Atlas of Improbable Places: A Journey to the World's Most Unusual Corners
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Summary
‘This engrossing book traverses the heights and depths， the beauty and terror， of our world。’ - THE OBSERVER
Travis Elborough goes in search of the obscure and bizarre， the beautiful and arcane。 His unique atlas shows you the modern world from surprising new vantage points。 Discover the secret Soviet city of Zheleznogorsk and the church tower of San Juan Parangaricutiro， miraculously still standing as the sole survivor of a town sunk by lava。 Explore the underground realms of Beijing and Berlin， dug for refuge and espionage， and the floating worlds of remote Palmerston and the macabre Island of Dolls。
The truths and myths behind these hidden lairs， forgotten cities and improbable wonders are as varied as the destinations themselves。 These curious places are not just extraordinary sights but reflections on our relationship with the world around us。
‘Atlas of Improbable Places has that rare， through-the-wardrobe quality。 It is a delightful compendium of the strangest places on the planet。’- DAILY TELEGRAPH
‘Understatedly expressive。’ - NEW YORK TIMES
‘Deeply researched – and really worth your time。’ - GQ
Travis Elborough goes in search of the obscure and bizarre， the beautiful and arcane。 His unique atlas shows you the modern world from surprising new vantage points。 Discover the secret Soviet city of Zheleznogorsk and the church tower of San Juan Parangaricutiro， miraculously still standing as the sole survivor of a town sunk by lava。 Explore the underground realms of Beijing and Berlin， dug for refuge and espionage， and the floating worlds of remote Palmerston and the macabre Island of Dolls。
The truths and myths behind these hidden lairs， forgotten cities and improbable wonders are as varied as the destinations themselves。 These curious places are not just extraordinary sights but reflections on our relationship with the world around us。
‘Atlas of Improbable Places has that rare， through-the-wardrobe quality。 It is a delightful compendium of the strangest places on the planet。’- DAILY TELEGRAPH
‘Understatedly expressive。’ - NEW YORK TIMES
‘Deeply researched – and really worth your time。’ - GQ
Reviews
J Earl
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Atlas of Improbable Places is a fun read （this is a reissue） but fell a little short of my expectations。 I didn't mark it down very far because if I remove my personal disappointment I enjoyed it quite a bit。First， my expectations。 I expected more photographs and/or drawings/maps。 I was thinking more along the lines of a coffee table or end table book， which usually means visually attractive as well as informative。 This fell far short of what I would call visually appealing， though for a book th Atlas of Improbable Places is a fun read （this is a reissue） but fell a little short of my expectations。 I didn't mark it down very far because if I remove my personal disappointment I enjoyed it quite a bit。First， my expectations。 I expected more photographs and/or drawings/maps。 I was thinking more along the lines of a coffee table or end table book， which usually means visually attractive as well as informative。 This fell far short of what I would call visually appealing， though for a book that isn't supposed to be aesthetically pleasing it functions just fine。 The short chapters about each place were all interesting and left me wanting more information。 Even an additional page for each would have been helpful。 Between a small black and white photo each and a relatively short text， I felt let down more often than satisfied。 I expect to want to do a little more digging on my own when I read a book like this， but I don't expect to have to do that digging for each and every entry， just for the ones that really piqued my curiosity。On the flip side， since this has very few images and very short chapters it is actually a book one can easily read through rather than dip into periodically。 Once I approached it as a more shallow overview rather than something that would make me feel I really knew these places， it became a decent read。 I just didn't actually anticipate this kind of book。 The places I had been I felt were given too short of an introduction which makes me wonder what wasn't brought up in the other entries。I would still recommend this to readers who want to know about some of the more "improbable" or unusual places in the world， especially readers who want to simply have a list of places that they can then research on their own。Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley。 。。。more
Laurel
