Patricia's Top Five Travel Destinations

The #1 New York Times bestseller returns this fall re-researched, retraveled, and rewritten with 200 new entries, 28 additional countries, 200 more pages, and more than 600 full-color photographs. And an engaging and interactive companion app for the iPad will be released simultaneously with the book’s publication. Offering a fresh new take on the world we live in now, it enables both armchair travelers and savvy globetrotters to get an inspiring taste of the world’s current riches and plan their next trip. 

 

1,000 PLACES TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE, THE NEW FULL-COLOR SECOND EDITION (Workman; paperback/hardcover: $19.95/$32.95) by Patricia Schultz is the perfect book for anyone dreaming or going. It brings to readers: 

 

• New countries: Ghana; the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; Nicaragua; Qatar; Mozambique; Curaçao; the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu—all formerly off the radar, part of the Soviet bloc, or lacking tourism infrastructure—now welcome travelers. Patricia guides readers through these less familiar territories. 

 

• New experiences: Recognizing that travelers don’t visit just Positano or Ravello--they take the breathtaking 30-mile scenic drive down the Amalfi Coast--Patricia merged these two entries into one. Likewise, when in Laos you don’t cruise the Mekong without visiting Wat Phou—so she combined them into an entry called Sailing the Mekong. Each of the 1,000 places is now a full travel experience, creating room for those 200 additional entries!

 

• Budget-conscious suggestions: Yes, the legendary Alvear Palace Hotel in Buenos Aires is still featured, but if you don’t want to shell out 450-plus dollars a night to stay there, go for brunch—a beloved local tradition—and hang your hat instead at BoBo, a stylish, playful, and far more affordable hotel. Same goes for restaurants—along with haute cuisine, Patricia offers up unbeatable neighborhood restaurants, atmospheric cafés, bistros, beach shacks, and even falafel joints. 

 

• Full-color photographs: Suddenly the red roofs of Dubrovnik beckon against the azure backdrop of the Adriatic Sea, and the photo of women dancing to musique racine in vibrant blue dresses almost pulsates on the page describing the Voodoo Nights at the Hotel Oloffson in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 

 

• And an interactive iPad app: Here is the world of 1,000 PLACES transformed into an interactive experience for today’s traveler. The vistas of the Gobi Desert are now truly only a finger swipe away. A choice between photo and map views creates new and exciting ways to explore. An interactive “bucket list,” the app acts as a travel log of the places you’ve been and the places you want to go. Plus your travel tips and photos are all easily shared among your friends. 

 

1,000 PLACES TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE, THE NEW FULL-COLOR SECOND EDITION once again pushes the boundaries of the travel category, revealing why the book —though often imitated—remains the most comprehensive, inspiring, and trusted travel guide available. It unequivocally provides readers with an arsenal of ways to broaden their horizons—both metaphorically and literally!

 

Upcoming Events:

 

AUGUST 9th

Geer Village Luncheon Event—1:30pm

77 South Canaan Rd 

Canaan, CT 06018 

Presentation and signing 

 

AUGUST 9th

Hartford Public Library—6pm

Center for Contemporary Culture 

500 Main St. 

Hartford, CT 06103 

Presentation and signing 

 

AUGUST 10th

Otis Library—12pm

261 Main Street 

Norwich, CT 06360 

Presentation and signing 

 

AUGUST 10th

RJ Julia Wine Tour event—7pm

768 Boston Post Road (Rte 1) 

Madison, CT 06443 

Wine tasting, presentation and signing

 

Patricia Schultz is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller 1,000 Places to See Before You Die. A veteran travel journalist with 25 years of experience, she has written for guides such as Frommer’s and Berlitz and periodicals including The Wall Street Journal and Everyday With Rachael Ray. She also executive-produced a Travel Channel television show based on 1,000 Places to See Before You Die. Her home base is New York City.