Travel
Welcome!
Welcome to our Travel Popular Topic -- your guide to the depth and breadth of what's on offer on this subject at your library. We've written this page both as a guide to finding travel guides, books and other material at the library and online (especially check out our guidebook catalogue quicksearches below), and also to offer you opportunities for browsing our travel collection online. Enjoy!
Our picks of the latest books
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New travel books bookshelf
![The world's greatest hotels /introduction by Nancy Novogrod ; [editor, Jennifer Miranda].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781932624588/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "The world's greatest hotels /introduction by Nancy Novogrod ; [editor, Jennifer Miranda].")
![Back roads Spain /contributors, Mary-Ann Gallagher ... [et al.].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780756695941/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Back roads Spain /contributors, Mary-Ann Gallagher ... [et al.].")
![Back roads Great Britain /contributors, Pat Aithie ... [et al.].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=0756695937/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Back roads Great Britain /contributors, Pat Aithie ... [et al.].")
![New England's best trips :32 amazing road trips /this edition written and researched by Mara Vorhees ... [et al.].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781741798111/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "New England's best trips :32 amazing road trips /this edition written and researched by Mara Vorhees ... [et al.].")
![Ireland's best trips :34 amazing road trips /this edition written and researched by Fionn Davenport ... [et al.].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781742209869/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Ireland's best trips :34 amazing road trips /this edition written and researched by Fionn Davenport ... [et al.].")
![The Pacific Northwest's best trips :33 amazing road trips /this edition written and researched by Mariella Krause ... [et al.].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781741798159/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "The Pacific Northwest's best trips :33 amazing road trips /this edition written and researched by Mariella Krause ... [et al.].")
![Milan & the lakes /[contributor, Monica Torri].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=0756694906/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Milan & the lakes /[contributor, Monica Torri].")
![Tokyo /[main contributors, Jon Burbank, Emi Kazuko, Stephen Mansfield, Robbie Swinnerton].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780756685638/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Tokyo /[main contributors, Jon Burbank, Emi Kazuko, Stephen Mansfield, Robbie Swinnerton].")
![Spain /[project editor, Nick Inman ; main contributors, John Ardagh [and 10 others] ; illustrators, Stephen Conlin [and 7 others]].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780756694937/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Spain /[project editor, Nick Inman ; main contributors, John Ardagh [and 10 others] ; illustrators, Stephen Conlin [and 7 others]].")
![Not for tourists guide to San Francisco /[writing and editing, Rebecca Grant ... [et al.]].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781620870853/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Not for tourists guide to San Francisco /[writing and editing, Rebecca Grant ... [et al.]].")
![Not for tourists guide to London 2013 /[writing and editing by Natalie Ashett ... [et. al.].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781620870815/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Not for tourists guide to London 2013 /[writing and editing by Natalie Ashett ... [et. al.].")
![Hawaii /[project editor, Helen Townsend ; contributors, Gerald Carr ... [et al.]].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780756694890/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Hawaii /[project editor, Helen Townsend ; contributors, Gerald Carr ... [et al.]].")
![Amsterdam /main contributors, Robin Pascoe, Christopher Catling ; project editor, Heather Jones ; illustrators, Nick Gibbard [and 3 others].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780756694876/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Amsterdam /main contributors, Robin Pascoe, Christopher Catling ; project editor, Heather Jones ; illustrators, Nick Gibbard [and 3 others].")
![Japan /contributors, John Hart Benson [and 8 others] ; illustrators, Richard Bonson [and 7 others].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780756694739/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Japan /contributors, John Hart Benson [and 8 others] ; illustrators, Richard Bonson [and 7 others].")
![Paris /[principal writer, Heather Stimmler-Hall].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=2067181904/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Paris /[principal writer, Heather Stimmler-Hall].")
![The rough guide to Morocco /written and researched by Hamish Brown ... [et al.] ; with additional contributions from Thomas Hollowell and Darren Humphrys.](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781409362418/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "The rough guide to Morocco /written and researched by Hamish Brown ... [et al.] ; with additional contributions from Thomas Hollowell and Darren Humphrys.")
