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Lonely Planet's Beautiful World 1
Journey to the planet's most magnificent places and see the world as you've never seen it before through the lenses of Lonely Planet, the world's leading travel guide publisher. Forty years of passion and experience has been poured into this thought-provoking portrait of our beautiful world. Inspired by our love of travel, this lavishly-produced, landmark pictorial, now available in paperback, shares more than 300 sublime photographs of the world's most captivating spectacles and will renew your relationship with the place we call home. Lonely Planet About Lonely Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times Lonely Planet guides have won the TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice Award in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.
272 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2013
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A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.
A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.
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February 5, 2018
This is an amazing book of photographs of absolutely gorgeous places to travel to around the world. The photos are breathtaking and the places are exotic and interesting. I can’t wait to check my hem off my bucket list one by one.
March 19, 2020
1.
Pertama kali saya beli buku begini; kurang perkataan tetapi lebih kepada gambar-gambar.
2.
Gambar (mahupun dokumentari tv) yang menunjukkan kejadian dan kehebatan alam semula jadi tak pernah gagal memukau saya. Dan buku Lonely Planet's Beautiful World ini memang membuat nafas tertahan di beberapa muka surat.
3.
Untuk sebuah buku yang berharga RM29 (atau RM39, saya lupa), mungkin tak berbaloi bagi sesetengah orang. Untuk saya, buku ini banyak memberi idea. Sama ada dari segi gambarnya, mahupun susunan bukunya.
4.
Alam sangat cantik dan indah. Daripada sekecil-kecil makhluk, sehinggalah lautan dan hutan yang terbentang luas. Khayal!
5.
Ada juga sekeping gambar di Malaysia (Sabah). Cantik!
Pertama kali saya beli buku begini; kurang perkataan tetapi lebih kepada gambar-gambar.
2.
Gambar (mahupun dokumentari tv) yang menunjukkan kejadian dan kehebatan alam semula jadi tak pernah gagal memukau saya. Dan buku Lonely Planet's Beautiful World ini memang membuat nafas tertahan di beberapa muka surat.
3.
Untuk sebuah buku yang berharga RM29 (atau RM39, saya lupa), mungkin tak berbaloi bagi sesetengah orang. Untuk saya, buku ini banyak memberi idea. Sama ada dari segi gambarnya, mahupun susunan bukunya.
4.
Alam sangat cantik dan indah. Daripada sekecil-kecil makhluk, sehinggalah lautan dan hutan yang terbentang luas. Khayal!
5.
Ada juga sekeping gambar di Malaysia (Sabah). Cantik!
January 4, 2017
I was in awe reading this book, and I couldn't help but feel depressed now that I am done... So many wonders, and none that I have witnessed personally. I wish I was privileged enough to see at least half of those. I will one day isA.
August 2, 2016
Las fotografías son espectaculares pero las descripciones de la parte de atrás me ponían de los nervios, me resultaban demasiado reducidas.
July 2, 2017
This was really cheap at Dymocks so I bought it and I LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY SO MUCH. It's something I'd really like to get into more, and it was lovely to flick through all of these incredible photos.
February 17, 2019
Beautiful images!!
January 13, 2022
There are unfortunately a lot of photograph books out, especially to showcase the beauty of our world. Unfortunately many of these coffee table books decide to not only pack their pages full of colored photographs but to also include heavy essays that you just want to rip out if only it wouldn't ruin the rest of the book. Fortunately this is the book that crushes the competition....
Lonely Planet's Beautiful World is a collection of natural spots taken around the world. The focus is given on the photograph which may span the page or pages while only a caption including the name of the country as well as details for the photograph itself. And for those who may want to know more there is a thumbnail gallery in the back that includes additional information for a good chunk of the photograph locations and/or themes although not all of them.
