We are thinking about travel, as many of you are off around the country with your kids. To this end, we have a few suggestions, courtest of the Lonely Planet. We have two copies of The Best Place to be Today: 365 Things to do & the perfect day to do them, compiled and edited by Sarah Baxter.
365 things to do, and the perfect day to do them: Perhaps you want to know when to pack your picnic for the prettiest Japanese cherry blossom party (26 March, in case you’re wondering). Or when best to raft the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon (try 16 September, the day after motorboats are prohibited for the year). Maybe you want to spend your Christmas break with baby warthogs rather than baby Jesus (try Kenya, 27 December), ride a bobsled in summer rather than winter (Austria, 2 July) or be sure not to miss a biggie, such as Glastonbury (England, 28 June) or messy Tomatina (Spain, 26 August).
There’s an idea here for every day of the year. Some suggestions are date specific – a religious holiday, a festival, an annual seasonal opening. Some give an indication of the best week, month or timeframe when perhaps it’s driest, coolest, quietest or most full of wildebeest.
We are thinking about travel, as many of you are off around the country with your kids. To this end, we have a few suggestions, courtest of the Lonely Planet. We have two copies of The Best Place to be Today: 365 Things to do & the perfect day to do them, compiled and edited by Sarah Baxter.
365 things to do, and the perfect day to do them: Perhaps you want to know when to pack your picnic for the prettiest Japanese cherry blossom party (26 March, in case you’re wondering). Or when best to raft the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon (try 16 September, the day after motorboats are prohibited for the year). Maybe you want to spend your Christmas break with baby warthogs rather than baby Jesus (try Kenya, 27 December), ride a bobsled in summer rather than winter (Austria, 2 July) or be sure not to miss a biggie, such as Glastonbury (England, 28 June) or messy Tomatina (Spain, 26 August).
There’s an idea here for every day of the year. Some suggestions are date specific – a religious holiday, a festival, an annual seasonal opening. Some give an indication of the best week, month or timeframe when perhaps it’s driest, coolest, quietest or most full of wildebeest.
Be in to win by emailing us at info@booksellers.co.nz with 'best place' as your subject line, and tell us your most unique travel experience. We will draw the winner on Monday 13 October. There will be no The Read next week.
The winner of the Walker gift pack was Rosemary Dey, who will recieve Found and made by Lisa Holzl and Construction, by Sally Sutton and Brian Lovelock. Thank you to everybody for entering.
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