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World Travel: A Guide to International Ecojourneys
Ecotravel, or ecotourism, is about journeying to natural areas while making sure that your visits contribute to the conservation of local ecosystems.
World Travel is a comprehensive guide to this subject. It's elegant text and inspirational illustrations transport you to 68 great wilderness areas, from the rain forests of the Amazon Basin to the peaks of the Himalayas and the deserts of central Australia. Practical advice on when to go, how to get there, and what to look for will help you make the most of your trip. Information on conservation issues and guidelines for responsible traveling will show you how you can play your part in protecting the world's natural treasures for future generations.
World Travel is a comprehensive guide to this subject. It's elegant text and inspirational illustrations transport you to 68 great wilderness areas, from the rain forests of the Amazon Basin to the peaks of the Himalayas and the deserts of central Australia. Practical advice on when to go, how to get there, and what to look for will help you make the most of your trip. Information on conservation issues and guidelines for responsible traveling will show you how you can play your part in protecting the world's natural treasures for future generations.
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288 pages, Hardcover
First published May 24, 1999
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Dwight Holing
51 books100 followersDwight Holing is the author of twenty books, including two Amazon #1 bestselling mystery series: the Silver Falchion Award-winning Nick Drake Novels and the Jack McCoul Capers. He is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Western Writers of America, and Sisters in Crime.
His ten-book-and-counting Nick Drake mystery series has won fans and awards for his deft portrayal of richly developed characters, vivid descriptions of settings, multiple storylines, and unrelenting pace. Reviewers laud his philosophical insights that bring added depth to the stories and principal characters and his incorporation of indigenous cultural history.
Holing is also the author of two collections of short stories, California Works and Over Our Heads Under Our Feet. Many of the stories were previously published in literary journals and won awards, including the Arts & Letters Prize for Fiction.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Oregon and began his writing career as a freelancer. Assignments took him from Alaska to Zanzibar and his feature articles on adventure travel, conservation, natural history, and environmental issues appeared in Audubon, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Outside, San Francisco Chronicle, Sierra, and Travel & Leisure, to name a few. He also wrote and edited books on those subjects. His publishers included Smithsonian Books, Time-Life, and Animal Planet.
Dwight Holing lives beside a coastal river in California with his wife and two dogs who’d rather swim than walk.
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His ten-book-and-counting Nick Drake mystery series has won fans and awards for his deft portrayal of richly developed characters, vivid descriptions of settings, multiple storylines, and unrelenting pace. Reviewers laud his philosophical insights that bring added depth to the stories and principal characters and his incorporation of indigenous cultural history.
Holing is also the author of two collections of short stories, California Works and Over Our Heads Under Our Feet. Many of the stories were previously published in literary journals and won awards, including the Arts & Letters Prize for Fiction.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Oregon and began his writing career as a freelancer. Assignments took him from Alaska to Zanzibar and his feature articles on adventure travel, conservation, natural history, and environmental issues appeared in Audubon, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Outside, San Francisco Chronicle, Sierra, and Travel & Leisure, to name a few. He also wrote and edited books on those subjects. His publishers included Smithsonian Books, Time-Life, and Animal Planet.
Dwight Holing lives beside a coastal river in California with his wife and two dogs who’d rather swim than walk.
Learn: Dwight Holing
Follow: Dwight Holing
Instagram: @dwight_holing
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