The 10 Best of Everything An Ultimate Guide for Travelers - Softcover

Lande, Nathaniel; Lande, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0792253647 ISBN 13: 9780792253648

Publisher: National Geographic Books, 2006

Synopsis

This is a guide to the global Grand Tour of the 21st Century. It is an essential gift for the high-end or aspiring traveller, on where and when to get only the best of everything. It is packed with lists, sidebars, and trip narratives, many contributed by experts and celebrities, including Arnold Palmer, Placido Domingo, Prince Charles, author Leslie Thomas, Baron Rothschild. It offers specific recommendations from experienced globetrotters on how to get the best from every trip. "The Ten Best of Everything: An Ultimate Guide for Travelers" offers a wealth of information for the high-end traveler or the person who aspires to be. It calls on the experience and savvy of "TIME" correspondents and experts and luminaries, including Prince Charles on his favorite buildings, Arnold Palmer on great golf courses, Luciano Pavarotti on the best opera houses, and many others. In addition to the celebrity sparkle, the book contains Ten Best Lists in some 60 categories with descriptions of each entry. They include Places (10 Best Islands, Gardens, Opera Houses, Pubs, National Parks, Hideaways and Inns, Museums etc.) ; Sports (10 Best Gold Courses, Tennis Clubs, Sporting Events, Mountain Climbs, Ski Runs etc.); Products (10 Best Watches, Beers, Cigars, Perfumes, Cameras etc.); and Travel (10 Best Train Trips, Cruises, Drivers, Walks etc.). The New Grand Tour follows, with lush and enticing journeys detailed to such places as the Amalfi Coast, the Great Barrier Reef, the Lake District of Argentina, the Green Hills of Africa, the Old World Cities of Rajastan, Shanghai, Antarctica, Kipling's Road to Mandalay, the Silk Road, the Greek Isles. The final section, Lande's File, contains a wide array of supplemental information on luxury hotels, resorts, restaurants etc. drawn from his and his correspondents' world travels.

About this title

About the Author

Nathaniel Lande has logged more than 4 million miles and circled the globe a dozen times as the director of Time World News Service. In addition, he has served as Creative Director for the Time magazine group, a founding director of Time-Life Films, an executive producer for both CBS and NBC, and a senior VP at
BBDO Worldwide. The author of eight books, he has taught at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and at Duke University.


Andrew Lande, who holds degrees from the University of California and Trinity College, Dublin, is the co-author of The Cigar Connoisseur and the winner of an Emmy Award for the A&E Biography special, The Life and Times of Bob Hope.

Edition details

• Publisher: National Geographic Books
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792253647
• ISBN 13: 9780792253648
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480