From Publishers Weekly
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.

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.

About the Author
Patricia Schultz is the co-author of Made in Italy. A former writer for Frommer's, Access, and Berlitz travel guides, she is a freelance travel writer, and her articles have appeared in Condé Nast Traveler, Harper's Bazaar, and Departures.

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1,000 PLACES TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE was 7 years in the making, but really was--and continues to be--the result of an exciting and educational lifetime of research, whether the many years merrily spent on assignment for travel guides such as Frommer's, Access and Berlitz, or for personal reasons and the curiosity and itchy feet that shaped my life since I first set off alone, at four, from the family beach blanket in Atlantic City. The Great Beyond has called me ever since, a siren's call to explore the untold magic and fascination, and fun, that the world promises at every turn. Yes, at the Grand Canyons and Taj Mahals of the world, but here are 998 more I guarantee will get you off the couch.Top Ten Romantic Destinations In no particular order! Please see the corresponding page numbers in 1,000 PLACES TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE for more information.Lake District, England, p. 19Avignon and the Hotel La Mirande, France p. 131Ski Season in Megeve, France p. 143The Amalfi Coast, Italy p. 184Villa San Michele in Florence, Italy p. 218Safari in Masai Mara, staying at Little Governor's Camp, Kenya p. 369The Cape Winelands, South Africa p. 383Chiang Mai's Regent Spa & Resort, Thailand p. ?

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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, 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.

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