Page 8 - Off the Tourist Trail - 1000 Unexpected Travel Alternatives (Part 1 of 2)

Contents

LONDON, NEW YORK, MELBOURNE,
MUNICH, AND DELHI
Foreword 7
LIST MANAGER Christine Stroyan
SENIOR EDITOR Sadie Smith
PROJECT EDITOR Alexandra Farrell Ancient and Historical Sights 8
EDITORS Fay Franklin, Michael Fullalove,
Justine Montgomery, Ros Walford Pyramids of Meroe, Sudan
AMERICAN EDITOR Greg Witt vs Pyramids of Giza, Egypt .............................................10

DESIGN MANAGER Sunita Gahir Avebury, UK vs Stonehenge, UK.................................14 Great Journeys 80
DESIGNERS Nicola Erdpresser, Paul Jackson
DTP DESIGNER Jason Little Agrigento and Selinunte, Sicily, Italy The Apolobamba Trek, Bolivia
vs The Acropolis, Athens, Greece ................................18 vs The Inca Trail, Peru ........................................................ 82
PICTURE RESEARCHER Ellen Root
CARTOGRAPHERS Stuart James, Casper Morris Pula Arena, Croatia Coastal Route 15, Mexico
vs Route 66, USA ................................................................. 86
vs The Colosseum, Rome, Italy .....................................20
PRODUCTION CONTROLLER Liz Cherry
Herculaneum, Italy vs Pompeii, Italy .........................24 Annapurna, Nepal
PUBLISHER Douglas Amrine
vs Everest Base Camp, Nepal........................................... 90
Lalibela, Ethiopia vs Petra, Jordan ..............................28
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Printed and bound in Singapore by Star Standard The Palace on Wheels, Rajasthan, India
Isla del Sol, Bolivia vs Machu Picchu, Peru .............32 vs The Orient Express ......................................................... 92
QUADRUM SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD
www.quadrumltd.com Borobudur, Java vs Angkor, Cambodia.....................36 Pilgrimage to Rome, Italy
vs Camino de Santiago, Spain......................................... 96
First Published in the United States by Tikal, Guatemala
Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc., 375 Hudson Street, vs Chichén Itzá, Mexico ...................................................40 Cruising Lake Nasser, Egypt
New York 10014 vs Cruising the Nile, Egypt.............................................100
Krak des Chevaliers, Syria
First American Edition 2009 vs The Tower of London, UK ........................................42 Less-Travelled China..........................................................102
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44 More Amazing Ancient and Historical Sights ....44 Less-Travelled India............................................................106
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DORLING KINDERSLEY LIMITED, LONDON
A PENGUIN COMPANY Corsica’s Northwest Coast, France
Foreword copyright © Bill Bryson 2009 vs The Amalfi Coast, Italy................................................110
Festivals and Parties 48
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED UNDER INTERNATIONAL 44 More Great Journeys ...................................................112
AND PAN-AMERICAN COPYRIGHTCONVENTIONS. Salvador Carnival, Brazil vs Rio Carnival, Brazil...50
NO PART OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE
REPRODUCED, STORED IN A RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, Mamaia, Romania vs Ibiza, Spain................................54
OR TRANSMITTED IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY Architectural Marvels 116
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COPYING, RECORDING OR OTHERWISE WITHOUT Gnawa and World Music Festival, Morocco
THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE vs WOMAD, UK................................................................56 Haghia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
COPYRIGHT OWNER. PUBLISHED IN GREAT vs Basilica San Marco, Venice, Italy.............................118
BRITAIN BY DORLING KINDERSLEY. New Year, Singapore
vs New Year, Hong Kong, China .................................58 Imam Mosque, Isfahan, Iran
A CATALOG IN PUBLICATION RECORD IS vs St Peter’s Basilica, Rome, Italy..................................120
AVAILABLE FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. Haro Wine Battle, Spain
vs La Tomatina, Buñol, Spain ........................................59 San Gimignano, Italy
ISBN 978-0-7566-5399-6 vs The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy.............................124
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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. vs Notre-Dame de Paris, France....................................140
Asti Palio, Italy vs Siena Palio, Italy ............................72
www.traveldk.com
44 More Inspirational Architectural Marvels........142
Bumbershoot, Seattle, USA
Cover image Bluebell Wood, Hertfordshire, UK vs Lollapalooza, Chicago, USA ....................................74
Half title page image Lake Pukaki, New Zealand
Title page image Barges on Canal du Midi, Toulouse, France
44 More Exciting Festivals and Parties......................76

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