All titles are paperback unless otherwise noted.
AAA PUBLISHING
(Simon & Schuster, dist.)
Color-coded locator maps and insider tips enhance new additions to the AAA Spiral Guide series, which includes Egypt and Barcelona (Oct., $16.95 each). Lodgings and restaurants are rated, cultural background provided and sightseeing suggestions supplied in the 2002 editions of AAA Mexico TravelBook and ...Caribbean... (Nov., $15 each). Advice on everything from packing to planning the next vacation is contained in AAA Travel Tips from Someone You Trust (Nov., $15.95). The 2002 edition of AAA North American Road Atlas (Sept., $10.95) is redesigned and published in a larger size (15 17/16"×11"). On the other hand, AAA Pocket Edition Road Atlas (Dec., $3.95) is small enough to fit in the palm. Children four to 13 will find diversions in AAA Kid's Travel Games and ...Activities (Sept., $3.99 each). AAA's The Ultimate Fan's Guide to Pro Sports Travel (Aug., $19.95) points the way to major stadiums.
ABRAMS
Nigel Pavitt, who has traveled the area for 45 years, now reveals the wonders of Africa's Great Rift Valley (Sept., $49.50 hardcover), which extends from Ethiopia to Mozambique. Dramatic landscapes and disappearing Inuit traditions come to the fore in Call of the North: An Explorer's Journey to the North Pole (Oct., $60 hardcover), with photos and text by Jean Malaurie. The 75th anniversary of the ongoing Williamsburg restoration is celebrated in Colonial Williamsburg: Revised Edition (Oct., $65 hardcover) by Philip Kopper, with photos by Langdon Clay. Twenty-five spiritual locations illuminate Sacred Lands of Indian America (Sept., $45 hardcover), edited by Jake Page, with photos by David Muench. Program schedules for more than 350 museums in the U.S. and abroad are collected in Traveler's Guide to Art Museum Exhibitions 2002: The New York Times (Nov., $16.95), with essays by Alan Riding et al. Vanishing Histories: 100 Endangered Sites from the World Monuments Watch (Nov., $60 hardcover) by Colin Amery with Brian Curran has a foreword by John Berendt.
ABSOLUTE PRESS
Pubs, clubs, saunas and cruising hot spots fill the pages of Gay Times Great Britain & Ireland (May), while 50 global destinations for gay and lesbian travelers are thoroughly detailed in Gay Times World Holiday Guide (Nov., $24.95 each), both edited by John Szponarski.
ACADEMY CHICAGO PUBLISHERS
From Fiji to an Australian desert, from the Indian subcontinent to the site of a revolution in Central America—Patrick Pfister visits them all in Over Sand and Sea (Apr. 2002, $23.95 hardcover), a follow-up to his first collection of travel tales, Pilgrimage.
ACCESS PRESS
Access Chicago (Nov.) is a sixth edition, while ...California Wine Country (Feb. 2002) is a fifth. Next up will be 10th editions of ...New York City (June 2002) and ...Los Angeles (July 2002). Each is updated and revised, each is $20 and all are by Richard Saul Wurman.
AFFORDABLE TRAVEL PRESS
(PGW, dist.)
Hundreds of campgrounds—as well as major tourist sites in 21 countries including Greece and Turkey—are spotted in Camping Europe: Includes Scandinavia and Eastern Europe (June, $19.95) by Carol Mickelsen.
ANACUS PRESS
Some 35 bicycle-friendly inns are profiled in this cycling guidebook series, which includes a first edition of Bed, Breakfast & Bike Southeast, covering N.C., S.C., Ga. and Fla.; and a second of ...Mid-Atlantic (Apr. 2002, $16.95 each).
ANTIQUE COLLECTORS' CLUB
Châteaux, small luxury hotels and other elegant spots are highlighted in Hotel Gems of France Part II (Jan. 2002, $49.95 hardcover) by Luc Quisenaerts, from D-Publications.
ARIZONA HIGHWAYS
Mt. Graham, Sedona and Canyon Country are just some of the eye-catching scapes pictured in The Southwest's Contrary Land: Forever Changing Between Four Corners and the Sea of Cortes (Nov., $39.95 hardcover) by Craig Childs.
AVALON
Spa Vacations: Your Guide to Healing Centers & Retreats (Oct., $16.95) by Annalisa Cunningham describes accommodations, cuisine and activities. Diving and fishing are just two sporting interests encouraged by Caribbean Vacations: How to Create Your Own Tropical Adventure (Oct., $18.95) by Karl Luntta. Fido rides up front with a third edition of The Dog Lover's Companion to Florida: The Inside Scoop on Where to Take Your Dog (Oct., $19.95) by Sally Deneen and Robert McClure.
Rick Steves' Mona Winks: Self-Guided Tours of Europe's Top Museums (Nov., $19.95) is a fifth edition by Rick Steves and Gene Openshaw. Other new editions by the peripatetic Mr. Steves are Rick Steves' Italy 2002 (Dec., $18.95), ...Great Britain... (Dec., $17.95), ...Spain and Portugal... (Jan. 2002, $17.95), ...Florence and Tuscany... (Feb. 2002, $14.95) and ...Best of Europe... (Jan. 2002, $21.95).
Practical information on where to sleep and eat and info on culture, history and events are just some of the offerings of the opinionated Moon Handbooks. Upcoming first editions include Guatemala (Nov., $17.95) by Wayne Bernhardson, Smoky Mountains (Feb. 2002, $TBA) by Mike Sigalas and Jeff Bradley, Columbia River Gorge (Mar. 2002, $TBA) by Stuart Warren, Florida (Mar. 2002, $TBA) by Gary McKechnie and Nancy Howell and Rhode Island (Mar. 2002, $TBA) by Andrew Collins. Among many updated titles are second editions of Virgin Islands (Sept., $14.95) by Karl Luntta, and Vancouver: Including Victoria (Apr., 2002, $TBA) by Andrew Hempstead.
