Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Greatest Trips
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Summary
Featuring 120 new destinations， this best-selling inspirational travel guide reveals 500 celebrated and lesser-known destinations around the globe， from ocean cruises in Antarctica to horse treks in the Andes。 Completely revised and updated for its 10th anniversary。
Compiled from the favorite trips of National Geographic's legendary travel writers， this fully updated， 10th anniversary edition of Journeys of a Lifetime spans the globe to highlight the best of the world's most celebrated and lesser-known sojourns。 Offering a diverse array of possibilities， every continent and possible form of transport is covered， illustrated with glorious color photographs。 With 16 new pages; new destinations like Cartegena， Colombia; and updated information throughout， this timely new edition is the perfect resource for travelers who crave adventurous trips--from trekking the heights of Mt。 Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to mountain biking in Transylvania--and those searching for more specific experiences （the world's top small cruises， hot new museums around the world， secrets for following in the footsteps of film and TV heroes， and more）。 Each chapter features stunning photography， full-color maps， and practical tips， including how to get there， when to visit， and how to make the most of your journey。
Informative and inspiring， this luxurious volume is a lifelong resource that readers will treasure for years to come。
Compiled from the favorite trips of National Geographic's legendary travel writers， this fully updated， 10th anniversary edition of Journeys of a Lifetime spans the globe to highlight the best of the world's most celebrated and lesser-known sojourns。 Offering a diverse array of possibilities， every continent and possible form of transport is covered， illustrated with glorious color photographs。 With 16 new pages; new destinations like Cartegena， Colombia; and updated information throughout， this timely new edition is the perfect resource for travelers who crave adventurous trips--from trekking the heights of Mt。 Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to mountain biking in Transylvania--and those searching for more specific experiences （the world's top small cruises， hot new museums around the world， secrets for following in the footsteps of film and TV heroes， and more）。 Each chapter features stunning photography， full-color maps， and practical tips， including how to get there， when to visit， and how to make the most of your journey。
Informative and inspiring， this luxurious volume is a lifelong resource that readers will treasure for years to come。
Reviews
Vaishnavi Rai
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Just loved the way it is presented beautiful pictures and knowledge about cities 。Totally loved it
Jyoti Ranjan
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A perfect coffee table book to read and to take a virtual tour around the world through water，road & train。。
Lynee
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Like all National Geographic publications， this book has lovely photographs and descriptions so vivid that it helps ease the fact that all of our trips last year were canceled。 Since this year isn’t looking so wonderful for travel， I enjoyed taking a trip all around the world to some upliftingly beautiful places。
Ky Cauldron
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Beautiful and hefty！ Got this for my Mom for Christmas last year to inspire her to go to new places for travel since she really wants to。 She loved it！
Carla T
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I read this during the Covid lockdown since I could not travel to other countries but this allowed me to feel like I was somewhere else。 Oh， there are so many more places I want to visit thanks to the pages in this book。 Well done！
Jenny
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Aaaahhh。。。the only way to travel during a pandemic。 You can prop yourself up in bed， lay back on the couch or head out in the sunshine to enjoy this stunning book。 The pictures are by National Geographic photographers so they may even tell more than a thousand words。Just beautiful。
Uriel Fuentes
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The book has many interesting trips。 I couldn't enjoy fully because it describes many animals and plants that I didn't understand because English isn't my first language。 One bad thing is that it is concentrated a lot in the US and Canada so it truly don't represent the whole world or the US is overrepresented。 The book has many interesting trips。 I couldn't enjoy fully because it describes many animals and plants that I didn't understand because English isn't my first language。 One bad thing is that it is concentrated a lot in the US and Canada so it truly don't represent the whole world or the US is overrepresented。 。。。more
Meera
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An enjoyable collection of travel trips around the world。 For those who love to travel， this book will motivate you to more travel。 The information of the places is well documented and can help you travel your next trip。 It is well categorized and provides fascinating new destinations and activities to do。 For those who of us who cannot travel to all these places; this book takes you there。 The photos in the book are breathtaking。 The book is beautiful visual journey。
Nancy
