Known as the Main Street of America and the Mother Road, U.S. Route 66 is the nation's best known highway. Once the microcosm of a culture increasingly connected by automobiles, its sights and attractions are now a fascinating reflection of a nation on the move. Travel this iconic highway through the heart of America with Route 66 Backroads as your guide. This lavishly illustrated book steers you from Chicago to Los Angeles, traveling through

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Drink London is a guide to the 100 finest bars and pubs in the city. From rooftop cocktail lounges to low-beamed old inns, from underground speakeasies to the coolest craft beer bars, here is an authoritative yet lively guide to the capital's thriving drinking scene. Every bar and pub featured is unique, and this book will illustrate why they deserve to be on all discerning drinkers' must-visit lists. London is famous the world over for its licensed...

Covering over 800 miles of navigable inland rivers from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake, this book guides cruisers through America's heartland. In eleven regional chapters, Capt. Rick Rhodes explores the entire navigable sections of the Chicago, Calumet, Des Plaines, and Illinois rivers, as well as parts of the Mississippi, Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee. Topics specific to inland cruising, such as negotiating floods safely and sharing rivers with...

There are many people who are enthusiastic about food-the cooking of it, the preparation of it, the serving of it, and let's not forget the eating of it. But Andrew Delaplaine is the ultimate Food Enthusiast. This is another of his books with spot-on reviews of the most exciting restaurants in town. Some will merit only a line or two, just to bring them to your attention. Others deserve a half page or more. "Exciting" does not necessarily mean expensive....

There are many people who are enthusiastic about food-the cooking of it, the preparation of it, the serving of it, and let's not forget the eating of it. But Andrew Delaplaine is the ultimate Food Enthusiast. This is another of his books with spot-on reviews of the most exciting restaurants in town. Some will merit only a line or two, just to bring them to your attention. Others deserve a half page or more. "Exciting" does not necessarily mean expensive....

Café London takes locals and tourists beyond the obvious guidebook destinations. It highlights the best places to go for a trendy brunch, simple lunch and decadent afternoon tea, as well as the best places for a real coffee and a perfect cup of tea. Covering more than 100 destinations, it's an essential guide for visitors looking for an authentic London experience, and Londoners looking to discover new café favorites.

This book contains 25 articles that provide an interesting overview of many aspects of the cruising experience. Topics include the physics behind making large metal objects float, the distance to the horizon, ship captains and marriages, crew members' employment contracts, cruise ship sanitation, stretching cruise ships, food choices on cruises, and more. The book also discusses various common words and phrases we use today that were originally nautical...

Andrew Delaplaine is the ultimate Restaurant Enthusiast. With decades in the food writing business, he has been everywhere and eaten (almost) everything. Unlike the 'honest' reviews on sites like Yelp, this writer knows what he's talking about. He's a professional, with decades in the business, not a well-intentioned but clueless amateur." = Holly Titler, Los Angeles This concise guidebook was exactly what I needed to make the most of my...

This 12th edition offers an unprecedented level of detail in a Disney Cruise guidebook, including in-depth coverage of the line's brand-new cruise ships, the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy, its presence in Alaska and the Mediterranean, and its 2015 ports of embarkation: Port Canaveral, Miami, San Juan, San Diego, Vancouver, Barcelona, Copenhagen, and Dover. Cruisers can design magical vacations with this take-along travel guide and planner. All aspects...

Ever since the time I was young, I believe that I've been on the road traveling to different places. I grew up in Chicago and traveled to different destinations from that hub. During my youth, I've been to Oregon, Colorado, Florida, Switzerland and Michigan. If I wasn't leaving my home at least twice a year, there was probably something wrong. I can't even remember not traveling. As I became older, the destinations became broader. I traveled to Mexico...