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May 22nd 2003
by Workman Publishing Company
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Paperback, 972 pages
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0761104844
(isbn13: 9780761104841)
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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...more
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I want to write the opposite of this book or an alternative to this book or a thousand alternatives to this book: A thousand places to avoid before you die or a thousand places to die at or a thousand middle of the road, boring, corporate, manufactured experiences, exercises in tedium to have before you die or a thousand places to have sex in public before you die or a thousand places to shoplift from before you die or a thousand books to burn before you die or a thousand pages of unremarkable m...more
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Read in December, 2004
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 trave...more
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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.
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Read in January, 2008
recommends it for:
those wishing to jumpstart wanderlust
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 ...more
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 ...more
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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.
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This book had the potential to be a great guide to all the "must sees in each city, but it sadly doesn't quite deliver. There are a LOT of great places missing and do you really need to see each 5 star hotel in every city?? 1,000 Places to See Before You Die is good for seeing where you might want to travel to next...and then buying the Lonely Planet when you book the tickets.
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Read in April, 2009
Clearly I did not read the whole through. I did puruse the areas of interest, however. While the particular places chosen were well-covered, I found that this guide is not particularly helpful in exploring any given area. It is a handy tool for people without a chosen destination - a way to explore continents and countries to aid in coming to a desitnation decision. Not so helpful after a place is chosen as it lacks the details of options for a location and it it's surrounding area.
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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.
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Read in January, 2007
i don't think I'll ever stop reading this book. its not one you sit down and read all the way through, its a reference book. If we're aching to go somewhere, I'll pull the book out and skim it.. its a fun read and interesting to see what they say about some places :)
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Read in January, 2007
Ok, so we LOVE to travel, just don't get to do much of it---mostly because we have two HUGE dogs that slow us down a bit. BUT this is a very cool book and is not one you would read from beginning to end. We are going through and dog-earring the good/less expensive ones.
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Read in January, 2005
This is the kind of book that inspires you to travel more, see more of the world we live in. At the very least it's a book of dreams - one you can pick up at any time (it's packed full and huge) and find something new.
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Read in April, 2009
Great book. Like it's U.S. sequel (which I read first), it is heavy on places outside of my budget. But that's to be expected for a book that attempts to itemize the most memorable food, lodging, and experiences.
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Instead of a good read straight through this is sort of one of those reference books you keep coming to over and over, I started with it a while back. I went through it and dog earrrrred the pages highlighting places and things I had already done. Boy books get fat fast like that! :) Anyhow... now when I am planning on traveling somewhere I look to see if it is in here to be sure I do not miss a magical opportunity! In fact this year I went camping in Morrocan Sahara with the company the b...more
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great reference book and good to set goals with of everywhere you want to see and go, we used it quite a bit on the RTW trip!
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Read in January, 2008
recommends it for:
wealthy travellers and gourmet snobs
I'm really disappointed in this book. I guess I didn't know what it really was when I asked for it for Christmas. I assumed it'd be a list of cool places to see. maybe it's just the areas I've read so far, but it really seems like more of a list of where to spend your money--a lot of it! Gourmet chefs, posh hotels & ski resorts--not everyone who goes on vacation has the money to throw it away like that. I'm hoping as I get to less tony destinations that I'll find some more decent locations that ...more
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This book is also a tv show on the travel channel. They actually even tell you what page to find the places they visit.
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Read in January, 2006
I highly recommend driving across the country or partly across the USA at least once.
I love the NY Adirondacks, Alaska's southern coast and greenery Arizona's deserts (painted or not), Iowa's flatlands and corn filds, Pennsylvania's back roads and Amish pie stands, Wisconsin's cheese factories, Massachusetts three story quaint urban homes, Cincinnati's plethora of pig references, Chicago's trains running through the center of the highway, and Florida's giant "water bugs" (...more
I love the NY Adirondacks, Alaska's southern coast and greenery Arizona's deserts (painted or not), Iowa's flatlands and corn filds, Pennsylvania's back roads and Amish pie stands, Wisconsin's cheese factories, Massachusetts three story quaint urban homes, Cincinnati's plethora of pig references, Chicago's trains running through the center of the highway, and Florida's giant "water bugs" (...more
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If I had all the time and money in the world, this book would be my travel companion.
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Not entirely spot-on, but very comprehensive. Useful for some good travel ideas.
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Read in June, 2006
Pretty interesting book. I need to start checking some more of them off though.
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