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Book Hiking and Trekking in the Japan Alps and Mount Fuji

Download or read book Hiking and Trekking in the Japan Alps and Mount Fuji written by Tom Fay and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2019-03-27 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guidebook to the magnificent Japan Alps, which stretch across the middle of the main island of Honshu, and iconic Mount Fuji. The guide describes nine day-walks and thirteen treks of 2-8 days covering the North, Central and South Alps, as well as the four main routes up Mount Fuji - Japan's highest mountain at 3776m - and a further route on neighbouring Mount Kurodake. The routes visit many of the region's key summits, including several over 3000m. They are graded according to difficulty, although several entail steep ascents and difficult terrain and a few include scrambling and exposure, calling for a sure foot and a good head for heights. Comprehensive step-by-step route descriptions are accompanied by clear mapping. The Japan Alps and Mount Fuji boast a well-developed walking infrastructure, and the routes make use of the many mountain huts and campgrounds, full details of which are given in the guide. Some also include the opportunity to visit a traditional hot-spring bath for a refreshing soak after your hike. You will find all the information you will need to plan a successful walking or trekking holiday, with a wealth of advice on travel, bases, accommodation and facilities. There are additional notes on plants and wildlife, the history of hiking in Japan and safety in the mountains, as well as full mountain-hut listings and a helpful glossary. Inspirational colour photography completes the package, offering a taste of the breathtaking mountain vistas to whet your appetite.

Book Mt Fuji Climbing Guide

Download or read book Mt Fuji Climbing Guide written by Toru Sasaki and published by Yama-kei Publishers co.,Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-12-13 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must read for anyone planning to climb Mt.Fuji, World Heritage. This brief but reliable guidebook provides trustworthy reference for Mt.Fuji Climb along with much practical information on trails, routes, equipment, hut, how to reach the summit and when to climb. It includes major routes like The Yoshida trail, The Subashiri trail, The Fujinomiya trail, The Gotenba trail, and the caldera circuit known as “Ohachimeguri”. The author, Toru Sasaki, is the one of the best trusted mountain guide in Japan.

Book This Japanese Life

    Book Details:
  • Author : Eryk Salvaggio
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2013-07-25
  • ISBN : 9781489596987
  • Pages : 212 pages

Download or read book This Japanese Life written by Eryk Salvaggio and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-07-25 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most books about Japan will tell you how to use chopsticks and say "konnichiwa!" Few honestly tackle the existential angst of living in a radically foreign culture. The author, a three-year resident and researcher of Japan, tackles the thousand tiny uncertainties of living abroad. -- Adapted from back cover

Book Following My Thumb

Download or read book Following My Thumb written by Gabriel Morris and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-29 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following My Thumb follows the wandering, rambling, bumbling travels of Gabriel Morris from 1990-2000. In the summer of 1990, at the age of 18, he sets off to Europe with his over-sized backpack, thumb guiding the way. He hitchhikes the entire length of Great Britain, sleeps in barns, on bridges and beaches and under benches, explores the Greek Isles, sneaks into a Parisian movie theater, spends a night at the center of the Place de la Concorde roundabout, and more. In Part 2 of the book, he spends the bulk of the mid-1990s as a wandering traveler back home in the United States, searching for something elusive: a place to call home, a community, love, adventure, meaning, purpose. He both finds and loses all to varying degrees as he attends tribal Rainbow Gatherings in the woods, falls in and out of love on the road, lives on farms and communes, and spends several months in an idyllic valley, far from civilization in the Hawaiian rainforest. The book culminates with his amazing and thought-provoking travels in the mystical land of India. ,

Book My Kind of Place

    Book Details:
  • Author : Susan Orlean
  • Publisher : Random House
  • Release : 2004-09-28
  • ISBN : 1588364321
  • Pages : 304 pages

