NORTHWEST" IS BACK. NOW, FROM THE AAA TRAVEL
ALCOVE, HERE'S MARGARET LARSON.
>>> A NEW BOOK FULL OF THE MOST
STUNNING PLACES IN THE WORLD
WILL HAVE YOU LOOKING FLIGHT
AND GRABBING YOUR HEAVIEST
WALKING SHOES.
WALKING SHOES. "1,000 PLACES TO SEE BEFORE YOU
DIE" IS EIGHT BREATHTAKING
LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH
GLACIERS IN SOUTH AMERICA TO A
REMOTE HILLTOP WITH GORILLAS IN
UGANDA.
UGANDA.
UGANDA. AUTHOR PATRICIA SCHULTZ JOINS
ME NOW.
ME NOW.
ME NOW. IT'S AN AMAZING, HUGE..
TELL MILU BUT ABOUT HOW YOU DID
YOUR RESEARCH.
YOUR RESEARCH. >> SO THIS BOOK IS INFLUENCED
AND INSPIRED AND DELETE BASED
ON THE ORIGINAL BOOK, WHICH
CAME AT 2003.
BUT CONTINUE TO BE UPDATED AND
REVISED AND CONTINUES TO BE SO
INCREDIBLY POPULAR EVERYWHERE
IN THE WORLD.
WE THOUGHT IN THIS MOMENT OF
INSTAGRAMABLE EVERYTHING, WE
WOULD TAKE THOSE STYLES AND
JUST FILL IT WITH GORGEOUS,
BEAUTIFUL, LUSH AND CAPTIVATING
PHOTOGRAPHS.
PHOTOGRAPHS. >> THEY ARE INDEED.
IT MAKES YOU FEEL AS IF YOU'RE
NOT GOING TO GET TO ALL
THOUSANDS, YOU'RE DEFINITELY
GOING TO ENJOY IT.
SO YOU NARROWED THIS DOWN TO 10
PLACES.
PLACES.
PLACES. WE WANTED TO START WITH SOME OF
THE TOP PLACES THAT YOU NEEDED
TO SEE.
TO SEE.
TO SEE. THE FIRST YOU CHOSE WAS PETRA
IN JORDAN.
IN JORDAN. >> IT IS SO ABSOLUTELY
BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTIFUL. >> IT IS ONLY 2000 YEARS OLD.
IT WAS PUT ON OUR RADAR BY
INDIANA JONES.
INDIANA JONES. IT HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE
FOREVER.
FOREVER.
FOREVER. THE SUNSET EARLY IN THE MORNING
IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
>> YOU ALSO NOTICED ISTANBUL
AND YOU PUT IT NUMBER TWO.
IT IS THE ONLY CITY IN THE
WORLD ON THE PLANET THAT IS BY
CONTINENTAL.
CONTINENTAL. IT IS 1 FOOT IN ASIA, 1 FOOT IN
EUROPE.
EUROPE.
EUROPE. THE PEOPLE AND ARCHITECTURE,
EVERYTHING OVERTIME MIX IT
DELETE UNIQUE.
DELETE UNIQUE. >> WHAT IS THIS MOSQUE?
>> THIS IS HAGIA SOPHIA.
IT IS THE ONLY BUILDING LEFT
STANDING.
STANDING.
STANDING. IT IS STUNNING.
>> WHILE.
>> WHILE.
>> WHILE. >> IT TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY.
>> AMAZING.
>> AMAZING. >> KEEPA, UZBEKISTAN.
HE UZBEKISTAN IS TRENDING.
IT IS ONE OF THE ASIAN
COUNTRIES.
COUNTRIES. IT IS THIS SILK ROAD COUNTRY
THAT OVER THE CENTURY WAS SO
FLOURISHING AND VIBRANT AND
FABULOUS. IT IS JUST SO
BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTIFUL. THE PEOPLE ARE LOVELY.
SOME OF THE HOSPITALITY COMING
OUT OF THAT AREA OF THE WORTH
IS PROBABLY THE NICEST YOU WILL
FIND ANYWHERE.
FIND ANYWHERE. >> AMAZING TOWEL WORK AND
POTTERY AND FOOD.
THEN YOU BRING OUR ATTENTION TO
MONUMENT VALLEY, WHICH IS RIGHT
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. BUT
HERE. BUT WE FORGET HOW AMAZING THIS
IS.
IS.
IS. >>
IS. >> IT
IS. >> IT IS JUST SO IT IS NOT
EIGHT NATIONAL PARK.
PEOPLE THINK IT IS BECAUSE IT
IS MASSIVE.
IS MASSIVE. BUT IT IS A TRIBAL PARK.
NAVAJO NATION LIVES HERE.
OVER 250,000 NAVAJO PEOPLE
STILL LIVE HERE.
AND SO THERE'S ONE ROAD THAT
GOES THROUGH IT.
YOU HAVE SEEN IT ALL IN THE
JOHN WAYNE MOVIES.
>> ANY WESTERN, ACTUALLY.
