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At last, a book that tells you what's beautiful, what's fun and what's just unforgettable everywhere on earth. (Newsweek )
March 16, 2011
By Lit Fan (Los Angeles, CA) - I love, love, love a to-do list; so, I thought this book would be a perfect travel companion. Overall, I have enjoyed the ideas presented in the book and it makes figuring out what to put on my to do list a little bit easier. This book gave me a few ideas on how to start figuring out what to do when I went to Oahu last year, but it was incomplete. I don't think you can plan a vacation entirely with this book. And I agree with some other reviewer's that the book focuses heavily on nice hotels in the various locales. I don't really need a book to help me find a good hotel. I was expecting to find out about some lesser known experiences in these far-off places. I like having this book on my bookshelf. Whenever I'm going to a new place, I definitely flip through to familiarize myself with some interesting options. It's not a one-stop resource, though.
1,000 Hotels to see before you run out of money, February 20, 2011
By George W. Hastings (Richmond, VA USA) - I liked this book. It has some excellent suggestions of wonderful, exotic, and worthwhile places scattered around the globe that would be amazing places to visit. I have seen almost 200 of them myself, and the descriptions in this book are accurate and useful.
However, I was also a bit disappointed that for my personal preferences, there were way too many places listed in "1,000 Places to See Before You Die" that were not geographic wonders, but were hotels...all of them obviously 5-Star luxury accommodations. Places like that may be on the author's bucket list, but from my point of view, it made me wonder just how many of these establishments had paid a fee to be included.
Great Shape!, January 13, 2011
By ollie4 - The book was in great shape and was delivered in a short amount of time! I would definetly purchase more items from this seller! Thanks
1,000 Places I Hope to See Before I Die!!!,
By Kim Areman -
By Adrienne M. Rosenthal (Walnut Creek,CA.) - Such a fun book to peruse!. In fact, special to write down places to visit when in that country, etc. Of course there are some things that are a bit of a fantasy...but worth having the book. Anyone that truly can afford all the hotel and/or restaurants probably don't need the book because they would have a private tour/driver!. But those of us "common folk" can afford to pick and choose along with a Rick Steves type book!. We took notes on various places and each and every one added to our trip!. A great gift for someone who enjoys traveling. Not necessarily to be used as a substitute for Frommers or Rick Steves etc. But before each trip you will be glad you consulted it!.( a tip: when there is a hotel or restaurant, look in the lobby or have a drink or dessert so you can cross it off your list! (Dubai, however one of the hotels charges $150 per person to look in the lobby if you don't have a restaurant or room reservation ...just skip that one!)
By Poor Migalito "Poormigalito" (Indian Harbour Beach, FL USA) - If you suffer from "White Line Fever", this book's for you. This 974 page "dictionary" is a must for any "wanderlust", who has not completed their journey - And certainly should be the "Travel Bible" for those who want to start a journey throughout the Planet. It is loaded with historical facts, statistics and to quote Newsweek, "At last, a book that tells you what's beautiful, what's fun and what's just unforgettable - everywhere on Earth". Though it's thick and loaded with information and history, it's easily navigated by State, Country and Region. Definitely is a 5 STAR -- It's so full of information, that even if you don't travel, but want to know about other lands and places, you'll love it. - Use it to put your wish-list together, set a "Dream Itinerary" and enjoy visiting unique, wondrous and amazing places.
My Traveling Bible,
By J. Zygmunt - You can't please everyone with an ambitious book of this nature - it is one person's personal Life List. She is not writing it to please her readers but rather to share her favorite places around the world. You'd be hard pressed not to find a few hundred remarkable places to keep you busy for the next many years! (This is the third copy I have purchased because it makes a great gift for the travelers in my life)
