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1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List
Around the World, continent by continent, here is the best the world has to offer: 1,000 places guaranteed to give travelers the shivers. Sacred ruins, grand hotels, wildlife preserves, hilltop villages, snack shacks, castles, festivals, reefs, restaurants, cathedrals, hidden islands, opera houses, museums, and more. Each entry tells exactly why it's essential to visit. Then come the nuts and bolts: addresses, websites, phone and fax numbers, best times to visit. Stop dreaming and get going.
This hefty volume reminds vacationers that hot tourist spots are small percentage of what's worth seeing out there. A quick sampling: Venice's Cipriani Hotel; California's Monterey Peninsula; the Lewis and Clark Trail in Oregon; the Great Wall of China; Robert Louis Stevenson's home in Western Samoa; and the Alhambra in Andalusia, Spain. Veteran travel guide writer Schultz divides the book geographically, presenting a little less than a page on each location. Each entry lists exactly where to find the spot (e.g. Moorea is located "12 miles/19 km northwest of Tahiti; 10 minutes by air, 1 hour by boat") and when to go (e.g., if you want to check out The Complete Fly Fisher hotel in Montana, "May and Sept.-Oct. offer productive angling in a solitary setting"). This is an excellent resource for the intrepid traveler.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
This hefty volume reminds vacationers that hot tourist spots are small percentage of what's worth seeing out there. A quick sampling: Venice's Cipriani Hotel; California's Monterey Peninsula; the Lewis and Clark Trail in Oregon; the Great Wall of China; Robert Louis Stevenson's home in Western Samoa; and the Alhambra in Andalusia, Spain. Veteran travel guide writer Schultz divides the book geographically, presenting a little less than a page on each location. Each entry lists exactly where to find the spot (e.g. Moorea is located "12 miles/19 km northwest of Tahiti; 10 minutes by air, 1 hour by boat") and when to go (e.g., if you want to check out The Complete Fly Fisher hotel in Montana, "May and Sept.-Oct. offer productive angling in a solitary setting"). This is an excellent resource for the intrepid traveler.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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First published September 1, 2003
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Patricia Schultz
72 books99 followersPatricia Schultz is an American travel writer and author. Her books include the bestseller 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, which had over three million copies in print as of 2019.
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January 2, 2010
I have been fortunate in my life to have traveled many places in the world (all continents except Antarctica) so I read this much-hyped book with pen in hand. Where, given enough time and money, would I hope to go? This book listed plenty of options, but I found a large percentage of the author's "best places" to simply be advertisements for fancy hotels and restaurants. I cannot fathom putting Boston's Legal Seafoods or a fancy Parisian restaurant in the same category as Iguazu Falls, the Grand Canyon or China's Great Wall.
I did add to my "wish to travel to" list, but I wish more natural or human-made wonders (many of which cost only the transportation there) had been included without the places only the very wealthy could go.
I did add to my "wish to travel to" list, but I wish more natural or human-made wonders (many of which cost only the transportation there) had been included without the places only the very wealthy could go.
December 30, 2008
If you love luxury hotels, you will love this book. Otherwise - if you are looking for the places in the world to see before you die, look at UNESCO's ever-growing list of heritage sites, which isn't quite to 1000 yet, but will be in just a few years. As a world traveler, I can tell you that Schultz misses the mark again and again regarding the most beautiful or most interesting or most historic places to see in any given country (when she doesn't skip entire countries!). Talk to any world traveler who has made the mistake of buying this book, and you will get an earful of just how dreadful it is.
April 21, 2018
What can I say about this?
I'm still working on it! ;-P
Hmm... And I probably should count how many places I already visited.
Review to be continued. *lol*
One day... some day? In the near or far future?
Who knows? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I'm still working on it! ;-P
Hmm... And I probably should count how many places I already visited.
Review to be continued. *lol*
One day... some day? In the near or far future?
Who knows? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
January 18, 2016
I won this is as my free book from my library's summer reading program two summers ago. I didn't as much read the entire book as I skimmed it over with my mother who actually travels quite a bit. Her rating would be three stars because of the 1000 places many are not your usual can't miss travel stops. In fact many are actually places most travelers wouldn't necessarily go to. Of the 1000 she has been to about 50. She did stop at the place near Jackson, Mississippi on a road trip thanks to a tip from this book so all is not lost. And she does consult the book when planning vacations.