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The publisher provided ARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 This compilation of places strewn about the globe was an intriguing read。 It's important to note that this book was more history-based than travel-based。 i。e。， this book was not endorsing places you should see or visit， but more places you should know about and the history behind them。I found this to fit more in the category of a coffee table book rather than a read-in-one-sitting story。 If the author would have selec The publisher provided ARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 This compilation of places strewn about the globe was an intriguing read。 It's important to note that this book was more history-based than travel-based。 i。e。， this book was not endorsing places you should see or visit， but more places you should know about and the history behind them。I found this to fit more in the category of a coffee table book rather than a read-in-one-sitting story。 If the author would have selected fewer destinations but had gone into more depth on each， it would have been an attention-grabbing read。 Additionally， the chosen destinations centered on man-made buildings and architecture， so I suggest checking out Atlas Obscura for a more comprehensive atlas。 Overall， I enjoyed the style of this book with the inclusion of the coordinates and map of the destination。 It is a read I would recommend to history and architecture buffs or anyone looking for a unique coffee table read。 。。。more
Darius Ostrowski
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Like many （most？） people， I enjoy traveling， and I enjoy reading about exotic and interesting places in this world。 So I was really looking forward to “Atlas of Improbable Places: A Journey to the World's Most Unusual Corners” by Travis Elborough。 For travel ideas， for inspirations， for exploring places that right now are rather restricted to us。And I have to admit I was a bit disappointed。 There’s nothing wrong with the places chosen: most of them were quite interesting， either from a geographi Like many （most？） people， I enjoy traveling， and I enjoy reading about exotic and interesting places in this world。 So I was really looking forward to “Atlas of Improbable Places: A Journey to the World's Most Unusual Corners” by Travis Elborough。 For travel ideas， for inspirations， for exploring places that right now are rather restricted to us。And I have to admit I was a bit disappointed。 There’s nothing wrong with the places chosen: most of them were quite interesting， either from a geographical or historical perspective。 The 51 places are divided into six categories: Dream Creations， Deserted Destinations， Architectural Oddities， Floating Worlds， Otherworldly Spaces， and Subterranean Realms。 These are spread out all over the earth， from squatters in California to secret Soviet cities， to asbestos mines in Australia。 There’s also nothing wrong with Mr。 Elborough’s writing – his descriptions are interesting， he hits the high points and also displays a touch of humor。 The pictures and maps could be better， but they don’t really detract from the description and add a glimpse that makes one want to know more。No， the reason I was disappointed was that this book was just too short！ You have one or two pages about each location， just when the story starts getting interesting we move on to the next area。 Each section could easily be two to three times longer and still capture my imagination。 Instead， it makes me want to go read more elsewhere， and leaves me frustrated。I requested and received a free advanced electronic copy from Quarto Publishing Group – White Lion / Aurum via NetGalley。 Thank you！ 。。。more
Radwa
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English Review Below。مكنتش عارفة أن الكتاب ده جزء من سلسلة لمجموعة من كتب مشابهة أصدرتها ناشيونال جيوغرافيك، ودي كانت مفاجأة لطيفة، لأن الكتاب عجبني جدا، وده هيخليني أرجع أتفقد الكتابين التانيين。 الكتاب ده كما يتضح من عنوانه هو أطلس عن الأماكن الغريبة، وأغلبها تصلح لتكون بذرة أو نواة روايات وأفلام رعب أو خيال وده حصل بالفعل في حالات كتيرة، وده شيء مذهل。كل مكان بيتحدث عنه فيما لا يزيد عن 5 صفحات، مرفقة بصورة بالأبيض والأسود للمكان، لكن لقيت نفسي بدور على غوغل عن كل اسم، عشان أشوف صور ملونة وأكون English Review Below。مكنتش عارفة أن الكتاب ده جزء من سلسلة لمجموعة من كتب مشابهة أصدرتها ناشيونال جيوغرافيك، ودي كانت مفاجأة لطيفة، لأن الكتاب عجبني جدا، وده هيخليني أرجع أتفقد الكتابين التانيين。 الكتاب ده كما يتضح من عنوانه هو أطلس عن الأماكن الغريبة، وأغلبها تصلح لتكون بذرة أو نواة روايات وأفلام رعب أو خيال وده حصل بالفعل في حالات كتيرة، وده شيء مذهل。كل مكان بيتحدث عنه فيما لا يزيد عن 5 صفحات، مرفقة بصورة بالأبيض والأسود للمكان، لكن لقيت نفسي بدور على غوغل عن كل اسم، عشان أشوف صور ملونة وأكون صورة أكبر وأفضل للمكان。 بيتعمق كل فصل بشكل كاف وجيد في كل مكان، وبما أن الكتاب إصدار 2016، فهو مش قديم، وأغلب الأماكن في الكتاب على نفس حالتها التي تحدث عنها ولم يتغير شيء。الكتاب غير مترجم للأسف لكن أسلوب الكتابة غير معقد وسهل القراءة وده شيء أنا بقدره في إصدارات ناشيونال جيوغرافيك لما بقراها بالإنجليزية。I didn't know this was part of a series of "atlas" books by National Geographic， this was a nice surprise， since I enjoyed this one a lot， I might have to go back and check the other two。