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Singapore 56 Geneva 102 Reykjavik 152 Las Vegas 192 Free spectator sports Buenos Aires 274 Tokyo 62 Helsinki 104 Europe’s best tours by Los Angeles 196 in the USA 232 Wine tasting on a Europe’s best public transport 156 Miami 200 Vancouver 234 shoestring in CONTENTS EUROPE 68 free museums Rome 158 New Orleans 202 Washington, DC 238 South America 280 Amsterdam 70 and galleries 106 Stockholm 164 North America’s Lima 282 INTRODUCTION 4 Beijing 26 Athens 72 İstanbul 108 Venice 166 best free OCEANIA 244 Rio de Janeiro 284 Beirut 32 Barcelona 74 Lisbon 112 Vienna 168 movie nights 204 Brisbane 246 How to party at AFRICA 6 Asia’s best sunsets Europe’s best London 116 New York City 206 Melbourne 248 Carnival in Rio 290 Cape Town 8 without the national parks 78 Europe’s best city NORTH AMERICA 172 Portland, OR 212 North Island, NZ 252 San Salvador 292 Africa’s wildest pricetag 34 Berlin 80 walking tours 122 Austin 174 San Diego 214 Australia & New Sao Paulo 296 experiences 12 Delhi 36 Bruges 86 Madrid 124 Boston 176 San Francisco 218 Zealand’s best Marrakesh 14 Dubai 38 Budapest 88 Milan 130 The Caribbean 180 Top 10 free-range free walks 256 Safari without Hong Kong 44 Copenhagen 90 Moscow 134 Chicago 184 adventures in South Island, NZ 258 PRICE INDEX 298 the big bucks 18 Mumbai 50 Europe’s best Stinge Henge 138 Detroit 188 America’s Sydney 264 ABOUT THE AUTHORS 300 Asia’s best cheap wild swimming 94 Oslo 140 Top 10 free-wheelin’ national parks 224 INDEX 302 ASIA 20 gourmet grub 52 Dublin 96 Paris 142 all-American Seattle 226 SOUTH AMERICA 270 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 304

Bangkok 22 Shanghai 54 Edinburgh 100 Prague 148 | Getty Images Quirke © Gavin Davies, © Lottie © Matt Munro, © Deric Olschner | 500px, Harvey | Getty Images, © Philip Lee © Jack Vartoogian © Matt Munro, adventures 190 Toronto 230 Bogotá 272

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Last year, while taking our children on their first cheap can mean much, much better. No Roman foray into Africa we visited Marrakesh in Morocco. dinner will ever match the bread and cheese picnic in On our first evening we walked into the Djemaa Villa Celimontana, a short walk from the Colosseum, el-Fna (page 16), the city’s world famous open on my first visit to the Eternal City. And if we’re talking square. It was like walking into another world. The life lessons, there are few better insights into the smoke and smells from food stalls, the sound of human condition than sharing a dorm room with a drummers and the clamour of people shouting, dozen others from around the world. INTRODUCTION singing and hawking their wares. Everyone’s eyes Nations all around the world recognise the value were out on stalks, senses in overdrive. I had been of making the wonders under their stewardship worried it would be too much, but the kids asked accessible. 5000 years of Chinese history? Free to go again the following night. One of the most (National Museum of China, page 28). 19 museums memorable moments I’ve had travelling cost and galleries in Washington DC? Free (Smithsonian nothing beyond the gumption to walk into the Institution, page 242). Britain’s national parks? All square that night. free. Donations always welcome, of course. And if The monetary value implied in the term free can you want to experience all those popular places at misrepresent what’s on offer within these pages. The their best then get up early and get their before the quality of an experience, after all, is not attached to crowds arrive. The priceless calm of early mornings a price tag. Many of the suggestions here involve doesn’t come with a price tag either, by the way. unearthing the world’s secret wonders, whether that’s It’s an exaggeration to say that everything good swimming around Sydney’s ocean pools (page 267) is free, so you’ll find plenty of excellent value cheap or strolling the tombs and monuments of Delhi’s Lodi things to experience throughout this book. Dip into Gardens (page 37). Walkers tackling the great tracks your spare change for classy street food like of New Zealand (page 260) will find themselves close a choripán (chorizo sandwich) in Buenos Aires (page to the soul of those beautiful islands. 277), the best views of Hong Kong’s skyline from the For many of us, when we take our first steps Star Ferry (page 48) and a Boston brewery tour (page travelling free things are not only appealing but 179). Great memories, a happier you and a grateful essential if we’re to make our backpacking days last wallet; one glance through these pages and you as long as possible. And it’s not just formative forays - may never aspire to the indulgences of top-end many unforgettable blasts of freedom and discovery travel again.

