DCL Collection Guides - Travel

DCL Collection Guide

TRAVEL Here’s your handy guide to the DCL’s Travel section.

From travel guides to books on travel destinations to internet resources, plan your next trip with the help of the DCL!

For books by these authors, visit the DeWitt Community Library or check the online catalog through our website:

www.dewlib.org

Travel Guides DK Travel Guides Excellent pictorial guides to landmarks and historic sites and walking tours of major cities. These handy guides are a must for seeing what you want to do when you travel.

Lonely Planet These popular guide books provide travel tips, advice, and information on great places to visit and include reviews of restaurants, lodging, getaways, and more. Get travel tips direct from their website: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/us

Moon These guides appeal to eclectic travelers, from backpacking students to solo adventurers to families vacationing on a budget. Advice and some humor make for entertaining reading while you plan your next trip.

Fodor’s & Frommer’s Great guides for finding hotel accommodations, recommended restaurants, best travel destinations, tips for planning your trip and more.

Let’s Go Guides for young and budget-savvy travelers for insider tips and authentic perspectives that show you how far your money can go and how travel is more than just siteseeing by double-decker bus.

Rick Steves The host of the popular TV travel series brings you his insight in these handy travel guides. Steves, who specializes in European travel, provides tips for travelers looking to find the less touristy aspects of a country.

For more about Rick Steves and Travel Tips, check out: http://www.ricksteves.com/

Select Travel Books Looking for more than just a travel guide to your favorite destination?

Contemplating a trip to exotic sites?

Check out these pictorial or informational guides.

Gelbert, Doug.

Look Up, America! 40 Urban Hikes in the Northeast Corridor Cruden Bay Books. ©2010 Call #: 917.404 GEL in the Travel Section See America on foot! Use this guide on your next urban hike through Boston, New York, Philadelphia and more.

Birnbaum’s Walt Disney World 2011 Call #: 917.592 BIR in the Travel Section Disney Press. ©2010 Everyone’s favorite guide to planning your trip to Walt Disney World.

Miller, Sandy.

Unexpected New York Call #: 917.471 MIL in the Travel Section Interlink Publishing Group, Inc. ©2010 Glimpse the businesses, activities, architectural structures, and hidden wonders not usually seen by visitors.

Hoffman, Carl.

The Lunatic Express Call#: 910.4 HEF in the Travel Section Crown Publishing Group. ©2010 Hoffman spent six months circumnavigating the globe via the world’s worst conveyances. Think airlines are a nuisance, try some of these modes of transportation. A fun read.

Rough Guide to World Party: The World’s Best Festivals and Events DK Publishing, Inc. ©2006 Call#: 910.202 WOR in the Travel Section It’s party time! Check out the best places to have a good time and celebrate some of the world’s favorite holidays.

For more books on this topic, visit the DeWitt Community Library or check the online catalog through our website: www.dewlib.org

Internet Resources Looking up information for your next trip?

Try some of these sites: Concierge.com http://www.concierge.com/ A source of independent travel information online. Hosts original travel guides to top destinations with recommendations on hotels, restaurants, attractions, shopping, and more. Includes features from Condé Nast Traveler.

Iexplore.com http://www.iexplore.com/ For adventure and world travel information. Features travel experiences, destinations, things to do, and places to see. See travel photos and learn from experts.

The Travel Channel http://www.travelchannel.com/ The TV channel for travelers brings you web content, including tips, videos, discussions, and info about their travel shows.

Condé Nast Traveler Magazine http://www.cntraveller.com/ Condé Nast Traveler Magazines’ official website with online guides and previews of the magazine.

New York Times Travel Page http://www.nytimes.com/pages/travel/ The New York Times brings you its Travel section online.

International Travel Information http://travel.state.gov/travel/ This site hosted by the U.S. Department of State provides the latest travel advisory and warnings, information on obtaining passports and visas, and tips and laws you should know when traveling abroad.

Check out these and more travel links on the DeWitt Community Library’s Resources Page on our website: www.dewlib.org.

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