Opis: Sweden's one storybook land - dense forests, glassy lakes and gripping Norse legends. Expert authors guide you through endless summer days in this ideal alternative to Europe's more overcrowded holiday destinations.
* Events calendar
* Colour sections on Swedish culture and food
Opis: Our 5th edition of Southern Africa brings you the most extensive coverage of the region. Go on safari in Kruger National Park, taste your way through South Africa's Winelands, glide in a traditional dugout canoe down the Okavango Delta, snorkel in Lake Malawi and be amazed by one of the seven natural
Opis: What's your pleasure in South Africa? Hiking and biking over open plains? Watching a spectacular desert sunset? Checking out the wildlife or living it up in cities bursting with culinary, cultural and vineyard delights? If you answered 'all of the above', this guidebook's for you.
Opis: Seattle has a spirit that could bankrupt the brewery - and you can get a taste for it in the dive bars and coffeehouses of Georgetown, at the under-bridge home of the Fremont Troll or from the quaintly futuristic Space Needle. Lucky there's a Moving to Seattle chapter - once you go, you may want
Opis: Scotland is deliciously wild and woolly, full of raucous festivals, remote islands, tempestuous weather, bucolic golf courses and cities bursting their seams with galleries, cafes and rich Scottish spirit. You don't do this place in half-measures.
Opis: Grab your coat and a handful of glitter, and you're good to go in San Francisco. It's where holiday antics and disco theme nights erupt spontaneously, and when all that damp fog and sheer delight hits you, this town will give you goose bumps.
Opis: Need some help in tackling the 'grand enigma' that is Russia? We'll steer you through the red tape and into the best of this epic country. Drive across the world's deepest lake, steam up at the banya, club in a converted stable in St Petersburg and join the applause at the fabled
Opis: They don't come any grander than Rome, the epicentre of Western culture. The masterpieces of the canon, a history that shaped civilisation, grand streets, sleek design and succulent food... How soon can you be here?
Opis: Is it possible to get a fresh angle on Prague? You betcha. Our Prague-ophile authors know the city like the bottom of their beer steins. They'll take you strolling through the city's shadowy maze of streets, unlock its cultural secrets and introduce you to its famous nightlife. * Two expert authors,