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The Inspired Traveller

Our World in 100 Cultural Places
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Discover the destinations that have inspired the world's greatest art, cinema, food, novels, and music. Pure armchair travel, The Inspired Traveller is for anyone with a sense of wanderlust and curiosity: immerse yourself in 100 places that have inspired a remarkable cultural environment. In Paris, visit... Read More
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Drawing from four books in White Lion's bestselling Inspired Traveller's Guides and with 10 newly commissioned entries, The Inspired Traveller is an all-encompassing tour of the most culturally important places on the planet - be they literary, artistic, cinematic, gastronomic or musical.

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Discover the destinations that have inspired the world's greatest art, cinema, food, novels, and music. Pure armchair travel, The Inspired Traveller is for anyone with a sense of wanderlust and curiosity: immerse yourself in 100 places that have inspired a remarkable cultural environment.

In Paris, visit the labyrinthine streets of Victor Hugo's Les MisΓ©rables and the charming streets of Montmartre, the backdrop of AmΓ©lie; in New York, explore Brooklyn, home of Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing and Jean-Michel Basquiat's stomping ground around the East Village.

Split by continent, and featuring fascinating text and charming hand-drawn illustrations for each entry, this is the ultimate atlas of 100 cultural places every armchair traveller needs to know about.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781836002765

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 April 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: White Lion Publishing

Illustration: color illustrations

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Amy Grimes

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 750g

Pages: 352

About the Author

Sarah Baxter grew up in Norfolk, England and now lives in Bath. Her passion for travel and the great outdoors saw her traverse Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the United States before settling into a writing career. She was Associate Editor ofΒ WanderlustΒ magazine, the bible for independent-minded travellers, for more than ten years and has also written extensively on travel for a diverse range of other publications, including theΒ Guardian, theΒ TelegraphΒ and theΒ IndependentΒ newspapers. SarahΒ has also contributed to more than a dozen Lonely Planet guidebooks.Susie Hodge MA, FRSA, is an art historian, artist and journalist with more than 100 books in print on art history, practical art and history. She also writes magazine articles, web resources and booklets for galleries, and lectures around the world.Amy Grimes is an illustrator based in London. Drawing inspiration from nature and the natural world, Amy's work often features bright and bold illustrated motifs, floral icons and leafy landscapes. As well as working on commissioned illustrations, Amy also sells prints, textiles and stationery under the brand of Hello Grimes.

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