Foghorn Outdoors has two first editions set for March: Northern California Cabins and Cottages ($TBA) by Tom Stienstra and Southern California... ($TBA) by Ann Marie Brown. Florida Beaches: The Best Places to Swim, Play, Eat and Stay (Nov., $19.95) by Parke Puterbaugh and Alan Bisbort is a second edition.
A new series called Adapter Kit is designed to help travelers extend their journeys and thrive amongst the locals. The first five titles are Europe: A Traveler's Tools for Finding Distinctive Vacation Rentals (Jan. 2002, $19.95) by Steenie Harvey, Belize: A Traveler's Tools for Living Like a Local (Sept., $17.95) by Lan Sluder, Mexico... (Jan. 2002, $17.95) by Ken Luboff, France... (Aug., $17.95) by Terry Link and Ireland... (Mar. 2002, $17.95) by Steenie Harvey.
BERKSHIRE HOUSE
Fragrant wineries and pulse-pounding surfing sites can be located with Great Destinations Monterey Bay, Big Sur, & Gold Coast Wine Country Book: A Complete Guide, Second Edition (Feb. 2002) by Buz Bezore and Christina Waters. Other new editions in the Great Destinations series include a fourth of ...Wineries of the Eastern States (Apr. 2002) by Marguerite Thomas, a fifth of ...Chesapeake Bay Book (Mar. 2002) by Allison Blake and a sixth of ...Napa & Sonoma Book (Mar. 2002) by Tim Fish and Peg Melnik. Each is $18.95.
BERLITZ
A quartet of new destinations debut in the Berlitz Pocket Guide series next year: Wales (June), Norway's Fjord Region (June), Seattle (Oct.) and Florida Keys (Oct.). A grand total of 40 other titles will be completely revised for 2002, including Boston (Feb.), Amsterdam (Mar.), Costa del Sol & Andalusia (Mar.), Cyprus (May), Moscow (July), New Zealand (Oct.) and Rio de Janeiro (Oct.). Pocket Guides are $8.95 each.
BIRLINN PUBLISHING
(Interlink, dist.)
Ian Mitchell chronicles a three-month voyage around the Hebrides in Isles of the West (Sept., $15). Islands of the Hebrides also come to life in Islay, Jura and Colonsay: A Historical Guide (Sept., $15) by David Caldwell.
CHRONICLE BOOKS
Sandra Gustafson's books are not about traveling on a shoestring, but about finding value, says the publisher. Thus the adjective in her guides' titles has been changed from "cheap" to "great." Four titles for next year are Great Eats in London, Great Sleeps in London, Great Eats in Italy and Great Sleeps in Italy (Apr. 2002, $14.95 each).
CITADEL PRESS
The Cheapskate's Guide to Myrtle Beach: The Best Deals on Golf Courses, Lodging, Restaurants, Shops and More (Dec.) by Mitch Kaplan, ...to Branson, Missouri: Hotels, Entertainment, Restaurants, Recreation, Special Events and More (Dec.) by Connie Emerson and ...to Spas (May 2002) by Nathaniel Altman help travelers squeeze the most out of their budgets. Third Cheapskate editions are ...to Paris (May) by Connie Emerson and ...to Walt Disney World (Oct.) by Michael Lewis and Debbi Lacey. Also revised is The Family Fun Guide to Las Vegas (Nov.) by Connie Emerson.
CONTEMPORARY BOOKS
Students from 14 to 24 can use their ID cards to cut expenses on airplane tickets, hotels, meals, insurance and more if they follow the counsel in Unbelievably Good Deals and Great Adventures That You Absolutely Can't Get Unless You're a Student (Aug., $14.95) by Marian Edelman Borden. Aimed at rescuing the single traveler, a new Table for One Dining Guide series launches with Table for One: New York by Michael Kaminer with Jonathan Boorskin and ...Chicago by Michael Kaminer and Amy LaBan (Oct., $12.95 each). New destinations in the Essential Guides series this year are Essential Osaka by Sasha Smith (Jan.) ...Naples and ...Amalfi Coast (Feb.) by Jack Albman and ...Dominican Republic (Feb., $8.95 each). New to the Footprint Handbook series are Footprint Bangkok and the Beaches Handbook (Mar., $16.95) by Joshua Eliot and Jane Bickersteth and ...South India (Mar., $21.95) by Robert and Roma Bradnock. People who are all wet can identify sea life with Reef Fishes, Corals and Invertebrates of the Caribbean (Jan., $19.95) by Elizabeth Wood and Lawson Wood.
THOMAS COOK
(Globe Pequot, dist.)
Created in conjunction with the U.K. gay newspaper/magazine publisher, the OutAround series boasts OutAround Miami and the Keys, ...New York, ...San Francisco, ...Amsterdam, ...London and ...Paris (Jan. 2002, $8.95 each). Unfamiliar routes can be less foreboding with Signpost Guide: Canadian Rockies: Your Guide to Great Drives (Jan. 2002, $22.95). Students and other travelers who need to watch their pennies can learn how to do just that with Independent Traveler's Britain & Ireland 2002: The Budget Travel Guide (Jan. 2002, $19.95).
DIMI PRESS
Historical, natural and geographical facts reveal a little-known part of the world in Patagonia: At the Bottom of the World (May, $TBA) by Dick Lutz.
