Patricia SchultzReviews

If you are a fellow travel junkie like I am, this book absolutely belongs in your library. It gives you in-depth reviews on places that you probably have never even thought to discover and now, after reading through it, I feel like I have to visit them all.

Quick reference for travel

Browsed. Very fun, but definitely will never be in my budget. The other reviews give a decent overview.

I have always had a bit of wanderlust, so I was very excited when I purchased this book. I thought that it would have a few more 'adventurous' places to visit, but it does touch on several places that I would like to go. Not an awful travel guide at all, but it may be a bit boring for those looking for something more exciting.

Desde lugares espirituales como Bagan, en Myanmar, hasta otros terrenales como el barrio comercial de Hong Kong; desde maravillas naturales como el Cañón del Colorado hasta otras como Petra, la legendaria ciudad perdida de Jordania, este libro reúne los tesoros más atractivos del mundo. Ruinas sagradas, grandes hoteles, castillos, festivales, restaurantes, catedrales, islas paradisíacas, museos... 1.000 sitios te explica lo esencial de aquello que tienes que ver y no te puedes perder

Das Buch ist zu amerikalastig und die Hotelempfehlungen richten sich an reiche US-Amerikaner, die anders reisen als die typischen Deutschen. Trotzdem eine nette Übersicht über mögliche Ziele.

As someone who loves history and historic places and structures, I loved this book.

I've got so many tabs in this book, I need to make a solid plan to actually check some of these visits off my list! Definitely gave me some good ideas for a cross-country trip.½

A nonfiction travel diary concept book. Thus 974 page book is a must have for everyone and everybody.
You may not get to travel to these places because someone stole your funds to enrich themselves, but you can travel to them through this "travel destination "concept book".
The author Patricia Schultz has a career assisting people who travel as a writer for Frommer's Berlitz. This travel guide and reference material book has two destination article and at least one black and white photo on every page.
This is a great stocking stuffer, for all ages.
Just open to page 555 and there in a photo journal scrapbook form you will find YAP, THE DARLING OF MICRONESIA. Most of us do not believe we will ever travel to what appears to be a literary creation like the mythological Atlantis. However, Micronesia is a genuine place and a unique country of thousands of islands. YAP is where you go to swim with giant 1000 lb Manta Rays. Turn to page 470 and find THE BLUE VOYAGE of Bodrum and Marmaria of the Lycian Coast, Turkey to learn about the "Turkish Riviera". Turn to page 440 and find a Whirling Spectacle of Tradition in the PARO FESTIVAL of Paro Bhutan, and discover how Bhutan has ended isolation from the outside world and learn of the "tsechus" its colorful traditional festival. What a fascinating destination. Turn to learn how to truly be Bohemian and not a witchy
Bohemian wannabe of the USA's derivative imitation. Bohemia is in the Czech Republic and a living Bohemian village can be found in Cesky Krumlov where a genuine Bohemian town still operates. The book suggest really experiencing it in the off season. Do you know what the Hague is. Sure you have heard references to "The Hague" which is a metropolis in the Netherlands. It has a very popular destination called The North Sea Jazz Festival.
We have all heard in our crisis ridden world of the literal bomb attack on Christmas that happened in 2016.Turn to page 125 and find Christkindlmarkt located in Munich. I agree with the quote found on that page "Munich is a german dream translated into life" .. "during Advent...Bavaria turns into a three dimensional Christmas". Those of another religion did not enjoy Germans enjoying their culture and religion and blew holiday well wishers up. Sad, very sad.
If you don't want to cross the Atlantic, but want to experience German Austrian and Swiss Christmas, your strong dollar can be enjoyed in depressed Argentina . Turn to page 813 one of the many mountainous places I could have hidden away in. Bariloche In Argentina is where you can enjoy swiss and alpine chalets with austrian cuisine served up in this old world ski resort. The treasures in this book are never ending, and even planning an escape to one of these 1000 places, is an escape from this dreary place of lauded criminals we call the USA.

Good resource as you plan trips in US and Canada

This book was very informative. The pictures are great and the information is very helpful. I dont think they could have given someone with travel in mind any more information. This will be standard for all my trips in the future. I received this book in a giveaway, so thanks to the author or publisher...

