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 its essential to visit. Th 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 its 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 whats worth seeing out there. A quick sampling: Venices Cipriani Hotel; Californias Monterey Peninsula; the Lewis and Clark Trail in Oregon; the Great Wall of China; Robert Louis Stevensons 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.