DISNEY EDITIONS
A new series devoted to families traveling with children bears the FamilyFun imprimatur and is edited by Lois Spritzer. The initial six titles are FamilyFun Travel Guides: Florida and the Southeast (Apr. 2002), ...California and Hawaii (Apr. 2002), ...Southwest (Apr. 2002), ...New England (May 2002), ...Mid-Atlantic (May 2002) and ...Midwest (May 2002, $17.95 each). New editions mapping various aspects of the Disney universe are Birnbaum's Walt Disney World 2002 (Sept., $15.95), ...Disneyland 2002 (Sept., $13.95), ...Walt Disney World for Kids, by Kids 2002 (Sept., $11.95) and ...Walt Disney World Without Kids 2002 (Sept., $12.95).
DK
New in the Eyewitness Travel Guide series are A Taste of Scotland (July) and A Taste of Tuscany (Nov., $19.95 each). Natural treasures are captured by Paul Schullery in America's National Parks (Sept., $50 hardcover), while Bill Wyman, former bassist for the Rolling Stones, traces the birth and evolution of the blues in Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey (Oct., $40 hardcover). Both domestic and foreign locales show up in the latest Eyewitness Travel Guides: Las Vegas and the Southwest (Sept., $19.95), New Orleans (Nov., $19.95), Poland (Aug., $24.95), Germany (Aug., $29.95), Egypt (Sept., $24.95) and Europe (Nov., $29.95).
ECCO/HARPERCOLLINS
Intimate, affordable neighborhood eateries are ranked for their quality and reliability in Bistros of Paris (June, $18) by Robert Hamburger and Barbara Hamburger and The Trattorias of Rome, Florence and Venice (June, $20) by Maureen B. Fant.
FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX
Mary Taylor Simeti, author of Pomp and Sustenance, re-creates the journey of Constance of Hauteville in Travels with a Medieval Queen (Nov., $TBA).
FLAMMARION
(CDS, dist.)
Using an unusual dish-by-dish organizing principle, French food critic Emmanuel Rubin discloses the best places to eat in Gourmet Paris: 2002 Edition (Jan. 2002, $14.95). Travelers who want to stay a little longer can find advice in Living in Berlin (Apr. 2002, $50 hardcover) by Ingo Rose and Barbara Sichtermann.
FODOR'S
Fodor's extensive Gold Guide series, written from insiders' perspectives, expands with Chile (Nov., $19), Berlin (Feb. 2002, $17), Andalusia (Apr. 2002, $18), Holland (Apr. 2002, $18) and Kenya and Tanzania (Apr. 2002, $20). Photos, historical and cultural background and detailed color maps are features of new additions to the Compass American Guides series: Compass Tennessee (Nov., $21) and ...New Hampshire (Mar. 2002, $21). Around the City with Kids—a series aimed at parents, grandparents, babysitters and friends—grows with Around Orlando with Kids (Mar. 2002) and ...Rome... (Apr. 2002, $11 each). A color guide and foldout map beef up Citypack Melbourne (Sept.), ...Singapore (Sept.) and ...Munich (Oct., $12 each). Both inspirational and practical, Escape to the American Desert (Oct.) and ...the Wine Country (Mar. 2002, $20 each) point to experiences beyond the norm. Pocket Frankfurt (Sept.), ...Bermuda (Dec.) and ...Sao Paulo (Apr. 2002, $10 each) are in the newly designed Pocket series. CITYGUIDE Seattle (Apr. 2002, $20) is the latest entry in this series.
GETTY CONSERVATION INSTITUTE
Published in collaboration with the J. Paul Getty Museum, El Pueblo: The Historic Center of Los Angeles (June 2002, $24.95) by Jean Bruce Poole and Tevvy Ball tours the village established by settlers in 1781.
GLOBAL TRAVEL PUBLISHERS
Charts detail the best times to visit, the places where wildlife is most likely to be seen and suggested safari activities, while maps blanket countries and major wildlife preserves in Africa's Top Wildlife Countries (Nov., $19.95) by Mark W. Nolting, a sixth edition of the book that has been expanded from 200 to more than 600 pages.
GLOBE PEQUOT
Color photos and a map locating 30 lights detail the coast in Irish Lighthouses (Oct., $19.95) by Sharma Krauskopf. Three-dimensional maps demystify the sights in London Walks (Oct.) by Celia Woolfrey and Paris Walks (Oct., $12.95 each) by Fiona Duncan and Leonie Glass. Places to lay one's head in 31 cities are identified in Hostels European Cities (Mar. 2002, $14.95) by Paul Karr. Sandra Gurvis encourages quick breathers in Day Trips from Columbus: Getaways Approximately Two Hours Away (Sept.), while Rebecca Finlayson and Sally Pace do the same in ...Memphis... (Dec., $14.95 each). Patricia and Robert Foulke propose Daytrips and Getaway Weekends in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts (Sept.) and ...Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine (Sept., $14.95 each). Places to shop, eat and stay are described by Paris Permenter and John Bigley in Insiders' Guide to San Antonio (Nov., $16.95), and looking farther west is ...to Silicon Valley (Dec., $19.95) by Lee Daley. Unique tastes can be satisfied by Maine Curiosities (Dec.) by Tim Sample and Chicago Off the Beaten Track (Dec., $12.95 each) by Cliff Terry. Kids from two to 12 can be amused with Fun with the Family in Las Vegas (Jan. 2002, $12.95) by Lynn Goya.
From Bradt: Seven new Bradt Travel Guides are Rwanda (Sept., $18.95) by Philip Briggs and Janice Booth, Seychelles (Sept., $18.95) by Lyn Mair and Lynnath Beckley, Iran (Sept., $18.95) by Patricia L. Baker, The Azores (Nov., $18.95) by David Sayers, Falkland Islands (Nov., $17.95) by William Wagstaff, The Gambia (Dec., $18.95) by Craig Emms and Linda Barnett and Cayman Islands (Dec., $18.95) by Tricia Hayne.
