Here's our Quick Guide to the Guides!

Brief Guidebooks:

These guides are generally pocket sized, they'll fit into an inside jacket pocket, but they'll be a bit uncomfortable in a pair of jeans! Ideal for short trips or to complement a larger guidebook. Take a brief guidebook when you're on the road and use a larger full-detail guide for your pre-trip planning or as a reference in your hotel.

‘Best of’ City Guides: (Lonely Planet) are like friendly locals - full of insider knowledge and opinions and advice. If you want to get under the skin of a city, look no further than these books for detailed images, colourful maps and comprehensive coverage. As new and updated titles are released, Lonely Planet is slowly converting their 'Best of' series to their new 'Encounter' series.

Top 10 Eyewitness Guides: (DK Eyewitness) Whether you are travelling first class or on a limited budget ‘Top 10’ Guides are perfect for time-pressed travellers who require just the key city highlights. The books are lightweight and will fit easily into a handbag or pocket.

Detailed Guidebooks:

Country Guides: (Lonely Planet) From Argentina to Wales, there’s a guide available for independent travellers of varying ages and budgets. Each book offers one-page maps & thousands listings, reviews and recommendations. Country Guidebooks won’t fit in your pocket but their comprehensive information is invaluable so it’s definitely worth toting one around in your backpack. For full colour country guidebooks, view the DK Eyewitness Travel range.

Regional Guides: (Lonely Planet) Get a greater in-depth detail to popular regional areas within certain countries. These guides cater to all travel types with extra information for driving and traveling with a family. Great for those wanting to explore a region as each book offers one-page maps and comprehensive coverage.

Shoestring Guides : (Lonely Planet) Perfect for big trips for small budgets. This is the only guidebook series exclusively for backpackers, by backpackers. With more opinion, more information, and more passion, Shoestring guides let you go further and stay longer.

Other Books:

Language Guides/Phrasebooks: Chat with locals or order dinner in over fifty languages with practical, pocket-sized phrasebooks and CD’s. Phrasebooks will meet the needs of both tourist and business travellers alike with focus on everyday phrases, numbers, transport, shopping, going out, hotels and more. A mini two-way dictionary and easy-to-use pronunciation guide are also included in most books.

Maps: Don't get lost. Find your way around the world's most happening urban centers with a durable and easy-to-fold map. TGU offers colourful, double-sided and laminated maps that include a handy street index, city directory, points of interest, and transit maps.

Activities & Interests: These unique and detailed activity guides cover a range of recreational pursuits such as diving, trekking and watching wildlife. Beginners to experts will enjoy a fascinating adventure holiday with these pocket size dynamos.

Travel Reference: Crucial ‘How-To’ books for pre-departure planning and preparation. Get insider tips and advice from other travellers, learn about the health and safety aspects of your destination, how to travel with children or how to book an entire trip online. Knowing the travel basics BEFORE you go will allow you to enjoy a safe and hassle-free holiday.

Travel Photography & Pictorials: Why not look at a range of full colour photography guides written by experts and packed with tips and techniques for taking great photographs. Alternatively, be inspired with a range of pictorials that showcase some of the best photographs around the world.

Travel Inspiration: Encourage your passion for travel with tantalising images and entertaining & informative text.

Travel Literature: Sometimes the best introduction to a country is through the eyes of another traveller. Enjoy travel stories from a range of accomplished authors.

Travel Writing Humour: Number one item to pack: a good sense of humour! These authors have mastered the art of writing to entertain and amuse so sit back in a comfy chair and enjoy!

Journals: The ideal on-the-road companion. Record your once in a lifetime adventures in a lightweight, yet sturdy travel journal. Contains helpful traveller tools such as a time zone wheel, world maps, measurement chart and plenty of room to write.

Gift Ideas: Travel guides cater to all ages and tastes and make the perfect gift. Hey, come to think of it, aren’t you in need of a holiday?!