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WHAT THE MEDIA HAS TO SAY... |
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About Ulysses Travel Guides on Canadian Regions
About Ulysses Travel Guides on U.S. Destinations
About Ulysses Travel Guides on Mexican Destinations
About Ulysses Travel Guides on Central American Countries
About Ulysses Travel Guides on South American Countries
About Ulysses Travel Guides on Caribbean Islands
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ABOUT ULYSSES TRAVEL GUIDES
"Ulysses (...) publishes guides for independent travelers who want to go beyond the typical tourist haunts to explore the culture and customs of the countries they visit. They offer world-wide coverage for all budgets, a detailed cultural perspective, impeccable cartography and great photos." - San Francisco Examiner
Ulysses Travel Guides (...) lives up to its motto "Travel better... enjoy more," by capturing the flavor of each feature country through descriptions of geography, fauna, politics, social trends and economics, cheek-by-jowl with the usual practicalities of currency exchange and accommodations. - Chatelaine Travels
"In its travels so far, Ulysses has walked in the shoes of a Montreal bookseller, an importer and wholesaler of hard-to-find maps and guidebooks, and a publisher of guidebooks for French and, increasingly, English-speaking travelers." - ABA Travel Bookselling Magazine
"The slogan for Ulysses Travel Publications sums up the attitude shared by many employees in all sectors of the company: Travel better... enjoy more. By being sensitive to the possibilities open to it, the company has grown from a retailer to a distributor to a publisher, and in so doing is helping thousands of people travel more responsibly and more enjoyably." - Canadian Bookseller Magazine
"Ulysses has tried to attack the travel market by building its own collection of general guides to destinations other publishers have not addressed." - Quill & Quire Magazine
"In addition to providing the kind of practical advice one expects in travel guides, Ulysses books offer descriptive historical accounts of each location, as well as explorations of the area’s literary, musical and artistic development. Detailed maps, helpful illustrations and clear text layout put the information into context and make it both accessible and readable." - Montreal Review of Books
"These (the Green Escapes Guides) are excellent sources of information for independent travellers and aventurers. All of them are designed to help you plan a worry-free cycling or hiking holiday." - The Traveller |
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ABOUT ULYSSES TRAVEL GUIDES ON CANADIAN REGIONS
"The Ulysses Canada guidebook is well organized, covering everything from major cities to small hamlets of noteworthy interest." - The Traveller
"Ulysses has issued a new Canada guide, now at bookstores. It is the most complete ever compiled for our neighbor to the north." - World News Features
"Québec is such an enchanting province that if someone asked me to describe my favourite areas and attractions, I wouldn’t know where to begin. Instead I would give them a copy of the Ulysses Travel Guide to the region (...) If you’re going to Québec, pack this (the Ulysses Travel Guide Québec) in your suitcase." - Essential America
"The (Ulysses Travel Guide to Québec) is aimed squarely at the American market, especially the northeastern American market (...). It’s one more proof that Ulysses means business (...) and that it’s moving south to take on the giants - guidebook companies like Fodor’s and Frommer’s - on their home turf." - The Montreal Gazette
"This pair of guides (Ulysses Travel Québec and Affordable B&B in Québec), along with a good road map, are all the references needed to venture into many of Québec's 19 tourist regions for a vacation or a quick business trip." - Canadian Book Review Annual
"Those who plan to enjoy the rich history and beauty of Quebec, particularly those who travel during the fall foliage season, will appreciate a new Ulysses guide (Bed & Breakfasts in Quebec) (...) There are detailed descriptions, maps, drawings and color photos, plus clear instructions in reaching the establishments" - World News Features
"An even more thorough guide (than the Michelin Green Guide), Québec (Ulysses Guides, $21.95), covers both the background and the practical and has over 80 city and regional maps." - Transitions Abroad
"This excellent guide to bed and breakfasts in Québec includes sections on country-style dining, farm excursions (daytrips), and farm stays (accommodation and dining as well as farm activities). Each building is illustrated with a small line drawing. Color photographs capture the architecturally distinctive features of selected buildings" - Canadian Book Reiview Annual
