1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List

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. 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. Describes Essential Places To See From Around The World, Offering Information On What To Find At Each Spot And The Best Time To Visit. Europe -- Africa -- The Middle East -- Asia -- Australia, New Zealand, And The Pacific Islands -- The United States Of America And Canada -- Latin America -- The Caribbean, Bahamas And Bermuda. By Patricia Schultz. Includes Indexes. Maps On Liner Pages. A Traveler's Life List. -- Cover. This title describes 1000 'must-see' spots, from beaches to museums to cathedrals to bustling markets, grand hotels to backwater inns, rugged safaris to the most pampering spas. It includes addresses, phone and fax numbers, web sites, costs and best times to visit with subject-specific indexes As surprisingly comfortable as it is overwhelmingly grand, this National Trust property is England's most majestic country-house hotel.