"I wanted to read 1000 Places to See Before You Die, because it was given to me, so that's a reason right there. But it's really interesting. You kinda wonder, "What exactly do I need to see before I die?" The book obviously covers a thousand places. It also covers things like places to stay, things to do, things to eat, and so it kinda is a sampling of - In many ways, it's a sampling of tour books from all areas of the world. The things I like about the book is just flipping through it. It's not the kinda book you can read from front to back - just flipping through it and getting an idea of, "Ah, why haven't I been to South Africa? I gotta go to South Africa. This looks fabulous."
One thing I found frustrating about the book that made me dislike it is that in many ways, some of the sections that she's picked or some of the places are kind of cliche. If I were to edit the book, what I'd ask her to do is take out the obvious stuff. Nobody needs to hear about the Eiffel Tower, and then, just sort of whittle it down to the surprises that not everybody knows about. Out of five stars, I'm gonna give the book three and a half, because on the one hand, it's really exciting to read about so many places, and she includes pictures too, so you get an image of what it looks like. But on the other hand, she's included so many things you could see in other travel books that it makes this book a little bit less valuable."
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