Customer Reviews
Good for answering..."where can I go next?" - By: Traveller, 22 Oct 2008 
I love going to new places & this book is great at giving you enough information about lots of different types of places you can visit to allow you to decide whether you would enjoy going there. The pictures are amazing & really give you that holiday feeling.
My only criticism..it was missing places that I felt should have beenin the book!
Nice to flick through but not much more depth than a brochure - By: C. Frost, 30 Jun 2008 
This is a lovely coffee table book, & I enjoyed a good couple of hours flicking through & dreaming of going to all the lovely placesin it. However, when I finished I did think it hadn't offered much more than flicking through some travel brochures - something which made me question the price tag when you consider that these can be picked up for freein any travel agents.
All that said it has beautifully shot photos & has the USP of the month by month planner of the best places to go. It also tells you about some of the less well know things to do (althoughin some cases it misses some of the best out because of it).
I would actually give this 3 & a half stars if I could. My summary is that it is beautiful but shallow.
Excellent book - By: Alison Jane Bellamy, 28 May 2008 I bought this for someone else, but have spent many happy hours browsing through it & planning my next trip. It is very informative & the photography is excellent.
Best Travel Book I have ever bought - By: D. Merriman, 15 Mar 2008 I can only echo the comments of the other reviewers. This is quite simply one of the best travel books around at the momemt. Informative & beautifully produced that will have you pouring over it regularly.
If travel is your passion - get it.
Stunning - By: Boof, 25 Feb 2008 I was given this as a Christmas present & I have spent hours looking through it since then - it's such a beautiful book.
The book is set out by month & there are about 20 pages per month. In each section (month) it starts with a page overview of all the places that are good to visit at that time of year & puts them under headings (Festivals & culture, Unforgettable journeys, Natural wonders, Luxury & romance, Active adventures & Family getaways). Each destiniation (under one of these headers) then has a paragraph about why to go & then a web address so you can do further research (brilliant idea). It also has a weather watch for all over the world so you can see which regions might appeal to you (depending on whether you want sun or snow etc). The following 18 or so pages are dedicated to more indepth info on some of the destinations. For example there is a sectionin August on New Zealand & this page includes how to get there, weather, accommodation, how much it will cost 2 people per day on average & also a suggested itinerary. The book goes into detial of about 8 or 9 destinations per month.
Aside to the useful info (not just about what't there when you get there but where to go at particular times of year), the visuals are stunning, breathtaking even. I am a huge fan of the Eyewitness Travel guides anyway as I love to look at the pictures & read about the history & culture of places I have been to (and also places I want to go to) so when I was given this book I was thrilled. It's so much more than a coffee table book & it's one I will treasure for years to come - I can sit for hours looking longinly at the photos.
I highly recommend this book - especially as a gift (you'll be loved for it) or just treat yourself. I hope you enjoy as much as I do.
