Globe Travel Album (A Guide to Exploring World Wonders)

Author: John Mann
Publisher:
Publish Date: 1999-12-01
Features:
A summary introduction to the world's most famous tourist attractions, helping you plan your travel destinations and itineraries.
Describes the magnificent landscapes of the world's major continents, including natural wonders and man-made marvels, from the Great Rift Valley in East Africa and the Grand Canyon in North America to the lost Inca cities in South America and the temples in the Angkor Wat series.
Guidance on the best scenic spots and the best times to visit.
Tips for safe travel for solo travelers.
Advice on how to avoid peak travel seasons.
Information on local geography (climate, transportation, accommodation, local products).
This book can help you fulfill your dreams—it can take you trekking through the world's highest mountains, discovering a lost Inca city on your own, swimming among coral reefs, or experiencing the colors and excitement of different cultures and traditions.
The in-depth introductions to some of the world's most spectacular and attractive places in the book make you feel an irresistible urge to travel and can't wait to set off. These travel destinations have always been longed for, but perhaps due to difficulty in choosing and indecision, you have been unable to set off. The Global Travel Atlas will inspire you, and the information it provides will help you plan your future travel career well: list all the travel destinations for your upcoming holidays, rank them according to your preferences, and then find the best time to visit each destination.
Each chapter of the book focuses on a travel destination, whether describing its natural beauty, wonders, and unique wildlife or imagining its past civilizations and existing cultures and traditions, making these places an irresistible charm.
The Global Travel Atlas allows you to "hold a book in hand and travel the world," saving you from piling up all the brochures from local tourism offices on your living room floor. This book is not to promote a trip or vacation but to condense the essence of the world's best scenic spots, so you can get the practical information you need to help you decide where to go.
Maps mark the locations of the places listed in the articles, and beautiful photos spark your interest—of course, nothing can compare to the real scenes there. The travel experiences brought by the author, along with their enthusiastic descriptions of the places they have visited, will help you choose destinations that match your travel plans, interests, age group, and dreams.