- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 1 edition (22 Oct 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1742200907
- ISBN-13: 978-1742200903
- Product Dimensions: 1.3 x 15.2 x 19 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 186,264 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Lonely Planet's Best In Travel 2011 The best places to go and things to do all around the world right now! Drawing on the knowledge, passion and miles travelled by Lonely Planet's staff, authors and online community, we present a year's worth of travel inspiration to take you out of the ordinary and into some unforgettable experiences.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I sent for this book because I am about ready to start travelling again after a period of more than 10 years without setting foot outside the UK. This little book is an excellant place to start planning from. It outlines in the beginning section the most enticing places to go next year with the helpful information of what times are best. End of March to beginning of April for Japan, for instance (its the time of the famous cherry blossom season). There are later sections explaining more things in depth and more locations, not enough that you have it all here, granted. But then this book is really meant as an introduction; if you wanted to know more about a particular destination, you would have to read further. The only thing I would add is that if you have travelled frequently in the last few years, you might presumably know a lot of this information anyway? For someone like myself though, its ideal.
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Whether looking for inspiration for your next getway or just dream of foreign climes from your armchair, this book is for you. Living up to the high standard I've come to expect from Lonely Planet this is a small but nicely put together collection. Split into top 10 lists focussing on Top 10 countries, regions and cities there is something to inspire. Each destination is given 4 pages including a fact box, photos and around 8 small paragraphs including an introduction, defining experience, festivals and events and random facts and thus offers a tiny taster of each place. It is a smaller and cheaper addition to the LP collection and whilst is not as useful as their guidebooks nor as magnificent as their coffee table tomes, is still worthwhile for anyone dreaming of exotic, and not so exotic, locations.
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This is a small format book - about 7 x 6 inches - comprised entirely of 'hot-lists', including 'Best Secret Islands', 'World's Greatest Bookshops', and '10-best Things to Climb'.
It sounds quite interesting on paper, but the execution falls a bit short, with many of the attractions meriting just a single paragraph and no accompanying photograph. In common with other reviewers, I found some of the lists a bit arbitrary - I might have expected destinations to figure in this book based on some major cultural event or festival taking place, but this doesn't seem to be the case, with locations seemingly picked out of thin air.
The near-pocket-sized format suggests this volume is meant to be carried around, yet it doesn't contain the sort of info necessary to merit being packed - for example, there are no maps or transport information included. Assuming then, that this is designed to provide pre-trip inspiration only, I can't really work out why there aren't more pictures and the format isn't more coffee-table than compact and bijoux. A bit disappointing,really, given the previous high quality of Lonely Planet guides.
It sounds quite interesting on paper, but the execution falls a bit short, with many of the attractions meriting just a single paragraph and no accompanying photograph. In common with other reviewers, I found some of the lists a bit arbitrary - I might have expected destinations to figure in this book based on some major cultural event or festival taking place, but this doesn't seem to be the case, with locations seemingly picked out of thin air.
The near-pocket-sized format suggests this volume is meant to be carried around, yet it doesn't contain the sort of info necessary to merit being packed - for example, there are no maps or transport information included. Assuming then, that this is designed to provide pre-trip inspiration only, I can't really work out why there aren't more pictures and the format isn't more coffee-table than compact and bijoux. A bit disappointing,really, given the previous high quality of Lonely Planet guides.
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Travel inspiration
This is a very dippable book, with top-ten lists of countries, regions and cities to visit, as well as a number of other categories - best value destinations, places to learn to... Read more
Published 3 months ago by N. Gratton
Decent Guide but...
Lonely planet is the king of the hill when we talk about travel guides...
The book gives short explanation (maybe a little bit too short) about the destinations and these are... Read more
The book gives short explanation (maybe a little bit too short) about the destinations and these are... Read more
Published 6 months ago by T. Tavlas
More inspiration than tour book - for the "trendy traveller".
I travel quite frequently and never really have a problem picking a place to visit out of one of the fantastic places to go to on this planet, however I decided to get this book as... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Lewis Hiley
Good for dipping in and out of
Like last year, this book is the more compact version and has 206 pages, although I preferred the bigger, more informative format they used a few years ago. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Essex Girl
OK. More a Travel Top Ten than anything 2011 specific.
This is a handy sized book with similar dimensions to a DVD case.
It is full of high quality, well-chosen photographs. Read more
It is full of high quality, well-chosen photographs. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Pallus the Phallus
all a matter of opinion...
bit of a difficult sell this book - feels more like an advert for a visit rather that the warts and all guide you expect from lonely planet. Read more
Published 14 months ago by thementalmen
Lists
The Lonely Planet Guides have long been a mainstay for the independent traveller. If you are over 40 chances are you have at least one on your bookshelf somewhere, or have used it... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Donald Thompson
The modern equivalent of a pin in an atlas......
We tend to get hold of the Lonely Planet guides for wherever we are going to be holidaying as these are a wealth of excellent information. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mrs. D. J. Smith
for daydreaming
I don't suppose I'm the audience for this book, which features possible excursions and things to do around the world. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Caroline
Interesting but not what is says on the can !
This glossy book is really a coffee table book, not a travel guide ! The information is well presented, illustrated with excellent photography and a joy to read. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Scott A. Mckenzie
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