En 30 Excursiones inolvidables por el mundo, Steve Watkins y Clare Jones, cronistas de viajes y fotógrafos de renombre internacional, han seleccionado, a partir de sus muchos años de experiencia, treinta de sus excursiones favoritas de entre las realizadas a lo largo de su vida. Las multiples aventuras de Steve y Clare van desde hacer un crucero por los fiordos de la Patagonia hasta descender por el Canal du Midi en una lenta barcaza, seguir las huellas de Shackleton en la Antartida y buscar a los gorilas en la selva de Ruanda.
Unforgettable Things to Do Before You Die helps you discover a host of amazing and rewarding trips and experiences to be had in some of the world''s most fabulous places during a regular two-week holiday or less. International travel writers and photographers Steve Watkins and Clare Jones draw on years of experience and select 40 of their favourite experiences of a lifetime. Recommendations range from tracking spirit bears through rainforest on Princess Royal Island, Canada and hiking the famous Milford Track in New Zealand to watching stirring opera in Verona, Italy and sailing down the history-laced Nile on a felucca in Egypt. Lavishly illustrated with specially commissioned photographs and featuring inspirational short essays on each experience, it shows just how beautiful the world still is and uncovers compelling ways of connecting with and traveling through these magical places.
You only get one life. Make it a memorable one.This is the second title in an exciting international bestselling series of books that will help you search out essential sights and experiences around the world.In Unforgettable Things to Do Before You Die, international travel writers and photographers Steve Watkins and Clare Jones draw on their years of experience to select their ultimate trips of a lifetime. This book will introduce you to a host of unusual and amazing activities to be done in fabulous destinations during a break of two weeks or less.Adventures range from searching for pearls in Tahiti, French Polynesia, and dog-sledding through the snowy landscapes of Sweden, to exploring the rainforests of Belize, and sailing down the Nile on an Egyptian felucca. For the less active explorer they offer more relaxed but equally unmissable pursuits, such as watching an opera in the ancient ruins of Verona, Italy, or wine-tasting in Bordeaux, France. Lavishly illustrated with specially commissioned photographs, Unforgettable Things to Do Before You Die is aimed at anyone looking for an inspirational experience of a lifetime.
Unforgettable Walks to Take Before You Die is the fifth title in an exciting series of books that will help you search out essential sights and experiences around the world.Photographers and writers Steve Watkins and Clare Jones draw on their years of international travel experience in selecting thirty of the worlds most inspiring, spectacular and beautiful walks, each of which can be done within the space of a two-week break. Their choices include a wide range of locations, from urban walking tours along Bostons Freedom Trail and the stunning temples of Kyoto, to the open countryside of the Yellowstone National Park in the USA and Perus Inca Trail. There are leisurely jaunts, such as Frank Lloyd Wrights Fallingwater property and a stroll around the picturesque canals of Amsterdam, as well as a few demanding walks, such as the Alpine Tour du Mont Blanc and Chinas Tiger Leaping Gorge trek, for those who like a challenge.Richly illustrated throughout with specially commissioned photographs, Unforgettable Walks to Take Before You Die is aimed at anyone looking for ideas for an inspirational trip of a lifetime.The book features a total of thirty walks, including: Amalfi Coast, Italy; Morne Trois Pitons, Dominica; Choro Trail, Bolivia; Dogon Tribes, Mali; Kilimanjaro, Tanzania; Tiger Leaping Gorge, China; South West Coast Path, England; Routeburn Track, New Zealand; Darjeeling Tea Trek, India; Temples of Kyoto, Japan; Garden Route, South Africa.