The Travel Book

Drawing on Lonely Planet's expertise in travel, this text captures every country on the planet in photographs and atmospheric text

Strictly Limited, Premium Edition. Contains a shrink-wrapped copy of The Travel Book plus:- Cloth-look case with gold foil lettering and a magnetic closure.- Photo quality mini-poster chosen from the stunning range of images in the book.- A special reprint of the original Lonely Planet publication - the hand-made Across Asia on the Cheap, the first LP guidebook.- A personalised letter from Lonely Planet's co-founder, Tony Wheeler.

Even the most avid readers of travel guides and travel literature will not have encountered a book quite like this one. It is huge and heavy but reasonably priced, and it is vastly informative, which is its calling card. All the writers who contribute to the Lonely Planet travel guide series have put heads, knowledge, and experience together.

850 images. 230 countries. One complete picture. This third edition of Lonely Planet's bestselling reference guide features every country in the world and is now available in paperback- and will continue to delight, inspire and inform travellers of all ages.

Learn about best places to snorkel, where to see turtles laying eggs and how to experience turtle hatching and see turtle babies running to the sea. Read where the most scenic and easily accessible Andaman jungles and waterfalls are. Our guidebook will help you to avoid the tourist hell, crowded with day-trippers and let you enjoy even tourist Havelock peacefully. Practical information about Andaman accommodation, and best value for money tips for on each island. First hand advice on transport and getting around the archipelago, by ships and buses. Detailed descriptions of 8 Andaman islands and tips for a few more. Custom maps with key places marked for your better orientation. Arriving to the archipelago, we were thrown into those pleasant time of nineteen nineties, when internet and mobile phones did not exist and travel information was gained by talking to locals on the ground, occasional fellow traveler, exploring yourself. As of 2018, none guidebook existed for Andaman Islands. So we wrote this one and we honestly believe this is the most detailed and comprehensive book about the Archipelago. There is no reasonable internet connection on Andamans, saving this guidebook offline in your phone, will help you out massively when on the ground. This is 2019 updated edition. To keep our travel guide up to date, we post updates online here: https://eagleflyfree.com/en/tips-and-recommendations/andaman-guide-updates/ Travel guide content Itinerary How to plan a trip to Andaman Islands and what highlights not to miss Transport Getting there and around Andaman Islands. Ships, buses, jeep, tuk-tuks (auto rickshaws) and helicopters are available on the archipelago Accommodation Your sleeping options range from bamboo huts with a mattress on the floor to luxury rooms and cottages. Prices start from 6-7 € per night for bamboo hut to over 100 € per night for luxury rooms. Read more and avoid overpriced tourist traps on Havelock and Neil islands. Port Blair I keep general info to the minimum and focus on info real individual traveler’s needs. Many people just pass thru on the way to Havelock. However, Port Blair does have one spectacular sight, worth budgeting an extra day. And it is not the jail. What is it? Havelock Is Havelock heaven or hell of the archipelago? Both! This guide, is probably the only place, where you can read about negative things. We do not need to sell any tours or services to you, so we can afford to be always open, straightforward and if needed be, critical. Read on, we will advise you how to minimize hell and maximize paradise :) Neil Island Visitors mostly tend to think of Neil island as being more quiet alternative to Havelock. Having visited 13 Andaman islands, we have difficulties to agree with that. North Andaman The real beauty and the best area of the whole Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, is in the north. Still, not many people make their way this far. Good for you! When you take this little extra effort, you can enjoy the area with little to no tourist in sight. Little Andaman, has that sensational feel of the end of the world. Kilometers of beaches, jungle waterfalls and water reservoirs wait just for you. Enjoy a motorbike ride and feel the complete freedom to discover the beauty of this island. And it is surprisingly inexpensive! Middle Andaman Island's highlights are its turtle nesting beaches and two mangrove walkways. Check transport and accommodation at Middle Andaman and explore its exotically named places: Dhani Nallah, Moricedera and Yeratta ... Long Island You may consider visiting Long Island for its beautiful Lalaji Bay beach and nice jungle walk heading from the inhabited south of the island to the Lalaji bay. Wandoor and MG Marine national park Wonderful sea journey thru narrow stretch of the sea, between South Andaman and Alexandra island, surrounded by dense jungle on both sides. And then the Indian bureaucracy ruins your paradise.

TAKE YOUR TRAVEL TIPS FROM DAVE BARRY, A GUY WHO IS REALLY GONE! Complete with maps, histories, quaint local facts (France's National Underwear Changing Day is March 12), song lyrics, helpful hints on how to get through Customs (all insects must be spayed), and tidbits from Dave Barry's own fond vacation nightmares, DAVE BARRY'S ONLY TRAVEL GUIDE YOU'LL EVER NEED is just that. You'll find everything you need to know in this incredibly comprehensive reference, including: - Air Travel (Or: Why Birds Never Look Truly Relaxed) - Traveling as a Family (Or: No, We Are NOT There Yet) - Traveling in Europe ("Excuse me! Where is the Big Mona Lisa?") - Camping: Nature's Way of Promoting the Motel Industry