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1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List

1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life ListAuthor: Patricia Schultz
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Category: Book

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Seller: hippo_books
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 329 reviews
Sales Rank: 2915

Media: Paperback
Edition: illustrated edition
Pages: 972
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.2 x 2

ISBN: 0761104844
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.202
UPC: 019628104847
EAN: 9780761104841
ASIN: 0761104844

Publication Date: May 22, 2003
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  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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  • Kindle Edition - 1,000 Places To See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List
  • Paperback - 1,000 Places to See Before You Die Prepack
  • Paperback - 1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List
  • Calendar - 1,000 Places to See Before You Die Calendar 2006 (Page a Day Calendar)

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Product Description
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.

Book Description
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.


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3 out of 5 stars Interesting but   February 21, 2010
C. Schlag (Aiken, ,SC, USA)
This book is very interesting and provides a good description of many worthwhile places to visit. However, the black and white photographs do not do the places justice, and while many of the selected places sound interesting some appear to have been selected as much for their price as location. I looked at the New Zealand recommendations in particular as I've been planning a trip there for the past few months, and while one of the three North Island locations the author selected was rated by the locals as a "must do", there were a host of other places - like the Kauri forests - which are equal to or greater than the other two. Excellent book to begin research, but not necessarily my idea of an all-inclusive "Best of the Best" to see before you die.


5 out of 5 stars 1,000 Places to see before you die - World Edition   February 8, 2010
Inge Wolf (Glendale, NY)
I bought this and the U.S./Canada edition for my niece who travels a lot. She loves them both!


4 out of 5 stars 1000 places....review   February 8, 2010
Benjamin Cooke
Carpe diam, what else do i have to say. This book is an excellent origin from which to decide: To what will I allocate my ephemeral time on earth.


3 out of 5 stars too Many Four Seasons   January 9, 2010
Clio G (Sacramento, CA)
Though I am enjoying this book, I find there are a bit too many references to the Four Seasons Hotels as places to see before you die. While they are all truly lovely places to stay (if you can afford them), their place as a top destination to visit before you die is a bit suspect. I think of historical places, places of natural beauty, and entertainment spots as places not to be missed. Lux hotels will come and go and 50 years from now no one may know what a Four Seasons is, but hopefully the Grand Canyon will still be there.


2 out of 5 stars Decent book...but poorly done digital version   December 25, 2009
Socki (Kauai, HI)
The book itself is pretty decent. It is not a replacement for a true travel book, but it will give you an idea on some of the top spots to see in any particular location. I personally like to browse through it for potential "can't miss" items which can be easily overlooked. So i use to have the book in its print form but didn't bring it with me when i moved as its a pretty hefty book to lug around when you're trying to keep size and weight of baggage down. But recently i noticed that it was available for Kindle, and so i figured I'd pick it up.

I'm not sure if i could be more disappointed quite honestly. I love the kindle, and generally enjoy this book. The problem is that the organization and navigation of the contents was not designed for the digital form. For example, if you decide you want to travel to hawaii, your only option is to go to the table of contents, click on 'United States and Canada' then go page by page through all other 'Places' until you reach locations in hawaii. There is no index available either to make locating places easy. Basically, unless you plan to read the book as you would any novel, the Kindle version is sort of painful to use.


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