Lonely Planet Taiwan (Travel Guide)

Lonely Planet Taiwan (Travel Guide)

<P><I>#1 best-selling guide to Taiwan*</I> </P><P><B>Lonely Planet Taiwan </B>is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Walk into a Chinese painting at marble-walled Taroko Gorge, take a scenic climb up Snow Mountain, or soak in a spa at one of Taiwan's myriad hot springs, all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Taiwan and begin your journey now! </P><P><B>Inside Lonely Planet's Taiwan Travel Guide:</B> </P><UL> <LI><B>Colour </B>maps and images throughout <LI><B>Highlights</B> <B>and itineraries</B> show you the simplest way to tailor your trip to your own personal needs and interests <LI><B>Insider tips</B> save you time and money, and help you get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots <LI><B>Essential info</B> <B>at your fingertips</B> - including hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, and prices <LI><B>Honest reviews for all budgets</B> - including eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss <LI><B>Cultural insights</B> give you a richer and more rewarding travel experience - including customs, history, religion, art, architecture, politics, landscapes, wildlife, and cuisine <LI><B>Over 60 maps</B> <LI><B>Coverage</B> of Taipei, Beitou, Danshui, Northern Taiwan, Hsinchu, Taroko National Park, Taitung, Alishan National Scenic Area, Chiayi, Changhua, Lukang, Southern Taiwan,Tainan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan's Islands, and more </LI></UL><P><B>eBook Features: </B>(Best viewed on tablet devices) </P><UL> <LI><B>Zoom-in </B>maps and images bring it all up close and in greater detail <LI><B>Downloadable PDF and offline maps</B> let you stay offline to avoid roaming and data charges <LI><B>Seamlessly flip</B> between pages <LI><B>Easily navigate</B> and jump effortlessly between maps and reviews <LI><B>Speedy search capabilities</B> get you to what you need and want to see <LI><B>Use bookmarks</B> to help you shoot back to key pages in a flash <LI><B>Visit the websites </B>of our recommendations by touching embedded links <LI><B>Adding notes</B> with the tap of a finger offers a way to personalise your guidebook experience <LI><B>Inbuilt dictionary </B>to translate unfamiliar languages and decode site-specific local terms </LI></UL><P><B>Authors:</B> Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Robert Kelly and Chung Wah Chow. </P><P><B>About Lonely Planet:</B>Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in. </P><P><I>TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012 and 2013 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category</I> </P><P><I>'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - </I>New York Times </P><P><I>'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) </I></P><P><I>*Best-selling guide to Taiwan. Source: Nielsen BookScan. Australia, UK and USA</I> </P>