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Author: Tony Wheeler
Pages: 416
Size: 1.239,12 Kb
Publication Date: May 15,2007
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Founders of the phenomenally successful publishing firm Lonely World, Tony and Maureen Wheeler have got produced travel manuals to almost every corner of the world.
Lonely World Publications was created in 1973 when the Wheelers self-released a quirky travel guidebook, Across Asia on the Inexpensive. This is quickly accompanied by what quickly became the backpackers’ bible, South-East Asia on a Shoestring. But most importantly, their memoir reveals the spirit of experience which has made them, based on the NY Daily Information, “the experts in guiding weird people to weird areas. They have already been hassled by customs, cheated by accountants, disappointed by authors, banned in Malawi, berated for his or her Burma guide and acquired books pirated in Vietnam. It traces Tony and Maureen Wheeler’s personal story along with the often bumpy development of their travel lead business in to the world’s largest independent travel publishing business.
And in addition, after thirty years available, the Wheelers possess an unrivaled group of anecdotes which they talk about in Unlikely Destinations: The Lonely World Tale.
Unlikely Locations: The Lonely Planet Tale can be a unique mixture of autobiography, business background and travel reserve.
Through everything, from the heady times of discovery in the ‘70s to the rocky patch following the September 11th terrorist attacks, the Wheelers’ interest for the earth and touring hasn’t diminished and comes shining through in this enthralling travelogue. Tony provides been gored by a cow in Benares, declared dead all over the world in an range of gruesome and significantly exaggerated accounts and their firm provides been accused of the “Lonely Planetization” of the globe. Heading boldly where no additional travel publisher acquired ventured, they catered to a fresh era of independent, budget-mindful travelers a long time before the introduction of mass tourism.”