Guides To The Usual And Unusual, Spring/Summer 2017
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“Herb Lester guides are really easy to
use and full of information . . . they are
really great!” Sir Paul Smith
Herb Lester Associates was started in
2010 by Jane Smillie and Ben Olins. We
both have backgrounds in media, having
worked in newspapers and TV networks.
We wanted Herb Lester to have a distinctive voice and to follow our own interests
rather than to respond to passing fashions.
Everything we include is there because we
like it and think our readers will too. Our
guides are independent – no one pays to
be in them, and there’s no advertising.
When we began writing and publishing guides, there were various books that
we used as inspiration, notably Denys
Parsons’ What’s Where In London and Sam
Lambert’s London Night And Day. These
books, published more than half a century ago, are informative, funny and
beautiful, and we still use them as the
benchmark for what a guide should be.
We’ve published more than 50 guides now
and continue to treat each new one as a
special case, choosing a designer and illustrator whose work we think particularly suits the project. We’ve worked with
some wonderful people, among them Jim
Datz, Matt Chase, Kelli Anderson, Brent
Couchman.
Our core product is a series of folding guides, which are all litho-printed in
England on 100% recycled paper. Small,
light and inexpensive, they are ideal companions for short trips – all you need for
a few days of sightseeing, shopping, eating and drinking. In our guides, we aim
to show the reader what makes a city
distinctive by shedding light on obscure
places, as well as, revisiting well-known
ones with a fresh perspective. We choose
shops and bars, restaurants and cafés, galleries and museums, parks and observation points – the sorts of places that make
locals happy to live where they do – and
help visitors see what makes them special.
In 2016 we expanded the idea of our
travel guides by publishing two books:
How To Get Out Of London Without Really
Trying and How To Find Old Los Angeles.
The larger format allowed us to go deeper
into a subject and to also use photography.
It’s something we’ll be doing more of in
future.
In addition to our guides and books,
we’ve made a selection of accessories:
tear-resistant luggage tags; notepads from
fictional hotels; mini menu translators;
playing cards with useful for phrases for
travellers. While travel is a part of all
these, they’re also a way for us to do something different – some products useful
(mini menu translators), others just fun
(hotel notepads).
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BOOKS
HOW TO FIND OLD LOS ANGELES:
A TRAVEL GUIDE
BOOKS
HOW TO GET OUT OF LONDON
WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
By: Kim Cooper
Features: Full color, softcover,
104 pages, 17.7 × 12.6 cm
Price: € 10 (D) £ 10 $ 15
ISBN
978-1-910023-67-9
ISBN:
978-1-910023-67-9
Available from January 2017
By: Herb Lester
Features: Full color, softcover,
104 pages, 17.7 × 12.6 cm
Price: € 10 (D) £ 10 $ 15
ISBN 978-1-910023-62-4
ISBN:
978-1-910023-62-4
Available from January 2017
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An expanded and revised version of our guide How To Find Old LA, this book
delves deep into the City Of Angels’ best-preserved treasures – from a racetrack frequented by Charles Bukowski to old-time Hollywood hangouts.
Easy escapes from the big city using only public transport. Whether you’re in
need of a country ramble or a last-minute day trip to the seaside, temporarily
leaving the Big Smoke has never been easier.
Every one of the 153 carefully selected places in this book is open
to visitors. There are bars, delis, book stores, bowling alleys, and
burger joints, each of which retains the classic character of another era while being a vital part of the 21st-century city. To make
navigation clear, the chapters focus on different areas, and vivid
photography brings the entries to life. This is an essential guide
for anyone with an interest in 20th-century architecture and pop
culture, or a yearning to visit a more glamorous Los Angeles.
London’s mainline stations offer easy access to open country,
grand houses, historic castles, diverting museums, and glorious
beaches – and all within 90 minutes. This guide is ideal for spontaneous solo trips on sunny days, or to help plan days out during
half-term breaks. Casting our net from the city’s outer boroughs
to Essex, Kent, Sussex and beyond, our 100-plus entries include
a beach in landlocked Middlesex, Bexhill’s art deco wonder, The
De La Warr Pavilion, and fish and chips in Whitstable.
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GUIDES
THE GUIDES
GUIDES
FRONTLIST
NEW
Published January 2017
Features: Fold-out maps in one sheet,
unless otherwise stated
Size: Approx. A6 (14.8 × 21 cm) unfolding to A3
(29.7 × 42 cm) or A2 (42 × 59.4 cm)
Price: € 5 (D) £ 4 $ 6.95
Minimum order quantity of 5 per guide
Small and tightly focused, our guides are concise city tours in a handy fold-out
format that slip neatly into an intrepid traveller’s pocket.
