1,000 Places to See Before You Die
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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. 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. (Sept. 23) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
IntroductionxiThe Story of This BookxiHow the Book Is OrganizedxvEurope1Great Britain and Ireland3EnglandScotlandWalesIrelandNorthern IrelandWestern Europe90AustriaBelgiumFranceMonacoGermanyGreeceItalyNetherlandsPortugalSpainSwitzerlandEastern Europe290Czech RepublicHungaryPolandRomaniaRussiaScandinavia312DenmarkFinlandIcelandNorwaySwedenAfrica343Northern Africa345EgyptMoroccoTunisiaEastern and Southern Africa361BotswanaEthiopiaKenyaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritiusNamibiaSeychellesSouth AfricaTanzaniaUgandaZambiaZimbabweThe Middle East397IsraelJordanOmanSaudi ArabiaSyriaUnited Arab EmiratesYemenAsia417East Asia419ChinaJapanMongoliaSouth and Central Asia440BhutanIndiaIranNepalSri LankaTurkeyTurkmenistanUzbekistanSoutheast Asia475CambodiaIndonesiaLaosMalaysiaMyanmarPhilippinesSingaporeThailandVietnamAustralia, New Zealand, and The Pacific Islands513Australia and New Zealand515The Pacific Islands540Cook IslandsFijiFrench PolynesiaMicronesiaPapua New GuineaTongaWestern SamoaThe United States of America and Canada561The United States of America563Canada747Latin America777Mexico and Central America779MexicoBelizeCosta RicaGuatemalaHondurasPanamaSouth America and Antarctica804ArgentinaBoliviaBrazilChileColombiaEcuadorPeruUruguayVenezuelaAntarcticaThe Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda849AnguillaAntiguaBahamasBarbadosBarbudaBermudaBonaireBritish Virgin IslandsCayman IslandsCubaDominicaDominican RepublicGrenadaThe GrenadinesGuadeloupeJamaicaMartiniqueNevisPuerto RicoSabaSt. BarthelemySt. KittsSt. LuciaSt. MartinTobagoTrinidadU.S. Virgin IslandsIndexes895Special Indexes895Active Travel and AdventureAncient Worlds: Pyramids, Ruins, and Lost CitiesCulinary ExperiencesFestivals and Special EventsGlories of Nature: Gardens, Parks and Wilderness Preserves, and Natural WondersGorgeous Beaches and Getaway IslandsGreat Hotels and ResortsLiving History: Castles and Palaces, Historical SitesUnrivaled MuseumsRoads, Routes, and BywaysSacred PlacesGeneral Index918
