Strung out irresistibly over 14 islands, where Lake Mälaren joins the Baltic Sea, Stockholm's watery vistas make it Scandinavia's most beautiful city and second most visited city in Scandinavia. The fourth edition of Time Out Stockholm brings travelers the best of the city's natural beauty, its rich history, and its cool, cosmopolitan culture. Time Out's resident team helps travelers get the best out of Scandinavia's coolest capital, providing the inside track on local culture plus hundreds of independent venue reviews. As well as covering visitor essentials, Time Out Stockholm has every address visitors need, from design-savvy boutiques to stunning royal palaces, plus the best of the archipelago for a break from all that Nordic chic. Suggested day-trip itineraries are also included.

Time Out Great Train Journeys is a selection of forty of the world's best train journeys, from nostalgic steam lines to state of the art high-speed locomotives. Beautifully illustrated and written with passion, it will appeal to dyed-in-the-wool enthusiasts, but also reaches out to a new generation of train travellers, both actual and armchair.

Travellers from around the world are drawn to India to seek out its history, pulsating cities and colourful countryside. The country's stunning kaleidoscope of destinations are at once fascinating and bewildering. Time Out's team of writers brings you the most perfect destinations, from classic architectural gems to splendid wildlife escapes. They uncover the best India has to offer, from the Tibetan Buddhist regions of the Himalayan far north to the sleepy backwaters of Kerala in the country's southernmost state. Each chapter is accompanied by beautiful images that exhibit India's diversity and culture.Time Out India: Perfect Places to Stay, Eat & Explore makes the country's vastness more manageable, the choices easier. Generously illustrated with colour photography, and featuring appendices packed with practical information, it's both an inspiration for readers and a useful tool for planning a perfect trip

Both famous and infamous, Dubai features burgeoning financial districts, waterfront high-rises, and tax-free shopping malls right alongside the serene Gulf coast. But as the city charges into the future, it keeps a watchful eye on its Arabian legacy. Themed hotels and desert resorts celebrate cherished notions of local hospitality, while new art galleries, theaters, and performance venues tap into a newfound thirst for cultural stimulation. Written by knowledgeable locals, Time Out Dubai profiles a wealth of options for the visitor, from haute hotels and elegant restaurants to modest digs and street food stalls. The book covers every inch of the city and its often extraordinary surroundings, from the iconic The World islands to quirkier districts including historical Bastakia, cut-price Karama, and the ever-bustling Sheikh Zayed Road.

Time Out's resident team helps you get the best out of the capital of carnival, giving you the inside track on local culture plus hundreds of independent venue reviews. As well as covering visitor essentials, Time Out Rio de Janeiro shows you the best places to sunbath e, shop, samba and (if you really have to) sleep.

Venice conjures images of gondolas drifting along misty canals and pigeon-feeding visitors dwarfed by the splendor of St. Mark’s. For tourists seeking these typical Venetian icons, this magical city will never disappoint. But for a more rounded experience, the longtime residents and experts who have contributed to Time Out Venice take readers down backstreets and into campi and calli where few tourists tread: to hidden churches with hidden artworks; to architectural and sculptural gems in concealed courtyards; and to districts where the everyday life of Venice goes on in time-honored, washing-festooned, market-haggling fashion. Included is a wealth of practical information on escaping the menu turistico to discover authentic eateries; hiring a gondola and coping with acqua alta; finding budget digs in a city of haute hotels; and traveling beyond the Venetian lagoon to the magnificent cities — Padua, Verona, Vicenza, Treviso — and countryside of the mainland Veneto region.

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This full-color guidebook to the city's best restaurants and bars is the ultimate reference for both resident New Yorkers and visitors. Time Out's critics visit establishments anonymously to provide readers with unbiased opinions of restaurants ranging from out-of-the-way dim sum joints to high-profile, high-priced dining rooms. Eating & Drinking 2008 is an essential reference written by and for those who enjoy dining out and drinking up. Among the book's features are: Impartial reviews of more than 1,500 restaurants and bars, More than 300 pages, with vibrant color photographs, Address, phone number, prices, hours and travel info for each venue, Restaurants helpfully organized by cuisine and price range Informative sidebars on topics ranging from the city's best pizza and the nuances of Korean barbecue to the signature aspects of regional cuisines, Useful glossaries of food terms throughout, An extensive index that groups venues by neighborhood and alphabetically. Book jacket.

Based on a survey of 300 employers in the UK and a public opinion survey of attitudes toward parental leave, examines schemes in industrialized countries. Proposes a social insurance model of parental leave. Includes a cost analysis of alternative schemes.