The best moment of your life : 100 life-changing travel experiences
2018
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Familiar faces from the world of travel, plus Lonely Planet writers, share their most remarkable, poignant and memorable experiences from the road moments that changed them as individuals and reshaped their perspective on the world. Tales includes a Rwandan gorilla encounter, reincarnation on the Ganges, horse riding with Patagonian gauchos, witnessing Nelson Mandelas first free speech, watching a space shuttle launch, crossing the Gobi desert on foot, and a son journeying with his mother back to Alexandria, the city of her childhood. Destinations include Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in Utah, Cape Town, Gir National Park in India, the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, the Trans-Siberian Railway, Antarctica, Samburu National Reserve in Kenya, Samye Monastery in Tibet and Madagascan forests. With each story, youll get a powerful account of how the experience unfolded and what it was like to be there, right at that moment. A Build Up and Take Away complete the story, detailing how the moment made a lasting impact on the contributors life.
Main title:
The best moment of your life : 100 life-changing travel experiences / Matt Phillips, editor.
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Imprint:
Carlton, Victoria : Lonely Planet Global Limited, 2018.©2018
Collation:
271 pages : colour illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9781787013575 (hardback)
Dewey class:
910
Language:
English
Added title:
Discovering life on the bank of the GangesEgyptian homecomingIce skating on a glass lakeNavajo ceremony, opening the doorFinding life on the Tour du Mont BlancWitnessing Mandela's first free speechBewitched by lionsTouching history at the Western WallCarnival's wave of AlegríaStories of the Trans-Siberian Railway
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BRN:
375194
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Countries | 910 BES | Available |