Notes of a Tourist on Planet Earth

Notes of a Tourist on Planet Earth
Author: J.D. Smith
Publisher: SCB Distributors
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2012-09-19
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 0984964444

Notes of a Tourist on Planet Earth Some questions haunt humanity on a daily basis, or at the very least make it scratch its collective head. Why shouldn’t one wear black? Who is the emitting the most greenhouse gases? What hybrids could result from genetic engineering, and what kind of secret life does ethanol have? How can one sound halfway intelligent at an art gallery or survive a poetry open mic? Most importantly of all, who do you have to please to get a table at that restaurant everybody’s talking it? In NOTES OF A TOURIST ON PLANET EARTH, seasoned traveler and award-winning writer J.D. Smith answers these questions and more, many more, in stories, lists, poems and essays, along with pieces that no category could hope to contain without undergoing elective surgery. Based on research in world capitals, the bars of eight time zones and a distressing number of degree programs, this collection combines wit and erudition in ways that will make Woody Allen and Roy Blount, Jr. hear footsteps-and have Rachael Ray taking a long, hard look at herself.

My Tourist Guide to the Centre of the Earth

My Tourist Guide to the Centre of the Earth
Author: DK
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2013-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1409338649

Take a trip to the very centre of the Earth with DK's My Tourist Guide My Tourist Guide to the Centre of the Earth takes you on a learning journey of a lifetime. Go on a trip from the top of the atmosphere to the centre of the Earth's white-hot core, and see the geological wonders of the world on the way. Packed full of scientific fact files and incredible geographical photography and graphics, My Tourist Guide to the Centre of the Earth is great for school science projects and inquisitive minds. Freefall from a storm cloud, touch down on Everest, then head through the Earth's crust into fault lines and lakes of magma until you reach your destination: the Earth's liquid core. Like a real travel guide, there are reviews of where to go and where to avoid - like an erupting volcano for example. Plus activity panels will keep your mind sharp with ideas for adventure. The book also comes with an exclusive iron-on patch to add to your own backpack as you go exploring. My Tourist Guide to the Centre of the Earth is an adventure holiday and a science book all in one. Live it, see it, learn it.

Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2020

Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2020
Author: Lonely Planet
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2019-10-22
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1788687027

This annual bestseller ranks the hottest, must-visit countries, regions, cities and best value destinations for 2020. Drawing on the knowledge and passion of Lonely Planet's staff, authors and online community, we present a year's worth of inspiration to take you out of the ordinary and into the unforgettable. As self-confessed travel geeks, we regularly ask ourselves: where are the best places in the world to visit right now? It's a very hotly contested topic at Lonely Planet and generates more discussion than any other. Best in Travel is our definitive answer. We also reveal how well-planned, sustainable travel can be a force for good: for the environment, for local people and for yourself - and include ways to help lower your carbon footprint and protect the areas you visit on your travels. Inside Best in Travel 2020, you'll discover: The top 10 countries, regions, cities and best value destinations The best new openings The best new places to stay The best new food experiences The best sustainable trips for families How to minimise your carbon footprint How to help local communities and businesses How to give back on your travels Hiking for meditation About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, on mobile, video and in 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

The Space Tourist's Handbook

The Space Tourist's Handbook
Author: Eric Anderson
Publisher: Quirk Books
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2005
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781594740664

Provides practical information for would-be space tourists, describing different types of flights and covering flight training, the launch, emergencies, and such aspects as sleeping in weightless environments and using the vacuum toilet --

The Vacation Guide to the Solar System

The Vacation Guide to the Solar System
Author: Olivia Koski
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2017-08-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1473546397

Selected as a Book of the Year 2017 in Sky at Night 'Just the thing to captivate a bright child or anyone, in fact, who aspires to be the next Tim Peake' Daily Telegraph AN IMAGINATIVE EXPLORATION INTO THE 'WHAT IF' OF SPACE TRAVEL Imagine taking a hike along the windswept red plains of Mars to dig for signs of life, or touring one of Jupiter’s sixty-four moons where you can take photos of its swirling storms. For a mini-break on a tight budget, the Moon is quite majestic and very quiet if you can make it during the off-season. Beautifully illustrated and packed with real-world science, The Vacation Guide to the Solar System is the essential planning guide for the curious space adventurer, covering all of the essentials for your next voyage, how to get there, and what to do when you arrive. Written by an astronomer from the American Museum of Natural History and one of the creators of the Guerilla Science collective, this tongue-in-cheek reference guide is an imaginative exploration into the ‘what if’ of space travel, sharing fascinating facts about the planets in our solar system and even some moons! 'SUPERB' BBC Sky at Night 'The ultimate guide for any budding space tourist' BBC Focus

The World in a Selfie

The World in a Selfie
Author: Marco D'Eramo
Publisher: Verso Books
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2021-03-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1788731107

A spirited critique of the cultural politics of the tourist age. Or, why we are all tourists who hate tourists We've all been tourists at some point in our lives. How is it we look so condescendingly at people taking selfies in front of the Tower of Pisa? Is there really much to distinguish the package holiday from hipster city-breaks to Berlin or Brooklyn? Why do we engage our free time in an activity we profess to despise? The World in a Selfie dissects a global cultural phenomenon. For Marco D'Eramo, tourism is not just the most important industry of the century, generating huge waves of people and capital, calling forth a dedicated infrastructure, and upsetting and repurposing the architecture and topography of our cities. It also encapsulates the problem of modernity: the search for authenticity in a world of ersatz pleasures. D'Eramo retraces the grand tours of the first globetrotters - from Francis Bacon and Samuel Johnson to Arthur de Gobineau and Mark Twain - before assessing the cultural meaning of the beach holiday and the 'UNESCO-cide' of major heritage sites. The tourist selfie will never look the same again.

Destination Earth

Destination Earth
Author: Nicos Hadjicostis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-06-08
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780997414806

'Travel is the departure from ones little pond. It is the bold renouncement of the petty comforts that hold us prisoner. It is a movement away from the known towards the unknown and unimaginable. Travel is expansion, widening, opening-up...''

The Tourist as a Metaphor of the Social World

The Tourist as a Metaphor of the Social World
Author: Graham Dann
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780851997612

This book contains a selection of papers from the prestigious Research Committee on International Tourism presented at the World Congress of the International Sociological Association, Brisbane, Australia, July 2002. It provides a sociological and anthropological critique of existing tourism theory as well as some directions for its future development and research. While much of the present understanding of the tourist and tourism is grounded in metaphor (e.g. tourism as a sacred journey, tourism as play, the tourist as a child, etc.) such analogies need to be linked to transformations in tourism generating and receiving societies. Hence the focus on the tourist and everyday life, socio-psychological dimensions of the tourist experience, the tourist and conflicting expectations, and the tourist in a changing world.

Our World Community

Our World Community
Author: Marcellus Albertin
Publisher: Heinemann
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2002
Genre: Social sciences
ISBN: 9780435923938