Take a trip around the globe-without ever leaving North America. Ideal for those who don't want to spend the time or money to travel the world, this book presents a potpourri of international experiences in the United States and Canada. Discover the villages, neighborhoods, and regions that cover the breadth of North America's great global diversity-Chinatowns and Little Italys, of course, but also Polish, German, French, Russian, and Japanese enclaves. You'll learn the inside scoop on where to find the best Chinese pot stickers or Peruvian causas; where to kick up your heels to polka; and how to celebrate Japanese new year or Mexican flag day. Abroad at Home provides in-depth travel guidance to help you feel international in your own backyard.

Author Biography

ROBERT REID covers alternative ways of approaching travel as National Geographic Traveler's Offbeat Observer. He's also written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Lonely Planet. He tries to keep up his blog (www.reidontravel.com) from his home in Portland, Oregon.