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The Lonely Planet Guide to Experimental Travel Hardcover – January 1, 2005

by Rachael Antony (Author), Joel Henry (Author)
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Experimental Travel is for those people who like their travel a little less formulaic. Bored with coming home sporting a souvenir shopping bag and generic t-shirts? Then Experimental Travel is for you.

Experimental Travel is not about checking off the major sights or following your guidebook to the letter; it's a playful way of traveling, where the journey's methodology is clear but the destination is usually unknown. Experimental Travel renders all destinations equal - be it a burger shack or the Taj Mahal.

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  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2005
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Those aching for a relief from packaged tours or Club Med vacations would do well to pick up this out-of-the-ordinary guide. It's a manual for "experimental travel," a "playful" and "pleasingly vague" style of vacation, "where the journey's methodology is clear but the destination may be unknown." For example, Aesthetic Travel (which gets the lowest score for degree of difficulty) has readers creating an artistic record of their trip in a systematic but uncommon way, whether by photographing the fire station in every new town they visit or writing a poem in every main square. Trip Poker is riskier: four people roll the dice, and the winner gets to choose the destination; the loser pays for the weekend. It's a gimmick, but at least it's an entertaining one: for each experiment (and there are more than 40) comes a report written by a contributor or one of the authors, as well as b&w photos and illustrations with a quirky, Victorian bent. Antony and Henry are well-traveled journalists with plenty of experience, and they certainly get points for originality. If nothing else, their unusual book reminds us of the joy of discovery. (June)
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TRAVEL POKER

Hypothesis: Take a gamble on a trip.

Apparatus: Four people, dice, a poker face.

Method: Trip Poker is a travel game for four or more people. Your itinerary in this instance is created by rolling dice, but you can easily adapt the rules to a game of poker.

1) The person who rolls the highest number wins the first round and gets to choose the destination, within a specified distance of where the game is being played.

2) The winner of the second roll decides the date of the getaway.

3) The winner of the third roll determines the type of accommodation.

4) The person who loses the last roll of the dice pays for the weekend.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lonely Planet; First Edition (January 1, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 276 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1741044502
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1741044508
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.75 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 32 ratings

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    For two decades, I've worked full-time as a freelance writer, editor, photojournalist, bicycle messenger and adventure travel planning consultant.

    I've contributed text and images to two dozen Fodor's and Lonely Planet travel guidebooks, and my writing has been translated into a dozen languages. For 2+ years, I was a regular contributor to the syndicated newspaper column, Travels with Lonely Planet. My main area of interest and expertise is adventure and responsible/sustainable travel with a purpose in the Americas.

    I graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a BA in Geography and Education. Prior to launching my freelance writing career, I was the senior writer/producer of the Webby Award-winning travel site LonelyPlanet.com.

    If I'm not scribbling or shooting photos, I'm probably out scouting new hiking trails, biking to a farmers' market, hunting sublime tacos, cooking up a storm or foraging for wild edibles.

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sassy n gassy
5.0 out of 5 stars Experimental travel
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2014
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This was such a fun read. I want to travel but don't have the money to do it as much as I'd like. This was a very entertaining book which helped me find some other ways to travel without spending a lot of money to do it.
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Jing Wong
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Inspiring book. The first and likely last of its kind in travel guide books.
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Andrew Garrison
5.0 out of 5 stars Something completely different
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2013
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A good tool for restoring mindful attention to your surroundings, whether Kansas City or Kathmandu. Makes any place exotic - take it to the mall!
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Dianne Steves
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2016
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Steven Unwin
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiration for journeys of all kinds.
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2011
This is a book that might help you see the world in new ways.
If you're not sure what Experimental Travel is, the book begins with a short description and a history. In brief Experimental Travel is described as a playful way of travelling, where the journey's methodology is clear, but the destination is unknown.

This may be an unfamiliar description of travel,however I think that the definition best describes the nature of our lives. We can't know the destinations we will pass through, but we can control the way in which we travel.

Thus the book is at first glance an interesting distraction from mundane travel by habit, and also provides insights that may be valuable at a much deeper level.

The body of the book comprises 40 such playful ways of taking a journey. Each is described by a hypothesis, apparatus required and the method supported by short introductory notes. These are sufficient for you to set off on a journey and have a go. In addition each of the 40 ways has what are described as Laboratory Results. In a nutshell these are reports of the experience of travellers who have followed the instructions.

The suggestions for experiments range from quite simple exercises, to those which would require a fair degree of preparation, Each invites you to see your world through new eyes by in some way switching your perspective. For example suggestion 18 `Expedition to K2' invites you not to climb the Himalayan peak, but to see a new aspect of your home town by visiting and exploring map grid square K2. Suggestion 39 '12 Travel' invites you to travel noting the number 12. Catch bus number 12, get off at the 12th stop, walk across 12 junctions before examining building number 12, for example Or perhaps suggestion 15 `Dog's Leg Travel' If you don't normally walk a dog, take one for a walk and be led by what interests the dog.

You get the idea. It's simple, but as the Laboratory Results and your own experience will soon reveal, it's a very powerful idea. Not convinced? Just try spending the next ten minutes walking around the room you are currently in, looking for every green object. I guarantee you'll find far more than you expected and will learn something new about your room, a room you've probably seen many times, but never really seen.

