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Traveler's Atlas, The [Hardcover]

J. Man (Author), C. Schuler (Author), G. Roy (Author)
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Here in one big, handsome volume are more than 60 famous and fascinating places that every world traveler must see. From the dramatic fjiords of Norway to the ancient remains of the mysterious Inca city of Machu Pichu, the authors guide readers along highways and rough trails to the world's most spectacular places. It's a bonanza of inspiration and ideas for adventurous travelers on where to go next and how to get there--but the book's detailed maps and vivid full-color photographs make it nearly as much fun for the armchair traveler! Maps are matched with location shots, and points of major interest are listed with tips on best travel routes, background information, and the best ways to avoid crowds. It also contains a worldwide directory of national tourist organizations, embassies, and many other addresses to help world travelers get the most out of their adventures. Includes more than 300 photos plus 50 maps.

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From the dramatic fjords of Norway to the ancient remains of the mysterious Inca city of Machu Pichu, the authors guide readers along highways and rough trails to the world's most spectacular places. Full-color photos.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Great concept, disappointing photos and descriptions, Dec 29 2003
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This review is from: Traveler's Atlas, The (Hardcover)
I am disappointed by this book. The paper quality does not do justice to the photos. Colors and defintion are washed out. Furthermore, while I only skimmed through the book I noticed several typos.

I was also surprised to see the Taj Mahal and Hong Kong and a lot of other very cool places ommitted, while Florida (!) was included.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best travel book ever, May 28 2003
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Mr. Mitchell E. Ayer (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Traveler's Atlas, The (Hardcover)
This book sets forth the 47 places that you must visit in your lifetime. I am working on visitng all 47 places. Since I first reviewed the book some three years ago, my wife and I have visited six of the places--Tanzania, the west coast of Norway-the world's most beatiful voyage, Costa Rica, the Great Wall of China, the Yangtze Gorges and the Outer Hebrides. This is a wonderful book and makes a great gift.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very well done, Dec 11 2001
This review is from: Traveler's Atlas, The (Hardcover)
This is the book I was looking for to give my mother for Christmas. I wanted something about world travel, with beautiful pictures, descriptions of places, and geological maps. This book has that and more.

In addition to these things, the book has a sidebar of facts on each place, summarizing climate, local language, currency, best time to go, health concerns and other useful information. There is also a world climate map in the front of the book which labels each area covered in the book.

The photography is excellent and I think the coverage is fairly well-rounded. The book opens with information on Banff National Park in Canada, proceeds around the globe in a more or less eastward direction and finishes in the Pacific with Tahiti and Easter Island.

A large spectrum of travel is covered, but there are some notable places missing. The authors left out some great cities in Europe, although they do cover Venice, Prague, Vienna and Krakow. These are all beautiful cities and deserve their place in this book, but absent are Paris, Rome, Athens, and London. It's easy enough to find books on these places though and I suspect the authors overlooked them for this reason.

One place conspicously absent, which I cannot forgive them for overlooking is the Caribbean. I may be biased, but I do think the Caribbean is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Any well-traveled soul must see at least one of the islands of the Greater or Lesser Antilles.

In spite of this, I still give the book 4 stars and feel that it is a wonderful place to look for travel ideas or to do some world exploration from the comfort of an easy chair.

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