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sheltered False Bay’s Muizenberg (5e) and St James (5f) are family friendly, IZIKO with water warmed by Indian Ocean MUSEUMS currents. All are free, except Simons Town’s Boulders Beach (5g; 8am-6.30pm, longer in Dec-Jan; R60) with its 3000 The Iziko Museums endangered African penguins. of South Africa 03 (iziko.org.za) is an 11-strong collection 06 Bo-Kaap of Cape Town’s On the side of Signal Hill, Bo-Kaap, top museums the former Malay Quarter, is famous for and attractions, its streetscapes, mosques and cuisine- including the Bo-Kaap Museum, based tourism. Wander freely around the the South African streets, visit the cheap Bo-Kaap Museum National Gallery (6a; bokaap.co.za/museum; 71 Wale St; (Government 11 10am-5pm Mon-Sat; R20) or do a cooking Ave, Company’s Garden; 10am- course/tour (bokaapcookingtour.co.za; 5pm), South R700, including dinner). Nearby is Long African Museum R21) with diving boards, splash puddles B&B (10b; Khayelitsha Township), St (6b), home of the city’s underground and Planetarium and two Olympic-size lap pools. complete with Xhosa-style home cooking. entertainment scene, alongside second- (25 Queen Victoria St; 10am-5pm), hand bookshops and boho boutiques. Maritime Centre 09 Victoria & Alfred Waterfront 11 Wine tasting (Union-Castle A former wharf transformed into a South Africa produces some of the CAPE TOWN CAPE 07 Howl at the lion House, Dock Rd, swanky waterfront entertainment, eating planet’s best palate-pleasing plonk and it Table Mountain National Park (7a) V&A Waterfront; and shopping arena, the V&A offers would be criminal not to try a few drops. 10am-5pm) and has hundreds of trails, wending around Groot Constantia everything from free wi-fi to meetings Lucky then, that Wine Concepts (11a; the Twelve Apostles, Devil’s Peak, Signal Manor House with freedom fighters Nelson Mandela wineconcepts.co.za; 50 Kloof St) offers Hill and Table Mountain. Most are free- (Groot Constantia and Desmond Tutu – albeit in bronze complimentary wine tasting six days access, but there are four pay points. Estate; 10am-5pm), form. Selfie-snappers shouldn’t pose too a week (4-7pm Mon-Fri, noon-3pm Sat). the oldest wine- Various routes scale the vertical kilometre producing estate long next to the seals, though – they’re Tjing Tjing Rooftop Bar (11b; tjingtjing. to Devil’s Peak, but if you’re here during a in the country. the real deal. Street performers provide co.za; 165 Longmarket St) also offers full moon, join locals trekking with beers These museums entertainment, and free events take place free wine tasting from 5pm to 7pm on 07 to Lion’s Head (7b) to watch moonrise typically charge year-round. Robben Island tours depart Wednesdays. about R30, but for over the Hottentots Holland Mountains. eight or nine days here. waterfront.co.za; 9am-9pm; free. each year, typically 12 Cape Town Carnival 08 Sea Point promenade public holidays, 10 Going downtown Born on Long St amid the orgy of Loved by everyone from runners they all throw their Visiting a Township is an essential euphoria and energy that surrounded doors open for SA’s hosting of the 2010 Football World and skaters to hand-holding couples and free. Check the Cape Town experience; combine it with kids, this 11km-long, wave-splattered, website for up-to- a budget feed at Mzoli’s (10a; Gugulethu; Cup, this carnival has since grown into careless and car-free coastal stretch is date details. 9am-6pm; meals R50–100). Buy meat at a massive annual gathering to celebrate full of playgrounds and amazing outdoor this Gugs butcher and get it cooked on a South Africa’s diversity. Some 50,000 artwork. You can swim for free in the wild traditional braai (barbecue), while supping people watch and participate in festivities Atlantic, or seek sanctuary in one of the beer and bouncing to Kwaito beats. that engulf Green Point, with floats, world’s finest public pools, the open-air Excellent tours (laurastownshiptours. music, dancing and after-partying. 06 09 Sea Point Pavilion (www.capetown.gov. co.za; R400) can be done, and shack capetowncarnival.com; Fanwalk,

