Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World’s Greatest Trips
This lavish volume reveals National Geographic’s top picks for the world’s most fabulous journeys, along with practical tips for your own travels. Compiled from the favorite trips of National Geographic’s travel writers, this inspirational book spans the globe to highlight the best of the world’s most famous and lesser known sojourns. It presents an incredible diversity of possibilities, from ocean cruises around Antarctica to horse treks in the Andes. Every continent and every possible form of transport is covered.
A timely resource for the burgeoning ranks of active travelers who crave adventurous and far-flung trips, Journeys of a Lifetime provides scores of creative ideas: trekking the heights of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania… mountain biking in Transylvania… driving through the scenic highlands of Scotland… or rolling through the outback on Australia’s famous Ghan train… and dozens of other intriguing options all over the world.
Journeys of a Lifetime also features 22 fun Top 10 lists in all sorts of categories. What are the world’s top 10 elevator rides, bridges to walk across, trolley rides, ancient highways, or underground walking adventures? Readers will love evaluating and debating the selections.
Each chapter showcases stunning photography, full-color maps, evocative text, and expert advice—including how to get there, when to visit, and how to make the most of the journey—all packaged in a luxurious oversize volume to treasure for years to come.
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Excellent informative book. I adore my best friend. She travels the world. Her birthday is coming up and I needed something to get her. When I saw this book it happened to be the perfect thing. This book is fabulous. It has 500 journeys of a lifetime. The book is set up to different categories. It’s set for people that are Foodies, hikers, action Seekers, history Seekers, and several other categories. I think it’s fantastic because this breaks down a specific type of person. I also like that it always features the top 10…
Somewhat Disappointing They may be journeys of a lifetime, but there is so little about each one printed in the book that I felt disappointed. If you are only looking for basic info to find a place to travel, this may be sufficient for some users. However, I would like to know a lot more about each place before traveling there. One other thing I disliked about the book was that there were not many pictures of each site. However, when one puts 500 places to see in one book a lot has to be left out. I’d rather…