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Books : Travel: Where to Go When
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Travel: Where to Go When from: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd |
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Binding: Hardcover EAN: 9781405315203 ISBN: 1405315202 Label: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd Manufacturer: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd Number Of Pages: 336 Publication Date: September 06, 2007 Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd Studio: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd Sales Rank: 13236 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk: The Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Travel series are to be seen clutched in many tourists’ hands across the world, and rightly so. If Travel: Where to Go When (edited by Craig Doyle) is designed to be pored over at home rather taken en voyage that has allowed the publishers to produce a handsome, large-scale volume guaranteed to set you dreaming of exotic faraway places. This is the perfect holiday planner, concentrating on the world's most desirable travel locations, with specific attention paid to when it is best to visit them. The team of consultants (acting under Doyle's expert direction) have provided a series of concise and informative essays on everything from the wonders of the Galapagos Islands to the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef, and from the mule trails of the Cinque Terre to the highly civilised streets of Boston, USA. The latter destination is a good example of precisely what the book does well: pithy, not-a-word-wasted essays giving all the essential information on the destination, with a sidebar on the left of the page detailing how to get there, suggested accommodation and restaurants along with all the information about the weather you're likely to need (the latter is particularly useful -- how often have you seen abroad tourists either underdressed or overdressed, not having done their homework?). On the right hand side of the large, eye-catching spreads are historical details -- never couched in dry prose, just a concise and lively presentation of the facts. A major plus, of course, is the sumptuous photography; everything from a brightly painted, flower-bedecked skeleton at the Mexican Day of the Dead to a glowingly lit night canal in Amsterdam does perfect justice to its subject. --Barry Forshaw Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Good for answering..."where can I go next?"I love going to new places and this book is great at giving you enough information about lots of different types of places you can visit to allow you to decide whether you would enjoy going there. The pictures are amazing and really give you that holiday feeling. My only criticism..it was missing places that I felt should have been in the book! Rating:  - Nice to flick through but not much more depth than a brochureThis is a lovely coffee table book, and I enjoyed a good couple of hours flicking through and dreaming of going to all the lovely places in it. However, when I finished I did think it hadn't offered much more than flicking through some travel brochures - something which made me question the price tag when you consider that these can be picked up for free in any travel agents. All that said it has beautifully shot photos and has the USP of the month by month planner of the best places to go. It also tells you about some of the less well know things to do (although in some cases it misses some of the best out because of it). I would actually give this 3 and a half stars if I could. My summary is that it is beautiful ... Read More: Rating: - Excellent bookI bought this for someone else, but have spent many happy hours browsing through it and planning my next trip. It is very informative and the photography is excellent. Rating: - Best Travel Book I have ever boughtI can only echo the comments of the other reviewers. This is quite simply one of the best travel books around at the momemt. Informative and beautifully produced that will have you pouring over it regularly. If travel is your passion - get it. Rating: - StunningI was given this as a Christmas present and I have spent hours looking through it since then - it's such a beautiful book. The book is set out by month and there are about 20 pages per month. In each section (month) it starts with a page overview of all the places that are good to visit at that time of year and puts them under headings (Festivals and culture, Unforgettable journeys, Natural wonders, Luxury and romance, Active adventures and Family getaways). Each destiniation (under one of these headers) then has a paragraph about why to go and then a web address so you can do further research (brilliant idea). It also has a weather watch for all over the world so you can see which regions might appeal to you ... Read More: |
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