Download or read book My Kind of Place written by Susan Orlean and published by Random House. This book was released on 2004-09-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Yorker writer and author of The Library Book takes readers on a series of remarkable journeys in this uniquely witty, sophisticated, and far-flung travel book. In this irresistible collection of adventures far and near, Orlean conducts a tour of the world via its subcultures, from the heart of the African music scene in Paris to the World Taxidermy Championships in Springfield, Illinois—and even into her own apartment, where she imagines a very famous houseguest taking advantage of her hospitality. With Orlean as guide, lucky readers partake in all manner of armchair activity. They will climb Mt. Fuji and experience a hike most intrepid Japanese have never attempted; play ball with Cuba’s Little Leaguers, promising young athletes born in a country where baseball and politics are inextricably intertwined; trawl Icelandic waters with Keiko, everyone’s favorite whale as he tries to make it on his own; stay awhile in Midland, Texas, hometown of George W. Bush, a place where oil time is the only time that matters; explore the halls of a New York City school so troubled it’s known as “Horror High”; and stalk caged tigers in Jackson, New Jersey, a suburban town with one of the highest concentrations of tigers per square mile anywhere in the world. Vivid, humorous, unconventional, and incomparably entertaining, Susan Orlean’s writings for The New Yorker have delighted readers for over a decade. My Kind of Place is an inimitable treat by one of America’s premier literary journalists.

Book Climbing Mt  Fuji

Download or read book Climbing Mt Fuji written by Richard Reay and published by . This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The greatest fear on taking on any endeavor is the unknown. Having the knowledge of a professional guide like Richard made all the different in the world!" - Sheila Soukup - Mt. Fuji Climbing Client Everything you need to know to prepare for a Mt. Fuji Climb. This is a must read for anyone planning a Mt. Fuji climb, this guidebook provides that trustworthy reference to give climbers the best opportunity to succeed. There are far too many articles, blogs and even books written about climbing Mt. Fuji by individuals who have only climbed the mountain once or twice and consider themselves experts. This guidebook provides accurate reliable information because it was written by an official Mt. Fuji guide who has years of climbing experience in every imaginable type of Mt. Fuji climb under his belt. More and more people are now interested in climbing Mt. Fuji. These and others, who contemplate climbing Mt. Fuji, search for practical information to plan their climb. This guidebook provides that trustworthy reference to give climbers the best opportunity to succeed. As a professional Mt. Fuji guide, it is my privilege to share my experience and knowledge of climbing techniques (along with my professional advice) that I commonly reserve for clients with those who have set their hearts on climbing this majestic mountain. Guidebook includes seven trail maps, pictures, climbing route information, equipment list, list of mountain huts, emergency contact numbers, safety and hazard information, off-season climbing information, a pre-climb training schedule and a glossary of Japanese words commonly used on Mt. Fuji.

Book Lonely Planet Best Day Walks Japan

Download or read book Lonely Planet Best Day Walks Japan written by Lonely Planet and published by Lonely Planet. This book was released on 2021-03 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lonely Planet's Best Day Walks Japan is your passport to 60 easy escapes into nature. Stretch your legs away from the city by picking a walk that works for you, from just a couple of hours to a full day, from easy to hard. Climb Mt Fuji, walk the Tohoku coast, and enjoy the views in Kamikochi. Get to the heart of Japan and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Best Day Walks Japan Travel Guide: Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020's COVID-19 outbreak Colour maps and images throughout Special features - on Japan's highlights for walkers, kid-friendly walks, accessible trails and what to take Best for... section helps you plan your trip and select walks that appeal to your interests Region profiles cover when to go, where to stay, what's on, cultural insights, and local food and drink recommendations to refuel and refresh. Featured regions include: Tokyo, Mt Fuji & Around, Japan Alps & Central Honshu, Kansai, Hiroshima & Western Honshu, Tohoku, Hokkaido, Shikoku, Kyushu Essential info at your fingertips - walk itineraries accompanied by illustrative maps are combined with details about walk duration, distance, terrain, start/end locations and difficulty (classified as easy, easy-moderate, moderate, moderate-hard, or hard) Over 60 maps The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Best Day Walks Japan, our most comprehensive guide to walking in Japan, is perfect for those planning to explore Japan on foot. Looking for more information on Japan? Check out Lonely Planet's Japan guide for a comprehensive look at what the country has to offer. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, 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 phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)

Book Climbing Mt  Fuji

    Book Details:
  • Author : Richard Reay
  • Publisher : Bouken International Publishing
  • Release : 2015-12-25
  • ISBN : 9780992162337
  • Pages : 144 pages

Download or read book Climbing Mt Fuji written by Richard Reay and published by Bouken International Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-25 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 3rd Edition of Climbing Mt. Fuji " A Complete Guidebook" is your complete preparation package and the only guidebook you will need to design your Mt. Fuji climb. The latest edition includes improved off-season climbing information, enhanced route maps, (12 route maps in total) new information on the Hoei Crater, Mt. Hachijo-Fuji and Mt. Fuji area hot springs, as well as additional Mt. Fuji pictures (29 pictures in total) and more. Up-to-date information about climbing Mt. Fuji is available at the following website. Climbing-Mt-Fuji.com The primary reason for publishing the original Climbing Mt. Fuji Guidebook in 2013 was to fill a gap identified by my private clients. Many complained of the lack of available English information about climbing Mt. Fuji. My goal was to not only provide practical information about climbing Mt. Fuji but also to introduce some of the cultural rituals associated with climbing historic Mt. Fuji. Climbing Mt. Fuji is more than just a hiking experience. It is a unique cultural experience with its own set of unspoken customs that can be easily missed or stomped on unknowingly if not careful. The people working on Mt. Fuji during the climbing season are a tight community who respect the historical traditions. As one of the few non-Japanese Mt. Fuji guides creating and maintaining wholesome relationships with locals was key to being accepted into this close-knit society. This guidebook provides accurate reliable information because it was written by a real Mt. Fuji guide who has years of climbing experience and every imaginable type of Mt. Fuji climb under his belt. As a professional Mt. Fuji guide, it is my privilege to share my experience and knowledge, including my qualified advice along with my personal recommendations that I commonly reserve for clients with all those who have set their hearts on climbing this majestic mountain.

Book How Would You Move Mount Fuji

Download or read book How Would You Move Mount Fuji written by William Poundstone and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2003-05-01 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, employers are using tough and tricky questions to gauge job candidates' intelligence, imagination, and problem-solving ability -- qualities needed to survive in today's hypercompetitive global marketplace. For the first time, William Poundstone reveals the toughest questions used at Microsoft and other Fortune 500 companies -- and supplies the answers. He traces the rise and controversial fall of employer-mandated IQ tests, the peculiar obsessions of Bill Gates (who plays jigsaw puzzles as a competitive sport), the sadistic mind games of Wall Street (which reportedly led one job seeker to smash a forty-third-story window), and the bizarre excesses of today's hiring managers (who may start off your interview with a box of Legos or a game of virtual Russian roulette). How Would You Move Mount Fuji? is an indispensable book for anyone in business. Managers seeking the most talented employees will learn to incorporate puzzle interviews in their search for the top candidates. Job seekers will discover how to tackle even the most brain-busting questions, and gain the advantage that could win the job of a lifetime. And anyone who has ever dreamed of going up against the best minds in business may discover that these puzzles are simply a lot of fun. Why are beer cans tapered on the end, anyway?

Book Japan s Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage

Download or read book Japan s Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage written by Kat Davis and published by Cicerone Press. This book was released on 2019-04-15 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guidebook to Japan's Kumano Kodo, a series of UNESCO-listed pilgrimage routes that crisscross the mountainous Kii peninsula, south of Osaka. Centred on three Shinto-Buddhist shrines known as the Kumano Sanzan, the ancient trails blend great hiking and exceptional natural beauty with a unique insight into Japan's rich history, culture and spirituality. The guide covers the 64km Nakahechi and 63km Kohechi trails in full, as well as the Choishimichi route to Koyasan (20km), the Hongu loop (17km) and highlights of the Iseji trail. It can be used to plan and undertake an independent trek or to enrich an organised tour. Clear route description and mapping is accompanied by comprehensive details of accommodation and facilities, as well as notes on local points of interest and inspirational colour photography. You'll find a wealth of practical information to help with planning, covering transport, climate, accommodation, budgeting, equipment and safety, as well as fascinating background information on history, religion and wildlife. There is also a Japanese glossary and helpful advice on Japanese customs and etiquette. The Kumano Kodo offers a different view of Japan: far removed from the modern cities, this is a world of forested slopes, hidden valleys, waterfalls, traditional villages, moss-covered stone deities and tranquil oji shrines. There are opportunities to experience hot-spring bathing and to sample local cuisine as you follow in the footsteps of emperors, samurai, priests and ascetics traversing traditional flagstone paths and forest trails.