As a result of reading through this mini-gallery in the back I did notice that there were six photographs included that I hadn't seen in my flipping through the pages. As such I tried to look through the book once again to see whether I had missed anything but still couldn't find them. And then the light hit while I had to gingerly pry the tape off the jacket's inserts and surely enough there were three on the front inserts and three on the back. Due to it being a library book I didn't try to unfold it anymore to actually see what the whole pictures looked like so I can say that part truly annoyed me.
Another thing is that the photos although being from around the world do have a few spots that are quite repeated such as Hawaii and Iceland just to name a few spots. Otherwise there were most definitely some locations that the reader will be able to recognize right away and others that are quite new so will be new treasured finds.
All in all if you like nature photography and/or travel this is going to be a great coffee book for your living room table or that of someone else you know who may be into these subjects.
Lonely Planet's Beautiful World is a collection of natural spots taken around the world. The focus is given on the photograph which may span the page or pages while only a caption including the name of the country as well as details for the photograph itself. And for those who may want to know more there is a thumbnail gallery in the back that includes additional information for a good chunk of the photograph locations and/or themes although not all of them.
As a result of reading through this mini-gallery in the back I did notice that there were six photographs included that I hadn't seen in my flipping through the pages. As such I tried to look through the book once again to see whether I had missed anything but still couldn't find them. And then the light hit while I had to gingerly pry the tape off the jacket's inserts and surely enough there were three on the front inserts and three on the back. Due to it being a library book I didn't try to unfold it anymore to actually see what the whole pictures looked like so I can say that part truly annoyed me.
Another thing is that the photos although being from around the world do have a few spots that are quite repeated such as Hawaii and Iceland just to name a few spots. Otherwise there were most definitely some locations that the reader will be able to recognize right away and others that are quite new so will be new treasured finds.
All in all if you like nature photography and/or travel this is going to be a great coffee book for your living room table or that of someone else you know who may be into these subjects.
December 1, 2013
Spent an evening armchair traveling with this beautiful book. Gorgeous photography -- some of iconic destinations, others of places I've never heard of. My bucket list keeps growing. I did a lot of internet searching while looking at the book -- it would have been nice to have more information about the locations featured in the photography.
June 18, 2017
Fantastic photography and makes you really proud to be an earthling. Lets hope all our stupid climate change and wantant destruction doesn't ruin the beauty that we can still see and enjoy. Even if you can't be bothered reading the blurbs, the pictures are well worth it.
June 7, 2017
Mainly just a picture book, but a delicious assortment of wonderful places in the world to visit. It will whet your appetite if nothing else! Perfect for anyone adding to their bucket list.
November 24, 2017
Wow.
As a coffee table book, this gives the reader the scope of the diversity on Planet Earth.
As a coffee table book, this gives the reader the scope of the diversity on Planet Earth.
September 6, 2018
No surprises in this photo book. Do wish they had included the index information on the photo pages. They had the space.
March 26, 2020
Awesome Photography
Synopsis along with the pictures of spectacular captures, natural phenomenons and monuments. Good book from lonely planet. Recommended for scenic photographs.
Synopsis along with the pictures of spectacular captures, natural phenomenons and monuments. Good book from lonely planet. Recommended for scenic photographs.
May 31, 2020
One for the coffee table
Lots of outstanding photos make this a good book for holiday ideas and to appreciate the majesty of the natural world.
Lots of outstanding photos make this a good book for holiday ideas and to appreciate the majesty of the natural world.
June 14, 2020
Travel
This book has some great images and small informative paragraphs about certain countries around the world. I enjoyed looking through for ideas of our next adventures
This book has some great images and small informative paragraphs about certain countries around the world. I enjoyed looking through for ideas of our next adventures
October 9, 2024
The book that I've read had a different cover and I can't find it here GDs.
This cover
I "read" this book in one sitting, literally because this one was just full of beautiful photography of planet Earth. This book was huge and heavy, almost the length of my thighs.
