How does a 40ish year old male with enough money find his way around Europe without foreign language skills? Is it possible to hire guides to travel with, or at least to show them around on a city-by-city basis for this sort of thing? I'm thinking specifically France, Spain, Italy. Willing to use University students or some other creative possibility. [more inside]
posted by vizsla on Aug 5, 2008 - 18 answers

I'd like to find some tutorials or general guides for editing and creating music on the computer. [more inside]
posted by flatluigi on Apr 10, 2008 - 6 answers

Kilimanjaro-filter. I want to climb it. I don't want to pay $3k pp. Help, please. [more inside]
posted by allkindsoftime on Jan 17, 2008 - 6 answers

What's with the little bumps on the F and J keys on my computer keyboard? Yes yes ... I know they are guides for touch-typing, but I'm sure that when I was learning to type back in high school on electric typewriters (pre-computer days) the bumps were on D and K. Am I mis-remembering this? Did they change, and if so, when? And did every typist go crazy when it happened?
posted by woodblock100 on Dec 26, 2007 - 22 answers

I'm visiting Naples and the Amalfi coast over the winter break. I'll be there a week. I couldn't care less about when to go and how to get there or where to stay, because that's all taken care of. I'm looking for the best guidebook that emphasizes history, background and things to do. Good recommendations for places to eat would be a nice plus. What would you suggest? Right now my leading candidate is the Lonely Planet guide, but in the past I've found they're not so hot on places to eat.
posted by ubiquity on Nov 21, 2007 - 8 answers

[CPA Study Filter]: So I have a choice between Bisk, MicroMash (PassMatrix), and Becker for study guides to the NJ/NY CPA, which one should I use? Also, if there’s a better one out there that I don’t know about, please inform. [more inside]
posted by thetenthstory on Sep 21, 2007 - 1 answer

I've read "The Dangerous Book for Boys" and I generally love those kind of books (information about anything with guides on doing stuff). What other books are out there that are in a similar vein? I'm a 21-year-old girl but would rather not have a "girly" book.
posted by divabat on Aug 25, 2007 - 22 answers

Im in town (Lousiville, KY) for two days and my Fiance and I want to get married. Whats the quickest and or best way to do this locally?
posted by slowtree on Feb 21, 2007 - 8 answers

Where can I find a good hunting guide? [more inside]
posted by bd on Aug 29, 2006 - 5 answers

Something like the Allmusic guide for books? [more inside]
posted by northernsoul on Nov 3, 2005 - 13 answers

TokyoFilter: I'm spending three days in Tokyo just before Christmas. I've never been before and I doubt I'll ever get there again, so I want to see what's important and skip the tourist traps. Any tips (including pre-trip reading)? I'll be solo so I can do what I like.
posted by grahamwell on Nov 24, 2004 - 19 answers

What is the best travel book series? You know -- Frommer's, Rough Guide, Fodor's, Lonely Planet, etc. I'm finally getting of my duff and going somwhere (Costa Rica) and I want a reliable guide book to take with me. Something that I will actually find quite useful and not rip it into shreds out of pure frustration.
posted by beatnik808 on Aug 17, 2004 - 28 answers