From Cadogan: Two first editions are Corsica (Sept., $16.95) by Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls and Tanzania & Zanzibar (Nov., $21.95) by Annabel Skinne.
From FalconGuides: Fifty-two weekend destinations are provided in both Northern California History Weekends (Sept., $15.95) by Lee Foster and Georgia Nature Weekends (Oct., $14.95) by Terry Johnson. Walking Atlanta (Sept., $12.95) by Sara Hines Martin lays out 18 walks; there are 19 in ...Raleigh/Durham (Oct., $10.95) by Rebecca Mann. Southwestern U.S. is the destination in Touring New Mexico's Hot Springs (Oct., $12.95) by Matt Bischoff and Camping Utah (Oct., $16.95) by Donna Ikenberry.
From Lyons Press: Charles Dickens, P.J. O'Rourke, Bill Bryson and others share quips and wisdom in The Quotable Traveler (Oct., $20 hardcover), edited by Deborah McHugh. One man's 2000-mile hike and the dwindling wilderness he saw sparks On the Beaten Path: An Appalachian Pilgrimage (Sept., $25.95) by Robert Alden Rubin. In his book, Beyond Fear: A Harrowing Journey Across New Guinea Through Rivers, Swamps, Jungles and the Most Remote Mountains in the World (Aug., $24.95 hardcover), Joel P. Kramer writes of his motor-free trip.. Running with the Bulls: Fiestas, Corridas, Toreros and an American's Adventure in Pamplona (Oct., $22.95 hardcover) by Gary Gray and Toro: A Wanderer's Guide to Bullfighting, Tequila and Mexico (Jan. 2002, $24.95 hardcover) by Mark Sundeen offer two views of a dangerous sport. The Bahamas, Borneo and Panama furnish thrills and scenery in Last Flight Out: True Tales of Adventure, Travel and Fishing (Nov., $22.95 hardcover) by Randy Wayne Wright.
GRAPHIC ARTS CENTER
With more than one million copies sold across the 86 titles in the Culture Shock series, four new titles are set for October: Culture Shock! Belgium by Mark Wellesley Elliot, ...Scotland by James Grant, ...Equador by Nicholas Crowder and ...Success Secrets to Maximize Business in United Arab Emirates ($13.95 each) by Harvey and Margaret Tripp.
HIDDEN SPRING
Proving that there's more to travel than sightseeing and shopping, Jana Riess finds calming locations in The Spiritual Traveler: Boston and New England: The Guide to Sacred Spaces and Peaceful Places (May). Similarly, Marilyn J. Chiat provides The Spiritual Traveler: Chicago and the Great Lakes: The Guide to Sacred Spaces and Peaceful Places in Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin and Ohio (Nov. 2002, $20 each).
HUNGRY MINDS
Frommer's has a record 103 frontlist titles on its fall list. Five new editions in the Dummies Travel series are Vancouver & Victoria for Dummies (Aug., $15.99) by Paul Karr, Chicago... (Aug., $23.99) by Laura Johnston, Seattle & Portland... (Aug., $15.99) by Jim Gullo, Honeymoon Vacations... (Sept., $19.99) by Risa Weinreb and New Mexico... (Nov., $16.99) by Lesley King and Granville Greene. Aimed directly at the MTV generation, the sixth entry in the Hanging Out series is Hanging Out in Italy (Oct., $21.99) by Karen Jones et al. First editions in the Frommer's Portable series head out for Virgin Islands (Sept., $9.99) by Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince, Cancun (Sept., $9.99) by Lynne Bairstow and David Baird, Aruba (Sept., $10.99) by Kenneth Lindley and Disneyland (Oct., $9.99) by Stephanie Avnet Yates. Unofficial Guide to South Florida: Including Miami & the Keys (Aug., $16.99) visits the area for the first time, as does ...to Bed & Breakfasts in the Rockies (Nov., $15.99).
HUNTER PUBLISHING
Daytime activity nd nighttime fun are the twin engines of Alive Guides, whose October titles are Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao ($16.95) by Susan Brushaber and Arnold Greenberg, Bucks County & The Delaware River Valley ($15.95) by Shari Mycek, Dominica & St. Lucia ($14.95) and Martinique & Guadeloupe ($15.95) by Lynne M. Sullivan and The U.S. Virgin Islands ($15.95) by Harriet Greenberg and Douglas Greenberg. Canada's Atlantic Provinces (Nov., $21.95) by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers and Stillman Rogers and The Champlain & Hudson River Valleys (Sept., $16.95) by Patricia and Robert Foulke are in the Adventure Guides series. Landmark Visitors Guides due in October include Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao; The Bahamas; and Trinidad & Tobago ($12.95 each).
From Johansens: Some 300 hotels in 24 countries are suggested in Recommended Hotels: Europe & the Mediterranean (Nov., $26.95). Others in the annual series are Recommended Hotels: Great Britain & Ireland (Nov., $29.95), and Recommended Hotels, Inns & Resorts: North America, Bermuda & the Caribbean (Nov., $18.95).
INTERLINK
Upcoming Spectrum Guides are Zimbabwe (Sept., $22.95) and United Arab Emirates (Sept., $23.95), both edited by Camerapix. Costa Rica in Focus (Sept.) by Tjabel Daling, Haiti... (Sept.) by Charles Arthur, Bolivia... (Oct.) by Paul van Lindert and Otto Verkoren and Mexico... (Nov., $12.95 each) by John Ross explore the land, history, politics and culture of these nations. Havana: A Cultural and Literary Companion (Oct.) by Claudia Lightfoot and Kingston... (Nov., $15 each) by David Howard are in Interlink's Cities of the Imagination series. Café Life Rome: A Guidebook to the Cafes and Bars of the Eternal City (Oct., $15) by Joseph Wolff selects the very best of the 5000 Roman watering holes.
