Switzerland: (Lonely Planet Country Guide)

Intended for the first-time visitors and China travel veterans alike, this guide offers advice on hotels, sights and transport. It features coverage of numerous ancient fishing villages; and do-it-yourself content - needed for such a gigantic country. It provides hotel and hostel addresses in both Chinese script and English.

Provides information on ski resorts in Japan. This guide offers coverage of Okinawa and Southwest islands; including dive spots and beaches. It also includes colour highlights of Japan, chosen by travellers, Lonely Planet staff, and authors.

This title describes 1000 must-see spots, from beaches to museums to cathedrals to bustling markets, grand hotels to backwater inns, rugged safaris to the most pampering spas. It includes addresses, phone and fax numbers, websites, costs and best times to visit with subject-specific indexes.

Intended for people who love to travel and want an elegant place to record their experiences. This journal includes traveller's lists and quotes. It also provides information about: time zones, conversion charts, telephone codes, mini-translation guides, and more.

Looks at Switzerland's history, wildlife and culture, with maps and plans. The color section introduces the country's highlights, from snowboarding in the Alps and sampling swiss wine to the country's Gothic cathedrals and medieval castles. This guide includes listings of the places to eat, drink and stay, plus 'author picks' to present the best.

Offers comprehensive coverage of Berlin nightclubs, Munich beer halls and peaceful Alps trails. This book provides insider tips from locals on their favourite German places, people and things, and a background on contemporary Germany cuisine as well as the traditional pleasures of sausages, beer and wine.

Backed up by the usual invaluable selection of maps, road-tested places to stay, and a cutting-edge guide to the best of British cuisine - it's all here. An unmissable travel guide, for Brits and non-Brits.

In May 1996, 23 men and woman climbers on Mount Everest were caught in a ferocious blizzard. Alone and climbing blind, Anatoli Boukreev rescued a number of climbers from certain death. This account includes the transcript of the Mountain Madness debriefing and de Walt's response to Jon Krakauer.

Five-year-old Heidi goes to live with her grandfather in his lonely hut high in the Alps. She quickly learns to love her new life with him. But her strict aunt decides that Heidi must be sent away again, to live in town. Heidi cannot bear being away from the mountains and is determined to return to the happiness of life with her grandfather.

Contains hotel names, addresses and points of interest, all now in Chinese script. This title features a pull-out sheet map to aid navigation around this massive metropolis. It also includes a designated Olympics chapter and special full-colour interviews with charming locals.