Step by Step Melbourne reveals this sporty capital through a selection of clearly laid-out walks and tours, complemented by beautiful, full-color pictures, an authoritative narrative voice, and a wealth of practical information, all in a compact package. The guide starts with Recommended Tours, suggesting the book’s best tours for foodies, history fans, and those seeking the bohemian subculture. In the Overview, an engaging introduction reveals essential background information on Melbourne’s inhabitants, geography and architecture, plus the lowdown on food, drink, shopping, entertainment, sporting events and local history. This provides all the background information needed to set the walks and tours in context. The Walks and Tours section features 14 irresistible self-guided routes, from the CBD, the tree-lined boulevards of Carlton, and the shabby-chic shopping and entertainment streets of Fitzroy, to the green lungs of the Kings Domain, the upmarket suburbs of South Melbourne and seaside St Kilda, with trips further afield to the Mornington Peninsula and wine- and cheese-producing Yarra Valley. All show step by step how to get the most out of Melbourne and the surrounding area, with something for every budget, taste, and trip length. Each of the tours has a clear, easy-to-follow map, hand-picked places to eat and drink en route, and great insider tips. All this makes it simple for the reader to find the perfect tour for the time they have to spare. The final section of the book is the Directory, incorporating a user-friendly, fact-packed A to Z of practical information, plus select hotel, restaurant and nightlife listings, which will lead the reader to the best that Melbourne has to offer.

Melbourne (Step by Step)

Travel

Van, Amy

Australia & South Pacific

Insight Guides

Step-by-Step Singapore reveals this tropical city-state through a selection of clearly laid-out walks and tours, complemented by beautiful, full-color pictures, an authoritative narrative voice, and a wealth of practical information, all in a compact package. The guide starts with Recommended Tours, suggesting the book’s best tours for foodies, families, and wildlife fans, among others. In the Overview, an engaging introduction reveals essential background information on Singaporean culture, geography, and lifestyle, plus the lowdown on food, drink, shopping, nightlife, and local history. This provides all the background information needed to set the walks and tours in context. The Walks and Tours section features 18 irresistible self-guided routes, from the historical buildings of the Civic District, such as Raffles Hotel, and the attractions of downtown Marina Bay and the Singapore River quays, to glitzy Orchard Road and characterful Little India, with excursions to Sentosa’s theme parks and the Singapore Zoo at Mandai. All show step by step how to get the most out of the destination, with something for every budget, taste and trip length. Each of the tours has a clear, easy-to-follow map, hand-picked places to eat and drink en route, great insider tips and informative feature boxes. All this makes it simple for the reader to find the perfect tour for the time they have to spare. The final section of the book is the Directory, incorporating a user-friendly, fact-packed A to Z of practical information, plus select hotel, restaurant and nightlife listings, which will lead the reader to the best that Singapore has to offer.

Singapore (Step by Step)

insight-guides

Asia

City Guide Singapore is a full-color guidebook to one of Asia’s top destinations. Our Best of Singapore section recommendations will help you make the most of your time, selecting where to go for the best shopping, festivals, markets, temples and much more. In-depth essays explore the city’s history and culture, its prosperous economy, diverse population, and superb cuisine, while the Places chapters cover all the major sites, such the Civic District, where Stamford Raffles first landed, the colorful hubbub of Chinatown with its temples and markets, the gleaming shopping malls of Orchard Road, and atmospheric Little India. We provide comprehensive, opinionated hotel and restaurant recommendations for each area of the city, plus the nightlife hotspots – and of course where to shop till you drop. Our specially commissioned color photographs bring the many facets of Singapore, and its surroundings, to life. Navigation is made easy with 12 detailed color maps linked to the text by numbered dots, plus an 11-page indexed street atlas.

City Guide Singapore

The Singapore Heritage Cookbook series documents and preserves the cultural and culinary heritage of the different ethnic groups in Singapore through recipes passed down from generation to generation. Each book is made up of two parts: An introduction that provides an overview of the history and culture of the community in Singapore and a selection of 55–65 recipes. This section will include traditional dishes, dishes that boast a distinct regional variation that makes them uniquely Singaporean as well dishes that have been adapted over time with lifestyle changes. A brief but informative headnote introduces each recipe and explains the history/significance of the dish and/or other interesting facts related to the dish or ingredients used.With its focus on the cultural and culinary heritage of the Chinese, Malays, Indians, Eurasians and Peranakans in Singapore, the Singapore Heritage Cookbook series will be the definitive reference for anyone looking to learn and understand more about the different ethnic groups in Singapore.

Chinese Heritage Cooking (Singapore Heritage Cooking)

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Tan, Christopher

Regional & International

Marshall Cavendish International (Asia)

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