Customer Reviews

Lonely Planet 1000 Ultimate Experiences (General Reference)

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This is a great book to get your mind working on places you many have never considered traveling to. I really like the way the book is structured by grouping places by types of interests (e.g. Most Spine-Tingling Commutes, New York's Best Food Cultures, Best Obscure Holidays). Each of these expose the reader to looking at travel as an experience that can be unique and unforgettable. For each section the book typically lists 5-10 different areas around the world that fit the section. These are varied consistently and provide a good mix of experiences from tame to exotic. Each area is usually covered by 1 or 2 paragraphs so it's just enough to help you figure out what's interesting enough to research in other ways.

This book is not a detailed travel guide. You won't get any details on each of the areas, no pricing, restaurant suggestions, etc. It's meant to be help you find experiences on a much higher level and leaves the detailed guidance to other sources.

The writing is clear and the photography is excellent.

I definitely recommend this book.

I was really excited to order this book, and sadly the excitement ended there. The book seemed incredibly random to me, with a lot of repetition of places/regions that I have no interest in going...and this is coming from someone who loves to travel. On top of the the categories by which they chose to organize different stuff didn't seem well thought out. Examples: Best in slow travel, best ways to eke out your holiday money, and my favorite- quintessential travel experiences..., seriously? I though the whole book was supposed to be about quintessential travel experiences. Overall it seems like the editors at lonely planet had trouble getting to a list of 1,000 and put in a bunch of crap filler that ruins it for me. If you are interested in this type of book with brief paragraphs on cool places all over the world I suggest checking out the Rough Guide's "Make the most of your time on Earth: 1000 Ultimate travel experiences" Overall I found that one to be better written, more inspiring and better organized.

This book is fun to read! From a person who loves to travel this book has a range of interesting places and scenarios. Even if you can't visit the places in the book it a great for those with a stong imagination. I gave this book to my boyfriend, also an avid traveler, and we love flipping through and thinking of where we want to go next!

How many of these places can I get to on my around the world year! This is a fun and interesting book. Great photos and descriptions of very creative "Ultimates."

Only gave 4 stars because some of the items are repeated but it really has some cool stuff. After 42 countries its good to have some fresh and "out there" ideas.

Each entry is only a few paragraphs but its Lonely Planet so of course its well written.

this book is great im 16 and very interested in travel, the pictures and the things to do are brillaint. there are so many great ideas like best place to have cuppa which is awesoe and and most thrilling holidays. it is agreat book ad a must have for travel lovers.

I've done a lot of cool things and been to a lot of great places, but I guess I have a lot more to go. Thanks for the great "bucket list"!

This book provides a lot of great ideas for fun and adventurous things to do. In general, the short descriptions of the 1,000 experiences are useful. Also, although it includes many pictures and web sites, I wish it had even more. Regardless, it's still excellent.

The 1000 Ultimate experiences book is a must for anybody looking for inspiration ahead of planning a big trip

it is varied and contains a wealth of information and some great pictures!