za; 7am-7pm summer, 9am-5pm winter; Planet Images | Lonely | Getty Images, © jenburgis © THEGIFT777 Gimas | 500px, Hoolwerff; © Ilonde van © Inti St Clair | Getty Images accommodation is available at Vicky’s Green Point; Mar; free.

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03 Deyrolle 06 Musée de la Vie Romantique This taxidermy shop dating from 1831 FANTASTIC Walk through the paved courtyard is a veritable museum of natural history. FREE VIEWS of this 1830 hôtel particulier (grand See animals exotic and familiar, great and townhouse) and into the artistic life of small, incredibly lifelike and artistically 19th-century Paris. Chopin, Delacroix, Looking out posed (all from zoos, circuses or farms, Ingres, Liszt and others frequented over the City of naturally deceased). And all for sale. If Lights as night Ary Scheffer’s Friday-night salons here. you can’t fit a recumbent tiger into your falls: priceless. The museum features his works and luggage (or budget), pick up a beautifully Montmartre may the memorabilia of neighbour George be a top spot, but illustrated vintage poster or a gorgeous Sand. The artist’s workshops, garden it is crowded and arrangement of exotic bugs. www. you’ll get more and tearoom are beyond charming, then deyrolle.com; 46 rue du Bac, 6e; 10am- peaceful vistas wander around the surrounding quartier 1pm & 2-7pm Mon, 10am-7pm Tue-Sat; from the top of of Nouvelle Athènes. vie-romantique.paris. Parc de Belleville. admission free. fr; 16 rue Chaptal, 9e; 10am-6pm Tue- The view along the Seine from Sun; free. 04 Musée Carnavalet the terrace of the One of the best reasons to visit Institut du Monde 07 Musée Rodin’s garden Arabe (www. this museum of Parisian history is its It’s well worth the museum’s imarabe.org; 1 gorgeous setting in two 16th-century place Mohammed admission price (€7) to see the collection 10 hôtels particuliers, lavish townhouses V, 5e; 10am-6pm of France’s greatest modern sculptor. built by noblemen of Le Marais. Among Tue-Thu, 10am- If strapped for cash, however, you can 9.30pm Fri, 10am- its fascinating artefacts and artworks access just the gardens where some of Château de Versailles’ gardens 7pm Sat + Sun) is 09 highlights are the painstakingly his most celebrated sculptures – The While the château at Versailles is truly

one of the best PARIS reconstructed fin-de-siècle drawing of Notre Dame, Thinker, The Burghers of Calais and others extraordinary, the crush of people inside 12 rooms and baroque interiors, vivid and costs only a – are dotted throughout the grounds of can be hard to bear. But the landscaped PARIS cup of coffee. The glimpses into how the other half lived in the 18th-century mansion where Rodin gardens – meticulously manicured, dotted top-floor terrace at the Paris of the past. carnavalet.paris.fr; Galeries Lafayette lived and worked. musee-rodin.fr; 79 rue with elegant statuary and exuberant 23 rue de Sévigné, 3e; 10am-6pm Tue- 16 (haussmann. de Varenne, 7e; 10am-5.45pm Tue & Thu- fountains, and criss-crossed with paths Sun; free. galerieslafayette. Sun; €2. (bikes can be rented) – are divine and com; 40 blvd free for half the