Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die

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Disappointing for anyone but the travel novice - Rated
I was a little disappointed with this book. I had hoped it would be inspirational, off-the-beaten-track type of "unforgettable places" but it was just very subjective and at times questionable entries which were no better than a guide book's ..
Sorry but even the photography was disappointing, a copy of the National Geographic or even Wanderlust has better images

Inspirational - Rated
We were looking for an appropriate destination for an unforgettable family holiday last year but inspiration was hard to come by. Eventually we realised that instead of trawling the internet, we would have a quick look through this book and see if anywhere really took our fancy. We found Aitutaki in the cook islands, a place we were very unfamiliar with but looked unspoilt and beautiful. We travelled to Aitutaki last summer and were not disappointed. The book perfectly described and displayed what we would see and get but left us wanting to go there too.

If all the other places mentioned in the book live up to what we found on Aitutaki, then this really is the definitive list of unforgettable places to see before you die.

Inspiring! - Rated
This book will make you want to pack your bags and get travelling! Beautiful pictures, my only complaint being there are definately more unforgettable places in Scotland than the castle mentioned but an author can never keep everyone happy!

beautiful - Rated
A beutiful book, which allows you to tick off the places you'd never normally venture too. I loved it.

Perfect for people who need to get out more often - Rated
I saw this book on Amazon and bought it out of curiosity. What I consider to be a decent travel book is one which gives you the wanderlust - one which tempts you to visit those places in the book immediately. This book is successful in that respect. The locations are inspiring and the background information is just right - both in terms of quantity, relevance as well as the level of detail, i.e., enough to make a location sound really interesting without boring you with too much with the historical detail. I haven't been to most of the places in the book, but I can say that of the ones I have visited the book made some good choices.

As a travel photographer, the pictorial aspect of a travel book is very important to me, it gives me visual inspiration about where and what to shoot - so I was pleased to see lots of photography in this book. My only and fairly significant complaint of the book is that although the photographers clearly knew what they were doing, the high standard of the photography is ruined by the poor print quality. Colours are dull, and most annoyingly each and every photo has been oversharpened, this is very distracting to the eye. The picture editor probably needs to take some lessons in Photoshop.

On the whole, this book does exactly what it sets out to do very well - read it and you'll almost be dying to visit these places. I would give this 5 stars if not for the print quality of the photographs.