INTREPID TRAVELER
Steven M. Barrett removes obstacles to pleasure with The Hassle-Free Walt Disney World Vacation (Sept., $14.95), while Joyce Brooks's title says it all: Around the World in the Middle Seat: How I Saw the World (and Survived!) as a Group Travel Leader (Oct., $17.95).
JASI BOOKS
An updated ninth edition is set for The Greater Seattle Super Shopper (Sept., $16.95) by Mac Johnston and Rebecca Stanton, and a second is in the works for Breakfast in Seattle (Mar. 2002, $10.95) by Marilyn Martin Dahl and Kay Vail-Hayden.
JOHNSON BOOKS
Machu Picchu (Apr., $15) by Ruth M. Wright and Alfredo Valencia Zegarra promotes a satisfactory "low impact" visit, offering a nearly step-by-step trail through the legendary Incan site.
KNOPF
Maine: The Seasons (June, $35), a collection of 120 color photos by Terrell S. Lester, also assembles a quartet of essays—Richard Ford on winter, Elizabeth Strout on spring, Ann Beattie on summer and Richard Russo on fall.
LANGENSCHEIDT
The concise new Instant Guide series presents photos and distills information from the larger Insight Guides. The first dozen titles being introduced in July include Alaska, Barcelona, Dublin, New York City, Paris and Venice ($4.95 each). Four first editions in the Insight Guide series set for July are Scandinavia ($23.95), The Western United States ($24.95), Southern Italy ($23.95) and Southwest France ($23.95). Among the many destinations being updated are Philadelphia (July, $22.95), Berlin (Sept., $22.95) and Provence (Oct., $23.95). A native's perspective animates Insight Pocket Guides, and four new books in this series are Krakow, Corfu, Stockholm and Switzerland (July, $13.95 each). On-the-spot referencing is the advantage offered by Insight Compact Guides, which has six new titles: Montreal (July), Costa del Sol (July), California (Aug.), Menorca (Aug.), Southern Spain (Aug.) and Bruges (Oct., $8.95 each). Text, photos and information on "10 sites you shouldn't miss" are included in the new Insight FlexiMaps series, which adds 13 titles such as Alaska, Chicago, Kuala Lumpur, Quebec and Seattle (Oct., $7.95 each).
LONELY PLANET
Close-up looks at faraway places illuminate Buddhist Stupas in Asia: The Shape of Perfection (Sept., $34.99 hardcover) by Joe Cummings, with photos by Bill Wasserman and Tuvalu: Portrait of an Island Nation (Sept., $24.99) by Tony Wheeler, with photos by Peter Bennetts. Dentists who don't speak your language and foreign toilet etiquette make home all the more appealing after reading Lonely Planet Unpacked Again: More Travel Disaster Stories (Oct., $12.99). Chicago Condensed (Sept.) by Tom Given is a full-color pocket guide, and coming up next year are Tokyo... (Jan. 2002) by John Ashburne and Dublin… (Feb. 2002, $11.99 each) by Emma Miller. Navigating culinary byways is made easier with World Food Japan (Oct.) by John Ashburne and Yoshi Abe, ...Indonesia (Feb. 2002) by Patrick Witton and ...Greece (Feb. 2002, $13.99 each) by Richard Sterling et al. Walking in Scotland (Oct., $17.99) by Sandra Bardwell et al. and Cycling Cuba (Jan. 2002, $21.99) by Rosa Jordan and Derek Choukalos take to the road, while Diving & Snorkeling Southern California & the Channel Islands (June, $16.99) by David Krival and ...Maldives (Jan. 2002, $16.99) by Casey and Astrid Mahaney take to the sea. Ports big and small are visited by Thornton McCamish in Ports of Call: A Journey by Sea (Feb. 2002, $12.99). Botswana (Jan. 2002, $17.99) by Paul Greenway and Deanna Swaney is a brand new Lonely Planet guide.
MENASHA RIDGE
(Globe Pequot, dist.)
Puerto Rico, Jamaica and St. John are just three of the islands visited on foot by Caribbean Hiking: Guide to Twenty-Nine of the Caribbean's Best Hikes (Sept., $15.95) by M. Timothy O'Keefe.
MICHELIN
E-mail addresses for hotels and restaurants are included in the updated edition of The Red Guide: Europe 2001 (Apr., $25). Scores of tourist attractions, as well as accommodations from youth hostels to luxury hotels, are suggested in Montreal in Your Pocket (Apr., $9.95).
MORROW
Enrico Bruschini, Italian art critic and official guide of the Eternal City, walks readers through the art holdings of the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel and the Basilica of St. Peter with In the Footsteps of Popes: A Spirited Guide to the Treasures of the Vatican (Dec., $30 hardcover).