year. Pack a picnic Haussmann, 9e; 05 Musée d’Art Moderne 9.30am-8pm Mon- 08 Browse at Marché Paul Bert and distance those madding crowds. de la Ville de Paris Sat, 9.30am-9pm The Marché aux Puces (flea chateauversailles.fr; Versailles; 7am- The beauty of Paris’ lesser-known Thu) looks out market) de St-Ouen, a sprawling 8.30pm; free Nov-Mar, charge Tue, Sat & over Opéra Garnier museums: incredible art without the complex of interconnected markets, Sun Apr-Oct. and the Grands queues. This is among the best, with Blvds. Free. provides many free hours of an outstanding permanent collection entertainment. The standout Marché 10 Chill at Canal St-Martin of 20th-century artworks, and art-deco Paul Bert is more museum than shop You might recognise the iron furniture and objects. Standouts are (with prices to match). Fans of mid- footbridges and tree-lined quays from Raoul Dufy’s La Fée Electricité – a room- century interior design will be in heaven, the film Amélie. From République to Gare sized mural depicting the discovery but antiques also abound – expect du Nord, the canal is bobo- (bohemian- of electricity – Matisse’s La Danse mounted zebra heads and lots of gilt. bourgeoisie) central – gentrified but a and a collection of Robert Delaunay’s marcheauxpuces-saintouen.com; little scruffy, home to the latest hot new masterpieces. mam.paris.fr; 11 av du 96 rue Paul Bert, Saint-Ouen; 9am-6pm neo-bistro or be-seen cocktail bar. You’ll Président Wilson, 16e; 10am-6pm Tue-Wed Sat, 10am-6pm Sun, 11am-5pm Mon; find the locals on the banks enjoying an

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include Lonely Planet New contributed to Lonely Planet’s Karyn Noble is a senior editor in Brendan Sainsbury is a Britrish Phillip Tang likes to show off the Zealand, Hiking New Italian guides for over 15 Lonely Planet’s London office, and writer based near Vancouver, best-value thrills for many Lonely AUTHORS Zealand and The Best of Wellington. years. Find her tweets a freelance writer specialising in Canada. He has been exploring Planet publications, including www.bennettandslater.co.nz @paula6hardy. luxury and gourmet travel. But and writing about Seattle for over Peru and Discover Peru. More at A writer and San Lorenzo fan, some of her most memorable a decade. philliptang.co.uk Isabel Albiston spent four years A Californian, but not by Daniel McCrohan is the creator experiences didn’t cost a thing. drinking mate and Malbec in birth, Sara Benson calls Oakland of iPhone app Beijing on a She tweets @MsKarynNoble. Brandon Presser is an award- Mara Vorhees is a travel the Buenos Aires neighbourhood home. She escapes to Las Vegas Budget, author of 28 guidebooks, winning travel writer and television writer, city dweller and mother of Boedo. more than she’ll willingly admit. and a budget-travel expert who Virginia Maxwell is a long-time personality who has visited over of twins. Follow her adventures has been living in China for more and regular visitor to the Middle 100 countries and penned over at www.havetwinswilltravel.com. Kate Armstrong’s favourite Piera Chen is a travel writer, film than a decade. East, covering destinations 40 books for Lonely Planet. travel moments include a tasty reviewer and poet who is happy to including Turkey, Iran and Regis St. Louis is a full-time meal, stimulating sights and call Hong Kong home most days. Virginia Jealous is presently on Lebanon for Lonely Planet. Kevin Raub is a São Paulo- travel writer and the author of local company, many of which the trail of poet Laurence Hope – based travel journalist and a Lonely Planet guides to New come (nearly) free. Janine