The title is pretty self-explanatory， it's an atlas of improbable places， and honestly all of them would be wonderful as settings for horror or fantasy novels which did happen in many cases， which is fascinating。Each place doesn't take more than 5 pages， and it comes with a black-and-white picture of it， but I found myself googling each place for more pictures in colour。 It goes into decent depths about each place and its current state。 Note that this book was released in 2016， so something might've slightly changed， but it's not like it was written a decade ago， so I'd say it's totally reliable。 The writing style was easy and approachable， which is something I find myself liking and appreciating National Geographic publications for。I thank Netgalley for the digital ARC。 。。。more
Alex Sarll
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Interesting timing for this one， coming as we take tentative steps out of a time when all places beyond the end of the road were improbable。 Not making any mention of that in the introduction is just one of the ways it feels like a time capsule – see also an entry for Denmark's hippy nexus Christiania that only nods at some of the earlier steps in the long recent dance where the straight world has been trying to crack down on it， amid suggestions that its commune ethos has corroded into simple c Interesting timing for this one， coming as we take tentative steps out of a time when all places beyond the end of the road were improbable。 Not making any mention of that in the introduction is just one of the ways it feels like a time capsule – see also an entry for Denmark's hippy nexus Christiania that only nods at some of the earlier steps in the long recent dance where the straight world has been trying to crack down on it， amid suggestions that its commune ethos has corroded into simple criminality。 As for China's never-finished Wonderland theme park， the entry there admits that it was levelled the best part of a decade ago， and shouldn't an atlas at least pretend to be of the now， rather than an Atlas Of Places Which Have At Some Point In History Been Improbable？ Doing a bit of a digging， it turns out that the book is five years old， and that this is just a reprint， which explains some of that – though once or twice I did spot a 2020s addendum， and you'd think in the intervening years they might have found a moment to fix things like the reference to "the Byzantium Empire"， or telling us how in tribute to Gagarin， departing cosmonauts "all urinate on the back rear tyre of the bus"。 London's Mail Rail， one of a handful of locations I've visited myself， is inexplicably the Rail Mail throughout。 Walter Benjamin is given the credit for 'History is written by the victors'， a phrase recorded as being used before he was born - ironically， by a Confederate。 You get the idea。Or perhaps the time could have been used to spice up the pictures which， at least in the Netgalley ARC， consist only of one monochrome picture per entry， and not terribly evocative ones - a shame when similar atlases of oddities became books to conjure with when I was a kid （or even now – look at Atlas Obscura for how to make a like project a delight）。 And even then they don't always seem to match the text。 San Juan Parangaricutiro， for instance， was abandoned after a volcanic eruption which took a very slow yet entirely inexorable year to reach the town （get yer climate change metaphors here！）; the words say the church's "tower and the altar were spared entirely and stand to this day marooned in a grim expanse of solidified lava"， right under a photo which appears to show them wreathed in abundant， resurgent vegetation。 The entry on a former Soviet science city mentions but does not show its flag， and OK， Google images can now fill the gap， but why when you have the option would you not include an image as entirely kick-ass as a bear splitting an atom with its bare paws*？ I guess I should at least credit the book with alerting me to look for that， or with letting me know that Portmeirion's Clough Williams-Ellis got an invite to go architect for Stalin， which he very sensibly refused （apart from the whole life-and-limb bit， I can only imagine the results looking like Poundbury）。 There are other intriguing entries， to be sure， on Lithuania's hill of crosses， or Mexico's island of dolls。 And if some are tragedy （or at least spookshow） then others are farce， like Senegal's African Renaissance Monument， essentially Wakanda as realised by North Korean workers， and with the statesman who proposed it getting a kickback on entry fees。 But all in all， this feels like a missed opportunity。*Remember: atoms are never guaranteed bear-proof， only bear-resistant。 。。。more
Sandra Berryman
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The synopsis of this book sounded promising as I love getting off the beaten path。 Easy to read and enjoyable for history and travel buffs， I thoroughly enjoyed this。 I received an e-book from NetGalley in return for an unbiased review。
