The Bucket List: 1000 Adventures Big & Small

ISBN 10: 0789332698 / ISBN 13: 9780789332691

Published by Rizzoli Universe, 2017

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0789332698I4N00

Synopsis:

Build your dream vacation with this eclectic and tantalizing collection of 1,000 life-affirming adventures spanning the 7 continents.

A travel book like no other, this unique guide will inspire both seasoned trekkers and arm-chair globetrotters alike to build experiences you will treasure forever. You'll find memorable, once-in-a-lifetime activities organized by longitude and latitude (country-by-country index also included) so you can max out your itinerary with the best things to do and the best places to visit around the world.

Discover recommendations that fit every traveler's must-do list, whether you go for museums and cultural experiences, sports & adventure travel, natural wonders and monuments, or culinary delights.

Packed with over 300 remarkable photos and info on the best beaches, museums, monuments, islands, inns, restaurants, and mountains at every longitude, each chapter includes not only geographically unique ideas, but also activities you can fit in to any itinerary, for travellers of all ages:

Globetrotting: Hitchhike across a border, or stand on the International Date Line Wildlife Encounters: Watch sea turtles lay eggs on a beach, or fish with a cormorant on the Yangtze Extreme Sports: Rafting on the Yukon, or zipline down the Alps Music & Dance: Learn the guitar in 7 days and perform in a public square, or find a tango partner in the street in Buenos Aires Legacy: Volunteer at an Orangutan sanctuary in Borneo, or research your family history and visit an ancestral site Food & Drink: Eat a beignet at Café Du Monde in New Orleans, or forage your own dinner in Central Park

A valuable reference and a wonderful gift for digital nomads, recent grads, sabbatical planners, and adventuresome retirees, fair warning: you might just find your travel bucket list getting much, much longer.

About the Author: Sam Cook is the author of a number of books, including The Rough Guide to Chick Flicks and The Rough Guide to New Orleans. She has written for The Guardian, The Observer, The Independent and Metro, and magazines including Wanderlust and Geographical.

Sarah Baxter is an associate editor for Wanderlust magazine, the bible for independent-minded travelers. She has written for numerous publications including The Guardian, The Telegraph and The Independent, and Runner's World, and has contributed to more than a dozen Lonely Planet books.

Kiki Deere has contributed to numerous guidebooks including The Rough Guides, Fodor's, Time Out and Dorling Kindersley. Her travel features have appeared in a number of print and online publications, including Lonely Planet online, the iPad app TRVL, FOUR Magazine, The Guardian, The Irish News, Metro UK, and others. She is a member of the British Guild of Travel Writers.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Bucket List: 1000 Adventures Big & Small
Publisher: Rizzoli Universe
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket