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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Fun book to flip through and grow dreams of travel. Many are far-fetched, but many are "local" and easy to enjoy. Not sure I could come up with the same list of 1000, but this is definitely a great start, ( )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. This book is America-centric, and not necessarily in a good way. I assumed that the author was aiming the choose the best in every state -- the areas that I can comment on from experience -- and I was dumbfounded to see that Japan had 8 entries -- while Wyoming and Illinois each had six. And 3-4 of the Illinois entries were restaurants! The entries were well written and researched, but I believe the selection of 1000 places to visit was less researched. Heavy on events, restaurants, resorts, hotels -- the opposite of what I would like to see or tally up as an item conquered. Like others, I am disappointed to realize that I won't see even a fraction of these in my lifetime. Sad. I am looking to get the 1000 Places in the USA book instead. This book tended to focus a lot on resorts and hotels. While I appreciate the greatness of luxury, I am more interested in seeing things a country has to offer, not what type of view I can get from my hotel room. For being what it is, it was a good, brief intro to certain countries and a good starting book to peak interest into a region. Slowly checking off places as I visit. no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0761104844, Paperback)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.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:17 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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