Our aim is to introduce readers to new places as well as re-evaluating familiar ones, and we are as keen to find a new way to
see the Louvre as we are to discover an untouched 1950s café.
Informed by on-the-ground research, our one-sheet guides and
maps uncover what makes a city special. They are written and
researched in-house, and an illustrator who has been specially
chosen for the subject designs each one.
Whether it’s an excursion into the greener areas of London
(which are more numerous than you might think), Paris’s
beatnik bookshops, the otherworldly landscape just outside
Reykjavik, or the watering holes of Brooklyn, we highlight what
makes a place distinctive with our specialist knowledge and
illustrations with vintage charm.
In A6 format, the guides fit easily into a pocket and then
expand out to A3 or A2 to display the attractions of each city.
Each fine-quality sheet is litho-printed in England on 100%
recycled stock.
AN EDINBURGH
COMPANION
PUNK LONDON
Punk had London roots. This 20-page booklet, featuring
rare archive photos and a fold-out (A6 to A3) map, charts
the squats, clubs, shops and rehearsal spaces from which
the movement emerged. It takes in Malcolm McLaren
and Vivienne Westwood’s King’s Road shop, The Clash’s
Chalk Farm rehearsal space, and more besides.
Scotland’s capital has appeal that
extends far beyond its elegant façade. Our updated guide documents
wanderings off the well-worn path
of the Royal Mile, charting bookshops and butchers, pubs and gardens. It uncovers the unexpected
and relishes the traditional.
ISBN
978-1-910023-70-9
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978-1-910023-70-9
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EATING QUEENS:
AROUND THE
WORLD ON THE
7 TRAIN
Queens, New York is large and
the options are many, so let these
restaurant selections, each a short
walk from a station, be your guide
on a culinary trip through this ethnically diverse corner of the world.
ISBN 978-1-910023-71-6
ISBN:
978-1-910023-71-6
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“Smartly
designed and cleverly edited – these are maps that
I wouldn’t be ashamed of opening up on a crowded street in
any city, even my own.” Matthew Hranek, GQ
[/]“Beautiful maps of overlooked aspects of London and beyond.”
The Guardian
A GLASGOW
COMPANION
What Glasgow has to offer in 50
entries: glorious parks, beautiful
architecture, great food and drink,
and a friendly populace. Among the
highlights of this updated guide: an
unchanged 1960s pub, an art deco
restaurant and oyster bar, and inevitably a fish and chip shop – albeit one with an opera-singing
proprietor.
ISBN
978-1-910023-69-3
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978-1-910023-69-3
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Booklet: 14.8 × 21 cm, 20 pages
Map: 14.8 × 21 cm (unfolding to 29.7 × 42 cm), A6 to A3
Price: € 7 (D) £ 7 $ 9.99
ISBN
978-1-910023-61-7
ISBN:
978-1-910023-61-7
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GUIDES
WRITING LONDON
London is a city full of stories and
the people who make them. This
is a whistle-stop literary tour, taking in H.G. Wells, Nancy Mitford,
Alan Bennett, Jeffrey Bernard,
J.G. Ballard, Margaret Atwood and
many more.
ISBN 978-1-910023-53-2
ISBN:
978-1-910023-53-2
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CLANDESTINE
LONDON
AN UNCLE’S GUIDE
TO LONDON
Days out with children in London
can be hard work. These 29 places
should be as diverting and enjoyable to the young as they are to the
slightly older. Includes bowling,
boating, aeroplanes, trench warfare
and chickens.
ISBN:
978-1-910023-01-3
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THE LOOK OF
LONDON
WHERE THE
SIDEWALK ENDS:
HOW TO FIND OLD
NEW YORK
A guide to the New York you always
wanted to see but feared might
have disappeared for good. From
Patsy’s Pizzeria in Harlem to the
Nom Wah Tea Parlor in Chinatown,
it depicts a city where that old cantankerous spirit lives on.
ISBN 978-1-910023-13-6
ISBN:
978-1-910023-13-6
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PARTY OF ONE:
NEW YORK
One need never be lonely in
Manhattan. Alone one can move
at any pace. This guide includes
30 entries divided into sections to
help find the experience you want
– peace and quiet, or crowds to
blend into.
