Barbara Ireland

To travel in North America is to face a delicious quandary: over these vast spaces, with so many riches from glittering cities to eccentric small towns and beautiful mountains and plains, how to experience as much as possible in limited time? This bo ok covers 150 North American cities from the "New York Times'" popular travel column - "36 Hours".

Re)discovering Europe. Dream weekends with practical itineraries from Paris to Perm. Culture, history, natural beauty, fine cuisine, artistic masterpieces, cutting-edge architecture and style - Europe overflows with so many riches that a lifetime seems too short to appreciate them. But with the right guidance, you can go far in a single weekend. Stylishly written and carefully researched, this updated and expanded collection of the popular "New York Times" "36 Hours" feature offers you 125 well-crafted itineraries for quick but memorable European trips, accompanied by hundreds of color photographs to fire your imagination. You can explore the expected: the Renaissance in Florence, surfing in Biarritz, flamenco in Seville. And discover the unexpected: Sicilian mummies dressed in their Sunday best, a dry-land toboggan ride on Madeira, a hotel in Tallinn with a KGB spies' nest on the penthouse floor. Your guides are seasoned "New York Times" journalists and savvy travel writers. Elaine Sciolino, a longtime foreign correspondent, offers three tours of Paris and a side trip in southern France. Frank Bruni, the "Times" op-ed columnist and food writer, advises on pizza and priceless art in Rome. Matt Gross, the Frugal Traveler, takes you to a gorgeous beach in Poland. With the peripatetic author Tony Perrottet, follow the footsteps of Lord Byron and the Shelleys around Lake Geneva. And Seth Sherwood, one of America's liveliest and most prolific travel writers, lays out a dozen weekends from Copenhagen to St.Tropez. World capitals, ancient nations that once ruled wide domains, tiny countries with big personalities - it's all Europe, and all fun to read about (whether you actually go or not) in this handsomely designed and illustrated book. It features: 4,500 hours worth of insightful itineraries to make the most of your stay; 125 European destinations, from major cities to lesser known gems; practical recommendations for over 500 restaurants and 400 hotels; color-coded tabs and ribbons to bookmark your favorite cities in each region; nearly 800 photos, most of them from "The New York Times" archive; all stories have been updated and adapted for this volume by Barbara Ireland, a veteran "Times" travel editor; new illustrations by "Times" illustrator Olimpia Zagnoli of Milan; easy-to-reference indexes; and detailed city-by-city maps pinpoint every stop on your itinerary. Also available: "36 Hours: 150 Weekends in the USA & Canada".

The best of the American Midwest & Great Lakes The New York Times has been offering up dream weekends with practical itineraries in its popular weekly “36 Hours” column since 2002. The many expert contributors have brought careful research, insider’s knowledge, and a sense of fun to hundreds of cities and destinations, always with an eye to getting the most out of a short trip. Based on the best-selling book 36 Hours: 150 Weekends in the USA & Canada, the Times and TASCHEN now bring together the best of the Midwest & Great Lakes. From the great urban centers on everyone’s travel list to surprising locales with undiscovered character and charm, the paths lead from Chicago’s waterfront to Toronto’s music scene, to the awe-inspiring Black Hills and Niagara Falls, and well beyond. Featured destinations: Ann Arbor, Michigan • Buffalo, New York • Chicago, Illinois • Cincinnati, Ohio • Cleveland, Ohio • Detroit, Michigan • Duluth, Minnesota • Fayetteville, Arkansas • Indianapolis, Indiana • Iowa’s Mississippi River, Iowa • Kansas City, Missouri • Laurel Highlands, Pennsylvania • Madison, Wisconsin • Milwaukee, Wisconsin •Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota • Niagara Falls, Ontario/New York • Oak Park, Illinois • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • St. Louis, Missouri • The Black Hills, South Dakota • The Niobrara River Valley, Nebraska • Toronto, Ontario • Traverse City, Michigan.

The best of the American Northeast and Canada The New York Times has been offering up dream weekends with practical itineraries in its popular weekly “36 Hours” column since 2002. The many expert contributors have brought careful research, insider’s knowledge, and a sense of fun to hundreds of cities and destinations, always with an eye to getting the most out of a short trip. Based on the best-selling book 36 Hours: 150 Weekends in the USA & Canada, the Times and TASCHEN now bring together the best of the Northeast and Canada. From the great urban centers on everyone’s travel list to surprising locales with undiscovered character and charm, the paths lead to fashionable clubs in Manhattan, quaint New England towns, the French America of Quebec, and well beyond. Featured destinations: Bar Harbor, Maine • The Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick • Boston, Massachusetts • The Brandywine Valley, Pennsylvania • Brooklyn, New York • Burlington, Vermont • Cambridge, Mass. • Cape May, New Jersey • Cooperstown, New York • East Hampton, New York • Halifax, Nova Scotia • Lake Placid, New York • Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. • Mont Tremblant, Quebec • Montreal, Quebec • Nantucket, Mass. • New London, Connecticut • Newport, Rhode Island • New York City, New York • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Portland, Maine • Portsmouth, New Hampshire • Princeton, New Jersey • Providence, Rhode Island • Provincetown, Mass. • Quebec City, Quebec • St. John’s, Newfoundland • Stowe, Vermont.