Book 10 Classic Alpine Climbs of Japan  Volume 2

Download or read book 10 Classic Alpine Climbs of Japan Volume 2 written by Tony Grant and published by . This book was released on 2020-08 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If the idea of climbing an iconic route on a beautiful mountain that few people outside of Japan have experienced sounds attractive to you, but you're not sure where to begin with planning, or how to go about finding such a climb in English, then this book is for you.The Japanese archipelago is covered with mountains, many of them over 3000m above sea level in the alpine regions, and they are home to some of the most beautiful routes in the world. And yet very few people know much about them, and even fewer have succeeded in climbing them.From the rock walls of Mt Tanigawa and the arêtes and ridgelines of Mt Yari, Mt Kita and Mt Hotaka, to the winter alpine playground of Mt Yatsu, this second volume in the Climb Japan series details ten of the finest big routes for all seasons.Inside this guidebook you will find:* Comprehensive route descriptions and strategies for a successful ascent* Topo diagrams and approach maps* Beautiful photographs to illustrate the climbs, and to help with route-finding* A list of many of the best Japanese alpine climbs sorted by difficulty* Practical advice on Japanese climbing grades and how they correspond to international grading systems; the Japanese climbing seasons; Japanese maps; insurance; and much much more...With over a decade of intensive climbing experience in the Japanese alpine, and dozens of classic climbs accomplished, Tony Grant is uniquely situated to help you access some unforgettable experiences on the most iconic Japanese mountains.

Book Hiking Up Mt  Fuji

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mike Kluger
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2012-10-30
  • ISBN : 9781480219137
  • Pages : 114 pages

Download or read book Hiking Up Mt Fuji written by Mike Kluger and published by . This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By aggressively training to climb Mt. Fuji, the author was able to channel the experience so that it was not focused only on the physical challenge. By doing so, he was able to absorb the many facets that make up the mountain. These included the ever changing: animals, birds, flowers, and trees that make Mt. Fuji their home. The author takes the reader through the lush forest at the base, then he circumnavigates around the mountain and finally claws his way up a lunar landscape to the top of Mt. Fuji to witness a breathtaking sunrise. Throughout the book, the author describes the mountain's colors, sounds, winds, temperatures and the ever changing clouds that pass around it. In this book you will see Mt. Fuji through the author's eyes and witness the Diamond Fuji that occurs only twice a year and a resplendent Red Fuji that occurs while the sun sets. You will feel the different persona's of the mountain in winter and spring and begin to sense its calm serenity on a beautiful summer's day; and its fury during an autumn storm. From this you will come to learn about the Japanese people and how Mt. Fuji has shaped them and the land they live on.

Book One Hundred Mountains of Japan

Download or read book One Hundred Mountains of Japan written by Kyūya Fukada and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2014-12-31 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The more deeply you go into a long-held tradition, the more secrets and surprises it yields up. Mighty Ontake is like that. The mountain’s inexhaustible treasury of riches is like some endless storybook with its pages uncut. As one follows the rambling plot along, one is always looking forward to reading more. Every page yields things never found in other books. Ontake is that kind of mountain.” One Hundred Mountains is that kind of book. “Nowhere in the world do people hold mountains in so much regard as in Japan,” observed the author, Kyūya Fukada, in the afterword to his most famous work. “Mountains have played a part in Japanese history since the country’s beginnings, and they manifest themselves in every form of art. For mountains have always formed the bedrock of the Japanese soul.” In One Hundred Mountains, Fukada pays tribute to his favorite summits. Published in 1964, the book became an instant classic. Consisting of one hundred short essays, each celebrating one notable mountain and its place in Japan’s traditions, the book is an elegantly written eulogy to the landscape, literature, and history that define a people. More recently, Japan’s national broadcasting company has turned it into a memorable TV series. Fukada himself was bemused by his book’s success: “In the end, the one hundred mountains represent my personal choice and I make no claims for them beyond that.” Yet, half a century after he set down those words, his mountains have become a cultural institution. Marked on every hiking map and enshrined in scores of spin-off books, his One Hundred Mountains are today firmly embedded in the mountain traditions they grew out of. Now available in English for the first time, One Hundred Mountains of Japan will serve as a vade mecum to the Japanese mountains for a new cohort of hikers and mountaineers. It will also open up novel territories for students of Japan’s literature, folklore, religions, and mountaineering history—in short, for mountain-lovers everywhere.