MOUNTAINEERS BOOKS
Impressive peaks will pique readers' interest in The High Himalaya (Oct., $44.95 hardcover), with photos by Art Wolfe and interviews with mountaineers by Peter Potterfield. The people living in the shadow of Everest are introduced by Ed Douglas in Chomolungma Sings the Blues (Nov., $14.95). Alaska provides the setting for Spirited Waters: Soloing South Through the Inside Passage (Sept., $24.95 hardcover) by Jennifer Hahn. Snowshoe Routes—Oregon (Sept.) by Shea Andersen and ...Colorado's Front Range (Nov., $16.95 each) by Alan Apt include paths of varying difficulty. Fifty-five hikes categorized by the state's three major geologic regions are tracked in Hiking Arizona's Geology (Nov., $16.95) by Ivo Lucchitta. The entire family can find enjoyment with Best Hikes with Children in Michigan (July, $14.95) by Jim DuFresne and An Outdoor Family Guide to Lake Tahoe (July, $16.95) by Lisa Gollin Evans.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Five new guidebooks in the National Geographic Traveler series are scheduled for October: Egypt ($27.95), India ($27.95), Mexico ($27.95), Arizona ($22.95) and Venice ($22.95). The first three each feature 300 color photos and 30 maps, and the last two offer 200 color photos and 20 maps. National Geographic Directions is a new series of travel memoirs by prominent authors. The introductory titles are The Fibs Charleston Tells Itself: A Romance (Dec.) by Allan Gurganus and A Writer's House in Wales (Jan. 2002, $20 each) by Jan Morris. National Geographic Guides to America's Outdoors: Nature Adventures in Parks, Preserves, Forests, Wildlife Refuges, Wilderness Areas has four new October volumes: Far West, Eastern Canada, Great Lakes and Southeast ($24 each). .
NORTON
The Cruising Guide to the New England Coast (Mar. 2002, $49.95 hardcover), a venerable guide for Eastern sailors and powerboaters, is updated for a 12th edition. More than 500 color photos portray a New England island in Nantucket Impressions (Sept., $50 hardcover) by Robert Gambee. A brand new Blue Guide is Israel and the Palestinian Territories (Jan. 2002, $26.95) by Kay Prag. Revised Blue Guides are Jordan (Jan. 2002, $21.95) by Sue Rollin and Jane Streetley, Scotland (Sept., $24.95) by Elspeth Wills and Crete (Oct., $23.95) by Pat Cameron. Ideal global spots in which to pursue favorite sports are detailed in new Outside Adventure Travel guides: Skiing and Boarding (Nov., $21.95) by Peter Oliver and Fly Fishing (Nov., $21.95) by E. Donnall Thomas Jr.
OHIO UNIV. PRESS
Provence resident Daniel Vitaglione samples the writings of Virginia Woolf, Willa Cather and many others and presents 1000 years of history with maps and photos in A Literary Guide to Provence (Sept., $29.95, paper $17.95).
PELICAN
Next April brings the 20th edition of The Maverick Guide to Hawaii ($16.95) by Robert W. Bone, while March is the date for third editions of ...Oman ($19.95) by Peter J. Ochs II and ...Bali and Java ($16.95) by Don Turner. Stern's Guide to the Cruise Vacation: 2002 Edition (Jan. 2002, $19.95) by Steven B. Stern is a 12th edition, and Cruising Guide to the Florida Keys (June 2002, $26.95) by Claiborne S. Young is a first. New editions of Marmac Guides set for August are Philadelphia, edited by Judith Minkoff Pransky; Atlantam, edited by Linda E. Clopton; Houston and Galveston, edited by Syd Kearney; and Los Angeles ($14.95 each), edited by Arline Inge. Fifty public and daily-fee golf courses offer challenges to players of every ability in Golfing Florida's Best (Sept., $45 hardcover) by Rob Armstrong.
PERENNIAL
A romantic city's character is celebrated in As the Romans Do: An American Family's Italian Odyssey (June, $13) by Alan Epstein. May is the month for three reprints by Bill Bryson: The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America, Notes from a Small Island and Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe ($14 each).
PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS
Architectural walks on two American campuses are outlined in University of California, Berkeley (Jan. 2002) by Harvey Helfand and West Point U.S. Military Academy (Jan. 2002, $24.95 each) by Rod Miller.
RAND MCNALLY
Road-construction hotlines listed in 2002 Rand McNally Road Atlas (Sept.; $11.95, with vinyl cover $15.95, deluxe edition $18.95) will assist travelers in making their way around the country. A smaller-sized map collection is 2002 Rand McNally Road Atlas Midsize (Sept.; $6.95, deluxe edition $8.95). .
RANDOM HOUSE
Call this one not armchair travel, but perhaps sedan-chair travel. Inspired by a facsimile version of an ancient Roman guidebook, Tony Perrottet set out to trace one of the world's most time-worn trails. In Route 66 A.D. (Mar. 2002, $25 hardcover) the Australian travel writer chronicles his trek from Rome, through Greece and Turkey to Aswan, Egypt.
RDR BOOKS
Did you hear the one about the tourist attacked by the entire waitstaff at a New York Chinese restaurant after he criticized the lo mein? That's one of the stories in I Really Should Have Stayed Home: The World's Worst Vacations (July, $16.95), edited by Roger Rapoport and Bob Drews. Getaway Guide to the American Southwest (Aug.) by Richard Harris, ...Washington and Southern British Columbia (June) by Richard Harris, ...Colorado (Dec.) by Roger Rapoport and ...New Orleans and the Gulf Coast (Jan. 2002, $17.95 each) by Harriet Swift report on matters historical, scenic and cultural. Hidden tribes and little-known cities provide colorful subjects for Life Along the Mekong: Asia's River People from China to Vietnam (Jan. 2002, $17.95) by Stan Sesser.
FLEMING H. REVELL
The beauty and the past of this region are explored by Amy Eckert and William Petersen in The Christian Traveler's Companion: Western Europe (Mar., $14.99).
ROUGH GUIDES
The publisher has 11 new first editions on its schedule for this fall and next spring, all heading for destinations near and far. The Rough Guide to Menorca ($11.95), Montreal ($9.95) and Vancouver ($9.95) are three of September's releases. October brings Dordogne & the Lot ($16.95), while Madeira ($11.95) and Tenerife ($11.95) are November titles. Next up are Malta & Gozo ($11.95) and Thai Beaches and Islands ($14.95), both January books. Computer users will find assistance with planning their itineraries, as well as with booking flights, hotels and car rentals in Online Travel (Mar., $9.95); the next two domestic guides are New York Pocket Guide (Apr., $9.95) and U.S. Rockies (Apr., $17.95).
