Patricia Schultz - 1,000 Places to See Before You Die

Pros: Unusual and fascinating places are highlighted
Cons: Organization needs improvement; Not enough photos

Traveling around the U.S. and the different countries of the world is one of my favorite pastimes. Since my first taste of travel as a young boy, I have always looked forward to the feeling of adventure that comes with travel. The anticipation, the ...

Pros: Easy to read and follow.
Cons: No colour pictures

I have been able to do some traveling in my life. I've done more than some and not nearly as much as others. I have, however, been fortunate to see some places that I feel everyone should get to see at least once in their lifetime. Recently I was ...

Pros: Great for happy daydreams, nice gift idea
Cons: Poorly organized, worse than useless directions, stereotypical selections

I acquired this book because I have too often had the experience of visiting a region only to discover after leaving there that I somehow missed visiting one of its most renowned sights. Patricia Shultz offers us a hit list of 1000 places scattered ...

Pros: Good idea
Cons: Where do I start?

Having been a travel advisor here on Epinions, I have seen a wide breadth of travel writing. When the occasional ‘professional travel writer’ shows up, I often want to gag. Their talent seems limited to taking what can and should be the ...

Pros: Comprehensive guide to the whole world
Cons: Too many expensive hotels and restaurants listed; author's elitist attitude

I read this book, the whole thing, because I liked the idea that a book covered the entire globe in its description of travel destinations. I have been to many places, and after I go to the ones currently on my list, I wouldnt know where else to go, so ...

Pros: Fantastic idea, great reading, great to plan travel from
Cons: A little US-centric

I picked this book up in a little shop recently as I have been looking for something like this for a ...

Pros: The book offers a WIDE SCOPE!
Cons: Lacks DEPTH & Usefullness -- Use it for research, not as a travel guide.

Patricia Schultz's _On and Off the Beaten Track: 1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List_ is best described as an index of current travel offerings for the upper crust. Although the destinations are desirable for obvious reasons, they ...