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mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
Een prachtig mooi en interessant geschreven boek over allerlei verborgen plekken in de wereld, en we gaan ook echt door de hele wereld heen. Van Europa tot Afrika tot Amerika en Azië. De meeste verborgen plekken waren nieuw voor me! Ik vond het leuk om de geschiedenis te leren van deze plekken, wat er speciaal aan is, en hoe moeilijk ze te bereiken zijn (helaas zin de meeste niet te doen voor een gewoon mens zoals ik). Het boek heeft ook prachtige illustraties die je helemaal wegvoeren naar die verborgen plek (ja, zo kom je er nog, in ieder geval deels).
Ik zou het boek zeker aanraden.
Ik zou het boek zeker aanraden.
diabianca's review
3.0
Beautifully illustrated and gave me some ideas of places to add to my bucket list. Some places’ descriptions are hard to follow though
lrpfalz's review
5.0
Sarah Baxter's Hidden Places re-imagines the world. Aimed at inspiring travelers to go against the wave of tourists crowding into popular locations across the globe, Baxter condenses some of the most enigmatic and mysterious places in the world into easily digestible descriptions. One might find the descriptions of these exotic locales too short; however, I understand that they are only meant to inspire more research in a potential traveler.
This book is beautiful. The font, the binding, the book. Everything glimmers, including the gold embossed title. Amy Grimes' illustrations add such a beautiful aspect to this book, and in a world that has largely decided that there's nothing we haven't seen or discovered, her illustrations prove us wrong. They make the idea of "Hidden places" more compelling; they make us wonder, what does this place look like in real life? And that sense of wonder is magical.
I really want to get the entire Inspired Traveller's Guide series, because they're perfect for when you just want some inspiration.
This book is beautiful. The font, the binding, the book. Everything glimmers, including the gold embossed title. Amy Grimes' illustrations add such a beautiful aspect to this book, and in a world that has largely decided that there's nothing we haven't seen or discovered, her illustrations prove us wrong. They make the idea of "Hidden places" more compelling; they make us wonder, what does this place look like in real life? And that sense of wonder is magical.
I really want to get the entire Inspired Traveller's Guide series, because they're perfect for when you just want some inspiration.
malligal's review against another edition
4.0
Hidden Places is a fascinating compilation of secret locations, many of which, have been lost to time. Baxter leads us on adventure after adventure, across mountains, through jungles and even under oceans, all in the pursuit of sharing the history and magic of these special locations.
Hidden Places was amazing. The locations that Baxter shared were extremely interesting. There was a good selection of places that I had some prior knowledge of and places I had never heard of at all. Each of her write-ups was informative without becoming too much. Sometimes historical writing can drag on, especially when including numerous dates and facts, but she kept each location’s story short and sweet.
All of the locations were given a similar amount of story space and included several watercolor paintings depicting the location. The paintings were really pretty and made a great addition to the book, but I would have loved some pictures! While reading about some of the locations I actually googled them to try to find photos. It would have been amazing to have a watercolor and a photo included for each story!
I enjoy reading about history and would absolutely recommend Hidden Places for any others who also enjoy historical reading!
I received a free e-copy of Hidden Places from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Hidden Places was amazing. The locations that Baxter shared were extremely interesting. There was a good selection of places that I had some prior knowledge of and places I had never heard of at all. Each of her write-ups was informative without becoming too much. Sometimes historical writing can drag on, especially when including numerous dates and facts, but she kept each location’s story short and sweet.
All of the locations were given a similar amount of story space and included several watercolor paintings depicting the location. The paintings were really pretty and made a great addition to the book, but I would have loved some pictures! While reading about some of the locations I actually googled them to try to find photos. It would have been amazing to have a watercolor and a photo included for each story!
I enjoy reading about history and would absolutely recommend Hidden Places for any others who also enjoy historical reading!
I received a free e-copy of Hidden Places from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
khoar's review against another edition
3.0
A really interesting book filled with fascinating places of the world - several of which were already on my list of places that I want to visit ... Skara Brae in Scotland, The Black Forest of Germany and Mount Borradaile in Australia. I have added a few more to my list .... Tyneham in England, Menlo Castle in Ireland and villa of Tiberius in Italy .... just to name a few. I am generally more drawn to photography, but the illustrations in this book are fantastic.
I received a complimentary advanced reader copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
I received a complimentary advanced reader copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.