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Overview
Adventure is a state of mind. An addiction to the unexpected, the unknown, freedom, and risk. It’s Steve McQueen driving his speeding bullets during the shooting of Le Mans; Dian Fossey with her gorillas in Rwanda; Lawrence of Arabia fascinated by the Jordanian desert; Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda crossing New Mexico on their Harleys; and Harry Potter at Hogwarts. In this book, Francisca Matteoli follows the paths of these adventurers and brings their legendary films to life, connecting each narrative with an unusual hotel. A unique and personal guidebook, full of anecdotes, information, and souvenirs.
Editorials
Henry Aford
Genre-wise, Francisca Matteoli's Adventure Travel Stories falls somewhere between reference and coffee-table. Using color photographs to entice the reader, Matteoli presents 36 ideas for adventures, each centered on a well-known person, book or movie, and each anchored to a specific suggestion for lodgings … you get a passel of juicy conceits and a lot of lush photography. You just read it and go.— The New York Times