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Lonely Planet Journeys
Lonely Planet Amazing Boat Journeys: 60 Great Adventures on Water | Sail the Nile or Cruise the Canadian Arctic | Features Trip Planning Tips & Stunning Photography
Experience 60 of the world's greatest adventures on water - from sailing the Nile by felucca and cruising the Canadian Arctic, to exploring Pitcairn Island by cargo ship. With detailed accounts of each route, beautiful photos and practical tips on how to plan your own voyage, Amazing Boat Journeys will help you discover a more rewarding way of travelling. From the seafaring Polynesians to the Chinese Age of Discovery, travel by water shaped the world. That same spirit of exploration compels Lonely Planet writers today to travel by cargo freighter and fishing vessel to the world's most remote islands; to hop onto mailboats in the Bahamas; or to experience life on a historic sail-powered windjammer. These journeys are eclectic and wide-ranging, from the wonder of a glass-bottomed boat ride through Florida springs to the ease of a thatch-roofed kettuvallam exploring Kerala's famed backwaters. Old-fashioned paddlesteamers ply the length of the Mississippi in the style of the 1800s, and cruise ships on the Yangtze feature enthusiastic karaoke in Mandarin. Off-the-beaten-path cruises include Antarctica and Papua New Guinea. On the opposite end of the spectrum from a weeks-long journey over open seas is the charm of seeing a city from the water, whether crossing Victoria Harbour via Hong Kong's classic Star Ferry, viewing the banks of London from the Thames, or traversing Bangkok on the Chao Phraya River. Each trip includes authoritative commentary, awe-inspiring photography, and details of life on board the vessel, similar routes, and how to make the trip happen. About Lonely Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, on mobile, video and in 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.
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304 pages, Hardcover
Published October 15, 2019
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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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July 20, 2020
Wow! Lonely Planet has done it again! I don’t know how they manage to find these awesome destinations. As you turn page after page, you become more and more inspired to just get out there and explore!
Now, I admit, boat trips aren’t normally my thing, they just don’t appeal to me as much as other trips do. But I had neglected to consider the exotic options, thinking mainly of closer to home and more familiar options. I didn’t even know some of these boat journeys were possible and the enthralling photographs reminded me of the many extraordinary panoramas to be seen in all parts of the world.
The trips range all the way from 20 minutes to months long expeditions; you might enjoy the close-up view of Niagara Falls, or perhaps a more leisurely round the world cruise. As you read about each possibility, you’ll learn a bit about the journey itself, life on board, and how to make it happen.
You’ll find yourself naturally drawn to a broad category that personally appeals to you, whether it be a busy cityscape, the peaceful countryside, man-made structures, or natural landforms, but as you venture further, you’ll find yourself surprised by some unique and intriguing opportunities. Big or small, sophisticated or rustic, simple or luxurious, there’s a boat journey for everyone that allows for a different outlook on the world around us.
Now, I admit, boat trips aren’t normally my thing, they just don’t appeal to me as much as other trips do. But I had neglected to consider the exotic options, thinking mainly of closer to home and more familiar options. I didn’t even know some of these boat journeys were possible and the enthralling photographs reminded me of the many extraordinary panoramas to be seen in all parts of the world.
The trips range all the way from 20 minutes to months long expeditions; you might enjoy the close-up view of Niagara Falls, or perhaps a more leisurely round the world cruise. As you read about each possibility, you’ll learn a bit about the journey itself, life on board, and how to make it happen.
You’ll find yourself naturally drawn to a broad category that personally appeals to you, whether it be a busy cityscape, the peaceful countryside, man-made structures, or natural landforms, but as you venture further, you’ll find yourself surprised by some unique and intriguing opportunities. Big or small, sophisticated or rustic, simple or luxurious, there’s a boat journey for everyone that allows for a different outlook on the world around us.
July 6, 2020
I am obviously biased but I would like to take all of these trips please!
