Trips that Will Change Your Life

Ever since Paul Coelho published the Alchemist (or even before that - but I am too young to remember), it was only a matter of time before Life-Meaning-Finding spilled into the travel sector.

I was not very surprised when I saw the NY Times Best-Seller: 1,000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia Schultz. Well-written, even bought my own copy instead of getting at the local library. Obviously the author had gone to great lengths when researching the book (a little short on pictures, as any good book should be).

It appears it's OK to get inspired from previous works, as witnessed by one of the top 10 travel books on The Economist: Unforgettable Journeys to Take Before You Die by Steve Watkins and Clare Jones (Paperback - April 2006)

Ok, so maybe I should not be so rough on these guys - a simple search on Amazon.com yields a much earlier book, 100 Things to Do Before You Die: Travel Events You Just Can't Miss by Neil Teplica.

And, don't forget: Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die by Steve Davey and Marc Schlossman.

Alright, so I need to go to the library and get more books.