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