I would give this around a 2.5 to 3 and I'm guessing my mother also would but for different reasons. When I'm reading a travelogue, I prefer an in depth look into the places and people visited as opposed to blurbs. This would, however, be an ideal book for people who travel a lot and would be like a reference to consult.
I would give this around a 2.5 to 3 and I'm guessing my mother also would but for different reasons. When I'm reading a travelogue, I prefer an in depth look into the places and people visited as opposed to blurbs. This would, however, be an ideal book for people who travel a lot and would be like a reference to consult.
March 25, 2008
I don't know why I ever thought that reading someone else's ideas about the 1000 best places in the world would be an enjoyable experience. It's of course totally biased & unsatisfying.
Do people really enjoy visiting historic hotels this much? Unf*ckingbelievable.
Do people really enjoy visiting historic hotels this much? Unf*ckingbelievable.
January 25, 2016
Alternate titles for this book could include:
1000 Self-Important Places to Fall Asleep
Travel Guide for Schmucks with Money and No Imagination
800 Rich People's Houses and Overpriced Hotels, Plus Another Couple Hundred of The Most Obvious and Overrated Tourist Traps in the World.
1000 Wealthy-and-Upper-Bourgeoise Haunts to Gawk At While Pretending You're Not a Wage-Slave Before You Die of Stress-Induced Illnesses Caused By Overwork Trying To Pay Off The Debt Incured from the Vacations Recommended in This Book.
1000 Self-Important Places to Fall Asleep
Travel Guide for Schmucks with Money and No Imagination
800 Rich People's Houses and Overpriced Hotels, Plus Another Couple Hundred of The Most Obvious and Overrated Tourist Traps in the World.
1000 Wealthy-and-Upper-Bourgeoise Haunts to Gawk At While Pretending You're Not a Wage-Slave Before You Die of Stress-Induced Illnesses Caused By Overwork Trying To Pay Off The Debt Incured from the Vacations Recommended in This Book.
August 16, 2011
this books sucks.. when i started this book i thought i was holding a treasure, i thought this book will have all of my future regarding seeing the world. i thought this would be my map to the world to the most mesmerizing landscapes and adventures
but i was wrong.
this book contains all the fancy looking hotels and all the extravagant places.. no adventure, no marvels.. seriously, im disappointed with this book. it is like an international directory. period
but i was wrong.
this book contains all the fancy looking hotels and all the extravagant places.. no adventure, no marvels.. seriously, im disappointed with this book. it is like an international directory. period
May 20, 2024
This is my go to book for any travel at all - whether I'm going somewhere for work or personal travel. I team this up with a Lonely Planet country guide and jobs a good 'un. Honest about whats a 'must see' - the hotels and a bit aspirational for my budget though.
December 11, 2010
It's an intriguing concept, and kinda fun to page through, but way too heavy on $300/night hotels, spas, etc. Let's say I'm going to Dublin (to open to a section at random). She recommends a festival, the Book of Kells and the pubs (possibly in conjunction with St. Patrick's Day). All good. But she also recommends a $65/plate restaurant and a $300/night hotel. I could forgive the restaurant if there was less of that kind of stuff.
I prefer to use the almost-1000-long World Heritage List. Maybe it's just as arbitrary in its own way, but at least it's the product of a consensus, and it's heavier on cultural and natural must-sees.
I prefer to use the almost-1000-long World Heritage List. Maybe it's just as arbitrary in its own way, but at least it's the product of a consensus, and it's heavier on cultural and natural must-sees.
September 28, 2016
Very well researched and extremely informative. I can tell that the author is certainly well read because she points out locations from books and movies. My bucket list is now an over packed suitcase.
September 16, 2011
It's nice to dream and make plans of where to go next. For this the book is fun, but I am a little disappointed and disturbed at the unequal distribution of places between the countries and continents. Dozens of places in the USA (almost 200 pages out of 900) and Europe, but only 11 in Russia, 5 of them in Moscow and 5 in St. Petersburg plus the Transsiberian Railway (that's a total of 8 pages)? You'd think Russia was the smallest country on the planet and only consisted of those two towns connected by a railway...[return]Also the places listed in Switzerland are definitely not on my list where I absolutely have to take my foreign friends. They're mostly very snobbish places.
June 11, 2010
Way too Americentric for my liking. More than half of these places are incredibly "blah", and they left out a bunch that I would much rather see.
Perhaps I'm just atypical, but I found the book frustrating. I found myself searching for places I want to visit so that I could learn more about them, only to not stumble across them.
