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Make the Most of Your Time on Earth (Rough Guide Reference)
written by Rough Guides
Studio : Rough Guides
by Rough Guides
Publisher : Rough Guides
Released : 2007-10-01
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9781843539254
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 7 reviews)
List Price : $29.99
Our Price : $19.78
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Product Description |
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Make the Most of Your Time on Earth: A Rough Guide to the World with 1000 must-do experiences from around the world, Make the Most of Your Time on Earth is a book that will inspire everyone. Perfect for both the seasoned traveller and the armchair dreamer, it brings you the very best travel experiences - extraordinary landscapes, jaw-dropping architecture, white-knuckle adventures, and the world’s best beaches. From Intrepid travel adventures such as trekking to the source of the Ganges, cycling the Karokoram Highway and hiking Corsica’s GR20, to suggestions for the perfect places to stay- have you ever tried sleeping in a yurt in Inner Mongolia or chilled out at the Icehotel in Sweden? For amazing wildlife why not look for lemurs in Madagascar or go platypus-watching in Australia. Don’t forget the world’s most spectacular festivals including Queen’s Day in Amsterdam, Trinidad carnival and the camel fair in Pushkar. Whether you are tempted by living in an African village or tagging dolphins on the Spanish coast, there’s all manner of ethical travel experiences to keep those feet itching! The very best things to see or do, and not before you die, but now. |
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Stimulating |
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Lots of stimulating ideas for unusual things to do and unusual places to visit, 'off the beaten track' in many instances. A great book to browse for travel ideas. |
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Poor research on Eastern Europe |
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Although the book seems like a great guide to travel all around the world it is actually pretty useless for anyone planning to visit Eastern Europe. The information and selection of photographs on that part of Europe is terrible and quite ..misguiding. |
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Been everywhere? Think again... |
This book is amazingly gorgeous. The photos will have you salivating like a foodie looking at a gourmet cookbook. If you have even the tiniest travel bug in you, this book will inspire you to see more places and dream a little bigger.
Because it's organized by destinations, you simply can't resist going through it and saying to yourself, "Been there. Seen it. Done it. Oh, this looks interesting...I haven't been here."
Also, I looked at all of the places where I've lived to see how accurate the book was. Were these places really worthy of the moniker of ultimate travel experience? They were! Excellent choices by the editors.
I guarantee you won't make it through the first hundred pages of this book without feeling inspired to add another destination to your "must see" list. |
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Much better than 1000 Places to Go Before You Die |
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We have both books, the 1000 Places to Go Before You Die and this book. This one is much better, because it focuses much more on experiences rather than shopping and staying at fancy hotels. The other book seems like half advertising. Sure, the experiences might not all be my cup of tea. I won't be doing any extreme sports, and I won't be partying now that I am a mom. However, there is something for everybody, the pictures are compelling and the descriptions are opinionated, evocative and short. |
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Dream on! |
I buy a lot of books from Jas-store, especially books on travel. This is hands down the best purchase I have made in that genre. The descriptions are great, there is lots of valuable information, and the photography is wonderful. I would say that this is a book that will give you many, many good ideas, but you will need to depend on other more specific guidebooks for the actual planning (Lonely Planet and Footprint are what I prefer).
As an aside, I also purchased the "World Party" book that too is published by Rough. There is some repetition, but on the whole I think that the two books compliment each other quite nicely. If I were choosing between them, I would probably select this volume. After all, there is more to life than parties...or so I've been told. |
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