Asia: From the Urals to the Pacific by Victoria BurrowsSynopsis: “The world’s largest and most populous continent with 4.6 billion inhabitants, Asia offers a variety of culture and landscape unmatched elsewhere, ranging from the 6000km- (3728 mile-) long Yangtze River – the heart of Chinese culture and commercial life for millennia – to the deepest recesses of the Bornean rainforest, one of the most biodiverse environments on the planet. Divided into five chapters by region, Asia is a sumptuous introduction to this most vibrant of continents. Explore the 12th century Hindu complex at Angkor Wat; be amazed at the beauty of Ha Long Bay, Vietnam; learn about the Great Wall of China, the world’s longest and oldest fortification dating back to the seventh century BC; and gaze upon the iconic Mt Fuji, one of Japan’s three holy mountains and the highest in the country. With over 180 vivid photographs of Asia, this book offers a pictorial exploration of the culture, flora and fauna of this hugely diverse continent.”

My Review

This is another fab travel photobook from Amber Books, this time all about the  largest continent of all, Asia.

The book is split up into six chapters including an Introduction, Western Asia, Central and Northern Asia, South Asia, East Asia and Southeast Asia.

As to be expected from Amber Books, this was full of  beautiful photos and short explanatory texts.

Some of my favourite photos were from Central and Northern Asia and Western Asia, mostly because I’d recently read a travel memoir, Free Ride, about a solo motorcyclist who rode through some of the countries in Central Asia, It was really great to see some of the places she’d travelled through. 

Definitely recommended if you’re interested in Asia or you’re just a keen armchair traveller!

Thanks to Amber Books and NetGalley for my digital copy