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| Where To Go When (Eyewitness Travel Guides) | 
 enlarge | Creator: Joseph Rosendo
Publisher: DK Travel
Category: Book
List Price: $40.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (19 reviews)
Sales Rank: 22123
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.6
Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 10.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0756630738
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.202
EAN: 9780756630737
ASIN: 0756630738
Publication Date: September 17, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Dazzling Images Trump the Information Provided in a Year-Round Look at the Pleasures of the Globe December 14, 2007
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
Two years ago, the producers of the PBS series, Globe Trekker, released a tie-in book similar in approach to this one called Globe Trekker's World: What's On in the World...and When. Travel writer Joseph Rosendo takes the same approach of presenting a global calendar of must-see sights, events and unique festivals. Granted the paperback Globe Trekker calendar guidebook is half the price, but this has the advantage of the glossy, luxuriant look of the DK Eyewitness Guides adapted into a coffee-table book format full of their superb color photography. As the consulting editor, Rosendo has designed the book specifically to overload the reader's visual senses with exotic images that whet an appetite for further investigation.
Whereas "Globe Trekker" is targeted more to the backpack adventurer, this book encompasses a broader spectrum of experiences, for example, what to do for five days in March during the Fallas Festival in Valencia, Spain, or four days in July during the Calgary Stampede, or ten days sailing in Kerala, India, in December. Not only are there renowned festivals around the world to attend but also more personalized experiences recommended that range from luxuriant trips of romantic fantasy to affordable family getaways. The presentation is smart simply because Rosendo lets the seasons dictate the order of the highlights rather than the geography itself. Each month opens with a two-page spread of thirty key activities occurring at that time around the world of which a dozen are highlighted with greater detail.
Key bits of advice are presented with a couple of lines on such topics as getting there and getting around, what it costs to eat , what to do for a recommended period of time, and even a comment on the local do's and don'ts to avoid being labeled an ugly American. But make no mistake, it's the lush, often dazzling photography that is the draw here, not the relatively cursory information provided. What the DK Eyewitness Guides do especially well is make visual sense of what other guidebooks simply describe in words. This large-format book goes even further in bundling the diverse world of experiences to be had if one ventures forth to find them at the optimal time and with an unlimited budget.
 Eyewitness Travel Guides December 11, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is great. It gives you information when the best time to travel anywhere in the world.
Impressive November 25, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is most impressive due to the relevant material and also the amazing photography. A must for those with "wanderlust".
Gorgeous November 15, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Practical information, gorgeous pictures. If you love to travel or just dream about it, this book is fabulous.
Excellent Book November 7, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I absolutely loved the book. It has some great pictures and gives information regrading the places to visit at the right time (month). Also it gives info about major festivals at some places, places to visit, major attractions and things to do and not to do. Overall I loved the book and would recommend it to people who want to know where to go at the right time.
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