![France's best trips :39 amazing road trips /this edition written and researched by Oliver Berry ... [et. al.].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781742209852/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "France's best trips :39 amazing road trips /this edition written and researched by Oliver Berry ... [et. al.].")
![Germany /written and researched by Andrea Schulte-Peevers ... [et al.].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781741798449/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Germany /written and researched by Andrea Schulte-Peevers ... [et al.].")
![England /written and researched by David Else ... [et al.].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781742200507/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "England /written and researched by David Else ... [et al.].")
![France /written and researched by Nicola Williams ... [et al.].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781742200361/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "France /written and researched by Nicola Williams ... [et al.].")
![Spain /written and researched by Anthony Ham ... [et al.].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781742200514/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Spain /written and researched by Anthony Ham ... [et al.].")
![The rough guide to France /written and researched by David Abram... [et al.].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781409362661/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "The rough guide to France /written and researched by David Abram... [et al.].")
![The rough guide to Italy /written and researched by Robert Andrews... [et al.].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781409362647/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "The rough guide to Italy /written and researched by Robert Andrews... [et al.].")
![Discover Switzerland /written and researched by Ryan Ver Berkmoes ... [et al.].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781743215272/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Discover Switzerland /written and researched by Ryan Ver Berkmoes ... [et al.].")
![Laneways of Melbourne /[Kornelia Freeman & Ulo Pukk].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781922129116/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Laneways of Melbourne /[Kornelia Freeman & Ulo Pukk].")
![Back roads :Italy /contributors, Ros Belford ... [et. al].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780756695927/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Back roads :Italy /contributors, Ros Belford ... [et. al].")
![Back roads :France /contributors, Rosemary Bailey ... [et. al].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780756695910/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Back roads :France /contributors, Rosemary Bailey ... [et. al].")
![Tenerife /[author, Sven Weniger ; co-author, Izabella Gawin].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9783829706926/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Tenerife /[author, Sven Weniger ; co-author, Izabella Gawin].")
![Cambodia /[author, Martina Miethig ; translated from German by Robert McInnes].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9783829707084/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Cambodia /[author, Martina Miethig ; translated from German by Robert McInnes].")
![Copenhagen /[author, Andreas Bormann ; translated from German by Jane Riester].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9783829707107/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Copenhagen /[author, Andreas Bormann ; translated from German by Jane Riester].")
![Morocco /[author, Muriel Brunswig-Ibrahim ; translator, Tony Halliday].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9783829706988/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Morocco /[author, Muriel Brunswig-Ibrahim ; translator, Tony Halliday].")
![Brussels /[author, Sven-Claude Bettinger ; translated from German by Paul Fletcher].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9783829706810/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Brussels /[author, Sven-Claude Bettinger ; translated from German by Paul Fletcher].")
![Dublin /author, John Sykes ; co-author, Ralf Sotscheck ; translated from German by Nicole Meyer].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9783829707138/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Dublin /author, John Sykes ; co-author, Ralf Sotscheck ; translated from German by Nicole Meyer].")
![Cologne /[author, Jürgen Raap ; translated from German by Wendy Barrow].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9783829706551/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Cologne /[author, Jürgen Raap ; translated from German by Wendy Barrow].")
![Athens /[author, Klaus Bötig ; translated from the German by Tony Halliday]](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9783829707077/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Athens /[author, Klaus Bötig ; translated from the German by Tony Halliday]")
![Oslo /[authors, Thomas Hug, Jens-Uwe Kumpch ; translated from German by Christopher Wynne].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9783829707206/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Oslo /[authors, Thomas Hug, Jens-Uwe Kumpch ; translated from German by Christopher Wynne].")
![Cyprus :north and south /[author, Klaus Bötig ; translated from the German by Kathleen Becker].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9783829706940/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Cyprus :north and south /[author, Klaus Bötig ; translated from the German by Kathleen Becker].")
![Egypt /[author Jürgen Stryjak ; translated from German by Michael Scuffil].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9783829767620/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "Egypt /[author Jürgen Stryjak ; translated from German by Michael Scuffil].")