Kaye
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This is an eclectic book。 The Atlas of Improbable Places is not a travel guide。 It is a look at diverse Dream Creations， Architectural Oddities and places once useful that have now been abandoned。 Some places I was familiar with like the original London Bridge being in Nevada or Hearst Castle on the California coast。 Some were interesting because I've never know about them。 For example， abandoned listening stations from the cold war or coastal resorts standing empty。 This book is great for thumb This is an eclectic book。 The Atlas of Improbable Places is not a travel guide。 It is a look at diverse Dream Creations， Architectural Oddities and places once useful that have now been abandoned。 Some places I was familiar with like the original London Bridge being in Nevada or Hearst Castle on the California coast。 Some were interesting because I've never know about them。 For example， abandoned listening stations from the cold war or coastal resorts standing empty。 This book is great for thumbing through and reading about the oddities or what makes them unique。 Each location includes a black and white photo and good descriptions of the site along with geographical coordinates。 But there is no effort made to distinguish places that are visitable versus ones that you can't visit or even reach。 I enjoyed reading the book and finding the few places I've seen。 Thank you NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group-White Lion for a temporary ARC ebook in exchange for an honest review。 （3。5 stars） 。。。more
Katie Bell
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3。5/5This book covers the most bizarre places on our planet and it was a delight to read through。 Each location is only a few pages long， and I would've loved to hear more about them， but other than that I genuinely enjoyed it！ 3。5/5This book covers the most bizarre places on our planet and it was a delight to read through。 Each location is only a few pages long， and I would've loved to hear more about them， but other than that I genuinely enjoyed it！ 。。。more
Annarella
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It made me travel to new places and to some I already knew。 It's well written and kept me turning pages as I wanted to discover more。It could be a great way to create an itinerary around the world。Highly recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine It made me travel to new places and to some I already knew。 It's well written and kept me turning pages as I wanted to discover more。It could be a great way to create an itinerary around the world。Highly recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine 。。。more
Danielle
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Read this review and more on my blog， uncovered-books。I received a free copy of Atlas of Improbable Places from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion。The Atlas of Improbable Places takes you on a journey to a variety of different locations。 While some will not be known by many， such as Varosha an abandoned tourist resort in Cyprus; others such as Aokigahara Forest and The Palm in Dubai are more widely known。The Atlas of Improbable Places is split into 6 seperate sections: Dream Creatio Read this review and more on my blog， uncovered-books。I received a free copy of Atlas of Improbable Places from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion。The Atlas of Improbable Places takes you on a journey to a variety of different locations。 While some will not be known by many， such as Varosha an abandoned tourist resort in Cyprus; others such as Aokigahara Forest and The Palm in Dubai are more widely known。The Atlas of Improbable Places is split into 6 seperate sections: Dream Creations; Deserted Destinations; Architectural Oddities; Floating Worlds; Otherworldly Spaces and Subterranean Realms。While each location mentioned had a brief but detailed description around the place and how it came to be， I struggled to connect with each location and understand it。Also， I wish that more pictures were included。 I feel like when you are talking about locations， the best way to showcase them is through photographs。 Since I have never heard of or seen what some of the places look like， photographs would have been highly beneficial to this book to help the reader understand what location you are reading about。I personally found the Atlas of Improbable Places to be a tad confusing。 It did not seem to know exactly what it wanted to be， and unfortunately I did not find it a very engaging read like I had hoped。 。。。more
Kathryn
