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3) California
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Itinerary includes the desert oasis Palm Springs, Lost Angeles, Big Sur, the Sierra Nevada Mts. and the Giant Redwoods of Humboldt County.
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A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains (1879) is a work of travel literature by British explorer Isabella Bird. Adventurous from a young age, Bird gained a reputation as a writer and photographer interested in nature and the stories and cultures of people around the world. A bestselling author and the first woman inducted into the Royal Geographical Society, Bird is recognized today as a pioneering woman whose contributions to travel writing, exploration,...
6) Egypt
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"Traveler Megan McCormick starts her journey in the sprawling capital of Cairo. She then travles into the western desert via El Alamein to the oasis town of Siwa, close to the Libyan border. Heading south for a five day desert trek she arrives at her final destination - Luxor, which claims to be the world's greatest open air museum"--Container.
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Scottish-born naturalist and writer John Muir undertook a daring adventure in 1867, just a few years after the Civil War. After recovering from an injury at a saw mill, Muir decided that he wanted to explore the world. He left his life in Indiana and walked one thousand miles to Florida. Without any real direction or purpose other than to study the flora and fauna, Muir trekked south through Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida...
11) American Rockies
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Traveler Ian Wright presents the Rocky Mountain States of South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, steeped in myths and legends of Native Indians and cowboys.
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Ecologist, feminist, and mystic before these terms became popular, Mary Austin knew the desert as few human beings have known it. The Land of Little Rain, her first book, is an acknowledged classic of Southwestern literature. It describes the plant, animal, and human life of the border region of Southern California and Arizona, land of the yucca, the coyote, and the buzzard, inhabited by miners, vaqueros, and Shoshone and Paiute Indians.--From publisher...
16) Istanbul
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Discover Istanbul-the city that bridges the ancient and modern worlds of Europe and Asia. Enter the domed Aghia Sophia, the stunning church-turned-mosque that has survived wars and earthquakes. Explore the Grand Bazzaar, the 67-street hyermarket the dates from the middle ages.
17) Venice
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A tour of the canals, cobbled streets, and architectural wonders of Venice. Features St. Mark's Square, San Rocco, the Piazza San Marco at Carnival, and the squeri where gondolas are made by hand.
20) San Francisco
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Justine Shapiro tours the communities of Chinatown, The Mission District, The Castro, Haight Ashbury and North Beach that comprise the thriving cosmopolitan metropolis of San Francisco.
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