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While there are hundreds of different travel guides, maps and atlases available from many different publishers, Maps, Guides & More strives to help you narrow the field. We offer the “best in class” travel guides and maps that can mean the difference between having a memorable travel experience and one that is unhappy for you and your travel companions. While many of these products have been selected from personal experience during various types of travel ranging from business to family travel, we constantly evaluate what we offer and make changes based on what is available from producers. Each product offered by Maps, Guides & More offers unique features and benefits from use. While we believe there is no single best product, we do believe the products that we offer will enhance your total travel experience from planning through remembering how wonderful your holiday was. Most of these products are in stock on a day-to-day basis, although some of the specialized map products may be special ordered. Following are some representative images and descriptions of some of the premier travel guide and map products offered by Maps, Guides & More.

Travel Guides

AA and AAA Guides - The British Automobile Association and the American Automobile Association work in partnership to publish highly respected guides of the United Kingdom, the United States and major destinations throughout Europe and other popular world destinations.

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Blue Guides - If you're interested in art, architecture, gardens, literary history and history in general, Blue Guides are for you. These guides provide in-depth background information and are an extremely valuable tool for educating yourself before you get there. If you are interested in these subjects we highly recommend these guides.

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Cadogan Guides - Written for independent sophisticated travelers, Cadogan Guide's are chock full of facts. Well written with comprehensive listings of sights and events these are guides for people who are inquisitive and want to understand the people, culture and history of the places they visit.

Eyewitness Travel Guides - Eyewitness Guides are meant to be used before, during, and after your travel. These books are full of facts about the places that they cover. There are hundreds of 3-D aerial maps of districts, streets and buildings complete with cutaways and floor plans of museums and landmark buildings. Each guide features a Travelers' Needs section, covering accommodations, restaurants, shops, markets, entertainment and activities for children. A Survival Guide section describes airport transfers, local transportation, public toilets, crime trends and even how to use local phones.

Frommer's Complete Guides - Frommer's Complete Guides are known for accuracy, reliability and ease of use. With their new design, which includes four color maps on the inside covers (most also include fold-out maps), the detail for which they our known is greatly enhanced. This series also includes suggested itineraries, walking tours, and transportation which make pre-departure planning simple and fun.

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Frommer's Portable Guides - For the short-term traveler who insists on value and doesn't want to pack a full-size guidebook, here's a pocket-sized guide that selects the very best of the destinations covered and presents it all at a glance--the latest on hotels, restaurants, sightseeing, shopping and nightlife.

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Frommer's Caribbean Ports of Call - Candid, easy-to-use guide, complete with line drawings of each ship, makes it easy to find the cruise that's right for. Every ship is rated and ranked for cabins, cuisine, service, shore excursions, entertainment, facilities, and more, and readers also get complete coverage of ports of call and ports of embarkation.

Insight Guides and Pocket Guides - In-depth background information about the history and culture of each destination is richly enhanced by striking full color illustrations. Most useful for pre-departure planning these guides are full of interesting facts and details but light on specific recommendations for food and lodging.

Lonely Planet - Far and away these are favorite guides for the independent traveler of all means. Written for the adventurous traveler these guides are outstanding if you really want to explore your destination in depth. Very comprehensive, these are great guides for travelers of all budgets and interests.

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Lonely Planet City Guides - City guides provide in-depth travel coverage of the world's most exciting cities in a pocket-sized format. Each guide features detailed color maps of the must-see areas of the city, as well as gatefold maps for an overview of the entire city and its surrounding area.

Lonely Planet Condensed Guides - Ideal when time is tight, these easy-to-use pocket-sized guides have quick-view maps, full-color layout and reviews of a city’s top sights, best eating, shopping and entertainment.

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Lonely Planet Phrasebooks - These 'language survival kits' contain essential words and phrases for effective communication with local people. Independent travelers in particular will find that Lonely Planet's phrasebooks cover almost every travel situation, and they will assist all travelers to make the most of their time spent on the road.

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Lonely Planet World Food Guides – With mouth-watering photography, regional insights and local recipes, the World Food guides are your pocket-sized gastronomic genius. These guides are perfect for on-the-road gourmets or stay-at-home chefs.

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Lonely Planet Walking, Trekking and Hiking Guides - Lonely Planet's walking guides cover some of the world's most exciting bushwalking and trekking routes. These informative and reliable guides are an invaluable resource for both independent trekkers and those in organized groups - in fact for anyone who believes that the best way to see a country is on foot.

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Michelin Guides - Originally founded as a small French rubber products company, Michelin has become one of the world’s largest producers of maps, atlases and travel guides since producing its first Guide Michelin in 1900. Travel guides include:

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Michelin Red Guides - The time-honored hotel and restaurant guides famous for their "star" ratings.

