Books, Magazines, and Language Aids
Need help deciding where to go? Need a good guide book? Want to learn some of the local lingo? Or check out stories of others' travels? Find what you need here.
True Green
Global warming, climate change, toxic waste, and more: it sometimes seems the environmental challenges we face are just too huge for individual actions to matter, but they're not —and here's the proof. True Green is based on the practical experience of Clean Up the World, a grassroots environmental movement that has inspired more than 40 million volunteers in over 100 countries to take action since 1993.
True Green available from National Geographic
Travel Books
Are looking for the right travel guide for Brazil? Or maybe you're looking for general travel tips? Or maybe you're just looking for a good read. Find them all at our Preferred Vendors. And be sure to check out the Featured Item above!
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Barnes and Noble's 1000s of titles. Search by geography, or interest/activity. Find phrase books, guide books, essays, or photo books. Check out the New Releases and Recommended titles, too.
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REI has the maps, books, and DVDs you need! Find printed maps or maps on CD-ROM. Search guidebooks, travel books, narratives, photo essays, and more. Browse the instructional DVDs. (Sea kayaking, anyone?) And don't forget to pack a Top Seller in your backpack.
Get books & maps from the folks who know travel: REI
Check out the classic Sierra Club Outdoor Adventure Guides for practical advice on topics such as orienteering and packing food for the hike. Browse their earth-friendly selection to learn how to be a more responsible citizen of the planet. Sierra Club offers beautiful, inspiring calendars, too.
Sierra Club Books. Adventure! Travel!
Do you have a long, boring flight ahead of you? Is the kid behind you utterly annoying? Tune out and escape with downloadable books from Audible.com!
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Travel to faraway places from your own living room! These special collections from
National Geographic span the globe from Ireland to Brazil. Lively up yourself, mon!
Shop for World Music at National Geographic!
Language Aids
Everyone speaks English these days. Right? Don't count on it. Enhance your travel experience and safety - not to mention exercising your left hemisphere! - by learning a bit of the local language. Win friends and see places mere tourists never will.
Here's a joke often heard in Eurpoe:
What do you call someone who speaks 2 languages? Bilingual.
What do you call someone who speaks 3 languages? Trilingual.
What do you call someone who speaks 1 language? An American.
Doesn't everyone speak English these days? Which language aids should you get?
Language tips
I've used
Transparent Language products to improve my Spanish and Portuguese. TL uses a multi-media approach to teach you vocabulary you'll really use. And TL doesn't require rote memorization - It's actually fun! TL also has translation software.
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New To Travel? Want Advice?
Check out the Travel Planning Guide!
Do you have a favorite travel destination or travel-related vendor?
Let us know by writing to suggestions@adventurousescapes.com
Read about John's travels in Vicarious Adventures