"Hiking in Québec by Yves Séguin is published by Ulysses (...) and is extensive, listing trails by difficulty and distance." - Boston Globe
"The strength of Ulysses Travel Guide Montréal is its ease of use. The book is divided into sections, such as accommodations, shopping and city sites, making it a snap to navigate." - Robert Izquierdo, Travel Scope
A comprehensive guidebook (Ulysses Travel Guide Montreal) with walking tours and maps of the city. - St. Petersburg Times
"There are a lot of books written about Montreal, but the best tend to be written by local residents as is the case with this one (Ulysses Travel Guide Montréal)." - Travel Books Review
"Simply entitled Ontario, Ulysses Travel Guide’s second edition on the place where we all live will open your eyes to some of the neat things to see in our province." - Toronto Sun
"The section on Toronto is really detailed and takes you street by street through the downtown area, describing buildings and historical sites. Suggested walking tours of various durations are outlined, too." - Toronto Sun
"The best bike routes in the province are featured in a new guidebook, Cycling in Ontario, a well-organized compilation of 37 tours." - Toronto Star
"... a good overview of cycle touring for the entire province (Cycling in Ontario)." - Explore Magazine
"A new guide book, Ulysses Green Escapes: Cycling in Ontario, is an especially useful resource. There are almost 40 trips detailed, but the book also contains a number of handy tips and suggestions for vacationers who need their data quick and easy." - Boston Herald
"It’s (Cycling in Ontario) an invaluable resource if you are planning a self-guided tour through the province." - Tandem Magazine
Ulysses Travel Guide Western Canada "Ulysses Travel Guide Western Canada is not just another travel guide; it offers a travel experience." - Robert Izquierdo, Travel Scope
"The emphasis of Ulysses Travel Guide Western Canada revolves primarily around delivering a sense of local color - an understanding of the attributes that set this area of Canada apart from the rest of the world. The book vividly accomplishes its mission." - Robert Izquierdo, Travel Scope |
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ABOUT ULYSSES TRAVEL GUIDES ON U.S. DESTINATIONS
Ulysses Travel Guide Washington, DC "The Ulysses Travel Guide Washington, DC is a compact reading pleasure" - Mark David Richard, Sociologist, Evaluation of 26 Tourist Guidebooks |
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ABOUT ULYSSES TRAVEL GUIDES ON MEXICAN DESTINATIONS
"Ulysses Travel Guide Acapulco (...) is one of the most detailed and up-to-date guides available." - Washington Post
Ulysses Travel Guide Cancún & Riviera Maya "Cancun Cozumel is an elegant little book, easy to slip in a pocket or purse, and easy to use. Though small, it’s got all the information you could want on hotels (for all budgets), restaurants and bars, the best places to snorkel, scuba, fish, and swim with dolphins, plus beaches and Mayan temples." - Amazon.com
Ulysses Travel Guide Puerto Vallarta "Puerto Vallarta, published by Ulysses Due South Travel Books, gives you all the information you need to enjoy yourself in this once-tiny fishing village established in 1851 on Mexico’s pacific coast." - Toronto Sun |
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ABOUT ULYSSES TRAVEL GUIDES ON CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES
"Combined with other books on natural history such as bird finding guides, this little book (Ulysses Travel Guide Belize) would be most helpful in planning an ecotourism trip to this beautiful country" - Wildlife Activist
"What’s wonderful about this guide (Ulysses Travel Guide Belize) is Carlos Soldevila’s reporting on some of the places where he’s stayed or visited. He does a great job on areas, such as Orange Walk Town, that are usually barely touched on by other guidebooks." - Belize First Magazine
Ulysses Travel Guide Costa Rica "For the adventurous ecotraveler, the Ulysses Guide Costa Rica will be indispensable, especially the travel, lodging, dining, and other practical information." - Wildlife Activist
"This is a basic, easy-to-use travel guide that provides detailed descriptions of Costa Rica’s atrractions, including national parks and reserves." - The Associated Press
"Ulysses (in the Ulysses Travel Guide Costa Rica) knows where to find those wild rides, too." - Oregonian
"The book (Ulysses Travel Guide Honduras) is one of the most up-to-date books I’ve run across that deals exclusively with Honduras (...) If you are looking for good, basic, up-to-date information on travel in Honduras, this will do the job." - International Travel News, Sacramento, CA |
