Lonely Planet: The world’s #1 phrasebook publisher* Lonely Planet’s Farsi Phrasebook & Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Farsi phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Bargain in a bazaar over luxurious handwoven carpets, hike to out-of-the-way locations, or order a local speciality for your midday meal; all …
Known as the jewel of Central Asia, Iran’s cities are packed with gilded mosques and blue-mosaic shrines built in honour of the country’s greatest leaders. Its people are generous and its terrain ranges from the sands of the Persian Gulf to the Alburz Mountains in the north. The expert authors give first-hand descriptions of attractions ranging from the …
In her twenties, journalist Sarah Macdonald backpacked around India and came away with a lasting impression of heat, pollution and poverty. So when an airport beggar read her palm and told her she would return to India—and for love—she screamed, “Never!” and gave the country, and him, the finger.But eleven years later, the prophecy comes true. When …
• Waterproof • Tear-Resistant • Travel MapNational Geographic’s Israel AdventureMap is designed to meet the unique needs of adventure travelers with its durability and accurate information. This folded map provides global travelers with the perfect combination of detail and perspective, highlighting hundreds of points of interest and the diverse and unique destinations within the country.The map includes the …
Moab [Map Pack Bundle] (National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map)
• Waterproof • Tear-Resistant • Topographic MapSeeking the best combination of detailed maps and value for your Moab trip, then get our bundle pack. It includes both our Moab North and Moab South map, providing you coverage of the entire map region. Both maps include detailed trail charts describing the mountain biking and jeep trails that are the …
Lonely Planet: The world’s leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Iran is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Experience the lavishly decorated Ali Qapu Palace, explore the covered bazaars of Yazd, or try a variety of Iranian kababs; all with your …
November 4, 1922. For six seasons the legendary Valley of the Kings has yielded no secrets to Howard Carter and his archeological team: “We had almost made up our minds that we were beaten,” he writes, “and were preparing to leave The Valley and try our luck elsewhere; and then — hardly had we set hoe to ground …
From the Holy Mountain: A Journey Among the Christians of the Middle East
In the spring of A.D. 587, John Moschos and his pupil Sophronius the Sophist embarked on a remarkable expedition across the entire Byzantine world, traveling from the shores of Bosphorus to the sand dunes of Egypt. Using Moschos’s writings as his guide and inspiration, the acclaimed travel writer William Dalrymple retraces the footsteps of these two monks, providing …
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceA teacher, a scholar, a philosopher, and an eyewitness to history, Sari Nusseibeh is one of our most urgent and articulate authorities on the conflict in the Middle East. From his time teaching side by side with Israelis at the Hebrew University through his appointment by Yasir Arafat to administer the …
Lonely Planet: The world’s leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Middle East is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Be awed by the grandeur of Istanbul’s Aya Sofia, contemplate history at Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock, and explore the wonder of Giza’s Pyramids; all …