Iceland - 8ed - Anglais - Couverture souple

PARNELL, Fran

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1741799422 ISBN 13 : 9781741799422

Editeur : Lonely Planet, 2013

Synopsis

Book by Fran Parnell

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Growing up in northern Canada, Brandon Presser was all too familiar with sweeping, desolate terrain and shiver-worthy landscapes. But no snowdrift was big enough to prepare him for the sheer awesomeness of the remote Icelandic countryside. It was a simple transcontinental layover that turned harmless curiosity into full-blown infatuation and now, a decade later, he's checked off almost every fjordhead and mountain pass from his to-do list. He's even received compliments on his Icelandic pronunciation ! (His grammar, however, is improving at glacial speeds). Brandon spends most of the year writing his way across the globe ; he's authored around 40 Lonely Planet guidebooks and explored over 75 countries. Melbourne-born Carolyn Bain has had an ongoing love affair with the Nordic region, a love that began when she was a teenager living in Denmark and that has been regularly rekindled over 12 years of writing guide-books to destinations such as Denmark, Sweden and Nordic-wannabe Estonia. Researching this book fulfilled a long-held ambition and has taken her Nordic adulation to dizzying new heights. New and/or rekindled obsessions include skyr, snowmobiles, fjords, hot-pots, Northern Lights, puffins, lopapeysur and Of Monsters and Men. Fran Parnell's passion for Scandinavia began while studying for a masters degree in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic. A strange university slide show featuring sublime Icelandic mountains and a matter-of-fact man who'd literally dug his own grave awakened a fascination that has kept on growing. Deserted valleys and blasted mountain tops are her chosen lurking places, and Hekla is her favourite volcano. Fran has also worked on Lonely Planet's guides to Scandinavian Europe, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Reykjavik.

Présentation de l'éditeur

A mythical kingdom ruled by elves and Arctic energy, Iceland is where the past meets the future in an elemental symphony of wind, stone, fire and ice

100% researched and updated
Outdoor adventures feature
Inspiring itineraries
Clear, easy-to-use maps

Coverage Includes: Planning chapters, Reykjavík, Southwest Iceland, the Golden Circle, West Iceland, The Westfjords, North Iceland, East Iceland, Southeast Iceland, The Highlands, Understand and Survival chapters

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lonely Planet
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1741799422
• ISBN 13: 9781741799422
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 352