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Michelin Green Guides - Travel and touring guides well known throughout the world.

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National Geographic– This well known publisher of The National Geographic Magazine publishes high quality travel guides covering a tremendous range of subjects. All are loaded with the outstanding photography and maps that National Geographic is noted for.

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Touring in Wine - These books, written by some of the world's finest wine writers, uncover the delights of the world's classic wine regions, leading you through the famous vineyards and villages, and into the best cellars and wine estates. These are terrific guides if you want to immerse yourself into a study of wine and the primary wine regions.

Travel Maps and Atlases

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AA and AAA – The British Automobile Association and the American Automobile Association work in partnership to publish highly respected maps and atlases of the United Kingdom, the United States and major destinations throughout Europe.

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American Map - Part of the Langenscheidt Publishing Group that carries Insight Travel Guides, Insight Phrase Books and Dictionaries, and Pocket Guides. American Map is noted for: Hammond International Series of travel maps and Euro Series of country and city maps.

Berndtson & Berndtson Maps - B & B is one to the most creative cartographic publishers in Germany. B & B’s market presence spans North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe and Eastern Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Russia. The B&B range comprises over 180 titles, including road and city maps.

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Collins Maps- Collins Maps are easy to read physical maps with attractive shading and coloring of key features. They are produced in easy to read scales showing the main transportation links and tourist features. They are ideal for the independent traveler for both planning and using on a trip and also suitable for home and business reference.

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Collins Streetfinder Atlases - Clear and colorful street level detail with full indexes to street names and places of interest.

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Collins Illustrated London Map - This handy map includes everything you'll need for a fantastic time in London: including a list of Railway stations, bus routes, taxi routes, car parks, and the all-important London Underground map. To help you organize your tour there is also a list of day trips, taking in the best of London's sites and sounds. The Illustrated Map of London also includes shop-by-shop street maps and, for those who haven't spent all the money already, a list the top restaurant's in the Capital.

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Freytag & Berndt Maps Travel maps from a highly respected publisher of colorful and accurate maps of locations throughout Europe, Asia and Africa.

Goldeneye - Goldeneye is a map and guidebook publisher based in the beautiful Cotswolds area of England. With specialist knowledge of the area, and a clear understanding on how best to appreciate this beautiful corner of England, Goldeneye has developed have a range of map and guide products which provide the ultimate Cotswold experience, be it sightseeing, cycling or walking you have in mind. Goldeneye map-guides give you the benefit of great maps on one side and invaluable guides on the reverse that tell you about all the “must see” sights in the area.

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Hema Maps Noted publishers and distributors of quality Australian and New Zealand maps, Hema also produces a range of international maps covering the countries of the Asia-Pacific region as well as wall maps, atlases and guides. Hema specializes in producing a range of products for tourist regions, major and regional cities, states, national parks and four-wheel drive areas.

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IGN (Institute Geographic National) - the IGN is the principal French cartographic organization treating national and international topography. In addition to their quality road maps, they offer superb wine region, waterway and attraction maps.

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International Travel Maps - This Canadian publisher produces folding maps and paperback atlases for a large number of cities, regions, and countries around the world.

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Kummerly & Frey An established old Swiss company that maintains their constant high standard in road maps and atlases to get you where you want to go, be it on foot, by bike, by rail or by road.

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Michelin – Originally founded as a small French rubber products company, Michelin has become one of the world’s largest producers of maps and atlases including:

Country Maps (scales of 1:150,000 to 1:4,000,000) – Cover the main road network of a country or group of countries. These maps provide good coverage throughout Europe.

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Regional Maps (scales of 1:200,000 to 1:2,400,000) – Cover the main regions of a country showing primary and secondary road networks

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Detailed Maps (scale of 1:200,000) – Cover France, Switzerland and Benelux and show the primary and secondary road networks, local services, and many tourist attractions.

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France Departmental Maps (scale of 1:150,000 enlarged from 1:200,000) – Local area motoring maps of the departments of France with full place name index and a plan of the main administrative towns.

Historical – Reprint of Battle of Normandy Map.

Atlases (various scales) – Bring Michelin mapping together in a single volume with full place name index and many town and city plans. Useful for tourists and motoring.

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National Geographic – This well known publisher of The National Geographic Magazine makes a series of accurate travel and adventure maps.

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Destination Maps of National Parks –Destination Maps combine map and guidebook resources in a hard back cover. These maps feature highly detailed shaded relief, 100% plastic maps that show park roads, trails, and points of interest, park history, photos, and suggested itineraries.