If I had the money, each of my seniors would receive this when they graduate. It tells about all the places around the world, that, if you have the time and money, you should visit. I have marked the places I have been; some have simply been pictures of the outside of the restaurants. Instills a great sense of adventure in the students.

Boring!

This 1,200 page book isn’t the kind of book you read through--it’s more one you browse. Subtitled “a traveler’s life list” it has entries for those 1,000 choice places around the world, complete with places to stay, to eat, attractions and tour operators and their websites, phone numbers, and current prices. What I looked at is the recent 2011 second edition--the first edition was published back in 2003. Schultz writes that she considered the second edition a revision that she considers “an entirely new book.” This one boasts an internet site (www.1000places.com) where you can access thematic lists. The door-stopper tome “divided the world into 8 regions, which are further subdivided geographically... entries are further divided by country and within each regionally.” On the contents page there are 40 counties listed for Europe, 20 for Africa, 10 for the Middle East, 24 for Asia, 11 under “Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Ocean,” 12 for Latin America, 28 for “The Caribbean, The Bahamas and Bermuda” and a substantial portion devoted to “The United States and Canada” divided by state and province.

I don’t know that this is a great book for an armchair traveler. It’s too... much a yellow pages for that, but I did enjoy browsing it. I was first pulled into looking up the places I had been--as it turned out around 30 of those thousand listed places, 8 in Europe (in England, Italy, Greece) and 23 in North America--if you include my hometown of New York City. It’s amazing how little I remember about some of those places I’m sure I visited. I was only 14 when I visited England. I can’t even remember if I ever made it to Buckingham Palace or the Tower of London--what I remember best of London is that delicious chocolate cake served with cream poured over it--and the plays I saw at West End. I remember Bath and Stratford-Upon-Avon much better (and Stonehenge I only got to see from a distance). But reading this book made me want to go back again. Greece is a complete blur--we saw “The Acropolis” (which gets its own entry) only from a distance. Rome and Florence? All I can tell you is reading this now I want to go back! That’s the primary emotion felt reading this--looking backward and wishing I got more out of where I had traveled rather than wanderlust looking at all the places I’ve never been, and probably never will. For a bucket list, the book isn’t evocative enough for that. Oh, and would you believe there are some attractions listed in New York City, I, a native, have never seen? At least those are only a subway fare away.½

Was somewhat disappointed, as most of the suggestions and ideas are at the upper end of the cost scales, bed and breakfasts for $425 per night, etc. Very little in the way of sites and attractions. Restaurants same thing. Also by the time you really read the book and then try to check out some of the places online, they are no longer in operation.

Every spring when my husband and I start to feel the need to get out of town for a few days and take a road trip, I pull out this book and daydream.

A straighforward account of geographic history. Informative and well-written.

A nice list to browse and get ideas. However, the restaurants and hotels are very pricey and not that unique. Far too many resorts, for I don't want to go to any of them before I die--Disney is enough. Give me historical off the beaten path burgs with bed and breakfasts!

The one that started it all. Yes, right now there are scores about books around that list just about any place, train journey, island, golf course, late night diner you have to see before you die, but this is the mother of it all and as such has my full respects even though some of the books that followed it have actually done a better job. This is a very handy compilation of places to visit. So when you're going somewhere just for a day or two there really is little need to purchase yet another guide book, but just have a quick look into this book for some inspiration and then follow your instincts for the rest of the time.
Yes, list books are by its very nature subjective, so I am not going to argue as to what else should have been included, but I do feel that the emphasis here is far too much on hotel and restaurant experience.
Still a great book to have around.½

Fun to rifle through and dream of travel. The biggest drawback to the book is that it's so US-centric. I know there was a follow-up book on places in the US and Canada, so a lot of these should have been reserved for that volume, giving more focus to other countries for this one. While I am a foodie and definitely interested in restaurants, that's not really what I thought should be included in this book. I would love to see separate volumes for restaurants/resorts, as they're not really what I would consider a "place to see".

Fun book to flip through and grow dreams of travel. Most 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.

I have to say I was a little disappointed in this book. When I think of places that I absolutely must see, fancy hotels and expensive restaurants do not top my list. Having said that, though, there are still many places in this book that I did not know about and are now on my personal list of "must-see". I still feel that there are a lot of places that I am going to have to find out about elsewhere, but I'm sure there are people out there who would be glad to have the hotel and restaurant information as well.

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.