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<i>Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher</i> <br/><br/>Discover 200 of the best places to ride a bike in this beautifully illustrated hardback. From family-friendly, sightseeing urban rides to epic adventures off the beaten track. Destinations range from France and Italy, for the world's great bike races, to the wilds of Mongolia and Patagonia. These journeys will inspire - whether you are an experienced cyclist or just getting started. <br/><br/>The book is organised by continent. In the Americas we join a family bikepacking trip in Ecuador; we pedal the Natchez Trace Parkway and stop at legendary music spots; we ride the Pacific Coast Highway in Oregon and California; go mountain biking in Moab and Canada; and explore the cities of Buenos Aires and New York by bicycle. <br/><br/>European rides include easy-going trips around Lake Constance, along the Danube and the Loire, and coast-to-coast routes; routes in Tuscany, Spain and Corsica; and professional journeys up Mt Ventoux and around the Tour of Flanders. <br/><br/>In Asia, we venture through Vietnam's valleys; complete the Mae Hong Son circuit in northern Thailand; cross the Indian Himalayas; and pedal through Bhutan. And in Australia and New Zealand we take in Tasmania and Queensland by mountain bike; cycle into Victoria's high country and around Adelaide on road bikes; and try some of New Zealand's celebrated cycle trails. <br/><br/>Each ride is illustrated with stunning photography and a map. A toolkit of practical details - where to start and finish, how to get there, where to stay and more - helps riders plan their own trips. There are also suggestions for three more similar rides around the world for each story. Each piece shows how cycling is a fantastic way to get to know a place, a people and their culture. <br/><br/><b>About Lonely Planet: </b>Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, gift and lifestyle books and stationery, as well as an award-winning website, magazines, 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. <br/><br/><i>TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category</i> <br/><br/><i>'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times</i> <br/><br/><i>'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) </i>

Buckle up for the next installment in our 'Epic' series and the follow-up to <b><i>Epic Bike Rides of the World</i></b>. <em><b>Epic Drives of the World</b>, </em>a<em> </em>beautiful hardback, showcases 50 of the greatest road trips on Earth, from classic routes in America, Australia and Europe, to incredible adventures in Asia and Africa. <br/><br/>Organised by continent, each route features a first-hand account, awe-inspiring photographs, illustrated maps and practical advice on when to go, how to get there, where to stay and what to eat. From Hawaii's Hana Highway and Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh Road, to Utah's National Park Circuit and Germany's Black Forest High Road, <b><i>Epic Drives of the World</i></b> will inspire any motorist to hit the open road. <br/><br/>African and Middle East drives include: <ul><li>The self-drive Safari (Zambia) </li><li>Crossing the Kalahari (Botswana) </li><li>Passing over the Panorama Route (South Africa) </li><li>Marrakesh to Taroudannt (Morocco) </li><li>Cruising Clarence Drive (South Africa) </li></ul><br/><br/>The Americas drives include: <ul><li>The Highway to Hana in Hawaii (USA) </li><li>The Salar de Uyuni (Bolivia) </li><li>The Pacific Coast Highway (USA) </li><li>Crossing the Carretera Austral (Chile) </li><li>Canada's Icefields Parkway </li></ul><br/><br/>Asia drives include: <ul><li>On the trail of Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam) </li><li>Crossing the Kathmandu Loop (Nepal) </li><li>Hightailing from Thimphu to Gangtey (Bhutan) </li><li>South Korea: From top to toe </li><li>The road from Srinagar to Manali (India) </li></ul><br/><br/>Europe drives include: <ul><li>Black Forest High Road (Germany) </li><li>The Wilds of Abruzzo (Italy) </li><li>Croatia's Adriatic coast </li><li>Norway's west coast </li><li>The Magic Circle (Iceland) </li></ul><br/><br/>Oceania drives include: <ul><li>Southern Alps explorer (New Zealand) </li><li>The Great Ocean Road (Australia) </li><li>Northland & the Bay of Islands (New Zealand) </li><li>Following the Captain Cook Highway (Australia) </li><li>Alice Springs to Darwin (Australia) </li></ul><br/><br/><b>About Lonely Planet: </b>Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, 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, video, 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. Lonely Planet enables the curious to experience the world fully and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves, near or far from home. <br/><br/><i>TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category </i><br/><br/><i>'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times </i><br/><br/><i>'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) </i>