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This is a fun， quirky travel book。 It's not really a practical guide and more of a reference book to use while sitting at home and thinking of being else where。 It highlights odd locations from around the world， most are man-made while a few are natural。 Each location has a black and white photograph and a 1-2 page description。 Some of the places I have been to like Christiania in Copenhagen and Hearst Castle， while others I did not know existed。 While it does provide the location's coordinates， This is a fun， quirky travel book。 It's not really a practical guide and more of a reference book to use while sitting at home and thinking of being else where。 It highlights odd locations from around the world， most are man-made while a few are natural。 Each location has a black and white photograph and a 1-2 page description。 Some of the places I have been to like Christiania in Copenhagen and Hearst Castle， while others I did not know existed。 While it does provide the location's coordinates， for most of the locations the book provides no information as to whether or not it is open to visitors or is even still in existence。 This book would be a fun gift for the person who has been everywhere。 。。。more
Alexandra
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I received this book via NetGalley。An amusing jaunt through “improbable” places around the world。 The author doesn’t claim to have visited these places， so it’s not like it’s a travel guide; the term atlas has been chosen deliberately。The chapter headings give a suggestion of the sorts of places covered， although sometimes that’s a stretch。Dream Creations - sometimes an individual’s dream， sometimes more a societal aspiration; Deserted Destinations - deliberately， as in Wittenoom in WA， abandone I received this book via NetGalley。An amusing jaunt through “improbable” places around the world。 The author doesn’t claim to have visited these places， so it’s not like it’s a travel guide; the term atlas has been chosen deliberately。The chapter headings give a suggestion of the sorts of places covered， although sometimes that’s a stretch。Dream Creations - sometimes an individual’s dream， sometimes more a societal aspiration; Deserted Destinations - deliberately， as in Wittenoom in WA， abandoned due to asbestos; or because people just… drifted away; Architectural Oddities - did you know that the London Bridge built in 1831 today stands in Arizona？Floating Worlds -like the Palms; mostly islands; Otherworldly Space， which seems to be mostly about death; And Subterranean Realms - I did not know there was an underground railway in London dedicated to mail delivery。 Overall it’s a fun read， best viewed as one to dip into I think rather than reading cover to cover in a single sitting。 Don’t expect a lot of detail about most places; this is a taster， not a through investigation of most places。 。。。more
Kristine
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Atlas of improbable Places by Travis Elborough is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in early July。Originally published in 2016， this book is about built or partially built locations， places that have since been cleared out or destroyed by a cataclysmic event， weird structures， islands， prisons， secret bases， spooky/mystical/predestined/ancient and underground places， towns existing wherever there's water， independent cities/properties when migrants， refugees， and freethinkers live; others where Atlas of improbable Places by Travis Elborough is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in early July。Originally published in 2016， this book is about built or partially built locations， places that have since been cleared out or destroyed by a cataclysmic event， weird structures， islands， prisons， secret bases， spooky/mystical/predestined/ancient and underground places， towns existing wherever there's water， independent cities/properties when migrants， refugees， and freethinkers live; others where only the very rich and prestigious dwell。 。。。more
Erin Sjursen
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I really enjoyed reading this book！ The places included were super interesting and I had not previously heard of most of them。 I liked that places from all over the world were included， not just far away countries that I will likely never visit。 It was very interesting to see these places in not only my country， but one was even in my state！ This book is great for people that like to travel and learn about monuments and places。 I thought the amount of information for each place was the perfect a I really enjoyed reading this book！ The places included were super interesting and I had not previously heard of most of them。 I liked that places from all over the world were included， not just far away countries that I will likely never visit。 It was very interesting to see these places in not only my country， but one was even in my state！ This book is great for people that like to travel and learn about monuments and places。 I thought the amount of information for each place was the perfect amount， not too much but I definitely learned a lot！ 。。。more
