Accidentally Wes Anderson - Adventures
Includes an Exclusive Foreword by Wes Anderson
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- Expected 24 Oct 2024
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Publisher Description
*EXCLUSIVE FOREWORD BY WES ANDERSON*
Accidentally Wes Anderson is back with 200 brand new, mind-bendingly beautiful destinations for your bucket list, and the fascinating stories behind each location.
· You'll visit the 'post office at the end of the world' in Tierra del Fuego - and meet the mustachioed letter carrier who, in his free time, runs an anarchist island micronation called Redonda.
· You'll travel to a town in the Arctic Circle where cats are not allowed, humans cannot be buried, and a primary attraction is a doomsday vault containing the recipe for the Oreo cookie.
· And you might just make a stop in lesser-known Jincumbilly, Australia (where there are more platypuses than people).
Full of incredible photos of real-life locations that look plucked from the world of Wes Anderson, this book is all about Adventures big and small, everyday and extraordinary, here and way over there. You'll meet some out-of-this-world characters and be left with travel, design and architectural inspiration beyond your imagination. No passport necessary!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The Kovals follow up Accidentally Wes Anderson with another eye-catching compilation of oddball travel destinations that bring to mind the film director's aesthetic. Sifting through more than 50,000 submissions from members of the Accidentally Wes Anderson online travel community, the Kovals showcase sites on every continent, including Colebrookdale Railroad in Boyertown, Pa., a formerly abandoned train line refurbished in 2014 in a style best described as Industrial-era "pioneer chic"; the wood-paneled Fragata yacht, which ferries passengers to the Galapagos islands; Vermont's Museum of Everyday Life and its displays of mirrors, toothbrushes, mugs, and other knickknacks; and even the world's biggest collection of pencils on Granja Arenas, a farm and museum in Colonia, Uruguay. While the book never spells out what makes a destination Anderson-esque (though quaint, whimsical, and brightly colored are common characteristics), the brief histories are irresistibly charming, and the color-saturated photos captivate. Readers will be glad they took the trip.