To top it off, a bunch of the suggestions are obvious. Do we really need an inclusion of the Louvre? DUHHhhhh......
Perhaps I'm just atypical, but I found the book frustrating. I found myself searching for places I want to visit so that I could learn more about them, only to not stumble across them.
To top it off, a bunch of the suggestions are obvious. Do we really need an inclusion of the Louvre? DUHHhhhh......
January 18, 2014
I am a great lover of travel, so naturally I picked up and actually even purchased this book. But when I delved deeper I realized almost everything within was outrageously priced! I know for a fact that my most magical moments abroad didn't cost a penny. I think this gives people the wrong idea about travel altogether.
February 19, 2020
3.5 stars. Some of the places are fancy expensive hotels or restaurants, which might be amazing, but not my usual mode if tourism! However, it was fun to go through the book and mark the sites I HAVE seen as well as the sites I WANT to see. It's definitely more a source of inspiration than an actual travel guide although it attempts to be both.
June 4, 2015
This book was given to me as a gift a few months ago and I am happy to have it on my bookshelf of references.
While I do recommend 1000 Places To See Before You Die as a Must Have in your personal travel library, it is more like an encyclopedia than a travel guide. It is easy to use and arranged by major regions of the world (8). So if you are planning to be in a particular area of the world, you might wish to check this book out before going so you do not miss seeing something you might otherwise have no idea exists, like unusual National Parks.
While this is a great reference to have on hand, I actually prefer curling up in a cozy place and reading travel guide books for information about places to see in the world rather than an encyclopedia style. And I like the travel books that are written in a personal style like Extraordinary Dreams of an Ireland Traveler and also Paul & Kiki's Guide to Vacationing in Italy: Making Your Tuscany Holiday a Treasured Memory. These personal travel logs give you not just the facts about interesting places to go that you may never have been to before but also how it feels to be there and important tips about traveling and even fun stories.
1000 Places to See Before you Die is a great book to have, and I suggest that you keep it somewhere in your house that you like to read very short passages, as each entry is just a couple of paragraphs and is a fun daily short read to widen ones worldly perspective, which is how I read it and enjoyed it.
Martha Char Love
Author of What's Behind Your Belly Button? A Psychological Perspective of the Intelligence of Human Nature and Gut Instinct
While I do recommend 1000 Places To See Before You Die as a Must Have in your personal travel library, it is more like an encyclopedia than a travel guide. It is easy to use and arranged by major regions of the world (8). So if you are planning to be in a particular area of the world, you might wish to check this book out before going so you do not miss seeing something you might otherwise have no idea exists, like unusual National Parks.
While this is a great reference to have on hand, I actually prefer curling up in a cozy place and reading travel guide books for information about places to see in the world rather than an encyclopedia style. And I like the travel books that are written in a personal style like Extraordinary Dreams of an Ireland Traveler and also Paul & Kiki's Guide to Vacationing in Italy: Making Your Tuscany Holiday a Treasured Memory. These personal travel logs give you not just the facts about interesting places to go that you may never have been to before but also how it feels to be there and important tips about traveling and even fun stories.
1000 Places to See Before you Die is a great book to have, and I suggest that you keep it somewhere in your house that you like to read very short passages, as each entry is just a couple of paragraphs and is a fun daily short read to widen ones worldly perspective, which is how I read it and enjoyed it.
Martha Char Love
Author of What's Behind Your Belly Button? A Psychological Perspective of the Intelligence of Human Nature and Gut Instinct
July 14, 2011
An enjoyable read. I was excited that I had been to over 120+ of the places she mentions - I was also chagrined to find out that I'd missed some stuff in places I've been. I will definitely consult this next time I travel as I plan my trip.
HOWEVER, I would research a place and take with me a more detailed country specific guide (like Let's Go or Rick Steves) when actually travelling for other sites, hostel/hotel and food suggestions.
Secondly, as others have mentioned she spends WAY too much precious space on the US (if you're going to skip whole countries, it's probably ok to skip a few states).
Thirdly, the spas/hotels/restaurants should only have been an add-on to the sites, not entries in and of themselves! (a "while you're there, check out...." note).
It also saddened me to see her suggesting you spend $300-600 on a room in a country where people live on $5 a day.
I know she had so much to cover and trying to narrow it down to 1,000 must have been awfully hard. I don't blame her for the ommissions (even though I was shocked -as everyone else probably is- to see my own top choices not in the book). I understand it's a subjective list of her own choices.
