Atlas Obscura, 2nd Edition: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders: 1

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After covering consumer technology at CNET she hosted Rocketboom NYC, a web show about New York's quirkier people and places. More cabinet of curiosities than traditional guidebook, Atlas Obscura revels in the unexpected, the overlooked, the bizarre, and the mysterious.

They would have added more to the excitement of the destination than the illustrations that did make its way to the book’s pages. I would love to go see the Capuchin Catacombs in Italy and Ho Thuy Tien Water Park in Vietnam, they both sound like great destinations. a wonderful browse [for] armchair travelers who enjoyed Brandon Stanton's Humans of New York and Frank Warren's PostSecret.Illustrated in gorgeous and appropriately evocative full-color art, this book is a passport to a world of hidden possibilities. there are amazing places in it that not only kids will long to see but most of the illustrations are rather rough, more eye-catchers than real representations of the places and most of them don't invite to browse and linger on the pages. From curling up in bed, with the book cradled in your hands as you delve into the extraordinary narratives, to bringing it along to appointments where intrigued onlookers inquire about its contents, Atlas Obscura will become your constant companion. Our small-group adventures are inspired by our Atlas of the world's most fascinating places, the stories behind them, and the people who bring them to life. Compiled from elements of a decades-old online project that's still going on, this printed version of the Atlas Obscura is a big, beautiful compendium that spans every continent (yes, including Antarctica) to showcase the unusual, the endangered, the dangerous and the just plain weird.

No other outdoor pursuit yields so much knowledge of nature's ways with so little effort--if one knows what to look for. For a reader attempting a cover-to-cover read, the effect is that you trudge through a lot of dull material to get to the good stuff. Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura is a phenomenon of a travel book that shot to the top of bestseller lists when it was first published and changed the way we think about the world, expanding our sense of how strange and marvelous it really is. Those who have been browsing, might recognize some of the entries, but this didn't bother me in the slightest. I'll admit I definitely didn't read every page of this, but if I had the time I certainly would try.Danach folgt eine kleine Packliste, was man so alles braucht, um die Welt zu entdecken, dies fand ich eine witzige Idee. The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid is an amazing adventure story…even for adults.