ISBN: 978-1-910023-76-1
A MANHATTAN BAR
FOR ALL REASONS
A BROOKLYN BAR
FOR ALL REASONS
For those who prefer to conduct
business away from prying eyes. An
intriguing list of 31 sites, including
neglected restaurants, unreconstructed wine bars, ancient pubs,
places with hidden alcoves and easy
exits, and even natural isolation.
A celebration of 100 independent
shops and businesses where global
fashions have taken root. This
guide spans time and boroughs
and includes a foreword by Sir Paul
Smith, whose first shop is featured.
This guide to 31 bars is for the connoisseur as well as the thirsty, taking in fancy bars and dives, bars
with views and bars with history,
bars to play bocce, and bars to get
into trouble. And, of course, there
are bars to forget those troubles too.
Thirty distinctive Brooklyn watering holes for any temper. This
guide features venues aplenty: a
saloon for beachcombers, one for
philosophers, a few for a good
old-fashioned shot and a beer, and
many more for cocktails of the
moment.
ISBN:
978-1-910023-05-1
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978-1-910023-09-9
ISBN 978-1-910023-37-2
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978-1-910023-37-2
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978-1-910023-45-7
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AT YOUR SERVICE:
LONDON’S BEST
SPECIALIST
SUPPLIERS
We have scoured the capital for
experts, virtuosos and old hands
in the realms of retail and repair.
Everything you might need is
here in 61 entries which spread
across the city from Richmond to
Woolwich.
ISBN:
978-1-910023-11-2
ISBN 978-1-910023-11-2
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WILD LONDON
This updated guide charts the
places in the Big Smoke that are
all but untouched by human hand.
It locates those heartening spots
where man has lost the battle with
nature and wild plants have taken
root amid concrete and brick. It’s
a handy way of finding the green
among the grey.
ISBN:
978-1-910023-68-6
ISBN 978-1-910023-68-6
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GUIDES
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LONDON’S LARDER
There has never been better food
and drink available in London,
and here’s where to find it. This
guide offers a selection of the best
and most interesting shops: from
nascent charcuteries to grocers
so good they send up local house
prices.
ISBN:
978-1-910023-49-5
ISBN 978-1-910023-49-5
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LONDON: WISH YOU
WERE THERE
The best places to shop, dance,
eat and drink in London, circa
1960–1966. This guide comprises
130 of the coffee bars, clubs and
boutiques that defined “where it’s
at” – and includes classic venues
like The Marquee and The Scotch
of St James.
ISBN:
978-1-910023-08-2
ISBN
978-1-910023-08-2
9 781910 023082 >
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THE VELVET
UNDERGROUND MAP
OF NEW YORK
During their brief existence, this
definitive group lived, played and
recorded around NYC. For the first
time, this map charts all the significant locations, from Harlem to
the Lower East Side.
ISBN:
978-1-910023-50-1
ISBN
978-1-910023-50-1
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WRITING
MANHATTAN (2ND
EDITION)
The city’s most significant literary
sites. Our cast includes Dorothy
Parker, Damon Runyon, Norman
Mailer and Mark Twain. There are
pigs-a-roaming, sapphic scandals
and scuttlebutt to spare – it’s literature, New York-style.
ISBN:
978-1-910023-72-3
ISBN
978-1-910023-72-3
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BROOKLYN: 42
REASONS WHY
A tour of the city across the river.
Every whim is catered to with
vintage and new clothing stores,
old-fashioned family-run Italian
restaurants and hip new eateries –
and the thrills of Coney Island too!
ISBN 978-1-910023-57-0
ISBN:
978-1-910023-57-0
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IT’S NICE TO BE
ALONE IN PARIS
In this guide we select 32 things
to do in the city of light – none of
which involve sharing a bottle of
wine, eating bread and cheese on
the banks of the Seine, or strolling
arm in arm with a loved one.
ISBN:
978-1-910023-25-9
ISBN 978-1-910023-25-9
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GUIDES
PARIS FOR
PLEASURE-SEEKERS
Sensual delights for tastes high and
low. This map takes in lingerie, ballet pumps and macarons; there are
belle époque restaurants, opulent
cinemas and beatnik bookshops.
ISBN
978-1-910023-26-6
ISBN:
978-1-910023-26-6
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PARIS EN FAMILLE
Forty spots for all of the family:
places to eat, museums, shops,
parks and other sights. There’s the
bridge from Madeline and stinky
cheese for squeals of delight or horror. Each entry is tried, tested and
deemed adult and child friendly.