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Who am I kidding？ You don't really "read" a book like this。 You leave it sitting on a corner of your desk at work for months on end， and when you're bored or having an especially bad day， you flip through it and plan your next vacation。 If you're anal like I am， you try to find a helpful website for the trips you like and bookmark it in Pinterest for future planning/day dreaming。 Yeah， that's what I did and I loved it。But seriously， it's 500 trips。 500！ That's a lot。 And the library is now threa Who am I kidding？ You don't really "read" a book like this。 You leave it sitting on a corner of your desk at work for months on end， and when you're bored or having an especially bad day， you flip through it and plan your next vacation。 If you're anal like I am， you try to find a helpful website for the trips you like and bookmark it in Pinterest for future planning/day dreaming。 Yeah， that's what I did and I loved it。But seriously， it's 500 trips。 500！ That's a lot。 And the library is now threatening to send me to collections and call my mom and maybe burn down my house unless I return this book， despite the fact that I work for them。。。。 sigh。。。。。 So， I guess it's time to return the book and just buy my own copy next time I feel the urge to look at the beautiful pictures。Yeah。。。。。。 。。。more
Ann
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Oh the places one could go only no money to go all of these wonderful places but I have been to some and consider myself very lucky to be able to go！！ This book is a beautifully illustrated book and has the websites listed for more information。 Also included are hiking， biking， sailing， canal， train ， plane and all sorts of adventurous ways to get from here to there！
Mike Violano
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I'm a sucker for books on travel adventures and this one is mighty fine。 I actually bought this as a gift for a friend who travels often and after peaking inside bought one for myself。 These journeys range from a five minute on the Star Ferry from Hong Kong to Kowloon （done that） to a road trip from Miami to Key West （done that too） to glorious journeys in Africa， the Middle East and river cruises in Europe （on my 2020 trip plans）。 Beautifully illustrated and each one page destination has a load I'm a sucker for books on travel adventures and this one is mighty fine。 I actually bought this as a gift for a friend who travels often and after peaking inside bought one for myself。 These journeys range from a five minute on the Star Ferry from Hong Kong to Kowloon （done that） to a road trip from Miami to Key West （done that too） to glorious journeys in Africa， the Middle East and river cruises in Europe （on my 2020 trip plans）。 Beautifully illustrated and each one page destination has a load of practical information including websites to explore。 。。。more
Frsaal
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This book is actually cool。
Edalma
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This book is definitely amazing。
Andrew Brennan
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Something I learned in this book is that The middle East is a very old and interesting tourist atraction， because it is filled with lots of beautiful architecture。
Ashley
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Interesting way to lay out travel and I got a few new ideas from it！
Roberta
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If this book doesn’t light a flame under your wanderlust， you are reading the wrong book！While it included some places and activities that did not appeal to me — aggressive adventures， for example — it did include many fascinating locations and activities。 It even made me want to return to most of the places that I have already visited！ Keep in mind that it is a coffee-table style of travel book， so if that type of reading does not appeal to you then you might be better off reading a book set in If this book doesn’t light a flame under your wanderlust， you are reading the wrong book！While it included some places and activities that did not appeal to me — aggressive adventures， for example — it did include many fascinating locations and activities。 It even made me want to return to most of the places that I have already visited！ Keep in mind that it is a coffee-table style of travel book， so if that type of reading does not appeal to you then you might be better off reading a book set in one of the many locations described in the pages of this delightful book。 。。。more
Jill
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I have several of these large National Geographic coffee table sized Journeys of a Lifetime travel books， and all are gorgeous and worth browsing through repeatedly。 The photos are just as breathtaking as you would expect in a publication from National Geographic。 This one is organized by types of travel， such as train trips， road trips， bike trips， walking routes， gourmet ventures， etc。 Whether you’re looking for armchair travel or inspiration for your next trip， you’ll find much to entertain a I have several of these large National Geographic coffee table sized Journeys of a Lifetime travel books， and all are gorgeous and worth browsing through repeatedly。 The photos are just as breathtaking as you would expect in a publication from National Geographic。 This one is organized by types of travel， such as train trips， road trips， bike trips， walking routes， gourmet ventures， etc。 Whether you’re looking for armchair travel or inspiration for your next trip， you’ll find much to entertain and enthrall you in this volume。This high quality book would be an excellent gift for a hard-to-please friend of family member who has everything。 。。。more