This is a great book full of ideas that can make journeys a whole lot more interesting, even journeys you have to make every day, and the ideas will have an impact much more broadly on your outlook and the ways in which you see and see differently.
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Adam Skogen
5.0 out of 5 stars Great ideas for any traveler
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2008
Anyone who says this book is just about "silly games" has completely missed the point. It is completely different from any other travel book. It doesn't provide a destination, how to get there, and what to do once you're there. It gives unique ways to explore any destination, no matter how banal the destination is. It's a great way to discover a town and the people in it. You can even use these techniques to explore your own town and find things about it you never knew before.
Some of the suggested explorations include:
-Spend 24 hours in an airport. Don't use an airport as a way to get to your destination; use it AS your destination.
-Make an online post suggesting that travelers in a town should all wear an easily identifiable token, such as a red carnation. Wander the town, find the red carnation, and meet the people who read your post.
-Start out at any bar. Ask the bartender to suggest a bar and a drink. Go to that bar, order that drink, and repeat the process until it's time to call it a night.
-Find a dog, and let the dog take YOU on a walk. Let the canine be your guide.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes unique ways to discover a town instead of just a list of museums and tourist traps that are "must see."
If it's adventure you want, read Robert Young Pelton's "The World's Most Dangerous Places."
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P. Withell
5.0 out of 5 stars Great travel book with a twist
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2009
Great book, a little quirky with some of it's ideas but that's it's appeal. You hardly have to leave your armchair to have a new adventure!
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2.0 out of 5 stars NOT a good cover to expose on a shelf if you have ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2016
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it was a book that seemed to belong to a library and the cover page was ruined by the owner attempting to pull off the tags that indicated the fact that the book could not be sold. However, the contents are ok and it is readable. NOT a good cover to expose on a shelf if you have guests over and one doesn't want to seem like a thief from the local lbrary.
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Marcela
5.0 out of 5 stars Me encantó!
Reviewed in Mexico on February 29, 2024
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 El libro es nuevo, llego en perfectas condiciones.
No esperaba mucho, pero está súper entretenido y da muchas ideas para distintos itinerarios sin importar la ciudad.
Muy inspirador.
Debería de haber una actualización.
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Carmen
5.0 out of 5 stars Toll
Reviewed in Germany on May 28, 2018
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Super tolle Ideen für alle, die gerne einmal anders reisen wollen. Ob blind eine Stadt zu erkunden oder Tourist in der eigenen Stadt zu sein, ein Herz auf eine Stadtkarte zu zeichnen und der Linie zu folgen, es dürfte für Abenteuerlustige genug zum Nachmachen dabei sein.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Un très bon livre à utiliser en voyage ou même un jour où l'on ne sait plus quoi faire dans sa ville.
Reviewed in France on August 12, 2017
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Un très bon livre à utiliser en voyage ou même un jour où l'on ne sait plus quoi faire dans sa ville. Je recommande car cela permet aussi de découvrir des endroits d'autres manières qui changent.
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Steven Unwin
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiration for journeys of all kinds
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2009
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This is a book that might help you see the world in new ways.
If you're not sure what Experimental Travel is, the book begins with a short description and a history. In brief Experimental Travel is described as a playful way of travelling, where the journey's methodology is clear, but the destination is unknown.

This may be an unfamiliar description of travel,however I think that the definition best describes the nature of our lives. We can't know the destinations we will pass through, but we can control the way in which we travel.

Thus the book is at first glance an interesting distraction from mundane travel by habit, and also provides insights that may be valuable at a much deeper level.

The body of the book comprises 40 such playful ways of taking a journey. Each is described by a hypothesis, apparatus required and the method supported by short introductory notes. These are sufficient for you to set off on a journey and have a go. In addition each of the 40 ways has what are described as Laboratory Results. In a nutshell these are reports of the experience of travellers who have followed the instructions.

The suggestions for experiments range from quite simple exercises, to those which would require a fair degree of preparation, Each invites you to see your world through new eyes by in some way switching your perspective. For example suggestion 18 `Expedition to K2' invites you not to climb the Himalayan peak, but to see a new aspect of your home town by visiting and exploring map grid square K2. Suggestion 39 '12 Travel' invites you to travel noting the number 12. Catch bus number 12, get off at the 12th stop, walk across 12 junctions before examining building number 12, for example Or perhaps suggestion 15 `Dog's Leg Travel' If you don't normally walk a dog, take one for a walk and be led by what interests the dog.

You get the idea. It's simple, but as the Laboratory Results and your own experience will soon reveal, it's a very powerful idea. Not convinced? Just try spending the next ten minutes walking around the room you are currently in, looking for every green object. I guarantee you'll find far more than you expected and will learn something new about your room, a room you've probably seen many times, but never really seen.

This is a great book full of ideas that can make journeys a whole lot more interesting, even journeys you have to make every day, and the ideas will have an impact much more broadly on your outlook and the ways in which you see and see differently.
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Iah
5.0 out of 5 stars A total joy! My 2nd favourite book.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2019
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Loved every minute of this book it's on my constant reread list along with the art of noticing. Wonderful & exciting such fun to do k2 variant with a dice to choose is super!
This is wonderful read and actually doing thease experiments is the most fun I've had. It's great to read but to fully benefit you need to commit to it. Choose an experiment and run with it you will not regret it. And if you want to make your experience even better read art of noticing and 99 percentinvisible city both will enhance your life.
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