Wild Places

Get back to nature and explore sites unspoilt by humankind with the latest addition to the Inspired Traveller’s Guide series.

We humans don’t just love wild places. We need them; we need their scale, their breath, their drama and enigma. Wild places can be a balm and a solace; an escape or a returning; a best friend; an inner cleanse. And they can remind us of our unimportance in the world.

Travel writer Sarah Baxter presents 25 untameable natural wonders that reveal the curious story of our wild planet and why we need to protect it.

Despite all the advances of human civilisation, we’ve yet to come up with anything to rival the majesty of Lapland’s snow-capped mountain summits, the haunting song of humpback whales in a Namibian paradise or the epic sculptural forms of Utah’s vast Canyonlands.

Escape to each of these unforgettable sites and more with Wild Places, an insightful and stunningly illustrated guide to all Mother Nature has to offer.

Discover spectacular and little-known gems with visits to...

• Great Dismal Swamp, USA
• Canyonlands, USA
• Great Bear Rainforest, Canada
• Cenotes, Mexico
• Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
• Kaieteur Falls, Guyana
• South Georgia, Atlantic Ocean
• Ennerdale, England
• Strumble Head, Wales
• St Kilda, Scotland
• Camargue, France
• Sápmi, Lapland, Sweden
• Green Belt, Germany
• Wadden Sea, Netherlands
• Stromboli, Italy
• Las Medulas, Spain
• Coa Valley, Portugal
• Skeleton Coast, Namibia
• Erg Chigaga, Morocco
• Kinabatangan, Malaysia
• Mount Siguniang, China
• Raja Ampat, Indonesia
• Gangkar Puensum, Bhutan
• Wilpena Pound, Australia
• Wahipounamu, New Zealand

This is the perfect title for anyone who is fascinated by the marvels of the natural world.

For more wanderlust-filled adventures, discover and collect the complete Inspired Traveller’s Guide series: Artistic Places, Spiritual Places, Literary Places, Hidden Places and Mystical Places.

Sarah Baxter grew up in Norfolk, England and now lives in Bath. Her passion for travel and the great outdoors saw her traverse Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the United States before settling into a writing career. She was Associate Editor of Wanderlust magazine, the bible for independent-minded travellers, for more than ten years and has also written extensively on travel for a diverse range of other publications, including the Guardian, the Telegraph and the Independent newspapers. Sarah has also contributed to more than a dozen Lonely Planet guidebooks.

Amy Grimes is an illustrator based in London. Drawing inspiration from nature and the natural world, Amy’s work often features bright and bold illustrated motifs, floral icons and leafy landscapes. As well as working on commissioned illustrations, Amy also sells prints, textiles and stationery under the brand of Hello Grimes.