The time, the place
Woods, Sarah200909UU
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A travellers' guide to the experiences to be had on each day of the year around the world. It features a record of world events, including the best time to witness young king penguins taking their first swim in Antarctica, visiting the outlandish Festival of the Desert in Mali, and paying homage to the King in Memphis, Tennessee, on Elvis Day. "The Time, The Place" is a travellers' guide to the most awe-inspiring experiences to be had on each day of the year around the world. Organized by date, 365 unmissable travel experiences are selected as being the ultimate places to be on specific days throughout the year. Each experience is accompanied by striking photography that evokes a very special time and place, while information boxes give transport, contact and timing details. Entries are drawn from a wide range of eclectic themes, such as culture, history, music, food, drink, wildlife and sheer entertainment, and dig deep into the author's extensive travel knowledge to describe innovative and fresh ideas that will inspire even the most jaded of travellers. The book also acts as a record of world events that will ensure the reader never misses an essential travel experience. Events include the best time to witness young king penguins taking their first swim in Antarctica, visiting the outlandish Festival of the Desert in Mali, watching the Northern Lights at their most vivid in Lapland and paying homage to the King in Memphis, Tennessee, on Elvis Day. All seven continents are well represented in the book.
Main title:
The time, the place / Sarah Woods.
Author:
Imprint:
London : New Holland Publishers Ltd : [distributor] Grantham Book Services Ltd : [distributor] United Book Distributors : [distributor] Random House New Zealand Ltd : [distributor] Booksite Afrika : [distributor] Sterling Publishing Co Inc, 2009.
Collation:
224 p. : 120 col., photos., approx. ; 21x17 cm.
Notes:
Paperback. With flaps.
Biography/History:
Award-winning travel author Sarah Woods spends most of her time travelling, often by kayak, bike or horseback. In 2005 she won the British Guild of Travel Writers 'Writer of the Year' award, and she has contributed to many magazines and newspapers worldwide, including the Sunday Times, Escape and Wanderlust.
ISBN:
9781847735409 (pbk)1847735401 (pbk)
Dewey class:
910.202
Local class:
910.202
Language:
English
BRN:
1598276