The newly released third edition of Barrier-Free Travels: A Nuts and Bolts Guide for Wheelers and Slow Walkers is sure to save disabled travelers time, money and frustration as it answers questions and provides detailed information about the logistics of planning accessible travel.  Whether by plane, train, bus or ship, you’ll find the answers that you need here.
Managing the myriad details can be daunting, and author Candy Harrington breaks the process down into bite-size pieces, explaining things like traveling with oxygen, finding the best travel agent, locating accessible ground transportation, and resources for accessible recreation.  And given the tough …read more

It’s a great big world out there, and you are never to young to start discovering all the exciting places that there are to visit. 
101 Places You Gotta See Before You’re 12 by Joanne O’Sullivan identifies a few of the places, events, and experiences that every child should have.  Don’t worry – these ideas aren’t going to break the bank – this book of places focuses on general ideas, then stimulating the young mind about the joy and enthusiasm of discovery.
Here are a few of the places on the list:

ethnic restaurant
your parent’s workplace
wildlife preserve

Great ideas that can stimulate …read more

From daily greetings to special events, and from business to dating, Going Dutch in Beijing (author Mark McCrum) provides practical tips about what to do and what NOT to do when traveling the world. 
Reading this book will help explain that the very common OK sign (forefinger touching top of thumb to make a circle) and get you in trouble in many parts of the world.  It may be a positive response here in the United States, but means "no good" in other parts of the world (south France, Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Zimbabwe).  In Japan, it’s a sign …read more

A few years back, a friend of mine took the summer off and went on a crosscounty trip by car around the U.S. She checked out all kinds of unusual places and fascinating spots that aren’t popular tourist destinations.
She said the most interesting and fun part of the trip was learning about unusual spots, local legends and just plain weird stuff about the locations she was visiting.
Weird U.S. is a compilation of stories about such places all around the country. Dubbed “Your Travel Guide to America’s Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets,” this book is definitely interesting.
From the publishers of …read more