Dubi
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I promised to write an honest review in exchange for an advance reading copy from NetGalley。 And if I am to be totally honest， I don't see where this is anything more than a knock-off of Atlas Obscura， but not quite as good （except in the writing of the text）。This is the third in a series written by Travis Elborough， with maps by Martin Brown， the first to be published by National Geographic （as fas as I can tell -- the others seem to have been published by elsewhere）。 Curiously， the second entr I promised to write an honest review in exchange for an advance reading copy from NetGalley。 And if I am to be totally honest， I don't see where this is anything more than a knock-off of Atlas Obscura， but not quite as good （except in the writing of the text）。This is the third in a series written by Travis Elborough， with maps by Martin Brown， the first to be published by National Geographic （as fas as I can tell -- the others seem to have been published by elsewhere）。 Curiously， the second entry， Atlas of Vanishing Places， has beautifully detailed maps and multiple color photos per entry， while this one， like the first， has rudimentary maps and only a single black and white photo per entry -- disappointing。Also curious is the raison d'etre for this book -- as a compendium of unusual places one can visit。 On one hand， many of these places cannot be visited， like the asbestos mining city in Australia。 On the other hand， some of these places are hardly secret -- Hearst Castle is neither improbable， unexpected， nor unknown。 But most of all， most of these places don't even seem to be interesting destinations to visit so much as interested subjects to write about。The writing -- that's the saving grace。 All other quibbles aside， Elborough writes good back stories for each of his locales， coming at them in every opening paragraph from interesting， often unexpected angles， lacing every entry with a wry sense of humor。 But most of all， he tells a good， well-researched back story quite succinctly。Bottom line， if I wanted a handsome coffee table book of unusual destinations， I'd get the Atlas Obscura book。 Online， I'd access their web site -- with this book， I had to go to Google to get good pictures， better maps， and more info， as opposed to just clicking links online （OK， so my complaint here is based on laziness）。 There is also a good series of books， at least in the United States， called Weird [state name] that covers the same territory （though not as well written）。 And of course there's always Lonely Planet。I requested Atlas of Improbable Places because I am a traveler interested in offbeat places -- I've been to all seven continents， 47 different countries， 37 of the United States。 But I got very little travel inspiration from this book （maybe some islands off the west coast of Ireland）。 On the other hand， as a student of history， I loved the text of this book and learned quite a bit from it。 。。。more
Poushali
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I received this ARC in exchange of my honest opinion。I have always loved travelling and always m on the hunt for cool places。 There are some unknown places mentioned here which made this read super interesting。 Probably the only way I could travel this year
Amber Hamza
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This atlas is perfect for those who are curious， or for those who want to travel and see sights that are not listed in most travel guides。 One such listing is the Star City， a training facility for astronauts。 To test the ability to endure long durations of isolation as they travel to Mars and beyond。 Another is the abandoned Disney land style theme park in China。 This is one that some people would have already heard about。 The park was halted mid construction because of land disputes。 What woul This atlas is perfect for those who are curious， or for those who want to travel and see sights that are not listed in most travel guides。 One such listing is the Star City， a training facility for astronauts。 To test the ability to endure long durations of isolation as they travel to Mars and beyond。 Another is the abandoned Disney land style theme park in China。 This is one that some people would have already heard about。 The park was halted mid construction because of land disputes。 What would have made this book more interesting would have been colored pictures instead of the black and white which I found boring。 。。。more
miss。mesmerized mesmerized
