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The 10 Best of Everything: An Ultimate Guide for Travelers (National Geographic Ten Best of Everything: An Ultimate Guide) [Paperback]

Nathaniel Lande (Author), Andrew Lande (Author)
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National Geographic Ten Best of Everything: An Ultimate Guide March 21, 2006
From Arnold Palmer's ten finest golf courses to Luciano Pavarotti's ten favorite opera houses to the ten poshest train trips, classiest wristwatches, most atmospheric pubs, and much more, this is a blue-chip bible to delight any traveler for whom only the very best will do—and a rich dreambook for those of us still waiting for our own ships to come in.

Compiled by veteran travelers Nathaniel and Andrew Lande, this extravagantly entertaining volume collects superlatives galore: top sporting events and tropical island hideaways, glorious gardens and magnificent museums, stylish ski runs, superb cigars, and even the Ten Best Things to Do on a Sunday Afternoon in more than a dozen of the world's greatest cities. Here are the tastiest foods life has to offer to cordon bleu gourmets, barbecue fanatics, and hard-core chocoholics; here too are a whole host of trips and expeditions for any taste and to every continent including Antarctica, each complete itinerary a unique variation upon the theme of the 21st century Grand Tour.

Highlighted by 200 color illustrations, studded with cosmopolitan sidebars and savvy tips, and equipped with a wide array of detailed information on luxury hotels, resorts, restaurants, and more, as well as a wealth of transportation options via land, sea or air, this elegant and sophisticated treasury of travel lore will awaken the wanderlust in readers everywhere.


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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, and an executive producer for both the CBS and NBC networks. The author of eight books, he has been a professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Duke University, as well as a distinguished scholar at Trinity College, Dublin, where he earned his doctorate.

Andrew Lande, an expert in food and wine, holds degrees from the University of California and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He is the co-author of The Cigar Connoisseur and the highly acclaimed A&E Biography special, Bob Hope, America's Entertainer.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: National Geographic (March 21, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0792253647
  • ISBN-13: 978-0792253648
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #943,593 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific gift, April 9, 2006
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Al (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The 10 Best of Everything: An Ultimate Guide for Travelers (National Geographic Ten Best of Everything: An Ultimate Guide) (Paperback)
I'm at the point in my life where I have the time and the money to travel. Where should I go? This book provides great ideas of where to start. Of course, it's subjective. But, it allows one to start researching about the authors' top 10 spots. Also, like all top 10 lists, it allows discussions and debates among friends and families which also spring up other destination spots not listed in the book.

Some of lists include The 10 Best:
* Beaches
* Islands
* Climbs
* Walk & Hiking Tours
* Gardens
* U.S. National Parks
* Hideaway & Inns
* Cruises
* Drives
* Vistas
* Delis
* Patisseries
* Chocolates
* and much more

Colorful and nicely pictured, it makes a great gift for the travel-challenged...like me.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Of Everything, Anywhere On This Little Blue World, October 11, 2006
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Notnadia (Currently upstairs.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The 10 Best of Everything: An Ultimate Guide for Travelers (National Geographic Ten Best of Everything: An Ultimate Guide) (Paperback)
If. If. If. If only life was made for carefree voyages of exploration around this planet of ours. 10 Best of Everything is another volume in the genre of fantasy tourism. (Because who on earth could ever do even one fraction of everything that's listed?) This thick book details the best sites on earth in such categories as best golf courses, best tea shoppes, best sites along the Silk Road, best airlines to take, best places in the US National Park system, best sites in Rome, best places to have a good steak, best places to go in the Loire Valley, and many more bests as well. This is a nice book to peruse and if time and money were not factors, spending one's days trekking through the recommendations here would make for a memorable lifetime. 10 Best has beautiful photography worthy of the imprimatur of the National Geographic Society that rests on its cover, and everyone can probably find something in here that actually registers as a destination on their ultimate vacation list. Where other guides might be heavy on words, this one is loaded with illustrations and bite-sized snippets of fact, and it's as enjoyable to look at this lavish, heavyweight book as it is to read its well-written descriptions of cities, roadways, restaurants, hotels, diving expeditions, and the shopping malls of Madrid. It's a fun book!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Travel Book Ever Written, August 23, 2006
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Beginning with the introduction, I was taken on a fabulous journey. These gifted authors write a wonderful narrative. Lande's Snapshots add a lot to this impressive and comprehensive companion. They are as engaging as any short story in the New Yorker!
I found the collection of old posters designer appealing integrated with beautiful photography, as one would expect from National Geographic.
The Guide is uniquely for both armchair and active travelers and TWO books in one. The first carefully expertly evaluates Top Ten lists on everything travel related, from Hotels to Hideaways, National Parks to International Markets. Subjective of course. We all have our favorites. I particularly liked a chapter called "Ten Best Things to do on Sunday Afternoons in Ten Cities".
PART TWO includes Literary and Historical journeys, elevating this travel guide above all others. Ready made and travel ready. I'm on my way on the Road to Mandalay!
The book ends at lands end, with a country-by-country supplement to best destinations. What a travel kit! National Geographic's Ten Best of Everything is passport perfect in every way. You'll love every moment.
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