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ABOUT ULYSSES TRAVEL GUIDES ON SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES Ulysses Travel Guide Ecuador - Galápagos Islands "Smallest of the South American countries, Ecuador is amazingly diverse and very well presented by Legault. The guide (Ulysses Travel Guide Ecuador) provides in-depth practical and cultural information, and interesting insights into past and present pleasures, problems and policies." - The Shoestring Traveler
About Ulysses Travel Guide Peru "This book (Ulysses Travel Guide Peru) has everything you need to plan your own trip to this country which is an ecotourist’s and birder’s dream" - Wildlife Activist
"Here is a different kind of travel book (Ulysses Travel Guide Peru) - laid-back and entertaining. Ulysses says its guides are designed to be "the most cultural " in the industry. I would call the style "conversational". No fancy phrasing, no statistical clutter, just helpful information presented as smoothly as advice from a well traveled friend." - Stanton H. Patty, The Oregonian |
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ABOUT ULYSSES TRAVEL GUIDES ON CARIBBEAN ISLANDS "Your guide book (Ulysses Travel Guide Cuba) made the difference between a so_so trip and a fantastic one. Thank you." - Graham MacDonald, a reader
"This is the best Cuba guide (Ulysses Travel Guide Cuba) I have read. Please keep me informed of any updates and please continue to include info for Americans!" - Lorna Wilkerson, a reader
"From entry formalities to cigar purchases to tips on clandestine on-line networks and how and where to send and receive e-mail in Cuba, it’s all here (in the Ulysses Travel Guide Cuba)." - Travel Weekly
"This second edition of Ulysses Guide to Cuba is well done and clearly presented. All the travel necessities are here, as well as cultural insights and inside information on where to go, dance, swing and sightsee." - The Shoestring Traveler
Ulysses Travel Guides Guadeloupe and Ulysses Travel Guide Martinique "Ulysses has the most useful book on Martinique" - Margaret Zellers, Caribbean Travel & Life
"Though many Caribbean guides have good chapters on the French West Indies, the very best guides in English on each of the islands are the Ulysses Travel Guides." - Myron Clement, Focus on France
"The Martinique Guide and Guadeloupe Guide have just come off the press and they are not only handsomely illustrated with color plates and black and white drawings and maps, but the texts are truly up-to-the-minute." - Myron Clement, Focus on France
"Martinique and Guadeloupe (Ulysses Guides, $17.95 each) are the two best guides for these islands. Both detail lodging and dining options and outdoor activities; they also provide cultural insights into the French and Creole cultures." - Transitions Abroad
Ulysses Travel Guide Saint Martin & Saint Barts "If you’re searching for a small, out of the way hotel, you’ll find it (in the Due South Guide Saint Martin & Saint Barts). If you want authentic French bistro fare cheap, it’s in here." - Times Record
"Here is the third edition of this trim guidebook (Ulysses Travel Guide St. Martin & St. Barts), already an established source and resource." - Travel Weekly |
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ABOUT ULYSSES TRAVEL GUIDE ON EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS
"Ulysses Travel Guides (...) has produced an incredible resource for anyone interested in Cycling in France." - Doug Barber, Tandem & Family Cycling
"If you’re even thinking of touring in France on your own, do yourself a favor. Pick up Cycling in France. It’s the best bicycling travel guide I’ve ever seen." - Doug Barber, Tandem & Family Cycling
"Ulysses’ cycling guide (Cycling in France) is superb. A 32-page atlas helps you plot your route, and the detailed chapters let you know what to expect as far as distances and tour routes, how strenuous the ride and what there is to see, where you can stay and what’s available to eat, when market day is, and most importantly, where to find the local bicycle shops." - Stephanie Gold, amazon.com
"(Cycling in France) includes 20 suggested tours with descriptions of each route, a brief history and tourist information that will help you decide which region is best suited to your taste." - France Today
"The wire ring binding allows it (the Green Escapes Guide Cycling in France) to lay flat, a big plus when planning a trip or using the maps." - Times Record
"Lisbon, a guide published this year by Ulysses Travel Publications, is full of useful, up-to-date, critical information." - Washington Post |