ST. MARTIN'S PRESS
Let's Go Adventure Guide: Southwest USA 2002 (Nov., $18.99) debuts a new series geared toward the budget-minded adventure traveler. ...Egypt 2002 (Nov., $17.99) is a new destination in the Let's Go Country Guide series, and new to the Let's Go City Guides are ...Barcelona 2002 (Nov.) and ...Amsterdam 2002 (Nov., $16.99 each). Among the rest of the updated Let's Go City Guides are ...Paris 2002, ...Rome 2002 and ...Washington, D.C. 2002 ($16.99 each). Covering larger areas are Let's Go: Europe 2002 (Nov., $23.99), ...USA 2002 (Nov., $23.99), ...Alaska & The Pacific Northwest 2002 (Nov., $19.99) and ...Eastern Europe (Nov., $22.99). Let's Go Map Guide: Venice (May) is a first edition, and newly updated are ...Berlin, ...Chicago, ...Madrid, ...Prague (May, $8.95 each).
SASQUATCH
Star-rated reviews help visitors find what's tops in Best Places Destinations: California Wine Country (Sept.) by Erika Lenkert, ...Central California (Apr. 2002) by Judy Wylie and ...Marin (May 2002, $14.95 each) by Joanne Miller. Those are all first editions, as are Best Places: Los Angeles (Nov.) by Stephanie Avnet Yates, ...Phoenix (Nov.) by Wendy Neri and Sonya Goodwin Hemmings and ...Las Vegas (Nov., $18.95 each) by James Reza. Chow! San Francisco (Sept., $12.95) by Sharron Wood is subtitled 300 Places to Go for Good Deals and Great Meals in the Bay Area.
SEAL PRESS
The four latest titles in the Adventura Travel series featuring works by women from all over the world are The Unsavvy Traveler: Women's Comic Tales of Catastrophe (Nov. $15.95), edited by Rosemary Caperton et al.; A Woman Alone: Travel Tales from Around the Globe (Nov., $15.95), edited by Faith Conlon et al.; Journey Across Tibet: A Young Woman's Trek Across the Rooftop of the World (Dec., $16.95) by Sorrel Wilby; and The Dream of a Thousand Lives: A Sojourn in Thailand (Dec., $14.95) by Karen Connelly.
SERIF
(Interlink, dist.)
A vicarious Scotland—as seen through the eyes of renowned writers—is brought to you by The Road North: 300 Years of Classic Scottish Travel Writing (Sept., $16), edited by June Skinner Sawyers.
SIMON & SCHUSTER
Golf writer Lorne Rubenstein found daily life to be inextricably involved with a particular sport when he spent A Summer in Dornoch: Golf and Life in a Scottish Village (Nov., $23).
STERLING
From Cassell: The history of each railway car is detailed in Venice Simplon Orient-Express: The World's Most Celebrated Train (Oct., $29.95 hardcover) by Shirley Sherwood.
From Hachette: Hiking, biking, hunting, swimming and plenty of other activities for the busy traveler are advocated by the Vacances series, in which the newest four titles are Catalonia, Corsica, The Dordogne & Perigord and Normandy (Sept., $19.95 each).
From Seven Dials: New titles in the Country series include: Celtic Britain by Homer Sykes, The English Cottage Garden by Jane Taylor and Andrew Lawson, Mysterious Britain by Homer Sykes, Wales (Aug., $16.95 each) by Richard Keen and Ian Burgum.
STONE BRIDGE PRESS
Tokyo Q 2001—2002 (Feb., $9.95) by the staff of Tokyo Q with Rick Kennedy is an annual city guide that goes where geisha allure meets postmodern glitz.
SUNBELT PUBLICATIONS
Padres, pirates and pioneers are just some of the folks featured in Baja Legends: The Historic Characters, Events and Locations that Put Baja, California, on the Map (Jan. 2002, $17.95) by Greg Niemann. Locator maps and directions are included in Campgrounds of Los Angeles and Orange Counties (Mar. 2002, $9.99) by Jeff Tyler.
TEN SPEED PRESS
If a traveler should decide to stay put, The Grown-Up's Guide to Retiring Abroad (Nov., $14.95) by Rosanne Knorr will tell where to do it. Achieving a clear head for the next foreign deal is easier with Hassle-Free Business Travel: A Blueprint for Planning, Packing and Plugging In (Jan. 2002, $10.95) by William J. Mitchell.
THREE RIVERS PRESS
Morocco: The Collected Traveler: An Inspired Anthology and Travel Resource (Oct., $15) and Venice... (Mar. 2002, $16), both edited by Barrie Kerper, include contributions by such writers and journalists as Fred Plotkin, Francine Prose, Paula Wolfert and Rachel Billington.
TIME OUT
Those travellers for whom the British capital's getting overcrowded can turn to one of the new titles in this series, Time Out Book of Weekend Breaks from London (Dec.), a collection of more than 40 great escapes within two hours of London. Also new in 2001 are Time Out Guides to Copenhagen and Istanbul (Jan.), Havana (Feb.), and Hong Kong and Buenos Aires (Aug.). Among the forthcoming destinations covered in revised editions are, coming in October, Miami, Washington, D.C. and Florence & Tuscany; in November, Las Vegas and Sydney. All guides are $14.95.
TRAFALGAR SQUARE
From The Akadine Press: The Weather Prophet: A Caribbean Journey (Oct., $18.95) by Lucretia Stewart takes a trip off the beaten path through the islands. Skye High (Sept., $19.95 hardcover) by Hesketh Pearson and Hugh Kingsmill is a jaunt through Scotland; The Villa Ariadne (Aug., $18.95) by Dilys Powell is a story of travel, romance and archeology in Greece.
