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by Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher

Where To Go When, the ultimate trip planner for every month of the year, is a beautifully illustrated book that is both practical and inspiring. For every month of the year it presents 30 recommendations of destinations that are at their best during each month, whether due to their climate, or value or because there's a lot going on.

The suggestions feature every flavour of travel experience from culture-rich city breaks and tropical beach holidays to adventurous road trips and wildlife-watching expeditions. Every corner of the planet is covered so you'll find out when the best time to see mountain gorillas is or to go shopping in Paris.

The book is organised by month. At the start of each chapter a flowchart guides you through the options so readers can filter the recommendations according to their interests. Whether you're into beaches, trying the local specialities or backpacking off the beaten path, there will suggestions for you. Diagrams also depict the climate, value for money and family friendliness of each suggestion in the month.

Then Lonely Planet's authors explain in detail why each destination has been selected. The text describes the place and why it's special at that particular time. The destinations are illustrated by inspiring photographs and have a small infographic that shows the key reasons to go. Practical details make the first step of planning a trip easier.

Packed with facts, photos and new ideas for your next adventure, Where to Go When will inspire and interest anybody who loves travel.

About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, gift and lifestyle books and stationery, as well as an award-winning website, magazines, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.

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Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Reference, Coffee Table Books, Adventure

304 pages, Hardcover

First published November 15, 2016

About the author

OUR STORY
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.

Reviews

[Anne Goldschrift · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ich brauche definitiv mehr Geld und Zeit für Urlaub! 😎

[Ron S · Rating 4 out of 5]

Organized by the month, with great photography and broad appeal across age, interests, fitness and finances, this is a great inspirational travel guide that squarely addresses the primary question of where to go when.

[Sandra Vel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excelente. Wanderlust en estado puro.
Me ha parecido ¡un concepto de guía fantástico!
Este libro es para los viajeros confusos o en busca de inspiración.
¿Hay un destino que te interesa pero no sabes cuándo es mejor ir? ¿Hay unas fechas que tienes libres o un periodo concreto del año en que te gustaría viajar, pero no sabes qué destino escoger? Este libro es para ti.
Los capítulos del libro están organizados por meses. Propone 30 destinos por mes (360 en total). Y no se queda ahí, sino que incluye un organigrama para cada capítulo/ mes para orientarte hacia el mejor destino según el tipo de viaje deseado: ¿relax, fiesta o aventura? ¿playa, ciudad o montaña? ¿Gastronomía? ¿Con niños o sin? ¿Tierra, nieve o agua? ¿Cuántas semanas disponibles? ¿Caro pero que merezca la pena o con buena relación calidad-precio?
Además, ¡te organiza cada uno de los 30 destinos de cada mes por temperatura! En un gráfico de frío a calor.
Es justo lo que estaba buscando porque voy a pasar por una operación y durante un año tengo que evitar el sol, el calor... y no siempre es fácil buscar destinos interesantes que cuadren con las fechas que tienes en mente.
Para cada destino incluye un pequeño apartado: ¿por qué ahora?, mini plan de viaje, cosas de interés y un pequeño comentario sobre los otros meses del año, y lo que puedes encontrar (excursiones, cultura, relax, gastronomía, aventura, etc).
Ayuda a pensar en sitios a menudo ignorados.
También puede ser un regalo excelente para los amantes de los viajes.

[J.R. Dodson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice book to dream with and cleverly laid out. Could use a little more diversity at times, though. Spoilers...

January: Australia, Australia, Australia
February: Australia, Australia, Australia, Australia
March: Australia, Australia, Australia
April: Australia, Australia, Australia
May: Australia, Australia
June: Australia, Australia, Australia
July: Australia, Australia, Australia
August: Australia, Australia
September: Australia, Australia
October: Australia, Australia
November: Australia, Australia
December: Australia, Australia

[sammi_reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun break in my reading. I used to have a lot of wanderlust in me, and this sparked some of that again. It also confirmed the time frame we were thinking of checking out the Northern Lights next year- and where!

