Explore the World with These useful Travel Guides & Maps

Travel Guides and Maps 'Who uses them nowadays'? a lot of travelers do. Why you may ask, well there are more people using them than you may think.

These guides and maps are a great source of information about destinations and places of interest and are designed specifically for the traveler, visitor, or tourist ready for Holidays 2024 and beyond.

Travel guides and maps usually include information about interesting sights to visit, types of accommodations, restaurants, transport options, and an array of activities you might enjoy. They often include useful maps of historical locations and cultural information. Some may say that by using travel guides they have found themselves in places they may never have found. You see that some of these guides give you a range of different places to visit depending on what interests you!!, I have found them to be a key to some secret destinations and places that the normal visitor doesn't see. So why not try a guide to your information, talk to the locals and tell them about your passions and experiences you are looking for as they may just have something to enlighten you.

Guidebooks can be helpful when planning your trip. Information on history, food and drink, local customs, language, and much more are all in one place to pick up and read whenever you want. There's no need to worry if there is WiFi, or whether the battery has enough power etc. Instead of searching and saving loads of links or visiting different websites, just pick up your guide and flick a few pages and you're there.

There are Guidebooks and Travel books galore covering the globe so when you're contemplating where to go exploring next why don't you check out the good old-fashioned guides to not only see some of the old hidden gems but discover some of the new ones too?

We have listed a few tried and tested guidebooks for some of the places we know and some for other destinations that are worth a visit.

Travel Guide Books

The Rough Guide to Jamaica

Destinations of a Lifetime
National Geographic

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Travel Maps

Explore the World with Our Travel Maps

Travel maps help you plan and organize your journey.

If you are off the grid for instance with no internet to help you, reach into your pocket or bag, and with a map in hand you can find your way. A good trustworthy friend.

Maps usually have comprehensive information on the terrain and routes to take. A travel map can help you keep track of the places you want to visit. They often contain places of interest, perhaps off the beaten track, Churches, historical places and so much more.

Why do you think we can still buy travel maps? well, it's because they work when the internet is not available. Besides, you don't have to search, they are always there.

When looking at your next adventure consider taking a map with you.

Here we have listed a handful of maps from the large volume available.

Travel Planning & Ideas

Map and Guidebook Updates.

It's a good idea before you buy a guidebook or map to check that the publication is up-to-date.

Let's say it's last year's edition, check to see if there is a new version or when one might be due out.

Blogs: These can be helpful when planning your trip and give you a good overview, however they are usually based on individual experiences. Travel Guidebooks on the other hand tend to have information and content collected over many years by professionals giving you excellent content at your fingertips.

Maps and guidebooks can of course be kept for many years.

What can you do with your Travel Maps and Guidebooks when you have finished with them? here are a few ideas:

1) Try selling it online, on platforms like Facebook or Bootsales if you have one.

2) Swap with someone.

3) Give them to a library or donate to a local charity shop.

4) Sell to a bookstore that sells used books.

5) Leave them behind for someone else to use.

6) Give to a friend or family member.

7) If it's had a hard life, recycle it.

Happy traveling.

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