ISBN 978-1-910023-27-3
ISBN:
978-1-910023-27-3
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ROME: MOODS &
PLACES
The essential companion for those
in search of la dolce vita. Our 41 se­
l­ections include good food, strong
coffee, interesting shops, and plenty of strolling the city’s beautiful
streets. There are even special sections on gelato and fountains.
ISBN 978-1-910023-30-3
ISBN:
978-1-910023-30-3
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BARCELONA AT EASE
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GUIDES
PARIS: SMALL SHOPS
Over time, Paris has managed to
hold onto many small, specialist
shops. Places that combine function and expertise with charm and
character. This is a survey of those
stores, taking in stationery, taxidermy, toys, rat traps, candles, and
lots more.
ISBN:
978-1-910023-51-8
ISBN 978-1-910023-51-8
9 781910 023518 >
LET ME TELL YOU
ABOUT MADRID
SUPERTIME
AMSTERDAM
New entries and a fresh design for
this ever-popular guide. Among the
entries are beautiful parks, wonderful bread, elegant stationery,
intoxicating drinks and excellent
coffee – and even the world’s only
Ramones museum.
There are 43 entries on this map:
from a stall selling fresh herring
to a cat museum. There are cafés,
bars and restaurants; museums and
churches; and shops specialising in
movie memorabilia, records, vintage clothing and artist materials.
A super time awaits.
ISBN
978-1-910023-52-5
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978-1-910023-52-5
ISBN:
978-1-910023-34-1
ISBN 978-1-910023-34-1
9 781910 023525 >
COPENHAGEN: THE
GOOD LIFE
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A STOCKHOLM
INTERLUDE
The 36 selections include shops
selling gloves, old postcards and
espadrilles, as well as an abandoned
station and one with its own forest. Refreshments – cerveza, jamón
and other delights – are on hand
throughout.
Thirty-four entries focusing on
Copenhagen’s thriving new food
scene and also on its highly evolved
sense of design – the two of which
frequently intersect. These range
from sources of mid-century cookware and cinnamon rolls, to grand
shops and tiny cafés.
The 36 entries in this guide to
the Swedish capital, incorporate
good food, cultural pursuits and
shops. There’s a 19th-century
natural history museum of staggering strangeness, rainwear from
Stutterheim and intimate eating
at Bakfickan.
ISBN 978-1-910023-29-7
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978-1-910023-29-7
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978-1-910023-31-0
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978-1-910023-35-8
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LISBON: HERE’S WHY
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AROUND REYKJAVIK
Thirty-three entries that encompass the classic and contemporary.
In beautiful tiled streets, we find
custard tarts, canned fish, brutalist
architecture and a factory repurposed as shops and offices.
The city’s twin appeal – manmade
and natural – is well-represented
here, with suggestions for eating,
drinking and shopping, plus a selection of easy day trips that take
you into Iceland’s otherworldly
landscape.
ISBN:
978-1-910023-33-4
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978-1-910023-33-4
ISBN:
978-1-910023-60-0
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978-1-910023-60-0
9 781910 023334 >
HELLO BILBAO
In this guide we stroll the narrow
streets of Barcelona, stopping for a
glass of cava and to pick up pinxtos
when we get peckish. The map’s parameters are the walkable heart of
the city, making the 29 entries easy
to locate as well as a joy to find.
With our guide for company you’ll
find 30 places that get you to the
heart of the Basque Country’s largest city. We include bars for drinks
and pintxos, as well as modern
architecture, shops, cultural sustenance and extraordinary views.
ISBN:
978-1-910023-55-6
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978-1-910023-54-9
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WHEN WE THINK OF
BERLIN
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THE RAYMOND
CHANDLER MAP OF
LOS ANGELES
An insider’s guide to the city
Chandler knew, which can still be
visited today. It mixes locations
from Chandler’s personal life and
the world of his noble alter-ego,
private detective Philip Marlowe.
ISBN:
978-1-910023-46-4
ISBN 978-1-910023-46-4
9 781910 023464 >
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DISTINCTIVELY
SAN FRANCISCO
Forty places that bear the city by
the bay’s distinctive mark. There
are survivors of beatnik-era North
Beach, clifftop eateries and cable
cars, unconventional horticulturalists, entirely au courant exhibits
and bison in Golden Gate Park.