Just a cool coffee table book :)

Note: I read the second edition.

[Oana Birtea · Rating 4 out of 5]

I expected more accessible places for regular people.

[Evangeline · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favourite books. I keep it beside my bed and consult it all the time, whenever a knew possible travel destination pops into my head and I want to know when would be the best time to go, or vice versa, if I feel I need a holiday or know when I have time off coming up and want to know where is best for that time. Yes, I can google these lists too, but I love having a tangible book for this and have been surprised by how much I have picked it up.

[Tim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Het is eens een andere manier om een toeristische gids op te bouwen: niet per land, zoals gewoonlijk, of iets dergelijks dat met ruimte te maken heeft. In plaats daarvan is dit boek opgemaakt op basis van tijd. 'Waar moet je wanneer naartoe?' is heel letterlijk genomen. Er zijn 360 bestemmingen opgenomen, 30 per hoofdstuk. Even rekenen en je weet dat er dan twaalf hoofdstukken zijn... niet toevallig het aantal maanden in een jaar. Het boek begint, zoals je kunt verwachten, in januari, en gaat tot december de hele wereld rond. Verder is er geen echte structuur in het boek. Eén land kan makkelijk meerdere keren in een hoofdstuk staan, maar die delen staan dan verspreid over dat hoofdstuk. Het is weer eens iets anders.
De informatie is dan ook totaal aangepast: een beetje algemene tips, maar vooral wat er in die ene specifieke periode te zien is. Zo kom je soms nog eens dingen te weten. De gewoonlijke namen staan erin, natuurlijk, maar hier en daar krijg je toch weer plaatsen te zien die je niet kende.
Het nadeel? Er wordt wel heel veel aandacht besteed aan Australië en - in iets mindere mate - Nieuw-Zeeland. Die twee landen samen tellen mee voor... minstens 10, misschien wel 15%. Een beetje té veel, naar mijn mening. Dan hadden er nog andere plekken in gemogen. Bovendien overlapt het hier en daar ergens: er staat twee keer hetzelfde uitgelicht in twee aparte maanden. En de informatie is dan ook nog deels hetzelfde. Hier en daar zijn er nog kleinere van dat soort missers, maar die ene is wel de flagrantste. Dat willen we eigenlijk niet zien: bladvulling langs de ene kant, tijdverlies aan de andere kant.
Maar die negatieve puntjes daar gelaten, is weer een knap werkje!
7/10

[Elaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lonely Planet's Where To Go When is full of unique and out of the way destinations, a few I've never even heard of! I did notice South Africa is mentioned twice for travel in September and November.

Were the editors running out of places to go? Haha!

Also, far flung countries like Australia and New Zealand are mentioned multiple times since they encompass so much territory and contain many out of the way, uncommon places to visit. There are handy flowcharts to help the confused traveler figure out what he/she is looking for in a destination, including what is expensive, good for families, ideal for drink, food and enriching one's mind, body, and soul.

Great guide for planning your bucket list of adventures or a spur of the moment trip!

[Iulia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excelent ghid de călătorii, pentru cine vrea să exploreze întreaga lume, după criterii foarte diverse de interes, beneficiind din plin de vreme, evenimente locale, semnificații culturale, mini-excursii și multe altele! Organizată pe luni, și însoțită de diagrame care ușurează alegerile, cartea (enciclopedie aș putea spune) oferă, pentru locații de pe întreg globul, un rezumat plin de informații-cheie care permit asocierea fiecărei locații cu planurile fiecărui călător. O resursă care ar trebui să existe în rucsacul oricărui globetrotter.

[John Rush · Rating 1 out of 5]

secrtions are just wrong and poor quality control, for example:

Index says that Switzerland info on pages 15, 42, 99, 125 but there is nothing re. Switzerland on page 125
Page 83 has an x and y axis that features as one axis suggested trips that are cheaper arrayed to those more expensive - it lists a road trip eating pancakes in New Hampshire as "expensive but worth it" and greece, australia, an new zealand as "good value" on the cheaper end of the same x axis.

very poor editing = I do not trust the info

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'd started my own wonky hard-copy calendar thing trying to chart out best times to visit places I want to visit...and then I realized LP had done a lot of my work for me with this little gem. It does not comprehensively address best timing for all awesome options on this globe, but it is a great jumping off point to get ideas going!