Nonetheless, I'm going to use this note to add my suggestions: I would suggest that if you're ever in Poland, you visit the Auschwitz/Birkenau concentration camps. They are amazing, kept by the gov't so it has not been turned into a commercial tourist trap, but merely a place to learn about our history. The Wieliczka Salt Mines (near Krakow, Poland) are also amazing - the most amazing part is an entire undeground church (icons, floor, chandeliers, icons) made out of salt. Even for an atheist, it was a moving sight to see.
HOWEVER, I would research a place and take with me a more detailed country specific guide (like Let's Go or Rick Steves) when actually travelling for other sites, hostel/hotel and food suggestions.
Secondly, as others have mentioned she spends WAY too much precious space on the US (if you're going to skip whole countries, it's probably ok to skip a few states).
Thirdly, the spas/hotels/restaurants should only have been an add-on to the sites, not entries in and of themselves! (a "while you're there, check out...." note).
It also saddened me to see her suggesting you spend $300-600 on a room in a country where people live on $5 a day.
I know she had so much to cover and trying to narrow it down to 1,000 must have been awfully hard. I don't blame her for the ommissions (even though I was shocked -as everyone else probably is- to see my own top choices not in the book). I understand it's a subjective list of her own choices.
Nonetheless, I'm going to use this note to add my suggestions: I would suggest that if you're ever in Poland, you visit the Auschwitz/Birkenau concentration camps. They are amazing, kept by the gov't so it has not been turned into a commercial tourist trap, but merely a place to learn about our history. The Wieliczka Salt Mines (near Krakow, Poland) are also amazing - the most amazing part is an entire undeground church (icons, floor, chandeliers, icons) made out of salt. Even for an atheist, it was a moving sight to see.
February 25, 2020
With a few minor exceptions, this is 510 pages of crappy vacation pictures. The places I found most interesting barely received a nod or kernel of information, but there were plenty of pictures of zoos, food, and abstract views that had no reference points at all. Had I not received this as a well-intentioned Christmas gift, I would have demanded my money back along with an apology for wasting my time.
May 31, 2024
This book is so interesting! Just reading it makes me want to travel the world. I like that there are plenty of photos of exotic places, and a list of hotels, restaurants, and other attractions with addresses and phone numbers so that you can book your stay and find your way around. The sections for each country are well-organized by region, so that it is easy to find everything. This book is attractive but also useful and full of good information.
The one spot that I really want to visit is the Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye with dozens of bookshops. It's such a neat idea to have all those bookshops together, and a whole community dedicated to books!
This guide is full of little gems like that, and it will make you want to get your passport and book your plane ticket for amazing places around the world!
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the author/publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.
The one spot that I really want to visit is the Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye with dozens of bookshops. It's such a neat idea to have all those bookshops together, and a whole community dedicated to books!
This guide is full of little gems like that, and it will make you want to get your passport and book your plane ticket for amazing places around the world!
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the author/publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.
March 4, 2024
أنا لو سألت جوجل هيقول معلومات أعمق وأدق من كده كتير.
July 1, 2017
3.5 stars.
This is really only one person's preferences and interests. Although I may not agree with or be interested in seeing all the places listed, I still think it does provide some solid information to those places that I may want to visit.
A number of reviewers also commented on the expensive accommodation and restaurants, but again I think that's the author's prerogative and reader's choice. If you can afford it, then why not?
Note: review is based on the revised 2nd edition.
This is really only one person's preferences and interests. Although I may not agree with or be interested in seeing all the places listed, I still think it does provide some solid information to those places that I may want to visit.
A number of reviewers also commented on the expensive accommodation and restaurants, but again I think that's the author's prerogative and reader's choice. If you can afford it, then why not?
Note: review is based on the revised 2nd edition.
August 18, 2008
This is the book we turn to whenever we travel. The author has never led us wrong. She gives great recommendations on places to see, things to eat, places to stay and gives great insight into things to do and see off the beaten track.
January 13, 2009
It has been a lot of fun to check off the places I have already seen in this book, and also to make note of the ones I want to see next. Any book that fills you with the intrigue of travel and the promise of new and exciting sights and experiences is worth a glance every now and then.
