Atlas Of The Unexpected: Haphazard Discoveries, Chance Places And Unimaginable Destinations (Unexpected Atlases)

Atlas Of The Unexpected: Haphazard Discoveries, Chance Places And Unimaginable Destinations (Unexpected Atlases)

Atlas of the Unexpected is a journey to?ar-off lands, obscure discoveries?nd unimaginable locations, with?5 beautiful, unique?aps and evocative photography.??Take an armchair voyage?o?laces both infamous and unknown that have,?ften by chance or by haphazard means, been destinations of?iscovery that make up our world today. Learn about the accidental discovery or?aseline. Set foot on the aptly named Just Enough Room Island. Chart the royal romance that led shipwrecked lovers to discover the purple rock of Madeira.?ollow in the footsteps of a stray goat who led its keeper to uncover lost ancient biblical scrolls. These are the world?s most wondrous, improbable and - most of all - unexpected of places.?Travis?lborough?rites about a wide range of subjects with originality, learning and charm.?tlas of the Unexpected...is seductively beautiful: an inspiring, dream-inducing guide?o almost four dozen ?haphazard discoveries, chance places and unimaginable?estinations?..."?avid Kynaston, New Statesman - ?best books of 2018??Also in the Unexpected Atlas series: Atlas of Untamed Places, Atlas of Improbable Places, Atlas of Vanishing Places.Review?British author Travis?lborough?s?ew?tlas?f the Unexpected: Haphazard Discoveries, Chance Places and Unimaginable Destinations?eatures dozens of locations with potential to excite the interest of even the most jaded?raveller....the writer?s nose for detail and knack for storytelling make for first-class armchair travel.?? - South China Morning Post?Travis?lborough?rites about a wide range of subjects with originality, learning and charm.?tlas of the Unexpected...is seductively beautiful: an inspiring, dream-inducing guide?o almost four dozen ?haphazard discoveries, chance places and unimaginable?estinations?...??avid Kynaston,New Statesman best books of 2018 - David Kynaston, New StatesmanAbout the AuthorTravis Elborough?s an author and social commentator. His books include A Traveller?s Year, A London Year, The Long-Player Goodbye, Being A Writer and A Walk in the Park: The Life and Times of a People?s Institution. Travis is a regular contributor to Radio 4 and the Guardian, and has penned articles on all aspects of travel and culture, from pirates in the Caribbean to donkeys at the British seaside. He has written for the Times, Sunday Times,?ew Statesman, BBC History Magazine and Kinfolk among others.