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This is Not a Drill: Just Another Glorious Day in the Oilfield

Childrens Toy Shop > Travel > Guidebook Series
by: Paul Carter

November 08, 2007
Casing hands have a reputation for embellishing the truth.

They also enjoy macho posturing - hence the side trip to Afghanistan, a country that has nothing to do with the oil industry.

Don't believe every word of it. I work in the oil industry and was able to second guess the outcome of many escapades.

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The Rough Guide to Egypt (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

Childrens Toy Shop > Travel > Guidebook Series
by: Dan Richardson

August 02, 2007
Whenever I am going on holiday, one of the most exciting things for me is buying the rough guide before we go. On the rare occasion that I haven't done this i've felt I've gone into things blind and not taken the best choices in terms of trips etc.

This rough guide did prove invaluable on our trip to Sharm el Sheik and a day trip to Cairo, however the one thing I would question, and I find this is generally the case with Rough Guides, is that the prices quoted for meals and, in this case especially, taxis is often way out. We travelled only a month after this book was published, so I would expect it to be much more up to date than it was.

The info on Sharm was pretty basic for our needs (it focuses a lot on diving, which we didn't ... Read More:

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Barcelona (Eyewitness Top Ten Travel Guides)

Childrens Toy Shop > Travel > Guidebook Series
by: Annelise Sorensen, Ryan Chandler

February 01, 2008
I loved my stay at Barcelona, I tried to cramm in as much as I can in 3 days so I got 3 travel guides and this was one of them.

It contains 3 important maps: A map of Barcelona, a map of the gothic quarter, and a subway map. These maps are clear and well detailed.

By using the top 10 guides I managed to plan out all the must see places and the best places to eat - I definitely recommend the sagrada famiia. + there are top ten guides for each district so you can find out what is near you.

Out of the guides I have seen, this and the AA one are easily the best.

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Egypt (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

Childrens Toy Shop > Travel > Guidebook Series
from: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd

August 02, 2007
I loved my stay at Barcelona, I tried to cramm in as much as I can in 3 days so I got 3 travel guides and this was one of them.

It contains 3 important maps: A map of Barcelona, a map of the gothic quarter, and a subway map. These maps are clear and well detailed.

By using the top 10 guides I managed to plan out all the must see places and the best places to eat - I definitely recommend the sagrada famiia. + there are top ten guides for each district so you can find out what is near you.

Out of the guides I have seen, this and the AA one are easily the best.

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Peru (Lonely Planet Country Guide)

Childrens Toy Shop > Travel > Guidebook Series
by: Sara Benson, Paul Hellander, Rafael Wlodarski

February 01, 2007
I visited Peru as part of a trip around South America in the summer and took this book in my backpack. I found it to be the most valuable item in my rucksack as it told me about some great hostels, brilliant eateries, and fab sights. All the entries were very up-to-date, unlike some of the other guidebooks out there. It was easy to find the information I required and the maps were simple to use. All in all a great product.

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Essential Sailing Destinations (AA Illustrated Reference) (Aa)

Childrens Toy Shop > Travel > Guidebook Series
by: AA Publishing

October 31, 2008
I visited Peru as part of a trip around South America in the summer and took this book in my backpack. I found it to be the most valuable item in my rucksack as it told me about some great hostels, brilliant eateries, and fab sights. All the entries were very up-to-date, unlike some of the other guidebooks out there. It was easy to find the information I required and the maps were simple to use. All in all a great product.

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Cool Camping Cookbook (Cool Camping)

Childrens Toy Shop > Travel > Guidebook Series
by: Tom Tuke-Hastings, Jonathan Knight

July 15, 2007
This is such a cute little book! the recipes aren't really hi-tec or anything but it tells you how to build a fire and gives you checklists for equipment and stuff, which is good if you've never been camping before. and it's got lots of yum stuff i never would have thought of, like cooking roast chicken or this omlette with strawberries in. Theer are other harder recipes, but I preferd the easy, messy stuff which involves stuffing things on sticks! And barbecue stuff is well-covered too. The pictures look good but not fake, and the words are quite quirky and funny, made me laugh anyway, which i wasn't expecting. glad i bought it... might spur me on to cook a bit more outdoors instead of heading to the pub...

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The Travel Book: Mini (Lonely Planet General Pictorial)

Childrens Toy Shop > Travel > Guidebook Series
from: Lonely Planet Publications

September 01, 2008
This is such a cute little book! the recipes aren't really hi-tec or anything but it tells you how to build a fire and gives you checklists for equipment and stuff, which is good if you've never been camping before. and it's got lots of yum stuff i never would have thought of, like cooking roast chicken or this omlette with strawberries in. Theer are other harder recipes, but I preferd the easy, messy stuff which involves stuffing things on sticks! And barbecue stuff is well-covered too. The pictures look good but not fake, and the words are quite quirky and funny, made me laugh anyway, which i wasn't expecting. glad i bought it... might spur me on to cook a bit more outdoors instead of heading to the pub...

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Adventure Motorcycling Handbook (Trailblazer)

Childrens Toy Shop > Travel > Guidebook Series
by: Chris Scott

April 26, 2005
The book has everything you need to know about doing some off-piste motorcycling. It makes some amazing trips sound vaguely feasible. Even for more mundane trips around the UK and Europe it has loads of good stuff about selection of gear and bike. It has loads of good biking stories too.

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Dubai Complete Residents' Guide

Childrens Toy Shop > Travel > Guidebook Series
by: Explorer Publishing

January 15, 2008
This is a very comprehensive book and seems to cover all angles for anyone considering moving there (as we are). It's well laid out, good index and reference and is particularly useful if you have a family. Good contacts for those with young children to help you settle in, useful for housing areas, hospitals and schools.