November 22, 2020
Da molti anni, ormai, sono un’appassionata viaggiatrice virtuale su Google Earth. Appena ho un'oretta libera, esploro le tundre della Kamchatka, sorvolo le spiagge della Florida, costeggio i fiordi norvegesi, mi tuffo nei laghi nel Nordamerica, passeggio tra le calli di Madrid, mi arrampico sul Kilimangiaro, scendo in picchiata sui villaggi andini, mi affaccio sui crateri dei vulcani, balzo dalla cima d'un grattacielo a un'altra, percorro sentieri sardi nella macchia mediterranea tracciati come fili a malapena visibili dal satellite.
Questo volume (che ho nella versione italiana) è un’americanata, e di difetti ne ha tanti; tuttavia mi è di un’estrema utilità per la mia vita di esploratrice virtuale: mi ha fatto scoprire luoghi che non avevo mai sentito nominare.
E, in ogni caso, fa sognare.
Questo volume (che ho nella versione italiana) è un’americanata, e di difetti ne ha tanti; tuttavia mi è di un’estrema utilità per la mia vita di esploratrice virtuale: mi ha fatto scoprire luoghi che non avevo mai sentito nominare.
E, in ogni caso, fa sognare.
June 8, 2024
الكتاب حجمه كبير زي القاموس بالظبط ف كان غير مشجع ع القراءة ، كنت بفر فيه زي المجلة كده
هو مقسم ع حسب القارات جواها دول ممكن تزور ايه فيها .. حاجات بسيطة اوي ف مصر و ده معجبنيش
كمان معجبنيش جزء اسرائيل ده .. اللي هي اصلا اثار فلسطين!!!
ف اقتراح لبعض المطاعم والفنادق الغالية .. اعتقد المعلومات ع جوجل لأي دولة فيها حاجات احسن من كده!
هو مقسم ع حسب القارات جواها دول ممكن تزور ايه فيها .. حاجات بسيطة اوي ف مصر و ده معجبنيش
كمان معجبنيش جزء اسرائيل ده .. اللي هي اصلا اثار فلسطين!!!
ف اقتراح لبعض المطاعم والفنادق الغالية .. اعتقد المعلومات ع جوجل لأي دولة فيها حاجات احسن من كده!
August 11, 2008
This really sets the bar a bit high. A thousand places just assumes right off that you have time and money since the rest of us drones have trouble getting time off to go visit Aunt Ida in Des Moines. I mean, come on.
We were skimming through it at work - I cannot imagine anyone actually reading the whole thing unless they had a highlighter in hand and index cards 'cause that is how they roll. However, besides realizing I will not ever see 100 things at the rate I am going, it also made me realize I have questionable aim in the places I would choose compared to the higher end choices laid out in this puppy.
So - let's just assume you have ten places to go because really, just going from the couch to the kitchen and back to the couch can be exhausting some evenings, yes?
Well.
1) I want to eat a slice of key lime pie in Key West.
2) I want to go to Scotland and if I don't go soon, my daughter says she will clonk me over the head and drag me there as she is sick of hearing about it.
3) I want to see San Francisco because my mother loved it.
4) I don't want to see Niagara Falls but the husband has some obsession with it and I imagine it would be sort of cool to take one of those little boat rides where everyone wears rain slickers, so I have to include it.
5) Pablo Neruda's house in Chili. Isla Negra. And could I just move in?
6) Portland, Maine but without children as I have heard the combination of bookstores and restaurants is lovely...
7) England - but Virginia's England and C.S. Lewis' England and Mole and Ratty's England. A cousin-in-law who lives there said I shouldn't actually see England as the England in my head is really far more beautiful and quite fictional.
8) Long backroads and good b-b-q and people that say "hey".
9) Watch the sun set in a desert. Any desert.
10) Open to suggestions and changes of heart.
Hmmm. Above book gets extra star for inspiring imaginative meanderings. That counts for a lot, inspiration.
We were skimming through it at work - I cannot imagine anyone actually reading the whole thing unless they had a highlighter in hand and index cards 'cause that is how they roll. However, besides realizing I will not ever see 100 things at the rate I am going, it also made me realize I have questionable aim in the places I would choose compared to the higher end choices laid out in this puppy.
So - let's just assume you have ten places to go because really, just going from the couch to the kitchen and back to the couch can be exhausting some evenings, yes?
Well.
1) I want to eat a slice of key lime pie in Key West.
2) I want to go to Scotland and if I don't go soon, my daughter says she will clonk me over the head and drag me there as she is sick of hearing about it.
3) I want to see San Francisco because my mother loved it.
