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Secret Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Best Hidden Travel Gems
National Geographic
#UE8322
Hardcover, 319 pages; 2011
$40.00
If you're partial to uncommon excursions and enjoy veering off the beaten path, you'll want to explore the spectacularly illustrated pages of this idea-generating travel guide. A remote swimming hole at the base of the Fumaça Waterfalls in Brazil; a staggeringly colorful display of wildflowers in the mountains of southern Turkey; the Mawddach Estuary (which William Wordsworth called "sublime") in Snowdonia National Park in Wales--the diverse collection of featured destinations will appeal to travelers of varying interests and levels of adventurousness. Each entry offers advice on when to go, how to plan, and where to find more information, among other travel tips. Have fun and prepare to drop off the map!
(CH)
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