Fodor's Montreal and Quebec City 2008 (Fodor's Gold Guides)
by Fodor's
from Fodor's
Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Montréal and Québec City!
·Updated annually, Fodor’s Montreal & Québec City 2008 provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
·Fodor’s Montreal & Québec City 2008 features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
·If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Montréal and Québec City.
·Experience Montréal and Québec City like a local! Fodor’s Montreal & Québec City 2008 includes choices for every traveler, from shopping in Quebecois boutiques and exploring hip neighborhoods to hiking in the Laurentian Mountains, and much more!
·Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
·Pull-out map
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
by Jim Defede
from Harper Paperbacks
The events of September 11 have seemingly been covered, analyzed, and discussed from every angle imaginable. So the subject matter alone of Jim DeFede's The Day the World Came to Town makes it noteworthy. In the immediate aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, 38 commercial airliners carrying over 6,000 passengers were forced, as a precautionary measure, to land in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. Due to the ongoing closure of U.S. airspace, the passengers spent four days in this isolated town of 10,000 before being allowed to continue on their way. In that time, Gander's residents rallied together to extend a kind of hospitality that seems too expansive for the word hospitality. Townspeople not only opened schools and legion halls for use as emergency shelters, they invited the passengers into their homes for showers, meals, and warm beds while local businesses simply gave toiletries and clothing to passengers stuck without luggage. Despite the grim consequences that led to the situation, DeFede finds humor: two flight attendants are offered a car for sightseeing by a local woman who happened to be driving by; the stranded chairman of Hugo Boss finds himself shopping for men's underwear at the local Wal-Mart. But the real message of the book is how, even in times of great turmoil and conflict, people can and must look to one another for comfort, help, and hope. --John Moe
"For the better part of a week, nearly every man, woman, and child in Gander and the surrounding smaller towns stopped what they were doing so they could help. They placed their lives on hold for a group of strangers and asked for nothing in return. They affirmed the basic goodness of man at a time when it was easy to doubt such humanity still existed."
When thirty-eight jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland, on September 11, 2001, due to the closing of United States airspace, the citizens of this small community were called upon to come to the aid of more than six thousand displaced travelers.
Roxanne and Clarke Loper were excited to be on their way home from a lengthy and exhausting trip to Kazakhstan, where they had adopted a daughter, when their plane suddenly changed course and they found themselves in Newfoundland. Hannah and Dennis O'Rourke, who had been on vacation in Ireland, were forced to receive updates by telephone on the search for their son Kevin, who was among the firefighters missing at the World Trade Center. George Vitale, a New York state trooper and head of the governor's security detail in New York City who was returning from a trip to Dublin, struggled to locate his sister Patty, who worked in the Twin Towers. A family of Russian immigrants, on their way to the Seattle area to begin a new life, dealt with the uncertainty of conditions in their future home.
The people of Gander were asked to aid and care for these distraught travelers, as well as for thousands more, and their response was truly extraordinary. Oz Fudge, the town constable, searched all over Gander for a flight-crew member so that he could give her a hug as a favor to her sister, a fellow law enforcement officer who managed to reach him by phone. Eithne Smith, an elementary-school teacher, helped the passengers staying at her school put together letters to family members all over the world, which she then faxed. Bonnie Harris, Vi Tucker, and Linda Humby, members of a local animal protection agency, crawled into the jets' cargo holds to feed and care for all of the animals on the flights. Hundreds of people put their names on a list to take passengers into their homes and give them a chance to get cleaned up and relax.
The Day the World Came to Town is a positively heartwarming account of the citizens of Gander and its surrounding communities and the unexpected guests who were welcomed with exemplary kindness.
Frommer's Vancouver & Victoria 2008: with coverage of Whistler (Frommer's Complete)
by Donald Olson
from Frommers
Thoroughly updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer’s Vancouver & Victoria features gorgeous color photos of the sights and experiences that await you. The guide is meticulously researched by local residents, who share their favorite finds in these two crown jewels of British Columbia.
You’ll find great places to stay for every taste and budget, from elegant harborside hotels to family-friendly inns, and the latest on dining, from innovative Pacific Rim cuisine to traditional fish 'n' chips. You’ll discover spectacular gardens, colorful neighborhoods, art galleries, beaches, and more—with detailed maps, city strolls, sizzling nightlife, and ferry trips to nearby islands. Also featured are fabulous side trips, including skiing at Whistler, and great places for whale watching, hiking, sea kayaking, and more. You'll also get a handy color map of Vancouver and Victoria.