[Pat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful to browse through for all kinds of trip ideas, great and small. I love how the first sentence of each trip sums it up in a nutshell. I also like the introductory pages where you can compare weather, cost and so on for all ideas included in that month at a glance. Lonely Planet do this sort of thing so well.

[Laura Y · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book has countless errors, and many missed opportunities to make it better and more accessible (which would increase its quality, not compromise it in the slightest). I actually wrote to LP to explain this and many of the errors and they understood, but recommend you do not purchase this book.

[Becca L · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a fun book for vacation inspiration! I liked the way they organized each chapter by month and then had flow charts of different vacation vibes to help you pick a good location. Definitely more of a coffee table book than for detailed planning but I’d recommend checking it out to broaden your perspective on vacation destinations.

[Booksandcoffeemx · Rating 5 out of 5]

We love to travel and these books are perfect guidebooks to plan a perfect adventure.

Thank you Sabrina Dax Hachette Book Group and Lonely Planet for these awesome books!

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[Summer · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great way to sort travel destinations. Very helpful to find inspiration for specific time.
二月：南葡Faro，新加坡，威尼斯
三月：马略卡岛，Iguazu瀑布，越南，Valencia，Spain
四月：Brussels+Bruges，约旦，土耳其，日本樱花
9/10月: 北京秋天
十一月：日本红叶，清迈水灯节，香港

[Kristin · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the 2nd printing and there are issues with it. You can enjoy the pictures and use it as a jumping off point to find out more about destinations, but if you read too closely, you’ll get frustrated by the poor editing.

[Ambur Taft · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short, sweet bits of information on where to go on the planet, why you'd want to go there and in what month you'll get the most out of your trip.

[WR · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely book with amazing illustrations, to guide one in planning holidays!
(Great way to hit my reading challenge for the year!)

[Elin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well well well. I think it’s near impossible to hand me a Lonely Planet book that I won’t like.

[Eva · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice coffee table type book to help one plan and dream about future adventures !

[Don · Rating 4 out of 5]

Month by month best places to travel in the world and why. Not the usual “travel” book. Beautifully illustrated and succinct descriptions of the place and why to go there when they suggest.

[maureen cheng · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for ideas on where to go according to the climate.

[Carmen Vicari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Auf meiner Wunschliste stehen viele Reiseziele, die ich irgendwann einmal besuchen möchte. Die Kinder werden langsam größer, so dass einem Urlaub in entferntere Gefilden kein größeres Hindernis mehr im Weg steht.

Doch wann reist man am besten? Welche Reiseziele bieten sich an, wenn Schulferien sind? Für diese Fragen ist das Buch hervorragend geeignet, gibt es einem nicht nur eine Antwort, sondern macht den Leser zudem noch neugierig.

Gleich zu Beginn erhält man einen kurzen Überblick in Monatsform. Diese Aufteilung stellt zugleich das Inhaltverzeichnis dar. Unter dem entsprechenden Monat findet man eine Auflistung der Länder und Orte, die man in dem betreffenden Monat besuchen sollte.

Um nicht hoffnungslos mit den vorgeschlagenen Orten konfrontiert zu werden, bieten die Autoren eine Hilfestellung in Form eines Programmablaufplans an. Der Leser kann Fragen beantworten und bekommt dann mögliche Antworten angeboten, denen er zu einem bestimmten Urlaubsziel folgen kann.

Auf der nächsten Seite sieht man eine grafische Darstellung der zu erwarteten Temperatur am Zielort, auf der Seite daneben eine Matrix, mit der man ausloten kann, was einem beim Zielort am wichtigsten ist (Teuer, aber lohnt sich vs. Viel erleben für wenig Geld, Gefällt der ganzen Familie vs. die Kinder zu Hause lassen).

