The Road Less Travelled: 1,000 Amazing Places Off the Tourist Trail. Foreword by Bill Bryson PDF
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The Road Less Travelled The Road Less Travelled 1,000 amazing places off the tourist trail foreword by bill bryson Contents LONDON, NEW YORK, MELBOURNE, MUNICH AND DELHI LIST MANAGER Christine Stroyan Foreword 7 SENIOR EDITOR Sadie Smith PROJECT EDITOR Alexandra Whittleton Ancient and Historical Sights 8 EDITORS Fay Franklin, Michael Fullalove, Justine Montgomery, Ros Walford Pyramids of Meroe, Sudan DESIGN MANAGER Sunita Gahir vs Pyramids of Giza, Egypt .............................................10 DESIGNERDST PN DicEoSIlGa NEErRd p Jraessosne rL, Pitatluel Jackson A vebury, UK vs Stonehenge, UK .................................14 Great Journeys 80 PICTURE RESEARCHER Ellen Root Agrigento and Selinunte, Sicily, Italy The Apolobamba Trek, Bolivia CARTOGRAPHERS Stuart James, Casper Morris vs The Acropolis, Athens, Greece ................................18 vs The Inca Trail, Peru ........................................................82 PRODUCTION CONTROLLER Liz Cherry Pula Arena, Croatia Coastal Route 15, Mexico PUBLISHER Douglas Amrine v s The Colosseum, Rome, Italy .....................................20 vs Route 66, USA .................................................................86 Herculaneum, Italy vs Pompeii, Italy .........................24 Annapurna, Nepal QUADRUM SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD vs Everest Base Camp, Nepal ...........................................90 www.quadrumltd.com Lalibela, Ethiopia vs Petra, Jordan ..............................28 The Palace on Wheels, Rajasthan, India First Published in Great Britain in 2009 Isla del Sol, Bolivia vs Machu Picchu, Peru .............32 vs The Orient Express .........................................................92 by Dorling Kindersley Limited 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL Borobudur, Java vs Angkor, Cambodia .....................36 Pilgrimage to Rome, Italy vs Camino de Santiago, Spain .........................................96 This edition published in 2011 Tikal, Guatemala vs Chichén Itzá, Mexico ...................................................40 Cruising Lake Nasser, Egypt COPYRIGHT © 2009 vs Cruising the Nile, Egypt .............................................100 DORLING KINDERSLEY LIMITED, LONDON Krak des Chevaliers, Syria A PENGUIN COMPANY vs The Tower of London, UK ........................................42 Less-Travelled China ..........................................................102 Foreword copyright © Bill Bryson 2009 44 More Amazing Ancient and Historical Sights ....44 Less-Travelled India ............................................................106 Reproduced by Media Development Printing Corsica’s Northwest Coast, France Printed and bound in Singapore by Star Standard vs The Amalfi Coast, Italy ................................................110 Festivals and Parties 48 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 44 More Great Journeys ...................................................112 NO PART OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE Salvador Carnival, Brazil vs Rio Carnival, Brazil ...50 REPRODUCED, STORED IN A RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, OR TRANSMITTED IN ANY FORM OR Mamaia, Romania vs Ibiza, Spain ................................54 Architectural Marvels 116 BY ANY MEANS,ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL, PHOTOCOPYING, RECORDING OR OTHERWISE Gnawa and World Music Festival, Morocco WITHOUT THE PRIORWRITTEN PERMISSION vs WOMAD, UK ................................................................56 Haghia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey OF THECOPYRIGHT OWNER. vs Basilica San Marco, Venice, Italy .............................118 New Year, Singapore A CIP CATALOGUE RECORD IS AVAILABLE vs New Year, Hong Kong, China .................................58 Imam Mosque, Isfahan, Iran FROM THE BRITISH LIBRARY. vs St Peter’s Basilica, Rome, Italy..................................120 Haro Wine Battle, Spain ISBN 978-1-4053-6167-5 vs La Tomatina, Buñol, Spain ........................................59 San Gimignano, Italy vs The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy .............................124 Esala Perahera, Kandy, Sri Lanka (cid:58)(cid:72)(cid:482)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:85)(cid:92)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:74)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:29) vs St Patrick’s Day, New York City, USA .................60 Chicago, Illinois, USA (cid:489)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:92)(cid:70)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:90)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:70)(cid:75)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:73) vs Manhattan, New York City, USA ..........................128 (cid:489)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:88)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:68)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:69)(cid:79)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:80)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:68)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3) Melbourne Arts Festival, Australia (cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:87)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:86)(cid:86)(cid:76)(cid:69)(cid:79)(cid:72) vs The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, UK ......................62 9 de Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina (cid:489)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:88)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:3) (cid:90)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:74)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:88)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81) vs Champs-Elysées, Paris, France .................................129 (cid:489)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:88)(cid:83)(cid:83)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:86)(cid:482)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:78)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3) Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, Australia (cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:478)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:88)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:85) vs The Love Parade, Germany ........................................66 Puning Temple, Chengde, China (cid:41)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:69)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:86)(cid:88)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:83)(cid:3)(cid:80)(cid:85)(cid:68)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:85)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:76)(cid:70)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:69)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:68)(cid:88)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:90)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:90)(cid:88)(cid:90)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:89)(cid:17)(cid:71)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:79)(cid:88)(cid:17)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:82)(cid:86)(cid:80)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3) vs Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China .........................130 Montreal Jazz Festival, Canada vs Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland ......................68 Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, USA Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such as vs Sydney Opera House, Australia ..............................132 telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, and travel information are liable to Goa’s Full Moon Parties change. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences vs Ko Pha Ngan, Thailand ...............................................70 Ponte delle Torri, Italy arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third-party websites, vs Pont du Gard, France....................................................136 and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable Semana Santa, Cusco, Peru source of travel information. We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly. Please write to: Publisher, DK Travel Guides, Dorling vs Semana Santa, Seville, Spain .....................................71 Notre-Dame d’Amiens, France Kindersley, 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL, Great Britain or email vs Notre-Dame de Paris, France ....................................140 [email protected]. Asti Palio, Italy vs Siena Palio, Italy ............................72 44 More Inspirational Architectural Marvels ........142 www.traveldk.com Bumbershoot, Seattle, USA vs Lollapalooza, Chicago, USA ....................................74 Cover image Stupas and Buddhas of Borobudur, Java, Indonesia Half title page image Lake Pukaki, New Zealand 44 More Intoxicating Festivals and Parties ..............76 Title page image Barges on Canal du Midi, Toulouse, France Natural Wonders 146 Sports and Activities 210 Festival di Spoleto, Italy vs The Proms, London, UK ............................................268 Devils Tower, Wyoming, USA Skiing: Kicking Horse, Canada vs Uluru, Australia ...............................................................148 vs Whistler, Canada ............................................................212 New York’s Independent Galleries vs MoMA, New York, USA ............................................270 The Orinoco, Venezuela The Paris Marathon, France vs The Amazon, Brazil .......................................................152 vs The London Marathon, UK ......................................216 44 More Destinations for Art and Culture .............274 The Chilean Lakes Salsa in Havana, Cuba vs The Italian Lakes .............................................................154 vs Tango in Buenos Aires, Argentina .........................218 Cities 278 Bryce Canyon, Utah, USA Hiking: Mount Stanley, Uganda vs The Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA .......................158 vs Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania ..................................220 Delft, The Netherlands vs Amsterdam, The Netherlands ..................................280 The Patagonian Fjords, Chile and Argentina Rejkyvík Golf Club, Iceland vs The Norwegian Fjords .................................................160 vs St Andrews, UK ..............................................................224 Less-Explored London ......................................................282 Fernando de Noronha Islands, Brazil Diving: Christmas Island, Australia Alexandria, Egypt vs Cairo, Egypt ..............................286 vs Galapagos Islands, Ecuador .......................................161 vs The Great Barrier Reef, Australia ...........................226 Potosí, Bolivia vs Cusco, Peru ........................................287 Western Uganda Reserves Cycling: Cappadocia, Turkey vs Kruger National Park, South Africa ......................162 vs The Slickrock Trail, Utah, USA ..............................230 Less-Explored New York ..................................................288 Cherry Blossoms in Japan Trekking in Bhutan Reno, Nevada, USA vs New England’s Fall, USA ...........................................166 vs Trekking in Chiang Mai, Thailand .........................232 vs Las Vegas, Nevada, USA .............................................292 Iceland vs Yellowstone, Wyoming, USA ..................168 Motorcycle Races: Tandragee 100, Gyeongju, South Korea vs Kyoto, Japan ...................293 Northern Ireland, UK Croatia’s Islands vs The Greek Islands .......................170 vs TT Races, Isle of Man ..................................................234 Less-Explored Hong Kong ..............................................294 Iguaçu Falls, Brazil and Argentina Surfing: The Soup Bowl, Barbados Fez, Morocco vs Marrakech, Morocco ......................298 vs Niagara Falls, USA and Canada ..............................172 vs