I don't know why it irks me when they label something as "the world," but it hardly covers all parts of the world. There were a lot more pictures of the USA, Iceland, and Australia compared to Asia / SEA countries.
At least from the book I've read, I didn't have a single picture from Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, Brunei, or the Philippines. We have amazing natural and man-made structures too yo!!!
Otherwise, pictures were magnificent and made me appreciate how amazing planet Earth is :)
P/S: Work library- read during lunch hour
This cover
I "read" this book in one sitting, literally because this one was just full of beautiful photography of planet Earth. This book was huge and heavy, almost the length of my thighs.
I don't know why it irks me when they label something as "the world," but it hardly covers all parts of the world. There were a lot more pictures of the USA, Iceland, and Australia compared to Asia / SEA countries.
At least from the book I've read, I didn't have a single picture from Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, Brunei, or the Philippines. We have amazing natural and man-made structures too yo!!!
Otherwise, pictures were magnificent and made me appreciate how amazing planet Earth is :)
P/S: Work library- read during lunch hour
April 10, 2021
A lovely book
The photographs in the book were breathtaking. An extremely enjoyable read full of interesting information about the history and geology behind the landscapes and monuments photographed.
The photographs in the book were breathtaking. An extremely enjoyable read full of interesting information about the history and geology behind the landscapes and monuments photographed.
June 21, 2022
A book with beautiful pictures from places all over the world. No text except the photo description with the place where it was taken, except a little introduction in the front. Just a great book to flip through and appreciate the beauty of nature and our earth.
October 21, 2018
照片都很美
但空拍圖不少，即使到了當地也無法親眼看到相同的風景
所以在欣賞的過程中，心情有點複雜
但空拍圖不少，即使到了當地也無法親眼看到相同的風景
所以在欣賞的過程中，心情有點複雜
October 13, 2019
Beautiful book
Beautiful book
Each photo is incredibly awesome. Lost beauty of the nature. Favorite book to keep myself involved in nature's thought
Beautiful book
Each photo is incredibly awesome. Lost beauty of the nature. Favorite book to keep myself involved in nature's thought
February 2, 2020
Sexiest
Awesome pictures it shows how beautiful is our planet earth and i wanna travel too lot of places now , Earth is beautiful gift of god..
Awesome pictures it shows how beautiful is our planet earth and i wanna travel too lot of places now , Earth is beautiful gift of god..
May 5, 2020
Cant wait to travel the beautiful world with my future wife 🤩❤❤❤
March 12, 2021
Beautiful pictures
Some good information and beautiful pictures of around the world
Makes you want to travel and see this beautiful world we have
Some good information and beautiful pictures of around the world
Makes you want to travel and see this beautiful world we have
October 7, 2021
Pictures mainly, a one hour read but whatever it really costs it's not worth it. Go take the photos yourself!
June 5, 2023
Lonely Planet’s Beautiful World [isbn 9781743607879]
Exquisite and breath-taking perspectives of our incredible planet. ****
Exquisite and breath-taking perspectives of our incredible planet. ****
April 18, 2024
Beautiful pictures from all over the world.
January 7, 2015
Full of gorgeous pictures. It feels like either inspiration to go traveling or a fun visual reference for setting scenes in an RPG (though it's bulk would make that a bit hard to do). A few minor critiques: there is an index in the back of the book with thumbnail versions of each picture, photographer credits and a short blurb telling more about the image; though it might be a bit distracting it would be nice to have that info available in the body of the book since it is not easy to flip to the back of such a large tome. Also, there are apparently pictures on the inside of the dust jacket, but sadly the library copy I have access to is taped down so you can't see them. Also, there were some areas that seemed to get disproportionate attention, namely Iceland and Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in Alaska. This could just be extra incentive to visit those places, but I suspect there is some bias or a simple matter of availability of images that accounts for it.
March 11, 2018
Absolutely beautiful images. Very inspirational.
January 12, 2014
Beautiful photographs, and now my list of places I'd like to travel has grown significantly!
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