<P><I>Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher*</I></P><P>Celebrate the world.</P><P>229 countries & destinations to explore, 817 beautiful images to inspire - this international best seller features 100% all NEW images and text.</P><P>Bigger, brighter and bolder than ever, the second edition of Lonely Planet's definitive travel pictorial has been revised and updated to be even more inspiring than the last. <B>The Travel Book</B> captures the essence of every country on the planet through stunning photographs and atmospheric text. User-friendly A-to-Z coverage and double-page spreads of every country make this book a total delight - and an amazing gift. Includes cultural insights, key facts and maps. Also available in hardback, mini edition, and children's <STRONG>Not For Parents: The Travel Book</STRONG> - cool stuff to know about every country in the world!</P><P><I>"It just reminds me how much of the world there is still to see" - Tony Wheeler, Lonely Planet founder, 145 countries visited and counting ... </I></P><P><I>'At a time when the world feels as if it's becoming a larger, more divided and increasingly impossible place to understand, let alone discover, The Travel Book is a reminder that the world is truly an amazing place.' The Age (Melbourne, Australia) </I></P><P><B>Authors:</B> Written and researched by Lonely Planet.</P><P><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, 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 where they travel.</P><P><I>TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards 2012 and 2013 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category</I></P><P><I>'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times</I></P><P><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></P><P><I>*#1 in the world market share - source: Nielsen Bookscan. Australia, UK and USA. March 2012-January 2013</I></P>