Four new titles in the Spiral Guide series, covering the exotic destinations of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Florida and Tunisia. Written by destination experts, the guides are witty yet informative giving in-depth advice and expert choices. Compiled in a practical format, pocket sized with spiral binding, they are the essential companion for making travel fun. The format is bright, colourful and modern in design with flat folding pages. Personally recommended venues for eating and drinking, accompany expert tips on beating the crowds from shopping and entertainment to perfectly planned day itineraries.

Aa Spiral Guide Cuba

Travel

Andrew Forbes

Caribbean

Aa Pub

Cuba.

AA Publishing

Insight Compact Guide Vietnam (Insight Compact Guides)

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Insight Guides

China's Ancient Tea Horse Road

David Henley

lulu.com

DK Eyewitness Travel : Vietnam and Angkor Wat Vietnam opened its doors to tourists in the late 80s and, while at first a destination frequented by backpackers and war veterans, its appeal has grown ever since. Blessed with a long coast sprinkled with casuarina-lined beaches, the country now attracts sun-lovers and surfers, with resorts and spas sprouting all along the coast. Part of the award-winning "Eyewitness" series, this sumptuously illustrated guide leads readers to it all, from the floating markets of the Mekong Delta in the south to the hill towns inhabited by the Hmong minority in the north, and the best beaches to be found in between. A full chapter is dedicated to Angkor in neighbouring Cambodia, with the astounding temples illustrated in glorious detail. Whether zipping around old Hanoi in a pedal-powered cyclo or dining on the exquisite local cuisine, the "Eyewitness Guide to Vietnam and Angkor Wat" is indispensable.

**VIETNAM WITH ANGKOR WAT (EYEWITNESS TRAV)

Richard Sterling

Asia

Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd.

**THAILAND* (EYEWITNESS TRAV)

DK Eyewitness Travel Guides : ThailandThis lavishly illustrated DK Eyewitness Travel guide is all you need to discover Thailand at its very best, from the verdant mountains of the north to the Southern peninsula with its strikingly beautiful beaches. Full-colour maps, city plans and 3D aerial views enable you to explore everything from the bustling Bangkok capital to the exquisite coral reefs of the Andaman Sea, whilst expert recommendations provide you with the best hotels, restaurants and nightlife on offer. With cutaways and floor plans of all the major sights, markets and festivals listed town by town, walks, scenic routes and thematic tours, experience the essential highlights of this unforgettable country. And with special features and expert information on everything from the historic Buddhist temples to the art of Thai cuisine, and over 1,500 sumptuous colour photographs, maps and illustrations, no other guide can match the seductive Eyewitness approach.

Capture the essence of Malaysia and Singapore with this guide. With listings on hotels and restaurants, and improved maps, it also provides practical information on where to go, what to take, how to get around, local specialities, main sight-seeing attractions and a complete area by area guide.

Malaysia & Singapore. Ron Emmons (DK Eyewitness Travel Guides)

Dorling, Kindersley

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Thailand's Beaches & Islands

"The DK Eyewitness Thailand's Beaches & Islands Travel Guide" will lead you straight to the best attractions Thailand's Beaches & Islands has to offer. The guide includes unique cutaways, floor plans and reconstructions of the city's stunning architecture, plus 3D aerial views of the key districts to explore on foot. You'll find detailed listings of the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets in this fully updated and expanded guide, plus insider tips on everything from where to find the best markets and nightspots to great attractions for children. "The DK Eyewitness Thailand's Beaches & Islands Travel Guide" shows you what others only tell you.

DK Eyewitness Travel

Piracy, or “robbery on the high seas,” has existed for as long as people and commodities have traversed the oceans. The ancient Greeks, Romans, and Chinese all complained of it, and all created naval forces to fight pirates. The word “piracy” comes from the Latin pirate, “sea robber,” and before that from the Greek pirates—“brigand,” or “one who attacks.” Piracy, however, has evolved over time, and this volume examines how piracy and ocean governance have changed from 1608, when the Dutch jurist Hugo Grotius published his Mare Liberum [The Freedom of the Seas, or the Right Which Belongs to the Dutch to Take Part in the East Indian Trade]. As modern nation-states emerged from feudalism, privateering for both profit and war supplemented piracy at the margins of national sovereignty. More recently, an ocean enclosure movement under the aegis of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 has granted states access to maritime resources far beyond their territorial limits. This in turn has given states more responsibility for providing safe passage through their waters. This book provides case studies on how these developments have changed the ways in which nations deal with piracy.Who owns the sea? Who has rights of navigation through its waters? Who is responsible for protecting ships at sea? For most of human history, the high seas were seen as vast, dangerous, uncharted regions filled with demons and dragons. In premodern times, the sea was a space apart from society. ‘Amr ibn al-‘As, a seventh-century Arab military leader who was responsible for the conquest of Egypt in 640, observed, “The sea is a boundless expanse, whereon great ships look tiny specks; nought but the heavens above and waters beneath; when calm, the sailor’s heart is broken; when tempestuous, his senses reel. Trust it little, fear it much. Man at sea is an insect on a splinter, now engulfed, now scared to death.”Throughout much of human history, therefore, it was assumed that the seas could not be owned, occupied, or governed. Fighting pirates at sea, although desirable, was beyond the jurisdiction and ability of most “states,” whether feudal or national. As Grotius asserted in Mare Liberum, “The sea is common to all, because it is so limitless that it cannot become a possession of any one, and because it is adapted for the use of all, whether we consider it from the point of view of navigation or of fisheries.” Grotius’s view was developed to counter the activities of, in particular, Spain and Portugal, who were using their navies to assert their global maritime spheres of influence. The Dutch and other Europeans also wanted to pursue maritime interests. In this fashion, Grotius’s “freedom of the seas” doctrine became a widely accepted foundation of modern international law.Historically, a state’s sovereignty stopped at the shoreline. The world’s oceans remained open-access, “common pool” resources. “How can a country control the seas?” asked the ruler of Macassar in the early seventeenth century, when the Dutch were attempting to monopolize the spice trade: “God has made the earth and the sea, has divided the earth among mankind and given the sea in common. It is a thing unheard of that anyone should be forbidden to sail the seas.”

Piracy and Maritime Crime: Historical and Modern Case Studies

Politics & Social Sciences

Naval War College

DAVID, ROSENBERG

Bruce A. Elleman

Politics & Government

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

With its glittering pagodas, timeless countryside and gracious people, Myanmar (Burma) is an extraordinarily beautiful destination which has been isolated from the rest of the world for decades. Finally, things are changing and tourism is set to explode in the coming years. This new edition of the Insight Guide Myanmar has been comprehensively overhauled to help inspire and inform, and guide you to the best that this little-known country has to offer. Following on from the inspirational Best Of Myanmar section, the country’s rich past and cultural heritage are described in a series of lively essays. Contemporary aspects of Burmese life – the changing political situation, the economy, food, architecture, wildlife – are also covered in depth. The Places chapters have been completely rewritten for this new edition, describing all the sights worth seeing – from the incomparable temples of Bagan, serene Inle Lake, the lost world of Mrauk U and the beaches along the Bay of Bengal to the fascinating cities of Yangon and Mandalay. At the back of the book, the Travel Tips section contains all the practical information you'll need to make the most of your trip, including dozens of carefully selected hotels.

Myanmar (Burma) (Insight Guides)

David Abram

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