Hidden Places
by Claudia Martin
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Pub Date 14 Apr 2024 | Archive Date 9 Apr 2024
Amber Books Ltd | Amber Books
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Description
From the psychedelic salt mines of Yekaterinburg in Siberia to the rugged, green-tinted Copper Canyon in the Sierra Madre in Mexico, Hidden Places roams across the globe in search of hidden treasures and secret places off the beaten track. Explore the Silfra Deep Trench in Iceland, where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates meet to create a remarkable rift and freshwater dive site; experience the weirdest of woodland walks through the Crooked Forest in Pomerania, Poland, where a grove of 400 pines are uniformly curved; marvel at the colourful, gold-plated temple of Doi Suthep in northern Thailand; or visit the world’s highest sand dune, Grande Dune du Pilat, on the Bordeaux coast. Each location is accompanied by a caption explaining the geography and history of the place. Illustrated with 180 colour photographs, Hidden Places ranges from the sparse landscape of the Arctic Circle to the rich rainforests of the Amazon basin. Read this book and discover the special, hidden places that will come to define your bucket list – many of which are much closer to home than you think.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781838864323 |
| PRICE | £19.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 224 |
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Featured Reviews
Andrea S, Reviewer
Picking up a book by Claudia Martin, you are guaranteed pages of beautiful photographs. Hidden Places is filled with photos of hidden (though some well-known) places. One of them is a library filled with rare books in Canada (insert to ohhh ahhhs here) and stunning landscapes worldwide.
Thank you, NetGalley and Amber Books, for an advanced copy.
Brenda C, Reviewer
Hidden Places by Claudia Martin is a varied collection of fantastic destinations to visit. Some are well known, many are uncommon. Chapters are broken down into The Americas, Europe, Africa and Middle East, Asia and Pacific and the options are inexhaustible. Just imagine how many thousands upon thousands of hidden places there are! Glorious photographs are accompanied by brief text descriptions. Most places are natural wonders, though some are constructed by humans.
Beautiful in its own way, Glass Beach in California is a blend of nature and environmental harm. Gape at the frozen waterfalls in Wisconsin and stepped limestone pools in Guatemala. Explore ancient civilization ruins in Peru, lovely Estonian windmills, medieval clifftop fishing villages in France, lava tubes in Spain, Park of Monsters in Italy, Postojna Cave in Slovenia and lovely Cochem in Germany. Leptis Magna in Libya has always beguiled me. The protected islands in Mozambique, mausoleum in Uzbekistan, Secret Falls in Australia and the most secluded of all, the country island of Tuvalu, beckon invitingly.
I'm grateful to have been to countless hidden places all over, including ten of those described here. Though not all are off the beaten path, they are life enriching to explore. Who doesn't love the challenge and mystery of searching for treasures and satisfaction of discovery?
Whether you enjoy armchair travel or becoming immersed in a destination (not to mention the journey), you will adore this book. Even the most experienced traveler will find inspiration here.
My sincere thank you to Amber and Ltd. and NetGalley for providing me with a digital copy of this phenomenal book which I eagerly and thoroughly absorbed like a sponge.
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