England For Dummies
3rd Edition
Published on 1. February 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
452 pages
978-0-471-74871-7 (ISBN)
Description
Over 3.6 million Americans visited the United Kingdom in 2004; in the year ending June 2004, the number of tourists from all parts of the world increased.
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Series
Edition
3., Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
maps
Dimensions
Height: 21.5 cm
Width: 13.9 cm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-74871-7 (9780471748717)
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Donald Olson
England For Dummies
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03/2008
4th Edition
Wiley
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Donald Olson
England For Dummies
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02/2004
2nd Edition
Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
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Person
Donald Olson is a novelist, playwright, and travel writer. His newest novel, Confessions of a Pregnant Princess, was published in 2005 under the pen name Swan Adamson. An earlier Swan Adamson novel, My Three Husbands, has been translated into French and published in several European countries. Donald Olson's novel The Confessions of Aubrey Beardsley, was published in the United Kingdom by Bantam Press, and his play, Beardsley, was produced in London. His travel stories have appeared in the New York Times, Travel + Leisure, Sunset, National Geographic books, and many other publications. England For Dummies, 1st Edition won a 2002 Lowell Thomas Travel Writing Award for best guidebook. His other guidebooks London For Dummies, Best Day Trips from London, Irreverent London, Germany For Dummies, and Frommer's Vancouver & Victoria are all published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. London is one of Donald's favorite cities, and England is one of his favorite countries.
Content
Introduction.Part I. Introducing England.Chapter 1. Discovering the Best of England.Chapter 2. Digging Deeper into England.Chapter 3. Deciding When and Where to Go.Chapter 4. Following an Itinerary: Five Great Options.Part II. Planning Your Trip to England.Chapter 5. Managing Your Money.Chapter 6. Getting to England.Chapter 7. Getting Around England.Chapter 8. Booking Your Accomodations.Chapter 9. Catering to Special Needs or Interests.Chapter 10. Taking Care of the Remaining Details.Part III. London and Environs.Chapter 11. Settling Into London.Chapter 12. Exploring London.Chapter 13. Day-tripping from London.Part IV. The Southeast.Chapter 14. Kent and Sussex.Chapter 15. Kent's Best Castles, Stately Homes, and Gardens.Part V. The West Country.Chapter 16. Hampshire and Wiltshire: Old Wessex and New Sarum.Chapter 17. Devon: Moors, Tors, and Sandy Shores.Chapter 18. Cornwall: Saints, Salts, Sea, and Sun.Part VI. England's Heartland.Chapter 19. Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick Castle.Chapter 20. Bath and the Best of the Cotswolds.Part VII. Way Up North.Chapter 21. Yorkshire.Chapter 22. The Lake District.Part VIII. The Part of Tens.Chapter 23. Ten Writers and the Places They Lived.Chapter 24. Ten Great English Gardens.Chapter 25. Ten (Or So) Great English Churches.Chapter 26. Ten Important Royals - Past and Present.Appendix. Quick Concierge.Index.