Eberle is a Francophile who aka Violet Nicolson – who died in Rebecca Milner is a Tokyo resident co-author of four Lonely Planet York City and Rio de Janeiro. spends as much time as possible in India in 1904. and co-author of Lonely Planet Brazil travel guides. Prague-based writer Mark Baker is Paris, spending her entire budget guides to Japan and Korea. A contributor to numerous LP AUTHORS the author of several Lonely Planet on cheese and wine. Adam Karlin has written multiple Travel writer Sarah Reid loves books on culture and travel, titles, including LP’s Prague pocket guidebooks for New Orleans Kate Morgan is a freelance travel discovering a new side to Caroline Veldhuis continues

AUTHORS guide and The Best of Prague and Based in Buenos Aires, Bridget and Miami, and loves spending writer and editor, and has worked Singapore during every visit – her lifelong mission to sample the Czech Republic. Gleeson has travelled widely in time – and sometimes, money – on several guidebooks and trade especially when it’s free. vegetarian food in situ around South America, tasting a variety in both cities. titles for Lonely Planet. the world. Travel writer, author, editor and of wines along the way. Andrea Schulte-Peevers lives cheapskate Sarah Baxter loves After two decades of scraping, Becky Ohlsen is a freelance in Berlin and has been the author Tasmin Waby is a broke nothing better than bagging Tom Hall has been writing for scrimping, haggling and hitching writer in Portland, Oregon, and of all nine editions of Lonely Planet’s London-based writer and bargains around the globe. Lonely Planet for most of his around the planet, Patrick Kinsella is always happy to stumble guide to the city. editor who travels at every adult life and when not doing so has experienced more by trying across a good deal. opportunity (usually with her A true Californian (by choice if composes love letters to Hagia things than buying things. Lee Slater’s author credits kids – but not always). not by birth), Andrew Bender Sophia in Istanbul. Stephanie Ong is an Australian include Lonely Planet New Zealand, covers San Diego for Lonely Mariella Krause has been writing editor/writer based in Milan. When Hiking New Zealand and The Best of British writer Nicola Williams Planet guidebooks. Anthony Ham fell irretrievably for Lonely Planet since 2006, and not immersed in writing and travel, Wellington. www.bennettandslater. lives on the southern side of in love with Madrid on his first enjoying cheap margaritas in she’s eating well and complaining co.nz Lake Geneva. She writes Lonely Joe Bindloss is Lonely Planet’s visit and later lived there for a Austin since long before that. about tax – like every good Italian. Planet’s Switzerland guide and destination editor for the Indian decade. He speaks fluent Spanish Tom Spurling is a writer and tweets at @tripalong. Subcontinent and the author of and returns regularly to a city he Since 2002, Alex Leviton Matt Phillips loves free things teacher based in Hong Kong. more than 50 books for Lonely considers his spiritual home. has contributed to roughly (who doesn’t?), particularly those He has contributed to 11 Based in Chicago for over 25 years, Planet. half a gabillion Lonely Planet involving the great outdoors. Lonely Planet guidebooks, Karla Zimmerman knows where From Lido beaches to backstreet titles, most recently about Italy, Writes about Africa, Europe, including Central America on the bargains hide (especially when Sarah Bennett’s author credits bacari, Paula Hardy has food, and happiness. Asia and his native Vancouver. a Shoestring. it comes to beer and donuts).