The best of the American Southeast The New York Times has been offering up dream weekends with practical itineraries in its popular weekly “36 Hours” column since 2002. The many expert contributors have brought careful research, insider’s knowledge, and a sense of fun to hundreds of cities and destinations, always with an eye to getting the most out of a short trip. Based on the best-selling book 36 Hours: 150 Weekends in the USA & Canada, the Times and TASCHEN now bring together the best of the Southeast. From the great urban centers on everyone’s travel list to surprising locales with undiscovered character and charm, the paths lead from lunching with politicos in Washington D.C. and club-hopping in New Orleans to spotting alligators in Florida’s Everglades. Featured destinations: Annapolis, Maryland • Asheville, North Carolina • Atlanta, Georgia • Baltimore, Maryland • Birmingham, Alabama • Cape Canaveral, Florida • Charleston, South Carolina • Charlottesville, Virginia • Clarksdale, Mississippi • The Everglades, Florida • Fort Lauderdale, Florida • Gatlinburg, Tennessee • Key West, Florida • Knoxville, Kentucky • Lexington, Kentucky • Louisville, Kentucky • Memphis, Tenn. • Miami, Florida • Montgomery, Alabama • Naples, Florida • Nashville, Tenn. • New Orleans, Louisiana • Orlando, Florida • Oxford, Miss. • Palm Beach, Florida • Raleigh- Durham, N. Carolina • Richmond, Virginia • Savannah, Georgia • St. Simons Island, Georgia • Virginia Beach, Virginia • Washington, D.C. • Williamsburg, Virginia.

The best of the American Southwest and Rocky Mountains The New York Times has been offering up dream weekends with practical itineraries in its popular weekly “36 Hours” column since 2002. The many expert contributors have brought careful research, insider’s knowledge, and a sense of fun to hundreds of cities and destinations, always with an eye to getting the most out of a short trip. Based on the best-selling book 36 Hours: 150 Weekends in the USA & Canada, the Times and TASCHEN now bring together the best of the Southwest and Rocky Mountains. From the great urban centers on everyone’s travel list to surprising locales with undiscovered character and charm, the paths lead from museum hopping in Fort Worth and soul-seeking in Sedona, to the ski slopes of Aspen and Vail, and well beyond. Featured destinations: Albuquerque, New Mexico • Aspen, Colorado • Austin, Texas • Boise, Idaho • Dallas, Texas • Denver, Colorado • Fort Worth, Texas • Houston, Texas • Jackson, Wyoming • Las Vegas, Nevada • Leadville, Colorado • Moab, Utah • Park City, Utah •Phoenix, Arizona • Salt Lake City, Utah • San Antonio, Texas • Santa Fe, New Mexico • Scottsdale, Arizona • Sedona, Arizona • Sun Valley, Idaho • Telluride, Colorado • The Grand Canyon, Arizona • Tucson, Arizona • Vail, Colorado.

The best of the American and Canadian West Coast The New York Times has been offering up dream weekends with practical itineraries in its popular weekly “36 Hours” column since 2002. The many expert contributors have brought careful research, insider’s knowledge, and a sense of fun to hundreds of cities and destinations, always with an eye to getting the most out of a short trip. Based on the best-selling book 36 Hours: 150 Weekends in the USA & Canada, the Times and TASCHEN now bring together the best of the West Coast. From the great urban centers on everyone’s travel list to surprising locales with undiscovered character and charm, the paths lead to the seaside cliffs and Hollywood cool of California, biking in Portland, island hopping in Hawaii, and well beyond. Featured destinations: Berkeley, California • Big Sur, Calif. • Carmel, Calif. • Death Valley, Calif. • Hilo, Hawaii • Homer, Alaska • Honolulu, Hawaii • Juneau, Alaska • Kauai, Hawaii • Lake Tahoe, Calif. • Los Angeles, Calif. • Malibu, Calif. • Mammoth Lakes, Calif. • Maui, Hawaii • Molokai, Hawaii • Napa Valley, Calif. • Palm Springs, Calif. • Pasadena, Calif. • Portland, Oregon • Sacramento, Calif. • San Diego, Calif. • San Francisco, Calif. • Santa Barbara, Calif. • Santa Cruz, Calif. • Santa Monica, Calif. • Seattle, Washington • Silicon Valley, Calif. • Sonoma County, Calif. • The Okanagan Valley, British Columbia • The Oregon Coast, Oregon • The San Juan Islands, Washington •Vancouver, British Columbia • Whistler, British Columbia • Whitehorse, Yukon.

