- Hardcover: 448 pages
- Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 5th Revised edition edition (1 Oct 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1741044510
- ISBN-13: 978-1741044515
- Product Dimensions: 36.3 x 27.4 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 309,034 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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San Francisco Chronicle, November 14, 2004
'Lonely Planet's photographs are technically perfect...and with all those images, every reader will find something to admire.' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This book is the definitive pictorial dedicated to travel and the world, capturing every country on the planet with photographs and atmospheric text. Inspirational, inviting and beautiful, it combines stunning images with entertaining, informative text that captures the essence of being there.
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This book contains some 1200 images and 100,000 words, and covers 230 countries. Read the first page
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66 of 67 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
My favourite book,
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This review is from: The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World (Lonely Planet Pictorial) (Paperback)
This is an amazing book. If you are interested in seeing people and their ordinary but colourful lives across the world then this is the book for you. Its format is especially clever in that it is an A-Z rather than grouping countries by region, which means that every time you turn over a page a completely different part of the world comes alive.
As a previous reviewer found, if you want cliched picture-postcard views of physical stuff eg landscapes etc or loads of stats about different places, then you will be disappointed. Of course you could find photograghs of landscapes etc and tonnes of stats on the internet so needn't buy a book at all! If you are interested in getting a feel for a place, for its people, its culture and its intrigue then this is definitely the book for you. It is written by travellers for travellers, not for someone doing a geography project. It does what no other book has managed to do for me - it exactly captures the mood of places I have been to and that gives me faith that the moods of other places have been captured accurately. As I turn the pages I can't help but get excited, immersing myself in the mood that seeps off the page. It's easy to read and still fascinates me. I love reading it especially when feeling bored of life or when its raining outside. It is a wonderful source of inspiration as well. After reading it, my list of must-go-to-places has tripled! This book deserves to be treasured by anyone interested in travelling the world, seeing its sights and meeting its people. A fantastic buy!
80 of 82 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Start Packing!!!!!,
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This review is from: The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World (Lonely Planet Pictorial) (Paperback)
I am a big fan of Lonely Planet, I love their travel guides and I have found them immensely helpful in my travels around the globe. When I spotted this on display in Waterstones I was very excited and I was thrilled to receive it for Christmas. This book contains information on ALL of the countries in the world in alphabetical order, 230 entries in total. This list of countries comes from the United Nations list of defined countries and does not generally include the foreign dependencies of these countries, whether self-governing or Crown colony. However as they wanted to include some of the more popular and beautiful travellers destinations they have included some dependencies for example Bermuda, New Caledonia, the Cayman Islands and French Polynesia. They also include fine distinctions such as England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales as separate entries as they do with Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan for example and they include Antarctica and Greenland even though strictly speaking these are not countries per se. Each country features a double page spread which is primarily composed of big, bold and vivid pictures providing an insight into the people and places of the country in question. The pictures will make you want to visit pretty much every country in the world, regardless of that countries woes or wars. The book truly proves that there is some good and some beauty in every corner of the globe. A small section of written information and a map of each country is found on each page along the right hand side. Basics such as the Capital, population, religions and languages spoken are all includes as well as the best time of year to visit. These basics are followed firstly by the ‘essential experiences’. For example in the England entry the must dos are: Climbing St Pauls Cathedral; eating fish and chips on pebbled beaches and willing the sun to shine; climbing Scarfell Pike in the Peak District and marvelling at the view, the regency town of Bath; exploring the coastline of Cornwall and Stongehenge. Some pretty good choices there if you ask me. Next there is a section entitled ‘getting under the skin’. This is broken down into six sections: listen to, read, watch, drink, eat and ‘in a word’, which again provides a fascinating insight into the country in question. Using England as an example again here are their suggestions: Watch: Sense and Sensibility; Listen: The Kinks, Waterloo Sunset or anything by the Beatles; Eat: Sunday Roast with all the trimmings followed by apple crumble and custard; Drink: Real Ales; Read: The English by Jeremy Paxman; In a word: ‘Oright? There are two final sections, firstly ‘surprises’ and secondly ‘trademarks. According to the book the ‘surprises re England are….. “it doesn’t actually rain that much, the English drink more tea than you ever thought they did, most of the best things on offer in England are free” ……and the trademarks are…….. “The Royal Family; Lords and Ladies and big hats at Ascot; Cockney Rhyming Slang; Britpop; Jellied eels; Warm beer; Page three girls; Fry-ups; Football.” At the end there’s also a general extract from the lonely planet guide book with some general information. In the England entry they discuss the number and variety of pubs and drinking establishments…. (says a lot I think….!!!). 12 'bonus' destinations are featured at the end, that I guess they just couldn’t bear to not include. These are much shorter versions than the other entries including just one picture each. The places featured include Montserrat, Gibralter, St Helena (an island belonging to the UK) and Niue (an island belonging to New Zealand).
26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A colossal achievement,
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This review is from: The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World (Lonely Planet) (Hardcover)
This book is physically a heavyweight - both in weight and size. It is lavishly illustrated and devotes two pages to each country on earth regardless of size or economic standing. The photography is wonderful and it is a classic coffee table book. However, I have marked it down slightly as it is inclined to be in my (minority) opinion a slight "triumph of form over content" - it's comprehensive coverage inevitably means that the information is inclined to be a bit superficial for my taste. Overall, though it is a lovely gift and most people eulogise about it.
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