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Lonely Planet Epic Road Trips of the Americas

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iLonely Planet Epic Road Trips of the Americas offers a captivating collection of road trip itineraries across the Americas, from the scenic coasts of California to the untamed wilderness of Patagonia. This travel guide provides inspiring stories, vivid photography, and practical information, helping adventurers plan unforgettable journeys while discovering hidden gems along the way.
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This book may appeal to you if you're an adventurous soul with a love for exploring the vast landscapes of the Americas by car. It offers a collection of compelling itineraries and breathtaking routes, perfect for igniting your wanderlust and encouraging you to hit the open road. Whether you're planning a grand journey or simply dreaming of one, this book can be your ultimate guide to discovering hidden gems and scenic drives.

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Lonely Planet Epic Road Trips of the Americas

Buckle up and get ready to hit the road for 50 of the Americas’ greatest drives. Ranging in duration from a few hours to a week or more, each route is graded according to difficulty and features a first-hand account accompanied by awe-inspiring photographs, illustrated maps, practical information and suggestions for other similar road trips.

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Buckle up for the next instalment in our Epic series and the follow-up to Epic Drives of the World. Showcasing 50 of the Americas’ greatest road trips across North and South America as well as the Caribbean, you’ll discover classic drives including the Pacific Coast Highway, Gaspesie Loop in Canada and the Hana Highway in Hawaii, plus lesser-known routes. We cover a huge variety of themes and experiences across drives that range from a few hours to a week or more.

Each of the featured drives includes:

  • First-person accounts from writers who have completed the drive
  • Challenge level grading: easy / harder / epic
  • Inspirational photography, maps and practical information to follow the writer’s journey
  • Driving factbox: when is the best time to drive, vehicle hire information, how to get there, what to take
  • Expert travel advice: where to stay, recommended detours, the best places to eat
  • Suggestions for similar drives

With a vibrant cover illustrated by Ross Murray, this beautiful hardback continues this collectible series. Whether you’re a regular road tripper or just want to explore your destination in a new way, Epic Road Trips of the Americas will inspire a lifetime of adventures out on the open road.

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day.

'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' – New York Times

'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' – Fairfax Media (Australia)

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781838695330

Publisher: Lonely Planet Global Limited

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 September 2022

Country: Ireland

Imprint: Lonely Planet Global Limited

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 207.0mm

Height: 265.0mm

Weight: 1380g

Pages: 320

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