After learning that the Chinese had built enough new roads to circle the equator sixteen times, the author describes how she decided to witness for herself the way this vast nation was hurtling into the technological age and how, upon arriving in China, she discovered that the construction work had [...]

The northern lights are one of the major tourist draws of the Arctic and sub-Arctic winter. This book covers information on everything from how to photograph the aurora, to what to wear, to how the forecast works. It offers advice on the best European countries in which to see them, and why, and pro[...]