Montreal & Quebec City (City Guide)
by Eilís Quinn
from Lonely Planet
The old-world grandeur and new-world hipness of Montreal and Quebec City will seduce you. Relive history in their cobblestone streets, discover their vibrant neighborhoods, party with their convivial locals, and embrace it all with joie de vivre...and an appetite. This savvy, indispensable guide's Montreal-based author reveals the magic and magnificence of francophone Canada's sparkling crown jewels.
Discover The Gems - spend days ambling through neighborhoods like ever-romantic Old Montreal and the uberhip Plateau with our Montreal walking tours, including one just for art lovers.
Bon Appetit! - top tips on indulging in Canada's foodiest cities, where 5200-plus eateries dish up something for every appetite and budget.
Lend An Ear - Jazz, Quebecois chanson, indie punk, the symphony...our music and entertainment chapters delve into Montreal's best venues and parties.
Find Your Fest - Quebecers celebrate everything - music, comedy, film, food, snow - and our city calendars capture it all.
Streetwise Montreal Map - Laminated City Street Map of Montreal, Canada - with integrated metro map including lines and stations
by Streetwise Maps
from Streetwise Maps
Streetwise Montreal Map - Laminated Center City Street Map of Montreal, Canada - Folding pocket size travel map with integrated metro map including lines & stations
This map covers the following areas:
Main Montreal Map 1:27,000
Old Montreal Map 1:11,000
Montreal Area Map 1:200,000
Montreal Metro Map
Frommer's Montreal & Quebec City 2008 (Frommer's Complete)
by Leslie Brokaw
from Frommers
Frommer's. The best trips start here.
Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer.
- The lowdown on the newest restaurants, hotels, shopping, and nightlife.
- Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not.
- Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever your budget.
- Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.
Fodor's Nova Scotia & Atlantic Canada, 10th Edition: With New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador (Fodor's Gold Guides)
by Fodor's
from Fodor's
Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Atlantic Canada!
•Updated frequently, Fodor’s Nova Scotia & Atlantic Canada provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
•Fodor’s Nova Scotia & Atlantic Canada features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Atlantic Canada.
Experience Atlantic Canada like a local! Fodor’s Nova Scotia & Atlantic Canada includes choices for every traveler, from traveling coastal cliffs on stunning scenic drives, to chowing down at a lobster boil, to spotting majestic whales, drifting icebergs, or nesting puffins.
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Vancouver (City Guide)
by John Lee
from Lonely Planet
Discover Vancouver
Go out on a limb and step onto the world's longest, highest suspension bridge
Mingle with myriad local artists as you make your way around the studios of Granville and Salt Spring Islands
Claim a spot on a Commercial Drive patio and introduce your tastebuds to some standout BC beers
Glide through reflections of mountains and glass towers on a sunset kayak tour of English Bay
In This Guide:
One resident author, 500 hours of research, 31 detailed maps, 39 bars tested and reviewed
Special Green Vancouver chapter to help you plan an eco-friendly visit to the city
The inside work on the hotel, dining and music scenes, from locals in the know
Content updated daily - visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler insights
Best Easy Day Hikes Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks, 2nd (Best Easy Day Hikes Series)
by Erik Molvar
from Falcon
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is home to a vast network of hiking trails. But if you’re only going to be in Glacier and Waterton national parks for a day or two, have time for only one or two short hikes, and you’re looking for trails that are not too physically demanding, which trails should you choose? This book answers that question. Best Easy Day Hikes Glacier & Waterton Lakes contains short descriptions and maps of the author’s favorite easy day hikes in Glacier and Waterton. All of the hikes in this little book are relatively short, on well-defined, easy-to-follow trails that take you to some of the area’s most spectacular scenery—without taking you to physical extremes. Features 28 hikes.
Moon British Columbia (Moon Handbooks)
by Andrew Hempstead
from Avalon Travel Publishing
A reliable guide is essential when venturing off into the 948,596 square kilometers that make up British Columbia, and Moon's Handbook is the guide of choice. Covering recreation, accommodations, food, transportation, and sights for Southwestern, Central, and Northern British Columbia, Vancouver and Vancouver Island, plus the Rocky Mountains, Okanagan Valley, and the Kootenays, it's an exceptionally valuable tome of information. Whether you're looking for a sophisticated big city Vancouver holiday, going for high tea in Victoria, viewing Haida totem poles on the Queen Charlotte Islands, hiking the West Coast Trail, or canoeing the lakes in the Cariboo Mountains, the Moon Handbook is up-to-date and on the money. --Stephanie Gold
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