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Adventure Maps- Each map includes a Trails Illustrated topographic map, along with detail maps, useful guide information and trekking details.

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Trails Illustrated™ - Designed to take you into the wilderness and back, these maps are an essential guide for outdoor exploration. The brilliantly illustrated topographical representations show all trails, campsites, and recreational features, plus relevant info on wildlife, history, geology, and archaeology. All data is updated to reflect road closings, new trails, and campground relocation. Printed on waterproof, tear-resistant material with a plastic coating that offers supreme durability for your next outdoor adventure. Typically measure 4" x 9" folded and 28" x 32" fully opened and in a various scales.

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State Guide Maps – Folded maps combining the most reliable road maps available today with detailed National Geographic travel guide information. One side features a detailed state highway map, enhanced with terrain detail and useful major city insets. The flip side presents tourist, historic, and recreation information, along with color photos, maps, and illustrations. Great for vacation or business travel--and all this information folds into a handy 4 1/8" x 9" laminated map that's easy to use and carry.

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Close Up USA Maps - Whether your plans take you to the city or the country, on vacation or on business, these maps will help you organize your trip for more fun and enjoyment. These practical regional travel planners feature: State and national parks, mountains, forests, seashores, rivers, wildlife and nature preserves; Ski areas, hiking trails, recreational sites, resorts, golf courses, and amusement parks; Indian reservations, archaeological sites, mines, and ghost towns; Battlefields, museums, monuments, historical shrines, and scientific centers; State fairs, festivals, exhibitions, and more.

TOPO Digital Products – Published in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey, these map software products provide detailed USGS topographic maps, 3-D shading, elevation profiling along with GPS, Palm Pilot and Pocket PC connectivity. Available in regional and state CD-ROM packages

Ordnance Survey The National Mapping Agency of Great Britain produces very high quality maps (scales ranging from 1:25,000 to 1:625,000 depending on series) for Great Britain national route planning (Route Series), driving and touring (Road Series Travel Maps), touring popular holiday and tourist locations (Touring Map Series), planning days out and getting to know an area (Landranger Maps), to outdoor activities such as walking and mountain biking (Explorer Maps).

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Ordnance Survey Ireland various scales covering the country of Ireland as well as regions and major cities.

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Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland - various scales covering the Northern Ireland as well as regions and major cities.

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Touring Club Italiano – is a driving force behind the new vision of travel emerging in Italy and Europe, having overseen the production in various languages of nearly 700 titles between maps and guidebooks covering a wide spectrum of countries all over the world and the whole of Europe with its distinctive cartographic and iconographic design.

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Universal Map – The largest publisher of city maps for the United States of America. Universal Map is also widely known for USA road atlases and USA state and regional maps. They produce the “Little passenger” line of children’s travel activity products.

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Z-GuideMaps – These are small (4.25 x 3.125 inch) pocket-sized combined city maps and guides that unfold into a large (11.625 x 21.75 inch) double-sided format. They are up-to-date, easy to read and carry, and open instantly with the information you need to know the city. These are perfect companions to your favorite city guide book.

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Culture GuideMaps meet the increasing popularity of Cultural Tourism and complement City GuideMaps without unnecessary duplication. The Culture GuideMap focuses on history, architecture, art, theatre & music for travelers to such cities as Rome, Paris or Venice. Z-GuideMaps 'squeeze' the best of the city's cultural heritage into compact easy reference.

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Z-Guides™ will cover the huge theme of wine, food and drink, breaking it down into 'digestible' components that build new knowledge and enjoyment. Four brilliant wine guides from Oz are just the beginning of what will be one of the most interesting, innovative and fun wine and food ranges in the market.

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National Park Hotel Guide
www.nationalparkhotelguide.com
The most comprehensive hotel guide for national parks in the US and Canada. Offering hotel reservation services for over 100 National Parks, as well as car hire and many other services


Cheap Tickets
www.sidestep.com
Sidestep, the Traveler's Search Engine that finds airline tickets, cheap airline tickets, cheap airfare, discount hotels, car rentals, travel deals, hotel reservations from multiple sites.


Short Holiday Breaks.com for Weekend and Mini Holidays
www.ShortHolidayBreaks.com
Short holiday breaks.com for weekend and mini holidays worldwide, view destinations and select your mini breaks or book short mini holidays online


Maps of the Past
Maps of the Past is a family business run by a retired university professor, who has been collecting maps forever and his grandfather before him. They specialise in county land ownership maps for family genealogists.
Featuring a progressive gallery of maps, dating back to the 15th century. Discounts for teachers & students.

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