ISBN:
978-1-910023-20-4
ISBN 978-1-910023-20-4
9 781910 023204 >
HELLO CHICAGO
A selection of must-sees for a city
of monster proportions. In these
44 entries, we explore varied aspects: Puerto Rican sandwiches,
hot dogs with duck fat fries, Frank
Lloyd Wright architecture, Chess
Records, the 1893 World’s Fair’s
earthly remains and more.
ISBN:
978-1-910023-14-3
ISBN 978-1-910023-14-3
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GUIDES
SEATTLE: RAIN OR
SHINE
SPEAKING OF
PORTLAND
The city’s climate does nothing to
dampen our ardour. We explore
coffee shops, bars, sushi and a
19th-century novelty shop. There’s
also sculpture, video games and
bookshops. We list 42 great things
to see and do, no matter what the
weather.
Portland has it all: nature, a thriving food and drink scene, and plenty of small businesses. This guide
has what you need to find the best
of the city, including food trucks,
outdoor goods and even an amusement park.
ISBN:
978-1-910023-23-5
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978-1-910023-24-2
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MR LESTER GOES TO
WASHINGTON
MIAMI: AN OPEN
INVITATION
Our itinerary helps the visitor who
wishes to bask in the sun, cool
down in a cocktail bar or admire
pastel art deco buildings. It keeps
them well-nourished with Cuban
sandwiches and juices, and provides food for the soul with bookshops and galleries.
ISBN 978-1-910023-59-4
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978-1-910023-59-4
ISBN 978-1-910023-22-8
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978-1-910023-22-8
NEW ORLEANS:
GOOD TIMES
TOKYO: A VERY BRIEF
INTRODUCTION
Tokyo can befuddle even the most
urbane traveller. This concise introduction features tips on etiquette,
advice on getting around, useful
phrases, and a series of walks to
help the visitor get acclimatised.
ISBN:
978-1-910023-43-3
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978-1-910023-43-3
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978-1-910023-36-5
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978-1-910023-36-5
AN APPETITE FOR
MELBOURNE
Energetic Melbourne offers nourishment in venues with a casual
approach and inventive spirit.
Our guide comprises 40 points of
interest, including galleries, markets, shops and parks – and even
an open-air bar and cinema atop a
1920s building.
ISBN:
978-1-910023-42-6
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978-1-910023-42-6
9 781910 023426 >
UK: A Glasgow Companion; An Edinburgh Companion; An Uncle’s
Guide To London; At Your Service; Clandestine London; London’s Larder;
Wild London; Writing London.
Europe: Supertime Amsterdam; Barcelona At Ease; When We Think
Of Berlin; Hello Bilbao; Copenhagen: The Good Life; Lisbon: Here’s Why;
Paris For Pleasure-Seekers; It’s Nice To Be Alone In Paris; Paris En
Famille; Paris: Small Shops; Around Reykjavik; Rome: Moods & Places;
A Stockholm Interlude.
USA: Austin On The Hoof; Hello Chicago; Miami: An Open Invitation;
New Orleans: Good Times; How To Find Old New York; How To Find
Old LA; Brooklyn: 43 Reasons Why; Brooklyn: A Bar For All Reasons;
Eating Queens: Around The World On The 7 Train; A Manhattan
Bar For All Reasons; Writing Manhattan; Truly Greenwich Village;
Speaking Of Portland; Distinctively San Francisco; Seattle: Rain Or
Shine; Mister Lester Goes To Washington, DC.
Rest of the world – and beyond: An Appetite For Melbourne; Tokyo:
A Very Brief Introduction; Out There: The Solar System For Tourists.
You want the world? And you want it now? No problem! Our
Everywhere Box gives you just what you desire. We’ve put together a comprehensive collection of our guides in a box that
will look splendid on a desk, on a shelf, and, of course, as a gift.
With an individual product value of over € 200 (£ 175, $ 270), you’ll Size: 17.4 × 14.4 × 9.3 cm
Price: € 140 (D) £ 120 $ 150
be saving more than 30%. Here’s what you’ll get:
ISBN:
978-1-910023-77-8
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• Custom-made box embossed with fluorescent orange script
• A set of four indestructible printed Tyvek® luggage tags
• A Wanderer luggage sticker
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• 40 guides (see the following list)
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Our focus is on eating and carousing (with a few diversions). The 38
entries take in po’ boy sandwiches,
sazeracs, Creole food and a bar that
rotates a full 360 degrees every 15
minutes. As we say, good times!
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THE EVERYWHERE BOX
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Washington, DC’s tourist attractions are well known. What we offer you is a cup of coffee, a bit of
shopping, a cocktail or a good feed
to pep you up in between museums
and monuments. Here are 33 choice
suggestions to help get the most
from your visit.
