National Geographic brings 112 years of incomparable travel expertise to today's sophisticated globetrotters in this internationally acclaimed, award-winning series of comprehensive global guidebooks. Now revised and updated, these superbly practical and portable guides are a must-have. "A winning formula of in-depth reporting and breathtaking photography."--Atlanta Journal-Constitution "High production quality...detailed information... can be read as much for pleasure as practicality."--Library Journal "Succinctly written text and marvelous photography."--Chicago Tribune "Rich with photography, maps, and historical context."--Los Angeles Times "Sure to push some competing titles off book counters."--The Oregonian "A thorough, intelligently presented, well-illustrated guide, it will probably give you the basics of what you need more clearly and compactly than any other book."--The Independent(London)