Abbie Butcher
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Fun table read， easy to flip through as you are watching the TV or listening to music。 Only one problem: now my bucket list of places to visit is 1000 miles long！
Amerynth
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"Journeys of a Lifetime" which gives short vignettes on interesting travel ideas is a really beautiful book。 The pictures are gorgeous and the short trip descriptions are nice。I didn't love the way the book was organized -- by type of travel rather than location -- as it makes things more difficult to find if you're traveling to an area。 （Do a lot of people say， I want to take a trip by train。。。。 I'll look for someplace to go？） I expected more itineraries rather than brief descriptions， too。The "Journeys of a Lifetime" which gives short vignettes on interesting travel ideas is a really beautiful book。 The pictures are gorgeous and the short trip descriptions are nice。I didn't love the way the book was organized -- by type of travel rather than location -- as it makes things more difficult to find if you're traveling to an area。 （Do a lot of people say， I want to take a trip by train。。。。 I'll look for someplace to go？） I expected more itineraries rather than brief descriptions， too。The book is nice for armchair expeditions， though it won't help much in the planning department。 。。。more
Kathleen Garber
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This beautiful full colour book takes you on a tour of 500 trips you can take around the world， separated by type of trip and including photos， places you don’t want to miss， tips specific to that area and where to find more information。The categories are: Across Water， By Road， By Rail， On Foot， In Search of Culture， In Gourmet Heaven， Into the Action， Up and Away and In Their Footsteps。The first few are obvious。 Into the Action are for those who want hands-on adventure （Dogsledding in Alaska， This beautiful full colour book takes you on a tour of 500 trips you can take around the world， separated by type of trip and including photos， places you don’t want to miss， tips specific to that area and where to find more information。The categories are: Across Water， By Road， By Rail， On Foot， In Search of Culture， In Gourmet Heaven， Into the Action， Up and Away and In Their Footsteps。The first few are obvious。 Into the Action are for those who want hands-on adventure （Dogsledding in Alaska， Heli-Hiking in British Columbia， White Water rafting in West Virginia or riding Dune Buggies in Oregon）， Up and Away includes flights and bird’s eye views and In Their Footsteps has you following where people from history went such as Cabot Trail （where explorer John Cabot landed in Nova Scotia）， following the route taken by Lewis and Clark in the US or visiting the three homes of one of Chile’s important writers/political figures Pablo Neruda。）For each entry， you will find info， when to go， how long， planning， inside information， websites， highlights and full-colour photographs。 Dribbled throughout the book are also lists such as:Top 10 Steam Train TipsTop 10 City Bike ToursTop 10 Skywatching DestinationsTop 10 Jetboat Adventuresand much moreIf you are a traveller this book is for you。 If you love learning about notable parts of the world， this book is for you。 This is definitely more for a traveller though。 。。。more
Natalie
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EXPLORE THE BEST OF THE WORLD。There's over 120 brand new destinations within this book and there is something for everyone inside it。 So weather you love hiking， train journeys， stargazing or fishing， flowers， food， culture or history， there's something for everyone to explore in this book。 I have seen so many breath taking pictures within this book that if I could I'd hop on a plane and travel far and wide to see them all。 The trouble is there's so many I don't know which I'd pick first！ The in EXPLORE THE BEST OF THE WORLD。There's over 120 brand new destinations within this book and there is something for everyone inside it。 So weather you love hiking， train journeys， stargazing or fishing， flowers， food， culture or history， there's something for everyone to explore in this book。 I have seen so many breath taking pictures within this book that if I could I'd hop on a plane and travel far and wide to see them all。 The trouble is there's so many I don't know which I'd pick first！ The information detailed within this book is both factual and enjoyable to read。 Even my 5 year old daughter has been fascinated looking at all the different places around the world。 The book lists highlights of each location and historical information as well as information in relation to the best times to travel/visit locations， how long they take， any planning info you need e。g such as contacting local tourist boards， if you should book well in advance etc。 Inside information such as how often locals use that route， cultural info， what to do in/out of season etc。 And websites to check out。 I truly reccomend this book to anyone。 It's a book to treasure for life that feeds food to the mind and widens your horizons to what there is around us in the world and many ideas of beautiful locations to explore that you wouldn't normally think of。 A real treasure trove of travel。 。。。more
Debra Schoenberger