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Australia 246–51, 264–9 Morocco 14–17 Reykjavik 152–5 208, 213, 218, 227 140, 144, 145, 154–5, 164 Bangkok 22–5 Moscow 134–7 Rio de Janeiro 284–9 beaches 190, 198, 201, 216 music 76, 83–5, 93, 98, 102, Barcelona 74–7 Mumbai 52–3 Rome 158–63 California 196–9, 214–23 104–5, 111, 113, 120, 127, 128, 136, INDEX Beijing 28–33 Netherlands 70–1 Russia 134–7 comedy 179, 186 150, 153, 169 Beirut 34–5 New Orleans 202–3 safaris 18–19 Florida 200–1 Africa 6–19 national parks 78–9, 110, 138–9 Belgium 86–7 New York City 206–11 San Diego 214–17 festivals and events 187, 201, art 9, 15 outdoor pursuits 85, 95, 98, Berlin 80–5 New Zealand 253–63 San Francisco 218–23 203, 208–9, 211, 217, 221, 223, beaches 9–10, 13 138–9, 141, 154 Bogota 272–3 North America 172–243 San Salvador 292–5 243 festivals and events 11, 17 parks and gardens 73, 76, 85, Boston 176–9 see also United States of Sao Paulo 296–7 film 197–8, 205, 215, 227–8 food and drink 11, 17 86, 87, 92, 93, 99, 101, 103, 110, Brazil 284–91 America Scotland 100–1 food and drink 175, 179, 195, historical highlights 15 111, 114–15, 120, 127–8, 136–7, Brisbane 246–7 art 182–3 Seattle 226–9 199, 209, 210–11, 216–17, 222–3, museums 9, 11, 15 141, 145, 146, 147, 150–1, 153–4, Bruges 86–7 beaches 181–2 Shanghai 54–5 229, 242 national parks 10, 18–19 162, 164, 170 Budapest 88–9 festivals and events 183, 237 Singapore 56–61 historical highlights 174–5, outdoor pursuits 13, 18–19 religious highlights 104–5, Buenos Aires 274–9 film 235 South Africa 8–11 202, 240, 241 parks and gardens 16 109, 113, 131, 133, 135, 142, 158, Canada 230–1, 234–7 food and drink 183, 236, 237 South America 270–97 Illinois 184–7 religious highlights 9, 13, 16 160, 166 Cape Town 8–11 historical highlights 181 art 272, 273, 276, 282, 284, 293 Louisiana 202–3 safaris 18–19 shopping 70, 77, 87, 89, 91, Caribbean 180–3 museums 181, 230 beaches 287, 294 Massachusetts 176–9 shopping 17 104, 109, 114, 129, 131, 132, 137, Chicago 184–7 music 235 festivals and events 273, 279, Michigan 188–9 wildlife 13, 18–19 145, 147 China 28–33, 46–51, 54–5 outdoor pursuits 230–1, 235, 288–91, 295 museums 174, 177, 185–6, 194, wine tasting 11 theatre 72, 131, 149 Colombia 272–3 236 film 272 197, 208, 216, 219, 220–1, 228, Amsterdam 70–1 tours by public transport 156–7 Copenhagen 90–3 parks and gardens 236 food and drink 273, 277, 278–9, 238 Argentina 274–9 walking tours 91, 99, 122–3, 155 Czech Republic 148–51 shopping 231 280–1, 283, 287–8, 295, 297 music 177, 178, 186, 187, 188, Asia 20–67 wildlife 93, 110 Delhi 38–9 sport 233 historical highlights 276, 282 193–4, 199, 200, 202, 215, 221, art 28, 34, 40, 46, 48, 52, 54, wild swimming 94–5, 98, 101, Denmark 90–3 North Island, NZ 252–5 museums 274, 293, 296 223, 241, 242–3 58 120 Detroit 188–9 Norway 140–1 music 273, 277, 286–7, 290–1, national parks 195, 221, 224–5, beaches 27, 35, 43, 53, 59–60 wine tasting 115 Dubai 40–5 Oceania 244–269 293, 296, 297 228–9

