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Annotated Bibliography

Regardless of what travel book you read, those with packing suggestions have one uniform recommendation: Pack light! Having said that, there are quite a number of general travel guides on the market today. The following is an annotated bibliography of books that may be of interest to you. Unless otherwise noted each of these titles contains a section on packing tips. I'm short on annotations, but these will increase as I go along.

Note: I am now a participant in the associates program at Amazon.com. Clicking on the title links or book covers will open a new window that will take you directly to the title's web page at Amazon.com to make it easier for you to get your own copy. When you are done at Amazon, simply close its window and you will still be here at this site.


Book cover for 202 Tips Even the Best Business Travelers May Not Know


Book cover for Americans Traveling Aborad: What You Should Know Before You Go


Book cover for Arrive in Better Shape: How to Avoid Jet Lag and Travel Stress


Book cover for Fodor's How to Pack: Experts Share Their Secrets


Book cover for A Foxy Old Woman's Guide to Travelveling Alone and Around the World


Book cover for Lonely Planet Travel With Children


Book cover for NetTravel: How Travelers Use the Internet


Book cover for Packing: Bags to Trunks

  • Packing: Bags to Trunks
  • By: Kim Johnson Gross, Jeff Stone, and Walter Thomas
  • Publisher and Year: Knopf; 1994.
  • Price: $13.95

Book cover for The Packing Book: Secrets of a Carry-On Traveler


Book cover for The Practical Nomad: How to Travel Around the World


Book cover for Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door


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Book cover for Tips for the Savvy Traveler


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  • Travel Tips for the 90's
  • By: Don Weiss, Phyllis Wachob Weiss, and Nina Paley
  • Publisher and Year: ICS Books; 1990.
  • Price: $11.95. Sale price: $9.56

Book cover for Traveler's Tales: Gutsy Women, Travel Tips and Wisdom for the Road


Book cover for Traveler's Tool Kit

  • Traveler's Tool Kit
  • By: Robert Powell Sangster
  • Publisher and Year: Menasha Ridge Press; 1996.
  • Price: $15.95. Sale price: $12.76

Book cover for Traveling Solo: Advice and Ideas for More than 250 Great Vacations


Book cover for Trouble-Free Travel -- And What to Do When Things Go Wrong

Review: If you have ever picked up an information-filled do-it-yourself book on legal topics (divorce, wills, etc), chances are you were looking at a title published by Nolo Press. So it's no surprise that Trouble-Free Travel by attorneys Stephen Colwell and Ann Shulman will provide you with all of the ammunition you need to learn your travel rights. Chapters cover air travel, car travel, cruises, hotels, travel agents, tour packages, travel scams, travel insurance, foreign travel, restrictions, business travel, as well as a chapter devoted to techniques on resolving your dispute. They address problems regarding tickets and airfare, frequent flyer miles, overbooking, bumping, lost/damaged luggage, rental car rates/charges, rental car insurance, hotel rates/reservations, hotel safety/security, misleading advertising, timeshares, travel insurance, customs and immigration, among others. The text is easy to understand, and is not filled with lawyer gobbley-gook. The suggestions are practical and realistic. Best of all, because this book is written by two lawyers you know that their information is legally accurate. In fact, I was amazed to find a gem in this book that contradicts most travel books I have ever seen: According to this book, your limitations of liability for carry-ons are the same as for your check-ins. This means that if your carry-on is damaged or stolen on a domestic flight, the airline is liable for up to $1,250. Better still, because this book contains citations, you know that this limitation comes from Article 22 of the Warsaw Convention, and that there has been an actual legal case precedent already set for this. If you have never had a travel-related problem, you're lucky. But be prepared with this book. Includes table of contents, footnotes, contact information for travel suppliers, plus an index. I recommend this book wholeheartedly for everyone. [Note: You may purchase the book directly from the Nolo Press web site, which provides free shipping with the order of three titles; however individually this book is less expensive when ordered through Amazon.com using the link above.]

Book cover for Wendy Perrin's Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know


Book cover for The World Awaits: A Comprehensive Guide to Extended Backpacker Travel


Book cover for World Stompers: A Guide to Travel Manifesto

 

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