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MY TRAVEL GUIDE BOOKS: Lonely Planet, The Rough Guide and Europe by TrainPosted by: kirsty_wilson in Travel General, tags: Lonely Planet, The Rough Guide, Travel Guide BooksTravelling With a Guide Book
Being from Melbourne, also the home of the world renowned ‘Lonely Planet’ Guide Books, I was a loyal Aussie traveller that set off to travel the world with my Lonely Planet book under my arm – well shoved in my day-pack actually! I now have a great selection of travel guides for various countries and continents that I have collected or borrowed during the years. These guide books are now all piled on my desk as reference points for my Blog, providing factual information or reminding me of my travels to various destinations. Many of them have notes scribbled inside them or bits of memorabilia collected that were once used as bookmarks. I am more than aware that travelling has probably changed somewhat and the young-one’s are now backpacking with mobile phones, access to internet cafes and possibly even carrying a notebook (laptop). I wonder do they ever really experience that sense of remoteness and adventure? For two and half months I travelled North Africa and was only able to phone home once. A couple of other times were tried at Central Post Offices but my money was sapped up in connection fees and generally being plain ripped off. I’m interested to hear from you if you are a young traveller, travelling with modern technology – do you ever truly experience that sense of remoteness and adventure? Do you bother with travel guide books? Please leave your comments below… You Might Also Enjoy The Following General Travel Posts in reply to PShilling #Powered by Twitter Tools.
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IGUAZU FALLS, Argentina: River Tours, Devil’s Throat, Iguazu National ParkPosted by: kirsty_wilson in South America, tags: Argentina, Brazil, National Park, UNESCO, Water FallsWhere are the Iguazu Falls? Iguazu Falls The Iguazu Falls form part of the Iguazu National Park and lie nestled in a little, northern pocket of Argentina and the border of Brazil and not far from the border of Paraguay. The Iguazu Falls are made up of 275 falls along 2.7 kilometres of the Iguazu River. One of the most well known spots of the Falls is the ‘Devil’s Throat’. It’s a U-shaped, 82m high, 150m wide, 700m long cataract. It also marks the border between Argentina and Brazil. Together with its impressiveness, the surrounding subtropical rainforest that has more than 2,000 species of plant life and is home to such wildlife as tapirs, giant anteaters, ocelots, monkeys and jaguars, made the Iguazu Falls rightfully receiving inscription to the UNESCO register during 1984. Exploring this natural wonderland you are going to want to be taking photographs. You might like to take a look at Tony Page, professional photographer and writer and what he has on offer.
MapTravelTipsPlus Google Map of the Iguazu Falls One Great Reason to Visit the Iguazu FallsOne great reason to visit the Iguazu Falls is to experience a boat trip up the rapids until you are beneath the spray, getting drenched and listening to the falls thundering. Iguazu Falls: the most beautiful waterfalls of the world
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I started much of my epic travelling before the internet and mobile phones were readily accessible. Therefore, I did rely heavily on the travel guide book for the information I required about destinations, accommodation, means of transport, local customs and pretty much everything to be reasonably well informed.
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