My Favorite Place on Earth: Celebrated People Share Their Travel Discoveries (Paperback)

~ Jerry Camarillo Dunn (Author)

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Product Description

See the world through the eyes of some of the most celebrated and admired people of our time in this engaging new travel book. Award-winning author and National Geographic Traveler writer Jerry Camarillo Dunn takes you on a remarkable journey with such amazing and diverse figures as Sandra Day O’Connor and the Dalai Lama, actors Robin Williams and Morgan Freeman, astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Sally Ride, explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau, real estate mogul Donald Trump, entertainer Jerry Seinfeld, food guru Alice Waters, and author Tony Hillerman. His simple question to these people: What is your favorite travel discovery? The answers are both surprising and engaging—ranging from Bali Indonesia to a well-used bench at San Francisco’s Crissy Field, from the Hopi Mesas in Arizona to the Old City of Jerusalem. In page after page, celebrated contributors describe the special appeal of each place—be it the amazing beauty, or the character of the people, or simply the hushed joy of solitude.

To enhance the stories further, Dunn scoured the files of National Geographic to create sidebars full of intriguing information about each place—and even steers you to websites that tell how you can visit them yourself. But the real allure is the entertaining narrative, inviting readers to experience the excitement of traveling with these celebrated personalities to their favorite places on Earth.

For a complete list of contributing authors and more information, visit the author's website at www.myfavoriteplacenatgeo.com.

About the Author

Jerry Camarillo Dunn is a former staff editor and writer for National Geographic Traveler magazine and the author of many books. His feature stories have been recognized with three Lowell Thomas Awards and his guidebooks with both Gold and Silver awards from the Society of American Travel Writers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: National Geographic (April 21, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 142620230X
• ISBN-13: 978-1426202308
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #46,132 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best "Travel" book!, May 8, 2009

By	I. M. ForTruth (Ojai, CA) - See all my reviews

I'm often skeptical about "celebrity books" -- you know those books that feature photos of movie stars and their poodles, that sort of thing? -- so I was delighted, when I started reading My Favorite Place on Earth. It's filled with substantial, genuine conversations with everybody from Morgan Freeman (he likes to sail alone in the Caribbean) to MAD magazine cartoonist Sergio Aragones (Mexico City) to Natalie Portman (her birthplace, Jerusalem). Some chapters are funny, some very touching. There are enough great places and amazing people in the book to appeal to just about anybody. Nice photographs, too. This book is going to make my gift shopping easy this year. OK, so now I've got to call my travel agent.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW - Top of my List!, July 10, 2009

By	Erin Haver - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Unbelievable insight into the lives of "celebrated people". Working in the entertainment industry I often get to interact with celebrities but this book gives the reader a sneak peak into their private lives by allowing them to answer the question, "What's Your Favorite Place on Earth"? Those answers will surprise and inspire you and I look forward to placing this book at the top of my gift-giving list this holiday season.
Happy Reading!

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5.0 out of 5 stars What a book!, June 5, 2009

By	Graham Beers "travel fan" (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews

My Favorite Place on Earth features not just famous people, but truly notable and interesting people, which I was excited to see. Dunn's interview techniques are incredibly strong; he's able to boil down conversations into concise, clear, and interesting segments that seem as though the subject is talking right to you. His writing style is fun to read, and the variety of places and people kept me glued. I'm picking up his book Idiom Savant: Slang As It Is Slung next. I can't recommend My Favorite Place enough, hopefully there will be a sequel because I want more!