Herb Lester Travel Guides

Until 1959 and Fidel Castro’s ascent to power, Cuba was America’s tropical playground: a place of restaurants, casinos, nightclubs. We explore muc

This prosperous port city has diversions to suit every traveller. Coffee and cake, all-night beers, fish sandwiches, vintage clothes for sale by the k

Liverpool has had its share of good times and bad; today its fortunes are again on the rise, with a new generation of independent shops and businesses

Valencia is a city that balances the gritty charm of a port against a balmy Mediterranean climate; dazzling, futuristic architecture with acres of par

Venice is one of the world’s most improbable cities, fascinating, complex, and contradictory. It is also a classic small town – three square miles

Things move at a hectic pace in the City Across The River. With that in mind, we decided to update our popular guide to some of the borough’s best d

How To Find Old Los Angeles contains 153 timewarp attractions, taking in bars, delis, book stores, bowling alleys, burger joints and architectural won

An ideal companion to the Texas state capital; well-versed in the city’s history and cultural attractions, it also has an eye to the wild side of li

Our popular guide to the city across the river, updated with new entries and redesigned. Brooklyn is home to some of New York's tastiest food and m

Reykjavik is unlike other cities. Its 120,000 inhabitants sustain a thriving art and music scene and several book and record shops, all in an area tha

A simple guide to the capital of the United States. Washington’s major tourist attractions are well known, instead this guide leads you to 40 les

One need never be lonely in Manhattan. At any time of day or night there are diversions and distractions. Alone one can move at any pace – race thro

With its 7,000 pubs there may be no better city to be thirsty than London, but finding the right one is not always easy.....