Bondi Beach, Australia ................................................236 Less-Explored Venice .........................................................300 Mindo-Nambillo Cloud Forest, Ecuador 44 More Exhilarating Sports and Activities ............238 vs Costa Rican Rainforests ..............................................176 Rīga, Latvia vs Prague, Czech Republic ....................304 44 More Breathtaking Natural Wonders ..................180 Less-Explored San Francisco ..........................................308 Art and Culture 242 Bath, UK vs Budapest, Hungary ..................................312 Smaller Parisian Museums vs Musée de Louvre ....244 Beaches 184 Zacatecas, Mexico vs Mexico City, Mexico .............313 Wine-Tasting in Mendoza, Argentina Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos vs Wine-Tasting in Napa Valley, Less-Explored Paris .............................................................314 vs Magens Bay, St Thomas, US Virgin Isles .............186 California, USA ...................................................................248 Less-Explored Sydney ........................................................318 Cottesloe Beach, Perth, Australia Crazy Horse, South Dakota, USA vs Miami Beach, Florida, USA ......................................188 vs Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, USA ..............250 44 More Fantastic Cities ..................................................322 Hulopo‘e, Lāna‘i, Hawai‘i Kröller-Müller, The Netherlands Geographical Index ............................................................326 vs Waīkīki, Hawai‘i .............................................................192 vs Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands ...................................................................251 Main Index ..............................................................................328 Turtle Bay, Watamu, Kenya vs Mombasa’s Beaches, Kenya ........................................194 Rock Art of the Drakensberg, South Africa About our Authors ..............................................................334 vs The Cave Paintings of Lascaux, France ................252 Sabratha, Libya vs Tulum, Mexico...............................198 Acknowledgments and Credits.....................................336 Lyonnaise Cuisine vs Parisian Cuisine ......................256 Manzanillo Beach, Costa Rica vs Montezuma Beach, Costa Rica ................................199 Capitoline Museums, Italy vs Vatican Museums, Italy ................................................258 Ihuru, The Maldives vs Ko Phi Phi, Thailand ....................................................200 Film Festivals: San Sebastián, Spain vs Cannes Film Festival, France ....................................262 Isle of Harris Beaches, Outer Hebrides, UK vs Coast Guard Beach, Cape Cod, USA ..................202 Umbria, Italy vs Tuscany, Italy .......................................264 Punta del Este, Uruguay vs Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil .......................204 44 More Stunning Beaches .............................................206 foreword bill bryson by There are even more eye-popping, life-enhancing sights and experiences out there than I had ever dreamed existed I have just finished reading this gorgeous and to go to the Great Stupa of Sanchi – with a name We are the first generation that remarkable book, and I have good news and bad like that, who could not? – and the mighty Pyramid can pretty much afford to go news to report. The bad news is that there are of Cholula and Punta del Este and Zacatecas and – wherever we want – and so of more fantastic things in the world to see than you well, just all of it. And mostly I never will, which is course that is what we do. If can ever possibly hope to get to. You are just not kind of discouraging. you don’t wish to holiday with going to live long enough. Sorry. On the other hand – and this really is the millions of others, you simply The good news, however, is that there are crucial point – it is tremendously exciting to have to take a little more care more fantastic things in the world to see than be part of a planet that is so packed with wonders choosing where you go. you can ever possibly hope to get to. that you have to choose which fraction of them And that is why this book – I am sure you take my point. It is always slightly you will visit. How dreary it would be, after all, if so trustworthy, so engaging, appalling to be reminded that you are never going you actually could go everywhere and do so endlessly perusable – is to get to do all the things you want to do in life. everything. There would be nothing left to dream more valuable to the serious I feel even worse about this now (you will too about, and dreaming, in my view, is often the best traveller than any book I have shortly) because, thanks to this estimable tome, I part of travel (and certainly the cheapest). seen in a long time. It has been have discovered that there are even more eye- I don’t suppose many people would think put together with authority and popping, life-enhancing sights and experiences of now as being a golden age of travel – people care by experts who have been out there than I had ever dreamed existed, and hardly ever think of the present as being a golden everywhere and genuinely want you to have I thought I was fairly worldly. age of anything, in my experience – but in fact I the best possible experience when you travel. I had never heard of the Cordillera Blanca, a believe it is. Oh, I know airports are hopelessly So why are you just sitting there? Turn the 112-mile walk through the mountains of Peru, but thronged and a lot of popular destinations like page, for goodness sake, and start planning. it looks fantastic and I really, really want to be with Machu Picchu and the pyramids of Giza and many the people pictured on page 85. I want even more others are vastly more crowded than they were a generation ago, but that’s because a generation Apadana Staircase, Persepolis, Iran (p44) ago most people couldn’t afford to go to them.
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