Book Must see Japan

    Book Details:
  • Author : Tom Fay
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2016-05-28
  • ISBN : 9781543076660
  • Pages : 174 pages

Download or read book Must see Japan written by Tom Fay and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-05-28 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Must-See Japan is your up-to-date and concise guide for discovering the best sights, the most delicious foods and the essential must-do activities in this fascinating and complex country. Written by someone who has spent to close to 10 years living in and travelling all around the country, this book is full of inside information to help you discover some of the best things on offer, from popular tourist attractions to hidden gems most tourists miss.Offering detailed itineraries for trips lasting a few days to a couple of weeks, this guide will help you plan every detail of your stay in Japan. Must-See Japan includes: * Insider tips and advice on when and where is best to visit, so you won't miss a thing * Detailed itineraries for making the most of your Japanese adventure * Travel advice, including information on rail passes, trains and buses * Lists everything from hotels, hot springs and restaurants, to best WiFi options and must-do activities * Useful direct links to websites with all the latest information * Practical advice on what to do and how to do it, drawing on the personal experience of the author, a long-term resident of Japan * Quickly find the information you need with guides to each region and city * Small, compact size, so you can take it anywhere * Unbeatable value for a guide packed with a decade's worth of firsthand and trustworthy advice

Book Mount Fuji

    Book Details:
  • Author : H. Byron Earhart
  • Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
  • Release : 2015-07-15
  • ISBN : 1611171113
  • Pages : 286 pages

Download or read book Mount Fuji written by H. Byron Earhart and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated with color and black-and-white images of the mountain and its associated religious practices, H. Byron Earhart's study utilizes his decades of fieldwork—including climbing Fuji with three pilgrimage groups—and his research into Japanese and Western sources to offer a comprehensive overview of the evolving imagery of Mount Fuji from ancient times to the present day. Included in the book is a link to his twenty-eight minute streaming video documentary of Fuji pilgrimage and practice, Fuji: Sacred Mountain of Japan. Beginning with early reflections on the beauty and power associated with the mountain in medieval Japanese literature, Earhart examines how these qualities fostered spiritual practices such as Shugendo, which established rituals and a temple complex at the mountain as a portal to an ascetic otherworld. As a focus of worship, the mountain became a source of spiritual insight, rebirth, and prophecy through the practitioners Kakugyo and Jikigyo, whose teachings led to social movements such as Fujido (the way of Fuji) and to a variety of pilgrimage confraternities making images and replicas of the mountain for use in local rituals. Earhart shows how the seventeenth-century commodification of Mount Fuji inspired powerful interpretive renderings of the "peerless" mountain of Japan, such as those of the nineteenth-century print masters Hiroshige and Hokusai, which were largely responsible for creating the international reputation of Mount Fuji. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, images of Fuji served as an expression of a unique and superior Japanese culture. With its distinctive shape firmly embedded in Japanese culture but its ethical, ritual, and spiritual associations made malleable over time, Mount Fuji came to symbolize ultranationalistic ambitions in the 1930s and early 1940s, peacetime democracy as early as 1946, and a host of artistic, naturalistic, and commercial causes, even the exotic and erotic, in the decades since.

Book Fires of Edo

    Book Details:
  • Author : Susan Spann
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2022-02-15
  • ISBN : 1645060454
  • Pages : 231 pages

Download or read book Fires of Edo written by Susan Spann and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edo, February 1566: when a samurai’s corpse is discovered in the ruins of a burned-out bookshop, master ninja Hiro Hattori and Jesuit Father Mateo must determine whether the shopkeeper and his young apprentice are innocent victims or assassins in disguise. The investigation quickly reveals dangerous ties to Hiro’s past, which threaten not only Edo’s fledgling booksellers’ guild, but the very survival of Hiro’s ninja clan. With an arsonist on the loose, and a murderer stalking the narrow streets, Hiro and Father Mateo must save the guild—and themselves—from a conflagration that could destroy them all.