!Buen viaje! This title features dream weekends and practical travel itineraries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Covering a span of terrain stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean across the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, Latin America and the Caribbean harbor a wealth of enticing destinations. Stylishly written and carefully researched, this updated and expanded collection of the New York Times' popular 36 Hours feature offers you 60 well-crafted itineraries for quick but memorable trips, accompanied by hundreds of color photographs to fire your imagination. You can explore the crystal clear waters of the Bahamas; try your hand at surfing in Costa Rica, tango in Buenos Aires; discover frenetic megacities, ancient ruins, tranquil beaches, and tropical rainforests...from the expected (the cloud forest in Costa Rica, snorkeling in the Cayman Islands, urban beach culture at Ipanema) to the unexpected (a concert hall in Trinidad for steel-band music, the Colombian walled city of Cartagena, an Antiguan peak named for Barack Obama) - it's all here in this handsomely designed and illustrated book. It includes: 2,160 hours worth of insightful itineraries to make the most of your stay; 60 destinations, from major cities to lesser-known gems; practical recommendations for over 250 restaurants and 200 hotels; color-coded tabs and ribbons to bookmark your favorite cities in each region; nearly 400 photos; illustrations by Olimpia Zagnoli; easy-to-reference indexes; and detailed city-by-city maps that pinpoint every stop on your itinerary.

Asia and Oceania offer such a wealth of experiences that a lifetime seems too short to appreciate them. But with the right guidance, you can go far in a single weekend. Stylishly written and carefully researched, this updated and expanded collection of the popular New York Times 36 Hours feature offers you 60 well-crafted itineraries for quick but memorable trips, accompanied by hundreds of color photographs to fire your imagination. From the expected (skyscrapers in Hong Kong, beaches in Phuket, sushi in Japan, or surfing in Sydney) to the unexpected (views of Vientiane from a Laotian-style Arc de Triomphe, a mangrove swamp inBrisbane, the mythic beauty of the Li River in Guilin, or amusement park–like public baths in Seoul)—from gleaming metropolises and ancient temples to bustling streetscapes and dense jungles—it’s all covered in this handsomely designed and illustrated book.

Dreaming of Dakar? Pining for Paris? Or fancy a few nights in New Orleans? The world is waiting, and since you only have so much time to see it all, why not inject adventure into your every weekend? Since 2011, TASCHEN has transformed the popular New York Times "36 Hours" column into illustrated books that recognize that a journey does not have to be long to be memorable. Now, following on from our curated regional collection, we're offering the ultimate travel trio to those yearning to see it all. Organized from A to Z. This handsomely packaged boxed set offers 3 volumes of the very best of "36 Hours" from around the world, with a total of 365 destinations, including brand new locations in Africa and the Middle East. Also in this series: 36 Hours: USA & Canada, 36 Hours: Europe, 36 Hours: Latin America 8: The Caribbean, 36 Hours: Asia & Oceania, 36 Hours: USA & Canada Region Volumes: West Coast, Northeast, Southeast, Midwest Great Lakes, and Southwest & Rocky Mountains.

Pacific windsDestination Los AngelesLos Angeles, America s Pacific megacity, sparkles in the sunshine and hums with creativity. The art, food, and fashion scenes are abuzz, and you bump into Hollywood celebrities at the farmers market. To get a handle on all this energy can be dizzying, especially if you only have a Friday through Sunday to explore.Luckily, this new city guide in TASCHEN s best selling travel series with The New York Times distills dining, drinks, and experiences into perfectly packaged 36-hour itineraries, so you can transform each weekend into an adventure in L.A. and beyond. From swinging through glamorous night spots to tucking into the tastiest tacos in Santa Barbara or chasing the sunset in Malibu, take off with a travelogue of cool and quirky inspirations.Featured destinations: Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Malibu, Long Beach, San Diego, Palm Springs, Death Valley, Las Vegas, Santa Barbara, Carmel, Sonoma County, San Francisco"

Yours for the bitingWeekend adventures in the Big Apple and beyondNew York remains one of the most magnetic cities in the world. Amid all the excitement, diversity, and history, navigating your way around can be a dizzying experience, especially if you only have a few days to spare. Luckily, this pocket-sized city guide in TASCHEN s best-selling 36 Hours series with The New York Times excels in compact but memorable itineraries.From Broadway s bright lights to little-known gems in Brooklyn, Queens, and Harlem, the Times crack team reveal some of the juiciest morsels of the Big Apple, even for the seasoned New Yorker. Further afield, they ll share the best of bucolic bliss in the Hamptons and the Hudson Valley, the ultimate experience of the Niagara Falls, and the beating heart of one-of-a-kind Washington.Grab the book, pack your bag, and get exploring! Featured destinations: New York City, Lower Manhattan, Broadway, Central Park, Harlem, Brooklyn, Queens, East Hampton, Hudson Valley, Niagara Falls, Princeton, Philadelphia, Brandywine Valley, Washington D.C."