From Ebury Press: The Good Britain Guide 2002 (Nov., $24.95), edited by Alisdair Aird, presents 10,000 places-to-visit and things-to-do in England, Scotland and Wales. Some 1300 pubs are inspected by The Good Pub Guide 2002 (Nov., $24.95), also edited by Aird. An account of Desmond Morris's 30-year journey is presented in The Naked Eye: Travels in Search of the Human Species (Aug., $13.95).
From HarperCollins UK: Fifteen different excursions are mapped in Touring Scotland (July, $13.95) by Hilary Macartney.
From Headline: Clarissa Dickson Wright (she of Two Fat Ladies) and Johnny Scott tour the hinterlands in Clarissa and the Countryman: A Celebration of the Countryside (July, $29.95 hardcover).
From Orion: Hunter Davies has visited 27 different Caribbean islands over the last few years, and he tells about them all in A Walk Around the West Indies (Aug., $13.95).
From Pavilion: Julian More takes a pictorial journey through a favorite French region in Tour de Provence (Sept., $29.95 hardcover).
From Prion: Some 400 photos and illustrations engage in A Reader's Guide to Writers' London (Sept., $29.95 hardcover) by Ian Cunningham. Another interest is catered to in London by Pub: Pub Walks Around Historic London (Oct., $16.95) by Ted Bruning.
TUTTLE/PERIPLUS
Boye De Mente lays out social rules in Etiquette Guide to Japan (Aug., $8.95). Those longing to hang ten can check out Surfing Indonesia (Aug.), ...Europe (Mar. 2002) and ...California (Mar. 2002, $24.95 each), all by Leonard Lueras and Lorca Lueras. Diving Hawaii and Midway: A Guide to the Aloha State's Best Diving (Mar. 2002, $24.95) by Mike Severns and Pauline Fiene-Severns is another illustrated guide. Indonesian New Guinea: West Papua/Irian Jaya Adventure Guide (Aug.) and Bali Adventure Guide (Aug., $19.95 each) are complete guides to these remote locales. Taiwan Travel Map (Aug.), Taipei... (Aug.), Johor and Malacca... (Mar. 2002) and Penang and Georgetown... (Mar. 2002, $7.95 each) are new editions.
ULYSSES PRESS
Ten revised and updated Hidden Guides are planned for April 2002, and among them are Hidden Southern California ($17.95) by Ray Riegert, ...Southwest ($18.95) by Richard Harris, ...New England ($18.95) by Susan Farewell, ...Wine Country ($13.95) by Marty Olmstead and ...Utah ($16.95) by Kurt Repanshek. Five more will be published in October 2002, including ...Florida ($18.95) by Ann Boese and ...Tahiti & French Polynesia ($17.95) by Rob Kay.
ULYSSES TRAVEL GUIDES
(Globe Pequot, dist.)
Walking tours of Manhattan and the outer boroughs are just some of the components of Ulysses Travel Guide New York City (Mar. 2002, $14.95). Additional Ulysses Travel Guides are to Dominican Republic (Sept., $17.95) by Pascale Couture and Benoit Prieur, ...St. Martin-St. Barts (Sept., $12.95) by Pascale Couture, ...Cancun-Riviera Maya (Oct., $14.95), ...Canada 2002 (Jan. 2002, $21.95), ...Quebec 2002 (Jan. 2002, $21.95) and Montreal 2002 (Dec., $14.95).
UNIV. OF OKLAHOMA PRESS
Meadows and waterfalls, glaciers and streams dazzle the hiker using America's National Scenic Trails (May, $19.95) by Kathleen Ann Cordes, a guide to eight congressionally designated scenic trails.
UNIV. PRESS OF FLORIDA
More than two million acres of wilderness open up with The Hiking Trails of Florida's National Forests, Parks and Preserves (Oct., $16.95) by Johnny Molloy. More than 90 waterways lend themselves to the 271 canoeing and kayaking excursions detailed in Paddler's Guide to the Sunshine State (Nov., $29.95) by Sandy Huff.
WILDERNESS ADVENTURES PRESS
Travelers carrying rod and reel can pull in the big ones with Flyfisher's Guide to Texas (July) by Phil Shook and ...Florida Keys & Everglades (Nov.) by Ben Taylor. And those armed with firepower can make use of Wingshooter's Guide to Wisconsin (June) by Mickey Johnson and Roland Kehr and Big Game Hunter's Guide to Colorado (Aug., $26.95 each) by John Axelson.
NEIL WILSON PRESS
(Interlink, dist.)
More than 40 malt whisky manufacturers in Scotland and Northern Ireland are profiled in Visiting Distilleries: The Angels' Share Guide (Sept., $15 hardcover) by Duncan and Wendy Graham. One of Britain's wilderness advocates shows off some of the wildest places in The Wilderness World of Cameron McNeish: Beyond the Black Stump (Sept., $25 hardcover).
WOLFHOUND PRESS
(Interlink, dist.)
Twenty routes offer glimpses of major figures of literature in A Literary Tour of Ireland (Sept., $22.95) by Elizabeth Healy. The site nicknamed "Ireland's Bastille" inspires Dublin Castle in the Life of the Irish Nation (Sept., $25 hardcover) by Peter Costello.
ZAGAT
Top International Hotels, Resorts & Spas (Feb., $12.95) is based on reports from 12,000 frequent travelers and offers critiques of 872 establishments in 77 countries. Helping those with lean wallets find the best places to chow down, Americas Best Meal Deals (Apr., $10.95) is arranged in three separate categories: full menu under $20, full menu from $20—$35 and specialty menus.
