Unforgettable Things to Do Before You Die

By Clare JonesStephen H. WatkinsSteve Watkins, et al.

Book Overview

You only get one life. Make it a memorable one.

This is the second title in an exciting international bestselling series of books that will help you search out essential sights and experiences around the world.

In Unforgettable Things to Do Before You Die, international travel writers and photographers Steve Watkins and Clare Jones draw on their years of experience to select their ultimate trips of a lifetime. This book will introduce you to a host of unusual and amazing activities to be done in fabulous destinations during a break of two weeks or less.

Adventures range from searching for pearls in Tahiti, French Polynesia, and dog-sledding through the snowy landscapes of Sweden, to exploring the rainforests of Belize, and sailing down the Nile on an Egyptian felucca. For the less active explorer they offer more relaxed but equally unmissable pursuits, such as watching an opera in the ancient ruins of Verona, Italy, or wine-tasting in Bordeaux, France. Lavishly illustrated with specially commissioned photographs, Unforgettable Things to Do Before You Die is aimed at anyone looking for an inspirational experience of a lifetime.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785944150
• ISBN13: 9781785944154
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: BBC Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A bit too wordy

I love travel books. Descriptions in this one are about 3 pages of words per place, about 40 places in the book. I think I prefer about 1 page of words and 2 pages of pictures per place. Most of the things are in the category of 'that sounds like a very fun, but hard to arrange, vacation I will never take'. Nevertheless I enjoyed it. The focus is on things to do, not places to see. Pictures are so-so given the places that are being shown.

Forget the esoteric pretentiousness this is a good book!

Rather than waffle on with some self-indulgent, up myself faux esoteric claptrap to try to make myself look and feel important, I will address the book in question. Its good, very good. There are some teriffic photos here and the authors have managed to convey the atmosphere of many of the places.