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This six pound reference book is a veritable guide to pretty much anyplace you want to explore and how you want to do it。 Not everyone travels the same way or wants to do the same thing so this book breaks down trips and destinations into sections that will appeal to different travelers。Each page highlights a destination with a brief （not exhaustive） summary， advice about when to go， how long， when to plan， inside information and a list of websites to visit for more information。 There is also This six pound reference book is a veritable guide to pretty much anyplace you want to explore and how you want to do it。 Not everyone travels the same way or wants to do the same thing so this book breaks down trips and destinations into sections that will appeal to different travelers。Each page highlights a destination with a brief （not exhaustive） summary， advice about when to go， how long， when to plan， inside information and a list of websites to visit for more information。 There is also a small map with tidbits of information on the side panel。 Naturally， photographs fill the book。Here are a few examples of different types of trips:Are you a foodie？ Chapter 6 teases you with different foodie toursKentucky Bourbon Trail （page 249）Blue Mountain Coffee （page 254Thailand Cuisine Tour （page 259）Love trains？ Chapter 3 provides information for the train lover - whether luxurious or spartan。Mexico， EL Chepe （page 113）Vietnam， The Reunification Express （page 119）India， The Palace on wheels （page 125）Intrepid Hiker？ Chapter 4 - Put on your hiking books and follow some of these trails （both city and wilderness trips）！Vermont， the Appalachian Trail （149）Utah， Paria Canyon （153）Hawai'i， The Kalalau Trail （page 157）As a world traveler and photographer， I've been to many of the places I read about in the book。 Because there are so many destinations featured in this guide， there isn't really a lot of information per subject。 That's where you have fun doing your own research！ I've already tagged a few pages of destinations I would like to visit！I highly recommend this guide for any intrepid （or non-intrepid） explorer who wants to explore places both far flung or closer to home。 。。。more
Chris Hart
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Not really a book to read page by page， this big volume does have some interesting tidbits about our world and how to experience it。 I was sort of surprised by how many of these "world's greatest trips" I've actually taken--probably about a dozen or so， although I don't consider myself particularly well traveled。 Not really a book to read page by page， this big volume does have some interesting tidbits about our world and how to experience it。 I was sort of surprised by how many of these "world's greatest trips" I've actually taken--probably about a dozen or so， although I don't consider myself particularly well traveled。 。。。more
Lindsay Clark
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Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Greatest Trips is a thick and visual one from National Geographic Traveler that enables dreamers to dream。 With brief descriptions of destinations and experiences， coupled with their ever-fantastic photography， it's hard not to pine for travel every time you open this book。 Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Greatest Trips is a thick and visual one from National Geographic Traveler that enables dreamers to dream。 With brief descriptions of destinations and experiences， coupled with their ever-fantastic photography， it's hard not to pine for travel every time you open this book。 。。。more
Megan Hevener
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This is a great way to show students the art of embodying the voice of persuasion。 These writers have to persuade the audience to think a particular destination is one of the World's greatest trips。 I will select a few trips for students to read。 This will be used as a model text for students to get some ideas about putting on their selling something voice and persuading the audience on why something is the best or worst。 Student will highlight phrases or sentences that really stand out in persu This is a great way to show students the art of embodying the voice of persuasion。 These writers have to persuade the audience to think a particular destination is one of the World's greatest trips。 I will select a few trips for students to read。 This will be used as a model text for students to get some ideas about putting on their selling something voice and persuading the audience on why something is the best or worst。 Student will highlight phrases or sentences that really stand out in persuading them to take a trip to that country or destination。 Students should also pay attention to the specific detail in the text， and how that enhances the persuasion quality。 After that， students will have to persuade the school board on why their school is the best or worst in the district using specific examples just like the articles from Journey of a Lifetime did。 。。。more
Kiwi Begs2Differ ✎
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Excellent resource for planning your bucket list。
daniel dirnfeld
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Beautiful book
Sara W。
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Reading is book is like traveling around the world。 I love this book since it introduces places that are very beautiful and nice to visit。 Also it includes here some bridges， highways and rides that you can just see it beautiful and great to stay for a while。 I love also the pictures included here。 Such an overwhelmed to read。
Katie Topp
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I inhaled this。 Something to day dream though， for days。
Sruthi Raju
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