Page 9 - Off the Tourist Trail - 1000 Unexpected Travel Alternatives (Part 1 of 2)

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 Rain Forests............................................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
Isle of Harris Beaches, Outer Hebrides, UK vs Cannes Film Festival, France ....................................262
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

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