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ISBN-10: 0-7611-0484-4
ISBN-13: 9780761104841
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
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Year: May 22, 2003
Edition: illustrated edition
Size: 13.46 x 19.05 x 4.83cm
Number of pages: 972
Weight: 975gr
Binding: Paperback
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Patricia Schultz
Workman Publishing Company; 2005
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Introducing the Eighth Wonder of travel books, the New York Times bestseller that's been hailed by CBS-TV as one of the best books of the year and praised by Newsweek as the »book that tells you what's beautiful, what's inspiring, what's fun and what's just unforgettable everywhere on earth.«
Packed with recommendations of the world's best places to visit, on and off the beaten path, 1,000 PLACES TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE is a joyous, passionate gift for travelers, an around-the-world, continent-by-continent listing of beaches, museums, monuments, islands, inns, restaurants, mountains, and more. There's Botswana's Okavango Delta, the covered souks of Aleppo, the Tuscan hills surrounding San Gimignano, Canyon de Chelly, the Hassler hotel in Rome, Ipanema Beach, the backwaters of Kerala, Oaxaca's Saturday market, the Buddhas of Borobudur, Ballybunion golf club-all the places guaranteed to give you the shivers.
The prose is gorgeous, seizing on exactly what makes each entry worthy of inclusion. And, following the romance, the nuts and bolts: addresses, phone and fax numbers, web sites, costs, and best times to visit.
Introducing the Eighth Wonder of travel books. A joyous, passionate gift book for travelers-both the real and the armchair variety-1,000 PLACES TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE delivers exactly the promise of its an around-the-world, continent-by-continent listing of places guaranteed to give you shivers, the unique and wonderful places you must see on and off the beaten track.
Take a safari into Botswana's Okavango Delta, the world's largest oasis, where »if you see 10 percent of what sees you, it's an exceptional day.« Sail the Grenadines, 32 islands and hundreds of dotlike cays strung like a necklace of gems across 40 miles of pristine waters. Tour the covered souks of Aleppo, where the labyrinthine streets seem straight out of A Thousand and One Nights and frankincense and myrhh are still sold. Hike the Tasman Glacier. Climb the Tuscan hills to San Gimignano. Stay at the Hassler in Rome, or Paris's Crillon-you must, at least once. There's Canyon de Chelly, Tokyo's Tsukiji Fish Market, the backwaters of Kerala, Ipanema beach, the Buddhas of Borobudur, Mesa Verde's cave dwellings, the Oaxaca Saturday market, Ballybunion Golf Club.
The prose is gorgeous, seizing on exactly what makes each entry worthy of inclusion. And, following the romance, the nuts and bolts: addresses, phone and fax numbers, web sites, costs, best times to visit. Of special interest are subject-specific indexes-gorgeous beaches, destination restaurants, world-class museums-making the guide entirely user-friendly, no matter if you're dreaming or going.
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I was looking forward to reading this book because 1)I love travel, 2)it's been on every top 10 travel book list for a couple years now, and 3)I own a travel agency and thought I might get some new, creative ideas for my clients that want to go/do something out of the box. First, 1000 things to do/see is a lot, however, when talking about the global travel picture, how can you narrow things down to 1000? This was a very difficult undertaking. Although I don't agree with many of the author's inclusions in the book, I like the format, the layout, and I feel the information included on each location is sufficient to determine if I should research further as a destination I would like to visit. I think the way she tackled large cities is excellent. The book is heavy on hotels – I'm not sure why. As an adventure/outdoor person, I would have liked to see more destinations with active outlets. Overall, I would recommend this book. Perhaps not for reading cover to cover, but for getting ideas, conducting research, and another interesting travel perspective. Patricia Schultz is certainly well traveled. If you want to discuss further, the Travel Book Club in Grand Rapids, MI at Barnes & Noble will be discussing this book on Tuesday, 2/24/09 from 6-7 pm. Jodie –- Cruise Holidays of Grand Rapids, www.cruiseholidays.com/sail , jodie@cruiseholidays.com
Great book if you're interested in travel/landmarks or want to plan an international vacation and not sure where you want to go. The book has a lot of information about unique places all over the world, but I wouldn't recommend this for someone who is looking for details such as hotels, restaurants, etc. for a trip that he/she has already planned. If you do a lot of international travel, it might be fun to use this book as a personal adventure checklist!
All in all, a pretty fun, useful book. While it shouldn't be used as the ultimate resource for any adventure, it still offers some great suggestions and tips. In checking out some places I've lived around the world, I was mildly surprised both at the author listing places I wouldn't suggest, and omitting sites I'd rate as don't-miss … but any travel guide would have such shortcomings –- especially one with as broad a subject as the entire world. On the bright side, it's put some locations on my itinerary that otherwise would have been left off –- for that, I thank the author. Each site's cost estimates and best time of the year are great helps, too. And finally, a friend that has lived all over the world with the State Department was given this book as a Christmas gift, along with a rubber stamp to mark the pages with »Been there … Done that.« I thought that was brilliant.
This book is a little bit of good and a little bit bad. I read future reviews about it and they all said that it had to many hotels. I thought maybe they were exaggerating so I got it. After reading the first couple of pages you knew they were telling the truth. The book was great and it was full of some sites. At least one half of the places it mentioned were about hotels. And seeing as I want to see sites and not hotels I was a little pissed off. It was set up really good though.
Good job in investigating the 1,000 places. I wish the print was bigger. Very comprehensive.
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