From the Orlando Sentinel:
It's time to start thinking about travel in 2008, and several new books are out to guide you around the world.
Travel + Leisure's 100 Greatest Trips offers offbeat itineraries in otherwise familiar places. In New York City, go shopping in Harlem at Atmos, the Japanese sneaker store, and N, a designer emporium. In Mexico, follow the tequila trail in Jalisco, where the agave plant used to make the drink is grown. And in London, take the tube to the London Bridge stop and eat your way around Borough Market, where you can grab a venison burger at Westcountry Venison and a house ale at Brew Wharf.
The Practical Nomad: How to Travel Around the World by Edward Hasbrouck, an updated fourth edition, is described by the author in his preface as a "how-to handbook of advice and tips for independent, on-your-own travel . . . especially suitable for anyone planning -- or dreaming about -- the big trip: 'gap year,' 'wander year' or 'trip of a lifetime' around the world."
The book offers information on everything from budgeting to luggage to health issues to air travel. It can even help you make the decision to get up and go, arguing that world travel will enhance your career, be good for your children and cost less than you might think.
Lonely Planet's Bluelist: The Best in Travel 2008 is a planner, an inspiration and ultimately a conversation, since fans can visit lonelyplanet.com/bluelist to submit their own lists of must-see places. The book includes a section on events around the world by month, such as the mimosa festival in January in Montenegro and the snow rodeo in Essex, Mont., in March. A "Golist" of places includes profiles of Mumbai, India; Chengdu, China; Cordoba, Argentina, and in the U.S., Miami, Colorado and Glacier National Park. A special chapter on "Travel Islam" explores cultures and countries of the Muslim world.
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