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This weeks feature
500 Places To Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up, by Holly Hughes
Published By Frommer’s® ISBN 0764595881
Paperback £13.99
Keeping children constantly entertained on holiday is a difficult task. So let this guide make things easy for you. ‘Frommer’s 500 Places To Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up’ is packed full of must-see destinations and must-do activities for kids of all ages, from a guide you can trust. It promises trips families will remember for a lifetime. |
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All aspects of a successful holiday are covered, as well as simple day trips; travel and hotel information, age recommendations, Web sites and more. Cleverly separated chapters allow you to pinpoint the kind of excursion you want, such as ‘Cities Great and Small’, ‘Weird and Wonderful’, ‘A Dose of Culture’, ‘For Budding Scientists’ and ‘Calling all Sports Fans’.
Covering local UK destinations such as Beatrix Potter Country, The London Eye, Liverpool Beatles Tour, Portsmouth Dockyards, The Book of Kells, Edinburgh Castle, the Rugged Welsh Mountains and Shakespeare’s Globe as well as trips abroad:
• Exotic getaways, from Egypt’s Great Sphinx to India’s Taj Mahal
• The Best Cities for Kids: San Diego, Rome, Hong Kong, and more
• Once-in-a-lifetime events: Spring Training, Kyoto’s Cherry Blossom season, and others
• The best, most exciting active vacations-rafting the Grand Canyon, bobsledding in the Swiss Alps
• Your favourite sports shrines, from Wrigley Field to Wimbledon
• The world’s best kitsch, from South Dakota’s Corn Palace to Santa’s Village in Finland
This ‘Frommer’s’ book also covers the finer details; age ratings, nearby accommodations (in several price categories) and complete service information accompanies every destination. A Geographical Index allows families to quickly locate attractions across the world or across town and black-and-white photos to help bring destinations to life. ‘500 Places To Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up’ makes any trip possible, even with the kids in tow. A podcast featuring the author is currently available for download at www.frommers.com/podcast or at iTunes.com. This book is a perfect gift for anyone who travels with children.
Holly Hughes is a freelance writer and editor. She has been the editor of Pocket Books’ Nancy Drew Mysteries, a contributing editor to Scholastic’s Literary Cavalcade magazine, and an executive editor of Fodor’s Travel Guides. She is also the author of Frommer’s New York City with Kids. |
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