festivals and events 33, 45, Finland 104–5 INDEX Dublin 96–9 architecture 253, 268 outdoor pursuits 294 outdoor pursuits 178–9, 190–1, 50–1, 61 France 142–7 Edinburgh 100–1 art 249, 253, 258, 264, 266, 267 parks and gardens 277, 283, 198, 224–5 film 43, 53, 59, 61 Geneva 102–3 INDEX El Salvador 292–5 beaches 246, 250, 254, 256 287, 296 parks and gardens 175, 178, food and drink 25, 32–3, 35, Germany 80–5 Europe 68–171 festivals and events 247, 251, religious highlights 286, 293, 189, 193, 198, 202, 203, 209, 36–7, 39, 49, 60, 61, 66–7 Greece 72–3 architecture 75, 82–3, 124, 128, 255, 263 295 212–13, 222, 215, 228, 241 historical highlights 31, 49, Helsinki 104–5 149, 153, 166, 171 film 250, 260, 267 shopping 279, 295 shopping 177, 189, 211, 212, 56, 64 Hong Kong 46–51 art 75–6, 80, 83, 86, 97, 104, food and drink 247, 251, 255, walking tours 277, 282, 297 214, 220 museums 23, 28, 30, 34, 40, Hungary 88–9 106–7, 109–10, 113, 118, 119, 263, 269 wine tasting 280–1 Nevada 192–5 42, 46, 53, 54, 58 Iceland 152–5 121, 124, 126–7, 135, 141, 144, historical highlights 249 South Island, NZ 258–63 New York 206–11 music 48–9 India 38–9, 52–3 145, 153 museums 246, 253, 258, 260 Spain 74–7, 124–9 Oregon 212–13 national parks 53 Ireland 96–9 beaches 72, 77, 92, 95, 114, 167 music 247, 251, 260, 264, 266 Stockholm 164–5 sport 243 outdoor pursuits 31, 43, 49 Istanbul 108–11 festivals and events 73, 77, 93, national parks 260–1, 268–9 Sweden 164–5 Texas 174–5 parks and gardens 23, 24, 30, Italy 130–3, 158–63, 166–7 101, 103, 111, 121, 129, 133, 155, outdoor pursuits 254–7, 261, Switzerland 102–3 theatre 240 31–2, 39, 54, 59, 65, 67 Japan 62–7 163, 165, 169 262–3, 267, 268 Sydney 264–9 walking tours 221, 229, 241 religious highlights 23, 50, 51, Las Vegas 192–5 film 75, 76, 111, 119 parks and gardens 246, 250–1, Thailand 22–5 Washington (state) 226–9 56, 58–9, 65 Lebanon 34–5 food and drink 70, 71, 85, 87, 267 Tokyo 62–7 wildlife 174, 222 shopping 25, 31, 35, 38, 43, 44, Lima 282–3 89, 115, 120, 121, 127, 128–9, shopping 269 Toronto 230–1 Vancouver 234–7 48, 53, 62, 66 Lisbon 112–15 132–3, 151, 162–3, 165, 167, 171 wildlife 253, 261 Turkey 108–11 Venice 166–7 sport 24, 44–5, 49, 50, 62–4 London 116–21 historical highlights 75, 80, 82, wine tasting 263 United Arab Emirates 40–5 Vienna 168–71 sunsets 26–7 Los Angeles 196–9 83, 88, 91, 97–8, 99, 106, 113, Oslo 140–1 United Kingdom 100–1, 112–16 Washington DC 238–43 theatre 59 Madrid 124–9 116, 118, 132, 133, 135, 138–9, Paris 142–7 United States of America 174–9, wildlife 39 Marrakesh 14–17 140, 142, 147, 149, 158, 160, 161, Peru 282–3 184–229, 238–43 wild swimming 31 Melbourne 248–51 166, 169 Portland (Oregon) 212–13 architecture 174–5, 177, 185, Athens 72–3 Miami 200–1 museums 70, 71, 91, 97, 100, Portugal 112–15 187, 188, 197, 215, 220, 221–2 Austin (Texas) 174–5 Milan 130–3 106–7, 109, 116, 118, 119, 126, Prague 148–51 art 174, 177, 186, 188, 199, 206,

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