Our Not So Lonely Planet Travel Guide

Super serious Asahi Suzumura and laidback, easygoing Mitsuki Sayama might seem like an odd couple, but they made a deal; they'll vacation around the world and when they get back to Japan, they'll get married. As they travel from country to country, the different people, cultures and cuisine they encounter begin to bring them closer together. After all they're not just learning about the world, but about themselves too.

Super serious Asahi Suzumura and laidback, easygoing Mitsuki Sayama might seem like an odd couple, but they made a deal; they'll vacation around the world and when they get back to Japan, they'll get married. As they travel from country to country, the different people, cultures and cuisine they encounter begin to bring them closer together. After all they're not just learning about the world, but about themselves too.

Super serious Asahi Suzumura and laidback, easygoing Mitsuki Sayama might seem like an odd couple, but they made a deal; they'll vacation around the world and when they get back to Japan, they'll get married. As they travel from country to country, the different people, cultures and cuisine they encounter begin to bring them closer together. After all they're not just learning about the world, but about themselves too.

Marina Taylor has a one-way ticket to Rome and big dreams to write a book…but an undeniable connection with an irresistible stranger—and her penchant for disaster—just may derail her plans. From Florence to Capri to the Amalfi Coast, follow Marina’s hilarious sex-capades as she stumbles her way through Italian virgins, French photographers, Sicilian twins, and even some first-rate train sex in the second-class cabin. Will she master the art of seduction in Italy—or will she once again prove more calamity than coquette? And what about Will, the ruggedly down-to-earth ex she left pining for her back home? Equal parts laugh-out-loud travel comedy and erotic adventure, Marina will inspire you to throw your itinerary out the window and throw caution to the wind. The question isn’t whether or not to choose adventure, but which adventure will choose you. Art, love, sex, wine—the Italian playboy and the boy next door—who says you can’t have it all?

Ukraine is a country of diverse charms whose fanciful churches, imposing fortresses and landscape dotted with fields of sunflowers delight off-the-beaten-track travellers. This third edition of Bradt's "Ukraine "is fully revised and updated, combining practical travel essentials with insights into the country's history and culture.

Did you know that flags are actually pictures that send a message to everyone who sees them? In The Flag Book you'll uncover the hidden meanings of flags- from country and state colours to flags used in sports, on ships and aeroplanes, and by the most dastardly of Caribbean pirates.

Armchair travellers will be taken to the middle of nowhere in this semi-pictorial book that combines strong images and evocative writing. Included are approximately 70 stories from established Lonely Planet authors and well-known adventurers.Each entry includes gorgeous, evocative photographs, quotes on the region and brief information about the area's history and exactly how far it is from "civilization."

Founders of the phenomenally successful publishing company Lonely Planet, Tony and Maureen Wheeler have produced travel guides to just about every corner of the globe. Lonely Planet Publications was born in 1973 when the Wheelers self-published a quirky travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. This was quickly followed by what soon became the backpackers' bible, South-East Asia on a Shoestring. Going boldly where no other travel publisher had ventured, they catered to a new generation of independent, budget-conscious travelers long before the advent of mass tourism. Unlikely Destinations: The Lonely Planet Story is a unique mix of autobiography, business history and travel book. It traces Tony and Maureen Wheeler's personal story as well as the often bumpy evolution of their travel guide business into the world's largest independent travel publishing company. Not surprisingly, after thirty years in the business the Wheelers have an unrivalled set of anecdotes which they share in Unlikely Destinations: The Lonely Planet Story. They have been hassled by customs, cheated by accountants, let down by writers, banned in Malawi, berated for their Burma guide and had books pirated in Vietnam. Tony has been gored by a cow in Benares, declared dead around the world in an assortment of gruesome and greatly exaggerated accounts and their company has been accused of the "Lonely Planetization" of the world. Through it all, from the heady days of discovery in the '70s to the rocky patch after the September 11th terrorist attacks, the Wheelers' passion for the planet and traveling certainly hasn't diminished, and comes shining through in this enthralling travelogue. But above all, their memoir reveals the spirit of adventure that has made them, according to the New York Daily News, "the specialists in guiding weird folks to weird places."