20 Jul

1,000 Places – Progress

Posted by briefhiatus.

“The world is a book, and those who do not travel, read only a page.” – Saint Augustine

1,000 Places to See Before You Die, huh? Well I better get busy. The subtitle of this book, gifted to my on my birthday, is appropriately dubbed “A Traveler’s Life List.”  The number is deceiving since there are actually quite a few experiences and or eateries mixed in… which I actually like though, because who travels just to SEE sites?  There are some places or experiences listed in the book that I will surely not make my personal list, but since I want to see the world, this is a good inspiration.

Here is my progress:

FRANCE

PARIS
  • Arc de Triomphe Basilique du Sacre-Coeur
  • Basilique du Sacre-Coeur
  • Eiffel Tower
  • The Louvre
  • Notre Dame
  • Jardins des Tuileries
OTHER
  • Chateau de Versailles

ITALY

SOUTHERN ITALY-CAMPANIA
  • Island of Capri
  • Pompeii
  • The Almafi Coast
  • Positano
  • Sorrento
ROME
  • Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
  • Borghese Garden
  • The Coliseum
  • The Pantheon
  • The Roman and Imperial Forums
  • Spanish Steps
  • Trevi Fountain
  • Vatican City
  • Campo dei Fiori
  • Piazza Navona
  • Via Condotti
FLORENCE
  • Church of Santa Maria Novella
  • Galleria Dell’Accademia (David!)
  • Il Duomo (The Cathedral of Santa Maria dei Fiori)
  • Medici Chapels
  • Piazza della Signoria
  • Palazzo Vecchio
  • Il Ponte Vecchio
  • Piazzale Michelangelo
  • The Uffizi galleries
VENICE
  • Palazzo Ducale (Doge’s Palace)
  • The Grand Canal
  • Basilica di San Marco
  • Piazza San Marco
OTHER
  • Cinque Terre
  • Chianti (Tuscany)

MEXICO

  • Cabo San Lucas

SPAIN

MADRID
  • Palacio Real
  • El Retiro Park
  • Tapas Crawl in the Villa y Corte area
  • The Plaza Mayor
  • Flamenco at Casa Patas
OTHER
  • La Sagrada Familia (Barcelona)

UNITED STATES

CALIFORNIA
  • The Getty Center
  • Hollywood
  • Disney Concert Hall
  • Mann’s Chinese Theatre
  • Universal Studios Hollywood
  • Monterey Peninsula
  • The Pacific Coast Highway
  • Hotel Del Coronado
  • San Francisco Cable Car ride
  • California Wine Country (Napa & Sonoma Valleys)
  • Yosemite National Park
ILLINOIS
  • Sear’s Tower (Chicago)
NEVADA
  • Bellagio
  • The Las Vegas Strip
WASHINGTON D.C.
  • Washington Monument
  • U.S. Capitol
  • Lincoln Memorial
  • Vietnam Memorial
  • The White House
  • Jefferson Memorial
  • National Air & Space Museum

2 Responses to this post.

  1. Posted by 1,000 Places to See Before You Die « Dish on Hiatus… on Monday, July 20, 2009 at 4:35 pm

    [...] So far, as of 7/15/09, I have only seen 57!! I’ve got some work to do! I’m going to keep a running list of my progress on a separate blog page. [...]

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  2. Posted by Jesse on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 12:03 pm

    I’m not even going to admit how FEW places I’ve seen. But, I sure do like your list!

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