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In a time when exploring the world is something to look forward to but due to pandemic restrictions not easily doable， travel books are a great way to discover new places and stir up anticipation for the time after。 Travis Elborough has found places which are not on the average agenda for a trip。 In the subtitle， he calls them “the world’s most unusual corners” and I couldn’t agree more with that。 He classifies his finding into six groups: dream creations， deserted destinations， architectural od In a time when exploring the world is something to look forward to but due to pandemic restrictions not easily doable， travel books are a great way to discover new places and stir up anticipation for the time after。 Travis Elborough has found places which are not on the average agenda for a trip。 In the subtitle， he calls them “the world’s most unusual corners” and I couldn’t agree more with that。 He classifies his finding into six groups: dream creations， deserted destinations， architectural oddities， floating worlds， otherworldly places， and subterranean realms。 In each， he presents several destinations which are distributed all over the world with a majority in the USA and Europe。 Each spot is accompanied by a text of two to four pages explaining what makes the place outstanding。 The author offers a great variety， from formerly closed soviet cities and other deserted military places over utopian places like Christania and villages abandoned after wars or other incidents to modern creations like the artificial island “The Palm” and underground ways which were never meant to be discovered。It is a great coffee table book or gift to somebody who likes to travel and to learn about never heard of places。 The information has the perfect lengths to take up the book now and again and just read and learn a bit about this planet’s wondrous locations。 。。。more
lafemmeabsurde
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I've never known a travel book to have so much soul in it。 This is one of those books that makes you very fond of the author - even when you don't as much know the color of his hair！ The book started with an Italo Calvino reference that made me squeal because I am a thorough fan。I think this is a really important book and I believe its slightly mystic quality is going to amuse and attract readers for generations to come。 I've never known a travel book to have so much soul in it。 This is one of those books that makes you very fond of the author - even when you don't as much know the color of his hair！ The book started with an Italo Calvino reference that made me squeal because I am a thorough fan。I think this is a really important book and I believe its slightly mystic quality is going to amuse and attract readers for generations to come。 。。。more
Heather
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If you enjoy going off the beaten track when you travel then you will enjoy creating a wish list from this book。 I have been to some of the places in the book and can verify the research is accurate。。 Black and white photos and some basic maps。 Thank you #NetGalley for the copy to review。
Lisa
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I love this type of book， but I found this one terribly disappointing。 The maps chosen somehow had a weird perspective， such that even places I’m familiar with seemed jarring。 I found the descriptive writing pretty boring， and it sometimes took a while to figure out why a place had been included。 The photos were often grainy and seemed dated even when they didn’t need to be。
sinepudore
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The map not to be the territory， just as a written history is not the sum of any individual place。#quote
Hessel
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Origineel en goed uitgevoerd concept， leuke selectie van plaatsen。 Soms wel wat veel van hetzelfde though。 De kaarten zijn wat slordig en het had wel wat toegevoegd als de foto's in kleur waren geweest。 🌏 Origineel en goed uitgevoerd concept， leuke selectie van plaatsen。 Soms wel wat veel van hetzelfde though。 De kaarten zijn wat slordig en het had wel wat toegevoegd als de foto's in kleur waren geweest。 🌏 。。。more
Dayna
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Fun armchair travel in these COVID times。
Tahlia
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just wish the pictures were in colour！
Valentina
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Really good graphics！ A pleasure to flip through。I wasn't too impressed with the selection of hidden places and odd monuments。Still an interesting book！ Really good graphics！ A pleasure to flip through。I wasn't too impressed with the selection of hidden places and odd monuments。Still an interesting book！ 。。。more
Ashley Choo
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Interesting stories but boring maps
Andrea Civitarese
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Don’t expect a vast number of places explored and don’t expect a detailed analysis and history of such places。 Each place comes with one b/w picture only。 But its short chapters are pleasant to read， one per evening， in a sofa。 If you like maps， the places also come with a medium-detailed map。
Richard Hakes
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