1000 Ultimate Experiences from the world's leading travel authority

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With 1000 Ultimate Experiences, Lonely Planet, the world’s leading travel authority, has brought together 1000 ideas, places and activities to inspire and entertain, for travellers and lovers of life-lists alike.

As Lonely Planet Founder Tony Wheeler writes in the book’s introduction:

“I’ve always had travel lists going: things I really must get around to doing, experiences I just might get around to and places that I simply cannot understand why I haven’t yet put a tick beside. 1000 Ultimate Experiences simply takes the sort of lists that I draw up and extends them in every direction.”

1000 Ultimate Experiences will inspire travellers (armchair and actual) to start ticking off their own boxes of places they’ve always wanted to see and things they’ve always wanted to do, including:

• Sleeping under the stars in a Bedouin tent in Jordan - Most Eccentric Places to Stay: “Lawrence of Arabia wannabes should make their way to the awesome desert valley of Wadi Rum in the south of Jordan to sleep under the stars in a Bedouin tent.”

• Finding out the best beaches to swing a hammock: “Ahh, your own place in the sun. Make like a beach bum & head for one of 10 idyllic sun-kissed refuges – from Dahab, Egypt to Punalu’u, USA.”

• Jumping on board the Ghan for a trip through Australia’s remote Red Centre - Finest Classical Train Trips: “The great Ghan cuts through Australia’s remote Red Centre, its tropical north and gentle south.”

• Spotting Banksy’s art in Bristol - Best Public Art: “Largely satirical takes on politics and culture, Banksy’s pieces combine stencils with graffiti and have raised street art to the highest ranks (a fact he finds amusing).”

• Getting happy in Bhutan - World’s Happiest Places: “Stand on a mountain pass on the world’s highest range, snow flecked all around and prayer flags flapping like a grateful audience, and just try to keep a smile off your face.”

• Published September 2009

• Extracts available upon request

• A selection of free images from the book is available

For further information or review copies please contact:

Adam Bennett: adam.bennett@lonelyplanet.com.au

Media and Communications Manager

Phone +61 3 8379 8000 Web: lonelyplanet.com