the best guide to the Islands available.