![China /[author, Hans-Wilm Schütte ; translated from German by Josephine Cordero-Sapien].](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9783829707091/mc.gif&upc=&oclc=&client=wellingtoncl "China /[author, Hans-Wilm Schütte ; translated from German by Josephine Cordero-Sapien].")
Travel Websites
General
- New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade - Travel Advice
Information on countries, travel documentation and risks. - CIA The World Factbook
- Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
- Trip Advisor
Comprehensive links to articles, guidebooks, travel businesses, plus informative and entertaining user comments. - Travel Doctor
Provides up-to-date travel and health information. - Sustainable Tourism
Internet resources on eco-tourism, part of the Global Development Research Center website. - World clock
What time is it in Minsk?
Online Travel Guides
- Bradt Travel Guides
- Fodor's
A solid travel site compromised by the amount of advertising. - Footprint Handbooks
- Insight Guides
- Let's Go
Featuring the full-text of Let's Go guides to countries and major cities, including walking tours, history, transport to and within cities, and the usual food, shopping and accommodation listings. - Lonely Planet
A website for the most popular travel guides at WCL, serving the budget conscious and those interested in adventuresome travel. - Rough Guides
General travel information plus extensive histories and well selected recommended readings under many destinations. - Time Out
Informative guides "to the world's top 34 cities", with topical articles and up-to-date night-life listings from its London and New York magazines.
General Travel Search
Guidebooks by Series
Guidebooks by Region/Country
New Zealand:
Wellington City Libraries have guidebooks for all regions of New Zealand, starting at the Call Number 919.31. Titles include New Zealand Accommodation Guide and the Jasons travel guides. The latest copies are also held at the 2nd Floor Enquiry desk at Central Library.
We have a collection of street and tramping maps for loan. We also have a reference collection of street, topographical, nautical and historical maps of New Zealand.
Websites:
Pure NZ - The official site of Tourism New Zealand, a great source of information for both visitors and locals.
Asia
Australia
Guidebooks for Australia are shelved at 919.4.
Websites:
Discover Australia - Australia's official site for NZ visitors.
Pacific Islands
Africa
The rough guide to first-time Africa
Guidebooks for the Africa are shelved at 916.
Websites:
Europe
Guidebooks for Europe are shelved 914-914.9. Guidebooks for Great Britain are shelved at 914.1, London at 914.21, and Paris at 914.436.
Websites:
- European Travel Commission - With links to all European national tourist offices
- VisitBritain - British Tourist Authority
Middle East
Lonely Planet Istanbul Encounter
Guidebooks for the Middle East are shelved from 915.5.
Websites:
Mideasttravelling.net- Guide to Middle East destinations, just click on a country to see iformation.
North & Central America
Countries
Cities/States
Guidebooks for the United States are shelved at 917.3 and Canada at 917.1.
Websites:
- CBP - Travel - Travel section of the USA's Customs and Border Protection website.
- United States National Park Service - Visit some of the most gorgeous natural and historic places
South America
Rough guide to South America on a budget
Guidebooks for South America are shelved in the 918s.
Websites:
Magazines
Travel magazines are shelved with the magazine collection in the Art, Music & Literature area on the first floor of Central Library. Travel magazines are also available at Branch libraries and mygateway.info.
DVDs
Travel DVDs can be found in the Documentary Section of the Audio Visual Collection on the ground floor (to the right of the Issue Desks).
Some great suggested series are:
Downloadable Digital Audiobooks
Now you can listen to travel related books while you're getting on with other things in your life. Check out our Digital Audiobooks. (Use the Advanced search option, and choose Travel as the Subject.)
Atlases
Atlases are shelved at 912. We have an excellent reference section including the Times Atlas of the World. Reference atlases are found by the end of the Returned Today stand at Central Library, and New Zealand atlases can be found at the enquiry desk.
Maps
Wellington City Libraries has a collection of maps for many travel destinations. These can be found behind the Returned Today stand on the Second floor at Central Library.
Contact Us
This page is written and maintained by Jessica Berg. My aim is to keep you informed about the Travel section of the Library and to highlight parts of the collection which may interest you. I'd be pleased to hear from you about this page - you can email me with any feedback.
