Best General Canada Travel Books
The 2017 edition has more than 700 pages of detailed travel information on 30 major routes―including the Alaska Highway, which celebrates its 75 th anniversary this year―and 60 side trips, totaling more than 15,000 miles of road in Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories, British Columbia and Alberta.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Between gravel pullouts to find stay for the night or RV parks or rest areas, I don't know what we would've done without this book."
"I bought this for my 14 year old grandson whose goal is to take a trip to Alaska upon his graduation from high school."
"I drove from Homer, Alaska through Canada and down to Seattle over a three-month camping trip."
"If you are planning to go to Alaska within a year or two, you HAVE TO get this."
"The detailed information was invaluable as lots of the roads we traveled were remote and lonely."
"Got the book in yesterday, this is a great book far beyond anything I could have imagined, Planning on going in a couple years and heard this is a good book."
"BEST guide book ever!"
"Great love it."
150 North American destinations , from metropolitan hot spots to unexpected hideaways Practical recommendations for over 600 restaurants and 450 hotels Color-coded tabs and ribbons to bookmark your favorite cities in each region Nearly 1,000 photos All stories have been updated and adapted by Barbara Ireland , a veteran Times travel editor Illustrations by Olimpia Zagnoli of Milan, Italy Easy-to-reference indexes Detailed city-by-city maps that pinpoint every stop on your itinerary. Barbara Ireland, a writer and editor based in western New York State, is a former deputy travel editor and deputy Op-Ed page editor at The New York Times.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is fantastic and makes me so excited to travel!"
"While realistically, you may forget to consult the book before a big trip - or some of the recs may get out of date - I still love cozying up on the couch and reading and dreaming about cities I want to visit."
"Got this as a gift for a friend who takes multiple trips a year in the US and Canada and they loved it."
"Gave this as a college graduation book - it has short itineraries for weekend trips around the USA."
"Awesome bridal shower gift!"
"I've purchased this book for myself and as a gift for friends and colleagues."
"A great book for anyone who likes to travel and explore."
"Most of the suggestions for Park City, Utah were inaccurate and/or out-of-date and pretty much wasted our time."
Good Sam RV Travel & Savings Guide. is the only print edition of RV parks and campgrounds in North America.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is one of the most extensive guides for RVing that I've ever seen."
"Great travel guide for camping or just road tripping."
"just a good book to have around."
"VERY HANDY TRAVELCOMPANION."
"This is now the ONLY reference source."
"Fabulous info for travelers!"
"Not even close."
Best Niagra Falls New York Travel Books
Embark on an unforgettable boat tour, voyaging past American and Bridal Veil Falls, into the misty, roiling waters beneath Horseshoe (hop on board in the evening to catch a fireworks show!). Hike through beech tree forests, ride the towering SkyWheel, and enjoy a romantic dinner over sunset views of the falls Honest advice from Buffalo native and Niagara Falls tour guide Joel A. Dombrowski on when to go, what to pack, where to eat, and where to stay, from campsites and motels to luxurious inns Essential information on getting there and getting around, crossing the US-Canada border, weather, wildlife, and safety Travel tips for seniors and visitors with disabilities. A native of Buffalo, New York, Joel Dombrowski was introduced to the natural world by his grandfather.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Like all travel guides, some things have changed since publication, but this guide is recent and therefore generally current."
"We had a total immersion visit, and the author has it exactly correct: while both sides are wonderful, you get a more intimate, visceral experience of the falls on the American side (Cave of the Winds, Crows Nest, and the Maid of the Mist is a smaller scale boat than the Canadian Hornblower ship)."
"It tells you when is the best time to visit & when to stay away, which is very helpful."
"Joel Dombrowski's "Niagara Falls" is the best travel guide I have purchased this year."
"We just came back from a three-day vacation to Niagara Falls, and planned our entire stay around this book."
"I would recommend this book to anybody visiting the falls."
"I also recommended booking your tour through Joel."
"Once again Joel brings facts/travel/vacation/history and humor to answer the question "what will we do in Niagara Falls?"."
Best Ottawa Travel Guides
Ottawa Gatineau Laminated Fast Track folded map. Including Central Ottawa, Central Gatineau, Downtown Ottawa & a Regional map.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"nice map. accurate and clear details."
"Only Ottawa maps I found available online before traveling to Canada."
"It was great to have this map in Ottawa over the summer -- a must-have when you don't have cell/GPS service!"
"Top quality map that allows you to get that picture of the city."
"Difficult to read because of the small print."
"Great detail."
Best Victoria, B.C. Travel Guides
You'll find the insider knowledge you need to explore every corner of this region with DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Vancouver and Victoria .
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I guess, bottom line, I didn't think Vancouver had enough to do to deserve its own book--better to just read a chapter on it in a travel book that covers a wider area."
"Stanley Park for instance, closed their kids petting zoo/farm years ago."
"Used this handy pocket guide on our trip to Canada."
"The organization of the topics are a little odd. Some of the "see page xx" references are not correct, the editor messed up on the cross referencing of topics."