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GUIDE SETS
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OUT THERE: THE
SOLAR SYSTEM FOR
TOURISTS
Wanderlust taken to its extreme:
three imaginary grand tours of the
solar system. This guide combines
must-see spots from popular sci-fi
with fascinating facts. It’s ideal for
armchair adventurers.
HOW TO READ THE MENU
A set of three miniature phrase books
for the table
This set of Italian, French and Spanish phrase books is small and
discreet to avoid the embarrassment of taking out a huge book
in a restaurant. Each guide is the size of a credit card yet holds
enough information to help you navigate a tricky menu, and all
three booklets fit into a tri-fold wallet. Armed with these guides,
vegetarians can order without fear of unwittingly eating flesh and
hardened fans of offal will be able to identify every last chewy,
wobbly cut on the menu. These 24-page books, with entries listed
A–Z, are as discreet as they are useful – the next best thing to
having your own interpreter.
Size: 6.4 × 10.2 cm
Price: € 9 (D) £ 8 $ 11.95
ISBN:
978-1-910023-40-2
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978-1-910023-41-9
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ACCESSORIES
ACCESSORIES
LUGGAGE TAGS
DISPLAY STAND
A pack of four labels
for air, rail, land, and sea
A home for 56 guides
Manufactured in the UK, using 3 mm clear,
damage-resistant acrylic, our custom-made
stands are created to withstand the wear
and tear of shop life. There are four pockets,
each of which comfortably holds 14 A6-sized
guides – a total of 56. The footprint is small:
approximately 26 cm wide and 11 cm deep,
with total height just under 24 cm.
Whether you’re heading for Malaga, Manhattan
or Margate this summer, it’s essential that your
luggage makes the journey with you. Printed on
almost indestructible Tyvek®, which looks like
paper but resists tears and water, the tags are
ideal for travel because they’re able to withstand
the rough and tumble of an aircraft hold, a wet
ferry crossing, or rain, sleet or snow. The four
tags come with elastic to make attaching to your
bags simple, with no knots needed.
Four pockets, each holds 14 A6 guides
Size: 26 × 11 × 24 cm
Price: Free with corresponding order,
carriage at cost
Contents: Pack of 4 luggage tags
Size: A6 (10.5 × 14.8 cm)
Price: € 7 (D) £ 6 $ 9
ISBN: 978-1-910023-83-9
ISBN 978-1-910023-83-9
9 781910 023839 >
YOUR ROOM IS READY
TRAVELLER’S PLAYING
CARDS
A box set of eight notepads
from fictional hotels
A poker-sized deck featuring 54
useful phrases in three languages
These are just the sort of thing you’d find by the telephone
in most lodgings, from the grandest establishment to
a lowly fleapit: Kellerman’s Resort (Dirty Dancing); The
Empire Hotel (Vertigo); Bertram’s Hotel (At Bertram’s Hotel,
Agatha Christie); The Great Northern Hotel (Twin Peaks);
The Overlook Hotel (The Shining); Royal Imperial Windsor
Arms Hotel (National Lampoon’s European Vacation); The
Green Man Inn (The Wicker Man); The Taft Hotel (The
Graduate). These hotels are out of reach to all, no matter
their wealth. They exist only in the imaginations of their
creators, and now in these paper pads.
Our deck is suitable for any of the traditional uses – games, tricks, a solo round of patience – but each of
the 54 cards (four complete suits and two jokers) also
doubles as your own personal translator, sporting a commonly used English phrase along with its French and
Spanish equivalent.
Designed for us by Tom Froese, our playing cards
evoke an earlier, less-stressful era of travel but use
phrases handy for the 21st-century traveller: Where
can I charge my phone? Do you have wifi? Where’s the
nearest ATM? Do you mind if I take a photo? And for
those lucky enough to be fluent in English, French and
Spanish – well, who doesn’t like a round of rummy?
Contents: 8 notepads
Size: Each notepad A6 (10.5 × 14.8 cm)
Price: € 20 (D) £ 18 $ 25
ISBN: 978-1-910023-82-2
ISBN 978-1-910023-82-2
Contents: Deck of 54 playing cards
Size: 9.3 × 6.6 × 2 cm
Price: € 12.50 (D) £ 12 $ 15
ISBN: 978-1-910023-84-6
ISBN 978-1-910023-84-6
9 781910 023822 >
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9 781910 023846 >
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