BEST MOMENT OF YOUR LIFE THE 1

Discover 100 life-changing travel experiences. Familiar faces from the world of travel plus Lonely Planet writers share their most remarkable poignant and memorable experiences from the road - moments that changed them as individuals and reshaped their perspective on the world. Tales includes a Rwandan gorilla encounter reincarnation on the Ganges horse riding with Patagonian gauchos witnessing Nelson Mandela's first free speech watching a space shuttle launch crossing the Gobi desert on foot and a son journeying with his mother back to Alexandria the city of her childhood. Destinations include Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in Utah Cape Town Gir National Park in India the Western Wall in Jerusalem Carnival in Rio de Janeiro the Trans-Siberian Railway Antarctica Samburu National Reserve in Kenya Samye Monastery in Tibet and Madagascan forests. With each story you'll get a powerful account of how the experience unfolded and what it was like to be there right at that moment. A 'Build Up' and 'Take Away' complete the story detailing how the moment made a lasting impact on the contributor's life. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online on mobile video and in 14 languages 12 international magazines armchair and lifestyle books ebooks and more.