"I purchased this before a July 2012 vacation to Vancouver, encouraged by the good DK Eyewitness guides to European cities (which I've used and swear by)."
"Do not get this in Kindle form."
Best Alberta & British Columbia Travel
Inside the Lonely Planet Banff, Jasper & Glacier National Parks Travel Guide: Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalize your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is exactly the vacation that we took, and we read just about every page of this book."
"Buy it with enough time to use it to plan your trip, it has great recommendations for everything!"
"Helped us figure out the key things we should do, weather permitting."
"It's like a pre-walk through the park."
"I found more on the area, using the internet."
"Excellent resource for the Canadian Rockies National Parks."
"A good book, not quite as useful for me as the Moon book."
"And not just for the hiking trails advice, but also for lodging, eating, and other activity suggestions."
Best Canadian Cities Travel Guides
User-friendly highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices, emergency information, park seasonality, hiking trail junctions, viewpoints, landscapes, elevations, distances, difficulty levels, and durations Focused on the best - hikes, drives, and cycling tours Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, camping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, summer and winter activities, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Contextual insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, geology, wildlife, and conservation Over 52 full-color trail and park maps and full-color images throughout Useful features - Travel with Children, Clothing and Equipment, and Day and Overnight Hikes Covers Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Glacier National Park, Lake Louise, Lake Minnewanka, Bow Valley, Backcountry, Kananaskis Country, Lake O'Hara, Jasper Town, Blackfeet Indian Reservation and more. The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Banff, Jasper & Glacier National Parks, our most comprehensive guide to these Canadian national parks, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Buy it with enough time to use it to plan your trip, it has great recommendations for everything!"
"I felt the information wasn't presented in the most logical order."
"Helped us figure out the key things we should do, weather permitting."
"It's like a pre-walk through the park."
"I found more on the area, using the internet."
"Excellent resource for the Canadian Rockies National Parks."
"A good book, not quite as useful for me as the Moon book."
"And not just for the hiking trails advice, but also for lodging, eating, and other activity suggestions."
Best Canadian National Parks Travel Guides
The Eastern version will be released in late March and will include a list of all missing people in each edition and a concluding chapter that draws both books together for conclusions. Some of the issues that are discussed in each edition: • The National Park Service attitude toward missing people • How specific factors in certain cases replicate themselves in different clusters • Exposing cases involving missing children that aren’t on any national database • Unusual behavior by bloodhounds/canines involved in the search process • How storms, berries, swamps, briar patches, boulder fields and victim disabilities play a role in the disappearance • The strategies of Search and Rescue personnel need to change under specific circumstances Major news organizations do a deplorable job of covering stories and issues which are deemed too unusual or too far outside the box. At a minimum, this story deserves space on the front page of every newspaper in the country, and it warrants a formal high level inquiry by the federal agencies whose files leave little doubt that something very strange is unfolding in our wilderness.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Fantastic book and well written!"
"I was intrigued by the subject and had to search for this book because it is out of print."
"Very thought provoking factual reading!"
"Fascinating book!"
"You wont find any better reading, all based on factual events, you can get a lot cheaper on his website."
"THE U.S. GOVERNMENT seems to be complicit in covering up countless missing persons cases. Read some of Mr. Paulides other books to get an idea of what may be happening to some of the missing people."
"Russia is a heavily forested country and has quite a bit of folklore that may help explain what is happening with these strange disappearances. People appeased the forest spirit by bringing gifts and offerings before hiking or hunting. Once I read a book written by missionaries in Africa who said that the evil spirits there often took people, especially in families that were fighting. Often people go from working at a desk, then suddenly vacation arrives, and they pile everything in a car, drive for hours, and then force themselves to hike with packs over long distances without any letup. There are altitude differences, weather changes, and alcohol consumption that can lower a person's resistance to strange and unexpected things."
"That is the way I approached the Missing 411 series, and I urge those skeptics who don't believe in consipiracies, aliens, UFO's, Bigfoot, etc., to set your strong beliefs on a shelf while you read this book and just consider what is occurring. Stories of missing children and especially toddlers, can begin to weigh heavily on your heart and mind and soul, but it seems you have to keep going so that you can understand the enormity of the situation, and again, the similarities of what is happening."
Best Canadian Provinces Travel Guides
The 2017 edition has more than 700 pages of detailed travel information on 30 major routes―including the Alaska Highway, which celebrates its 75 th anniversary this year―and 60 side trips, totaling more than 15,000 miles of road in Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories, British Columbia and Alberta.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I bought this for my 14 year old grandson whose goal is to take a trip to Alaska upon his graduation from high school."
"We drove from Fairbanks down to Michigan in October and we used this guide extensively."
"If you are planning to go to Alaska within a year or two, you HAVE TO get this."
"It seems good."
"The detailed information was invaluable as lots of the roads we traveled were remote and lonely."
"Got the book in yesterday, this is a great book far beyond anything I could have imagined, Planning on going in a couple years and heard this is a good book."
"This was a gift for my husband who has talked about visiting Alaska, great resource!"
"This book was a lifesaver on our trip from the Gulf of Mexico to Anchorage!!!"