4) I don't want to see Niagara Falls but the husband has some obsession with it and I imagine it would be sort of cool to take one of those little boat rides where everyone wears rain slickers, so I have to include it.
5) Pablo Neruda's house in Chili. Isla Negra. And could I just move in?
6) Portland, Maine but without children as I have heard the combination of bookstores and restaurants is lovely...
7) England - but Virginia's England and C.S. Lewis' England and Mole and Ratty's England. A cousin-in-law who lives there said I shouldn't actually see England as the England in my head is really far more beautiful and quite fictional.
8) Long backroads and good b-b-q and people that say "hey".
9) Watch the sun set in a desert. Any desert.
10) Open to suggestions and changes of heart.
Hmmm. Above book gets extra star for inspiring imaginative meanderings. That counts for a lot, inspiration.
July 9, 2009
The spirit of this book is well exemplified by a quotation from Mark Twain (Page xv): "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the tide winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." So, the author advances a listing of places throughout the world worth discovering. This is a companion piece to another volume of hers, in which she explores 1,000 places to see within the United States.
The world is divided into eight regions, for the purposes of organizing discussion: Europe; Africa; the Middle East; Asia; Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands; the United States and Canada; Latin America; the Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda.
In a brief review here, it would be impossible to illustrate each region in any depth. Maybe some samples from a few of the regions. Needless to say, any selection like this is apt to engender discussion--Why were some places left out? Why were others included? But that's part of the fun of a book like this!
Europe: Some of the usual suspects like Windsor Castle, Winchester Cathedral, London, the Salzburg Festival, Vienna, Paris, Versailles, the Brandenburg Gate, and the Sistine Chapel. But there are other treasures as well: Bellagio, Rhodes, Ile de Re, Kinsale, and Ludlow.
Africa: The Great Pyramids, Abu Simbel, Jack's Camp in the Kalahari Desert, the Cape Winelands, and so on.
United States and Canada: Kenai Peninsula, Monterey Peninsula, Telluride, South Beach, Art Institute of Chicago (one of my favorite art museums), Art Gallery of Ontario, Nimmo Bay Resort, Polar Bear Safari, and the like.
This is fun simply to browse. Choose a page at random and fantasize a trip there. . . . Again, lots of fun!
The world is divided into eight regions, for the purposes of organizing discussion: Europe; Africa; the Middle East; Asia; Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands; the United States and Canada; Latin America; the Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda.
In a brief review here, it would be impossible to illustrate each region in any depth. Maybe some samples from a few of the regions. Needless to say, any selection like this is apt to engender discussion--Why were some places left out? Why were others included? But that's part of the fun of a book like this!
Europe: Some of the usual suspects like Windsor Castle, Winchester Cathedral, London, the Salzburg Festival, Vienna, Paris, Versailles, the Brandenburg Gate, and the Sistine Chapel. But there are other treasures as well: Bellagio, Rhodes, Ile de Re, Kinsale, and Ludlow.
Africa: The Great Pyramids, Abu Simbel, Jack's Camp in the Kalahari Desert, the Cape Winelands, and so on.
United States and Canada: Kenai Peninsula, Monterey Peninsula, Telluride, South Beach, Art Institute of Chicago (one of my favorite art museums), Art Gallery of Ontario, Nimmo Bay Resort, Polar Bear Safari, and the like.
This is fun simply to browse. Choose a page at random and fantasize a trip there. . . . Again, lots of fun!
November 27, 2008
Underwhelmed by the book. I think it provides some good ideas if you are planning a trip somewhere and want a quick idea to run with without going out and buying Frommer's. But that's essentially what this is...a very general travel guide. There are a lot of great things left out...and some great things included. I consider it more of a coffee-table book. Not something you'd ever actually sit down and read cover to cover.
August 28, 2014
This is quite the book. It goes into a summary description with useful information about each of the 1,000 places. It's a book to dream by and then go out and explore -- thus turning the written words into reality and finally memory. Love it! I hope I can keep exploring this book and places for many years to come.
March 29, 2016
I borrowed this from the library as a reference. My husband and I decided to make a list of all the places we'd like to travel. A vacation bucket list if you will. This book had some great ideas of places to visit, I highly recommend it.
October 26, 2021
Good concept- poor execution. I was disappointed that nothing in Serbia was listed on here. Really? I can think of at least two- Kalamegdan Fortress and the Uvac river. It's super subjective and should be treated with a grain of salt.
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