Book Gabe s Guide to Budget Travel

    Book Details:
  • Author : Gabriel Morris
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
  • Release : 2012-03-06
  • ISBN : 9781470155148
  • Pages : 108 pages

Download or read book Gabe s Guide to Budget Travel written by Gabriel Morris and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "'Gabe's Guide to Budget Travel' provides a step by step guide on the how and why of budget travel. His hassle-free approach to budget travel is ideal for first time and seasoned travelers. The book provides resources that will help any traveler in the planning stage or on the road. With over twenty years first-hand experience, Gabriel's knowledge for traveling on the cheap and making the most of it is priceless." Sean McKenna, Untoldroads.com "Gabe's Guide to Budget Travel: Travel Tips, Tricks, Things to Bring and Places to Go" is a comprehensive guide book for anyone preparing for a budget traveling trip. It's jam-packed with information for both travel newbies as well as seasoned wanderers, addressing subjects such as: determining your budget (and where you can go on it!); finding cheap flights; booking hotel rooms; planning your itinerary; getting packed (including a complete list of virtually EVERYTHING you might want to bring on your trip, big and small); voltage converters, socket adapters and other electrical issues; visas; carry-on items when flying; currency exchange; travel insurance; and LOTS more. And that's just in Part 1! In Part 2 of the book, Gabriel Morris reviews his favorite places around the world based on more than 20 years of budget travel experience (with a specific focus on more obscure, less touristy places). Countries included are: India, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Thailand, the Philippines, Nepal and Singapore. (See the Table of Contents below for specific places covered.) Additionally, the book includes tons of links to useful travel websites; PLUS links to 40 short travel movies and video clips taken by the author in many of the places reviewed. "Gabe's Guide to Budget Travel" will help you get ready for your trip, save you money, provide some great new ideas for places to go, and get you inspired to travel the world with a new perspective, armed with tons of useful information to make it a smooth, fun, affordable and adventurous trip. Gabriel Morris is a world traveler, outdoors enthusiast and travel writer. He is author of "Kundalini and the Art of Being" (Station Hill Press, 2008); as well as "Following My Thumb: A Decade of Unabashed Wanderlust" (Soul Rocks Books, 2012), a collection of 26 autobiographical travel stories from around the world. He has also been published in numerous travel compilation books; and is a regular contributor to online travel websites such as Travmonkey.com and Untoldroads.com. Visit his website for more info at: Gabrieltraveler.com Following is the Table of Contents for "Gabe's Guide to Budget Travel" Introduction. Part 1: Preliminary Preparations Chapter 1. Where should I go? Chapter 2. Buying a flight Chapter 3. Planning your itinerary Chapter 4. Booking hotel rooms Chapter 5. Getting your passport and visa Chapter 6. Equipment list Chapter 7. Socket adapters and voltage converters Chapter 8. More info on things to bring Chapter 9. Carry-on items when flying Chapter 10. Travel insurance Part 2: Favorite Places in the World Chapter 11. India -Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Pushkar, Almora, Joshimath, Rishikesh, Mussoorie, Keechen, Jaiselmer, Kuri, Orchha, Mandu, Omkareshwar, Pachmarhi, Gokarna, Tirupati, Rameswaram Chapter 12. Greece and the Greek Isles -Mainland: Athens, Delphi, Meteora, Mt. Olympus, Pelion Peninsula; Greek Isles: Santorini, Rhodes, Anafi, Milos, Patmos, Lipsi, Leros, Nisyros, Naxos, Aegina Chapter 13. Turkey -Istanbul, Pamukkale, Termessos, Kabak, Oludeniz, Lycian Way trek, Cappadocia Chapter 14. Egypt -Cairo, Great Pyramids, Aswan, Luxor, Dakhla Oasis, Bahariya Oasis Chapter 15. Thailand -Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Chiang Mai, Pai, Ko Mak, Ko Kood, Ko Phayam Chapter 16. The Philippines -Palawan Island: Puerto Princesa, Sabang, El Nido Chapter 17. Nepal -Pokhara, Annapurna Base Camp trek Chapter 18. Singapore