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Relaxation ReadingAmazon Germany Bestsellers Amazon UK Bestsellers Amazon US Bestsellers Cheap Holidays From Cardiff Nightlife Egypt Holidays Ibiza Holiday Greece Holidays Restaurants Cheap Portugal Holidays  Lonely Planet: IndiaFirmly ensconced in the budget travel canon, Lonely Planet: India has become as essential to sub-continental backpacker culture as the Himalayan hill stations, Arabian sea beaches and crafty rickshaw drivers it describes. Beyond the frank, thorough coverage of the country's highlights and pitfalls, indispensable maps and a snazzy full-colour guide to India's religions make this sturdy tome an endlessly useful one-stop reference. Though the emphasis is on "budget" travel, there are hotel and restaurant picks to accommodate you whether your budget is US$10 or US$500 a day.More information and prices from: Amazon.com - US dollars Amazon.ca - Canadian dollars Amazon.co.uk - British pounds Amazon.de - Euros Amazon.fr - Euros |
Asian Cities The Red Fort, Old Delhi DelhiOld Delhi, Delhi: The Red Fort, Delhi Tombs JaipurRasjathan's Pink City. More at: Jaipur: City Palace |
 The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857by William DalrympleOn a dark evening in November 1862, a cheap coffin is buried in eerie silence. There are no lamentations or panegyrics, for the British Commissioner in charge has insisted, 'No vesting will remain to distinguish where the last of the Great Mughals rests.' This Mughal is Bahadur Shah Zafar II, one of the most tolerant and likeable of his remarkable dynasty who found himself leader of a violent and doomed uprising. The Siege of Delhi was the Raj's Stalingrad, the end of both Mughal power and a remarkable culture. More information and prices from: Amazon.com - US dollars Amazon.ca - Canadian dollars Amazon.co.uk - British pounds Amazon.de - Euros Amazon.fr - Euros  The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton Aside from love, few actvities seem to promise us as much happiness as going traveling: taking off for somewhere else, somewhere far from home, a place with more interesting weather, customs, and landscapes. But although we are inundated with advice on where to travel, few people seem to talk about why we should go and how we can become more fulfilled by doing so. In The Art of Travel, Alain de Botton, author of How Proust Can Change Your Life, explores what the point of travel might be and modestly suggets how we can learn to be a little happier in our travels. More information and prices from: Amazon.com - US dollars Amazon.ca - Canadian dollars Amazon.co.uk - British pounds SeekBooks.com.au - Australian Dollars Amazon.de - Euros Amazon.fr - Euros |
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