Discover Turkey 1 (Lonely Planet Discover) - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 1742202829 ISBN 13: 9781742202822

Publisher: GeoPlaneta, 2013

Synopsis

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher

Lonely Planet Discover Turkey is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Ride a hot-air balloon over Cappadocia's honeycomb landscapes, walk amid the ancient ruins of Ephesus, or witness whirling dervishes perform their mystical craft; all with your trusted travel companion. Discover the best of Turkey and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet Discover Turkey:

• Full-colour maps and images throughout
• Highlights and itineraries show you the simplest way to tailor your trip to your own personal needs and interests
• Insider tips save you time and money and help you get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
• Essential info at your fingertips - including hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, and prices
• Honest reviews for all budgets - including eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
• Cultural insights give you a richer and more rewarding travel experience - including customs, history, art, literature, cinema, music, architecture, politics, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, and more
• Free, convenient pull-out Istanbul map (included in print version), plus over 35 colour local maps
• Useful features - including Walking Tours, Month-by-Month (annual festival calendar), and Travel with Kids
• Coverage of Istanbul, Gallipoli, North Aegean, Ephesus, Bodrum, South Aegean, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Antalya, Mediterranean Coast, Eastern Anatolia, and more

The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Discover Turkey, our easy-to-use guide, is perfect for travellers who seek the most popular attractions a destination has to offer. Filled with inspiring and colourful photos, this guide focuses on the best of the best.

• Looking for a comprehensive guide that recommends a wide range of experiences, both popular and offbeat, and extensively covers all the country to offer? Check out Lonely Planet's Turkey guide.
• Looking for a guide to Istanbul? Check out Lonely Planet's Istanbul guide for a comprehensive look at all the city has to offer, or Lonely Planet's Pocket Istanbul, a handy-sized guide focused on the can't-miss sights for a quick trip.

Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, James Bainbridge, Brett Atkinson, Chris Deliso, Steve Fallon, Will Gourlay, Jessica Lee, Virginia Maxwell, and Tom Spurling.

About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.

TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012 and 2013 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category

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About the Author

"My travel writing career began with three fateful trips to West Africa. At the age of 13, while visiting family friends deep in the Guinean bush, witnessing Africa's energy and anarchy was a formative experience. A little over ten years later - having studied in Glasgow and Vancouver, deepened my travel appetite with student jaunts to eastern Europe and Nepal, taken a postgraduate journalism course in London, and worked on magazine features desks - I returned to Africa. This time I went overland - across the Sahara and along the River Niger to Timbuktu. The plan was to fill a bag in the sub-Saharan markets with CDs and cassettes of the wonderful local music. Four months later, having crossed Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia and Mali (in both directions), I got back to London with more than just a bundle of poor-quality tapes. I was now determined to pursue a life of travelling, writing about it, and eventually getting paid for the results. I soon sold an article about staying with Senegalese griot musicians to the Guardian, and set my sights on Australia. After two years in Sydney, writing about travel, music and media for publications including the Australian and Ministry of Sound- and MTV-branded magazines, I landed my first Lonely Planet gig. Given my African experiences, my first LP assignment was to update the Togo and Benin chapters of the West Africa guide. Over the next half-decade, LP jobs in India, Ireland, Canada, America, the UK, Turkey, South Africa, China and Morocco followed. These days, as well as contributing to LP and Time Out guides, I write for worldwide publications from magazines to mobile apps. Following a stint in Istanbul, my girlfriend and I live in Cape Town, from where I regularly venture into Africa and beyond." To learn more about James, visit his webpage: http://www.jamesbainbridge.net/index.html

Edition details

• Publisher: GeoPlaneta
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1742202829
• ISBN 13: 9781742202822
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 400