Nach diesen einführenden Seiten, die man monatlich wieder findet, geht es mit der Kurzvorstellung der Ziele los. Dabei hilft ein kleiner farbiger Koffer bei der ersten Einstufung. Im Koffer wird angezeigt, wie hoch der Anteil an

- Natur & Tierwelt
- Herausforderung
- Abenteuer
- Preis-Leistung
- Kultur
- Rundreise
- Essen & Trinken
- Entspannung

beim vorgestellten Ziel ist. Man erfährt, warum man gerade in diesem Monat hinfahren sollte. Bekommt aber zudem noch einen Ausweichzeitraum genannt, sollte es im betreffenden Monat nicht klappen, man das Ziel aber dennoch besuchen wollen. Sehr schön finde ich auch, dass man eine etwaige Urlaubsdauer genannt bekommt und noch ein paar Tipps. Weiterführende Informationen muss man dann speziellen Reiseführern entnehmen. Für einen ersten Eindruck jedoch genügten mir diese Informationen, die noch von farbenprächtigen Bildern untermalt werden.

Fazit:
Sicherlich ist das Buch für Alleinreisende oder Paare viel interessanter als für Eltern mit Kindern. Doch auch an letztere wurde in dem Buch gedacht, was mir sehr gut gefallen hat. Derzeit sind wir immer mit Kindern unterwegs und zeitlich auch an die Schulferien gebunden. Doch vielleicht ergibt es sich, dass wir auch mal alleine verreisen können und dann werden die anderen Tipps interessant, denn alleine beim Durchblättern des Buches ist meine Wunschliste um einige Reisezielwunschorte weiter angewachsen.

[Michelle Mallette · Rating 4 out of 5]

See my blog for the full review and consider subscribing!
Over the course of a year, the authors offer 300 destinations, with suggestions on when to visit and why it’s such a choice option, from cooler weather to fewer crowds to animal migrations. This is a book for travellers and those who just want to know more about the world, even if we don’t get on planes so often any more. Each entry includes icons to alert you to the type of trip, a “why now” explanation including itinerary suggestions, planning information, and other months to consider for that destination. I like that they suggest low-carbon travel options when appropriate, such as touring Canada via train. The endmatter includes an adequate index and a list of photo credits. My thanks to the Grand Forks (B.C.) and District Public Library for including this book in its adult nonfiction collection.

[Dolf van der Haven · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sort of interesting different approach to finding out where to go next: when to go next first, then where.
I have used this book to get inspiration for a couple of trips now. The information is concise, therefore not very useful for detailed planning, but enough for directional purposes.

[Rae (Rachel) Lipkin-Bajor · Rating 3 out of 5]

The only reason why I'm giving this book 3 stars is because I'm not entirely sure who this book is for. It feels like a travel guide for the very rich or the very adventurous. You either need to be down to hike a mountain in Switzerland or explore the national parks in deep southern China. Although the countries and states they suggest are awesome, I'm not sure this is for the typical traveler. The photos and descriptions are beautiful and very helpful. The layout was glorious and such eye candy. But overall I'm not sure this is the book I'd want to grab if I'm looking for suggestions.

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

How many times do you borrow a book from the library before realizing you need to buy it?

Organized by month, you can start by choosing when you want to travel and then checking the recommendations for that month (as well as those adjacent).

Select your destination based on weather, budget, length of time required, level of activity, etc. Each entry includes reasons why this is the best time of year to go; information for planning; and whether the emphasis is on wildlife/nature, adventure, cultural, food/drink, personal growth, etc.

Extremely helpful, and highly recommended!

[Sara Beth Wade · Rating 5 out of 5]

Normally I object being told where to go when, I'll go where I please, thankyouverymuch. But this guide is a great starting point for local and world travel when you know when you can go but maybe not where. And it's stunningly beautiful. I have begun a ritual of reading the entries for the month that I am currently in and dreaming of other places to be. At some point, I will take some of these ideas and make them into real plans, but for now, I'm really enjoying this book.