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.

Includes dozens of boxes and listings that spotlight the varied cultural offerings in New York. From Central Park, Upper Fifth Avenue and Museum Mile to the downtown and Brooklyn hoods, this guide points visitors to both the well known and the under-the-radar sights.

The latest in the hugely successful Gollancz Parody series

In 2006, more than 8 million people visited Ireland, an increase of approx 8 per cent on 2005.

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.

The only authorised guide to the many New Zealand locations used in the filming of all three Lord of the Rings films.

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.

Throughout the ages, writers have created an astonishing diversity of imaginary places, worlds of enchantment, horror and delight. This guidebook takes the reader on a tour of more than 1200 imaginary cities, islands, countries, and contintents, from Homer to the late 1990s.

Covering 44 countries, this is a guide to Europe. Including Dedicated Language chapter with key phrases in 29 languages, it offers coverage on Montenegro. It also features a Responsible Travel page with advice on how to travel ethically around the region.

A bird field guide that follows the AOU (American Ornithologists' Union) classification. It features almost every species officially recorded.

The essential companion to the internationally bestselling Wheel of Time series

A guidebook to one of the world's travel destinations. It gives an insight into various China's highlights, from the scenery down the Yangzi River to the Great Buddha at Leshan and the lavish Confucius Temple. It includes a chapter on Shanghai and colour inserts throughout allowing you to chose where to go and what to see, with over 150 photos.

A travel guide to Egypt. It helps you to explore the pyramids using 3-D cutaways, bargain your way through the souqs, plan your Nile cruise - and learn how to decipher basic hieroglyphics. It features maps, and hotel and restaurant recommendations.

Covering New Mexico and Arizona, and stretching into some highly visited parts of Nevada (Las Vegas) and Southwest Colorado (Mesa Verde National Park), this book covers the region but in the manner people tend to visit and by defining what the Southwest means. This area is one of the great road trip destinations in America.

Helps you discover Lisbon. This is a guide for tastes and budgets with a choice of more than 55 sites. Fold-out maps give the reader orientation and helps visitors to make the best of their stay. This guide also contains details of more than 120 restaurants, cafes, patisseries, dance clubs, theatres, music venues, shops, markets, and more.

Activities chapter includes yak-carting, horse-trekking and hiking. This is the only book to describe rock climbing opportunities in the Gobi and mountain biking in Terelj and Khentii.

Offers tips for visiting the best attractions in both the north and south islands from spectacular marine reserves to the mighty Milford Sound and whale watching in Kaikoura. This book explores New Zealand and features major sights including the Waterfront in the multi-cultural capital of Auckland and the impressive railway station in Dunedin.

Provides advice on getting there (including overland routes), tracking down the places to sleep, eat, drink and shop. This guide covers the major sights - and many off the beaten track - from the northern tip of Hokkaido down to the islands of Okinawa, closer to Taiwan than Tokyo. It includes full-colour sections that introduce manga and anime.