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One could call it the ultimate travel book: Lonely Planet's insider's peek at 218 countries of the world from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, from populous China to tiny Easter Island. (There are even entries for Kyrgystan and Kiribati.) Illustrated with hundreds of color photographs, this gift book contains maps, data, and tourist tips, including "best time to visit" and "essential experiences."

From the Publisher

The world is a breathtakingly big place, and in this big book we have undertaken the big task of detailing as much of it as we can—every single country, many of the larger dependencies and other, smaller destinations. With the traveler's experience at its heart, this book shows a slice of life in every corner of the globe, and all points in between, engaging the reader's senses in an adventure which conjures up the sights, smells, tastes, sounds and feel of our amazing world.

Who We Are

At Lonely Planet, we see our job as inspiring and enabling travelers to connect with the world for their own benefit and for the benefit of the world at large.

What We Do

We offer travelers the world's richest travel advice, informed by the collective wisdom of over 350 Lonely Planet authors living in 37 countries and fluent in 70 languages.

We are relentless in finding the special, the unique and the different for travellers wherever they are.

When we update our guidebooks, we check every listing, in person, every time.

We always offer the trusted filter for those who are curious, open minded and independent.

We challenge our growing community of travelers; leading debate and discussion about travel and the world.

We tell it like it is without fear or favor in service of the travelers; not clouded by any other motive.

What We Believe

We believe that travel leads to a deeper cultural understanding and compassion and therefore a better world.

San Francisco Chronicle, November 14, 2004

"Lonely Planet's photographs are technically perfect...and with all those images, every reader will find something to admire."

Library Journal

A stunning and utterly captivating testament to the beauty and wonder of our natural and human world, this book covers a whopping 230 countries, including some not technically countries at all, like Greenland, Hong Kong, and various Caribbean islands. Casting a wide net, Lonely Planet's editors have nonetheless managed to distill something essential about each location, in 1200 dancing images of its people and places and brief but spot-on suggestions of what to eat, drink, listen to, and watch. Entries are arranged alphabetically rather than geographically, and this logic works: the oddness of seeing Jamaica followed by Japan and Jordan; or Afghanistan preceding Albania, Algeria, and Andorra is strange and startling and sure to delight. A dearth of historical facts or statistics-although capital, population, area, and official language information is included-make this not a reference work but rather, in the turning of the pages, a suggestive, provocative, loving portrait of our gorgeous, haunting planet, not lonely at all. Highly recommended.-Tania Barnes, Library Journal Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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Product Details

• ISBN: 1741046297
  
• ISBN-13: 9781741046298
• Format: Paperback, 444pp
• Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
• Pub. Date: September 2005
• Edition Description: Reprint
• Sales Rank: 4,996