July 15, 2020
Van de vier traditionele elementen - aarde, water, vuur, lucht - heeft er een mij altijd het meeste aangesproken. Of het nu een waterval, meer, rivier of zee is, als het om water gaat dan heb je mijn aandacht. Is dat iets inherents aan een Waterman? Geen flauw idee, maar ik ben in elk geval altijd blij geweest met mijn sterrenbeeld, want toepasselijk is het wel. Het was dan ook maar een kwestie van tijd voor ik, na Amazing Train Journeys in dezelfde reeks, ook die met boten zou openslaan.
Alleen al de cover zegt het helemaal. Het is de Halongbaai in Vietnam, mocht je dat niet weten, en een van de plekken buiten Europa die hoog op mijn bucketlist staan (nadat ik Europa grondig heb verkend). Wat een pracht toch! Net als de overige 59 andere boottochten die in dit boek voorgesteld worden. Prachtige foto's, interessante teksten en goede informatie.
Verder ga ik er maar niet dieper op in. Je verkent dit boek - en daarmee de wereld, van achter je hoek tot in de verste uithoeken - maar beter zonder dat je juist weet wat je te wachten staat. Eén ding onthoud ik in elk geval wel: blijkbaar is de overzet van Stockholm naar Helsinki echt spotgoedkoop. Heel interessant, want Finland staat al een tijdje op mijn lijstje, maar ik weiger te vliegen en met de trein duurt het lang om er te komen. Dit lijkt een mooi alternatief! Laten we hopen dat ik over een aantal jaar nog een aantal tochten uit dit boek af kan vinken. Het mag in elk geval duidelijk zijn waaraan dat dan te danken zal zijn.
Naast hier en daar een paar typfoutjes (ook in namen, vooral op de kaarten), is dit weer kwaliteit zoals we het gewend zijn van Lonely Planet.
8,4/10
Alleen al de cover zegt het helemaal. Het is de Halongbaai in Vietnam, mocht je dat niet weten, en een van de plekken buiten Europa die hoog op mijn bucketlist staan (nadat ik Europa grondig heb verkend). Wat een pracht toch! Net als de overige 59 andere boottochten die in dit boek voorgesteld worden. Prachtige foto's, interessante teksten en goede informatie.
Verder ga ik er maar niet dieper op in. Je verkent dit boek - en daarmee de wereld, van achter je hoek tot in de verste uithoeken - maar beter zonder dat je juist weet wat je te wachten staat. Eén ding onthoud ik in elk geval wel: blijkbaar is de overzet van Stockholm naar Helsinki echt spotgoedkoop. Heel interessant, want Finland staat al een tijdje op mijn lijstje, maar ik weiger te vliegen en met de trein duurt het lang om er te komen. Dit lijkt een mooi alternatief! Laten we hopen dat ik over een aantal jaar nog een aantal tochten uit dit boek af kan vinken. Het mag in elk geval duidelijk zijn waaraan dat dan te danken zal zijn.
Naast hier en daar een paar typfoutjes (ook in namen, vooral op de kaarten), is dit weer kwaliteit zoals we het gewend zijn van Lonely Planet.
8,4/10
June 28, 2020
I want to go on all 60 of the boat trips in this Lonely Planet book. Each chapter tell about a journey by boat, ferry or ship that is available now. Some are just a short ferry ride across a harbor that take a few hours or less, the Staten Island Ferry in New York gets it's own chapter. Others are much longer with overnight trips such as the ferry that crosses the hundred mile wide Rio Plata from Buenos Aires to Montevideo. The Bahamas Mailboat that carries passengers and freight between islands in the Bahamas is just of of these trips that I want to take before I am too old. Some of the chapters are about expensive and luxurious cruise ship journeys but others, especially on regularly scheduled ferry boats are quite inexpensive. Some of these long ferry rides make a lower budget alternative to cruise ship travel. I will have to return Amazing Boat Journeys to the library soon but I expect I will be referring to these possible adventures again.
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