Only In Guides
City Guides for Independent Cultural Travellers Since 2003
Who says guidebooks are dead? Discerning travellers still enjoy the insight of a good guide and there are some superb indie publishers out there. The Only In Guides is a growing series of city guides aimed at cultural travellers.
Wanderlust magazine
Reliable and hugely stimulating. The author brings to the series the gaze of the enquiring outsider. A refreshing alternative to the prevailing tide of uniformity favoured by too many travel guides.
Hidden Europe magazine
Only In Guides are ground-breaking guides for those who wish to get off the beaten track and under a city’s skin.
- Unique locations, hidden corners and unusual objects, including both mainstream sights and suburban surprises.
- Offbeat museums, secret gardens, iconic structures, idiosyncratic shops, and remarkable places of worship.
- Curated, written and photographed by travel writer and historian Duncan JD Smith and published independently by The Urban Explorer.
- Ideal for building self-curated, Wi-Fi free itineraries.
- Trustworthy, beautifully designed, hard copy travel companions.
- Perfect for armchair explorers, too, as well as locals keen to learn more about where they live.
- Printed responsibly on paper made from wood grown in sustainable, well-managed forests.
- Collectible, souvenir-quality products that make great gifts.
Set out on your own urban expedition with Only In Guides!
