- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Lonely Planet; 1 edition (Aug 15 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1741048389
- ISBN-13: 978-1741048384
- Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 18 x 1.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 658 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #196,419 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Entertainment Weekly, October 13, 2006
'This Lonely Planet guide plans a year of travelicious exploits, from a weeklong run through the Gobi Desert to Christmas on Robinson Crusoe Island.'
'This Lonely Planet guide plans a year of travelicious exploits, from a weeklong run through the Gobi Desert to Christmas on Robinson Crusoe Island.'
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A Year of Adventures is the inspirational planning tool to take you all around the world in pursuit of adventure. Discover a whole range of extraordinary experiences, including hiking in New Zealand, diving with sharks in South Africa, ballooning in Switzerland and storm watching in Alaska. Choose from over 100 activities in 130 countries, some to challenge you, some to enjoy at a leisurely pace, and catering to all fitness levels. After all, adventure doesn't need to mean hardship. Be inspired and plan a year to remember! Organized by month and week to allow you to plan the best adventure at the best time of year. Country and Activity indexes provide easy access search by the destination of your next holiday, or by the adventure you want to experience. Includes links for further information on adventure events throughout the book.
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Terrific book for those who need ideas for travel, Nov 24 2006
By Micheal V. Angeletti "Donatello(Ninja Master)" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lonely Planet A Year Of Adventures: A Guide to Where, What and When To Do It (Paperback)
This is a great book that goes chronologically over multiple destinations and activities all around the world based on the appropriate time of the year for each beginning the first week in January, and it showcases a couple of them with pictures, and a short article on each page. It even tells what "fitness/expertise level" each activity requires (with plenty of activities for those who are handicapped in some way, or are not experts at scuba, surfing, etc. The only down fall is that you are left with an empty feeling about some of the best ideas which are short-changed as little 10 line segments at the bottom of the page, but if they included full articles, and pictures about every activity the book would be twice it's size. I would not recommend this book for those looking for honeymoon destinations because it mainly focuses on interesting and adventuresome places, and not so much on romantic, or serene places.
33 of 36 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
A caveat, Feb 22 2007
By Michael L. Hill - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Lonely Planet A Year Of Adventures: A Guide to Where, What and When To Do It (Paperback)
This book is good for getting travel ideas with one big caveat: a lot of the places/events listed are extreme things (such as the Ironman Triathalon in Hawaii, the [bicycling] Race Across America, bungee jumping sites, the Gobi March, the North Pole Marathon, etc.) that are totally ludicrous for the vast majority of readers. Nice pictures, though, even if the short write-ups are frequently too brief.
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PERFECT FOR INSPIRATION!, Jan 12 2011
By J. Coate - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lonely Planet A Year Of Adventures: A Guide to Where, What and When To Do It (Paperback)
I bought this book while on vacation in Leavenworth, WA - we were snowed in, and I found it at a local bookstore for something to paruse in front of the fire at our B&B. I'm an active person (ie competetive sports, adventure racing), with a big passion for travel. While some of the things in this book are for sure extreme, the majority of the adventures illustrated get your brain going, and in turn get you excited. Most of us say we are going to do something amazing at some point in our lives. Lots of us have no idea what that amazing thing might be. If anything - get this book, and let your mind race with the possibilities it presents to you. Your heart will be sure to follow as you flip from page to page in astonishment at all the opportunities there actually are - and with a big grin on your face - start that actual list of things you WILL do.
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