Informed by on-the-ground research, Herb Lester's handy, folded guides uncover what makes a city special. Each entry comes with its own brief description, and a basic map helps the reader get their bearings and make plans.This is a guide to the New York you've always wanted to see but feared might have disappeared for good. It depicts a city of Edward Hopper diners and down-at-heel dive bars, overstocked grocery stores and mountainous pastrami sandwiches. From Patsy's Pizzeria in Harlem, to the Nom Wah Tea Parlor in Chinatown, taking in along the way Katz's, the "21" Club and McSorley's Old Ale House, in these long-established Manhattan businesses, the city's cantankerous spirit lives on.Printed on a single sheet of 100% recycled paper, these light, portable guides are an ideal travelling companion.

Where the Sidewalk Ends: How to Find Old New York

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Informed by on-the-ground research, Herb Lester's handy, folded guides uncover what makes a city special - its most distinctive shops, restaurants, cafés, bars, museums and galleries, whether unmissable old favourites, exciting new arrivals or overlooked treasures. Each entry comes with its own brief description, and a basic map helps the reader get their bearings and make plans.No one guide can hope to encompass Chicago's manifold delights. With these 44 entries, we explore aspects of a city we love: dimly-lit bars, Puerto Rican sandwiches, hot dogs, Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, Chess Records and the 1893 World's Fair's earthly remains. It is merely an introduction, but we hope you enjoy getting acquainted.Printed on a single sheet of 100% recycled paper, these light, portable guides are an ideal travelling companion.

Hello Chicago: A Guide to the Usual and Unusual

Informed by on-the-ground research, Herb Lester's handy, folded guides uncover what makes a city special - its most distinctive shops, restaurants, cafés, bars, museums and galleries, whether unmissable old favourites, exciting new arrivals or overlooked treasures. Each entry comes with its own brief description, and a basic map helps the reader get their bearings and make plans.Our Miami itinerary helps the visitor who wishes to bask in the sun, cool down in a cocktail bar or admire pastel art deco buildings. It keeps them well-nourished too, with Cuban sandwiches and local juices, and provides food for the soul with bookshops and galleries. Conveniently divided by area, with 34 entries, it's the pocket-sized pal with all the right answers.Printed on a single sheet of 100% recycled paper, these light, portable guides are an ideal travelling companion.

Miami: An Open Invitation: A Guide to the Usual & Unusual

Informed by on-the-ground research, Herb Lester's handy, folded guides uncover what makes a city special - its most distinctive shops, restaurants, cafés, bars, museums and galleries, whether unmissable old favourites, exciting new arrivals or overlooked treasures. Each entry comes with its own brief description, and a basic map helps the reader get their bearings and make plans.Nestled in the damp, verdant and wildly beautiful Pacific Northwest, Portland has it all - nature, a thriving food and drink scene, and plenty of small businesses. In 34 entries the guide reveals the best of the city and its restaurants, food trucks, coffee shops and bars, museums, bookshops and outdoor goods. We've even included an amusement park.Printed on a single sheet of 100% recycled paper, these light, portable guides are an ideal travelling companion.

Speaking of Portland: A Guide to the Usual and Unusual

Informed by on-the-ground research, Herb Lester's handy, folded guides uncover what makes a city special - its most distinctive shops, restaurants, cafés, bars, museums and galleries, whether unmissable old favourites, exciting new arrivals or overlooked treasures. Each entry comes with its own brief description, and a basic map helps the reader get their bearings and make plans. This guide comprises 40 spots that all family members will enjoy: places to eat, museums, shops, parks and other sights. There's the bridge from Madeline, gallons of chocolate mousse, and stinky cheese that may bring squeals of delight or of horror. These entries are tried, tested and guaranteed both adult and child-friendly. Printed on a single sheet of 100% recycled paper, these light, portable guides are an ideal travelling companion.

Paris en Famille: A Parent's Guide to the Usual and Unusual

Informed by on-the-ground research, Herb Lester's handy, folded guides uncover what makes a city special - its most distinctive shops, restaurants, cafés, bars, museums and galleries, whether unmissable old favourites, exciting new arrivals or overlooked treasures. Each entry comes with its own brief description, and a basic map helps the reader get their bearings and make plans.Tokyo is a place that can befuddle and confuse even the most urbane traveller. Luis Mendo has spent several years visiting the city, and in this collaboration with Herb Lester Associates, he shares his hard-won knowledge. This guide is a starting point, something to help you find your feet as you begin to navigate Tokyo's streets. There are tips on etiquette, advice on getting around, useful phrases and a series of walks to help the visitor get acclimatised.Printed on a single sheet of 100% recycled paper, these light, portable guides are an ideal travelling companion.

Tokyo: A Very Brief Introduction: The Basics, Find Your Way, Four Walks, Some Language Notions

Informed by on-the-ground research, Herb Lester's handy, folded guides uncover what makes a city special - its most distinctive shops, restaurants, cafés, bars, museums and galleries, whether unmissable old favourites, exciting new arrivals or overlooked treasures. Each entry comes with its own brief description, and a basic map helps the reader get their bearings and make plans. The New York borough of Queens is one of the most ethnically diverse corners of the world, with nearly fifty percent of its residents foreign born. It is a land of opportunity - not only for transplants and immigrants seeking a better life, but for all of us seeking a better dinner. Beginning at Manhattan's Times Square, the number 7 subway train heads crosstown on 42nd Street to Fifth Avenue and Grand Central Station, then zips under the East River to Queens. From Long Island City to Flushing Main Street you can eat your way around the world at least once. Languages are abundant and the foods are, too. The borough is large and the options are many, so let these selections, each a short walk from the station, be your guide on a culinary trip around the world on the 7 train. Printed on a single sheet of 100% recycled paper, these light, portable guides are an ideal travelling companion.

Eating Queens: Around the World on the 7 Train

This handy, folded guide explores the world's most exciting city at one of its creative peaks. By tracing the steps of influential rock band The Velvet Underground it explores a twilight world where rock'n'roll, art and fashion met, and from which reverberations are still felt. Perhaps the definitive New York group, during their brief existence the Velvet Underground lived, played and recorded around the city. In The Velvet Underground Map of New York for the first time all the significant NYC locations have been charted, from Harlem to the Lower East Side. Among the entries are Andy Warhol's Factory, the clubs they partied and played at, their apartments, where they found the book which gave them their name. The cast of characters includes Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Moe Tucker and Nico, as well as their managers Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey and entourage, including doomed socialite Edie Sedgwick. Printed on a single sheet of 100% recycled paper, these light, portable guides are an ideal travelling companion.

The Velvet Underground Map of New York

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In this guide we stroll the narrow streets of Barcelona, stopping for a glass of cava and to pick up pinxtos when we get peckish. The map’s parameters are the walkable heart of the city, making the 29 entries easy to locate as well as a joy to find.

Barcelona at Ease: A Guide to the Usual & Unusual

A tour of the city across the river. Every whim is catered for with vintage and new clothing stores, old-fashioned family-run Italian restaurants and hip new eateries – and the thrills of Coney Island too!

Brooklyn: 43 Reasons Why

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