Beauty and the beach: The ultimate guide for Western weekendsWith its seasoned writers, original destinations, and expert eye for getting the most of a place on a tight schedule, The New York Times much-loved 36 Hours column has set new standards for the weekend adventure. In this regional collection, TASCHEN presents the best 36 Hours itineraries along the Pacific Coast of North America, and inland to the best of mountain and desert grandeur.Whether you re after a romantic beach getaway or a dose of the great outdoors, an adrenaline fix or relaxed Northern Californian vibes, discover perfectly packaged programs to make the most of your Friday through Sunday. From kayaking through Kachemak Bay to bird-watching for night herons in Hawaii, each itinerary promises expert insights on the West s best eats, drinks, and experiences."

Exploring the expanse of North America that looks toward the Atlantic Ocean means experiencing a kaleidoscope of picturesque towns, rural idylls, pulsating cities, and some of the most dramatic natural scenery on the continent. Such a diversity of riches can be overwhelming, particularly if you only have a weekend to spare. Luckily, the expert writers of The New York Times are at hand with this new regional collection of more than 50 revised and updated itineraries from the best-selling 36 Hours series, designed exclusively with a Friday to Sunday schedule in mind. Take your pick of intriguing destinations from East Hampton to South Beach, viapostcard New England, Manhattan boutiques, the skyscrapers of Chicago, and the aching jazz and blues of New Orleans. Whether you’re in the mood for palm-fringed beaches, culinary treats, or valleys seeped in history, grab the book, pack your bag, and get exploring the eastern wonders of the United States. From Abu Dhabi to Zurich, trust TASCHEN’s New York Times 36 Hours series with your next travel adventure.

Urban Adventures Journeys of discovery into the heart of the city Whether you choose an itinerary-free ramble through Lisbon’s cobblestoned streets or an eye-opening bike tour of Tokyo’s diverse neighborhoods, pack your bags and share in the discoveries of The New York Times Explorer: Cities & Towns. This volume of the paper’s Explorer series with TASCHEN tells the stories of dream destinations where the past and the present collide and even the most familiar locales never cease to surprise. Fall under the spell of Sarajevo with Reif Larsen, sip mezcal in a revived Mexico City with Luisita López Torregrosa, or dare to pilot a boat through the Venice lagoon with Tony Perrottet. The Times writers are your guides, and the wealth of color photographs that accompany their writing capture thriving urban centers and less-traveled towns, places where culture reigns and life is lived out loud. The Explorer series takes travel beyond the obvious with adventures in exotic places and new perspectives in familiar ones, all based on the distinguished travel journalism in The New York Times. Each journey features a first-person narrative and postcard-perfect photography that capture the unique personality of the destination?as well as practical information to help get you on your way. Edited by Barbara Ireland, whose 36 Hours travel series has been a TASCHEN best seller, the Explorer series is available in four volumes: Beaches, Islands & Coasts; Mountains, Deserts & Plains; Cities & Towns; and Road, Rail & Trail. “See the world’s most renowned cities in a different light, and discover new destinations you would never even have considered.” — A Nous Paris!

Trailblazers Journeys of discovery along paths less traveled Whether it’s a snowy trek through Bohemia’s remote Jizera Mountains or a cruise across the Great Lakes on a cargo ship, the journey itself is the destination in the Road, Rail & Trail volume of TASCHEN’s Explorer series with The New York Times. Follow Virginia Woolf’s footsteps as you explore gardens in the English countryside with Francine Prose. Marvel at India’s vibrant bird life with Somini Sengupta. Or sit back and watch Siberia’s moonlit forests and Soviet-era relics zip by from the comfort of a train with Finn-Olaf Jones. The Times writers are your guides through 25 dream trips, and the wealth of color photographs that accompany their writing capture the beauty and unique spirit of both far-flung and familiar locales. The Explorer series takes travel beyond the obvious with adventures in exotic places and new perspectives in familiar ones, all based on the distinguished travel journalism from The New York Times. Each journey features a first-person narrative and postcard-perfect photography that capture the unique personality of the destination?as well as practical information to help get you on your way. Edited by Barbara Ireland, whose 36 Hours travel series has been a TASCHEN best seller, the Explorer series is available in four volumes: Beaches, Islands & Coasts; Mountains, Deserts & Plains; Cities & Towns; and Road, Rail & Trail. “You will be blown away by so much beauty. Each trip is richly illustrated, brimming with practical details, and told in the first person.” — Le Monde, Paris