>> YEAH, AND YOU THINK IT IS
MAYBE COMPUTER-GENERATED, BUT
IT IS THE REAL DEAL.
>> AMAZING.
>> AMAZING. >> ARIZONA, UTAH.
>> Reporter: WE GO FROM AN ARID
CLIMATE TO ANTARCTICA.
>> BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO SEE THE
WHITE CONTENT.
WHITE CONTENT. PEOPLE USUALLY SEE THIS AS THE
LAST BECAUSE IT IS NOT TOTALLY
ACCESSIBLE.
ACCESSIBLE. PEOPLE ARE GOING HEAR MORE
FREQUENTLY.
FREQUENTLY. IT IS JUST EMPTY AND SURREAL
AND FILLED WITH WILDLIFE AND
THE LIGHT.
THE LIGHT. YOU NEED TO GET ON A SHIP AND
GO IT IS NOT THE MOST
INEXPENSIVE OF TRIPS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. SAILING SUNDAYS IN QUEENSLAND,
AUSTRALIA.
AUSTRALIA. >> YES AND THIS PARTICULAR
BEACH IS COMMONLY RATED AS THE
MOST BEAUTIFUL ANYWHERE IN THE
WORLD BUT IF YOU GO, YOU WILL
SEE WHY.
SEE WHY.
SEE WHY. IT IS JUST UNTOUCHED PRISTINE
AND TREMBLED GORGEOUS WHITE
SANDY BEACH.
SANDY BEACH. THE AUSTRALIANS ARE LOVELY
FOLKS.
FOLKS.
FOLKS. >>
FOLKS. >> THIS MIGHT BE WHEN YOU ARE
YOUNG OR WHEN YOU'RE RETIRED
BECAUSE IT IS A LONG TRIP.
IT IS BEATABLE BUT IF YOU HAVE
THE TIME --
>> IF YOU ONLY GO WHEN YOU ARE
YOUNG, THEN YOU HAVE MISSED.
>> WE HAVE 190 PLACES.
SO THAT THE REST OF LIST OF 10
IS MADE UP OF PLACES THAT YOU
THINK WE SHOULD TRY TO GET TO
IN 2020.
IN 2020.
IN 2020. THE FIRST IS COSTLY COAST IN
NORTH IRELAND, WHICH I THINK WE
HAVE SEEN IN THINGS LIKE "GAME
OF THRONES" AND OTHERS.
IT IS SUPER CINEMATIC.
>> "GAME OF THRONES" PUT
NORTHERN IRELAND ON THE MAP
BECAUSE SO MUCH OF IT WAS
FILMED THERE.
FILMED THERE. RISK THAT HAD THIS UGLY WORLDLY
BEAUTY.
BEAUTY.
BEAUTY. NORTHERLY ISLAND HAD THE
TROUBLES THAT WERE MORE OR LESS
RESOLVED AND DELETE MY EAZE.
IT IS COMING BACK IT IS VIBRANT
AND FORCING.
AND FORCING. THERE IS NO TEMPLATE TODAY.
>> ARE THE PRICES REASONABLE?
>> ALMOST ALL TOURISM FOUND
THAT U.S. GOES TO THE REPUBLIC
OF IRELAND.
OF IRELAND. BUT TO GO OVER THE BORDER FROM
DUBLIN INTO BELFAST IS JUST TWO
HOURS BY CAR.
THING LOVELY PEOPLE AND PUBS
AND MUSIC AND GORGEOUS SCENERY
AND NOT JUST WHAT YOU SAW IN
"GAME OF THRONES".
>> IF YOUR CABLE, YOU CAN DRIVE
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. >> YES, YOU CAN.
>> ANOTHER CHOICE YOU HAVE FOR
US WAS CAIRO AND THE PYRAMID
>>
>>
>> >>
>> >> YET
>> >> YET BECAUSE THERE'S THIS
PHENOMENAL MUSEUM.
PHENOMENAL MUSEUM. IT'S SAID TO BE OPEN IN 2020.
LITTLE BIT BEHIND SCHEDULE.
THE OPENING DATE IS THE FALL OF
2020.
2020.
2020. IT
2020. IT IS VERY STATE-OF-THE-ART.
IT IS WHAT EGYPT HAS DESERVED
TO DISPLAY THEIR AND TO WITH
THESE FOR THE LAST MANY, MANY
CENTURIES.
CENTURIES. IT IS SAID TO BE OPENING.
SO EACH.
SO EACH.
SO EACH. EGYPT HAS BEEN A QUESTIONABLE
DESTINATION.
DESTINATION. THINGS HAVE SETTLED.
THE DUST HAS SETTLED.
INCREDIBLE THINGS TO SEE.
THE PERMITS NEED TO BE SEEN.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. KYOTO, JAPAN.
KYOTO, JAPAN. TALKING ABOUT THE FUSHIMI INARI
SHRINE.
SHRINE.
SHRINE. >> TOKYO IS 30+ MILLION
INHABITANTS.
INHABITANTS. COMING FROM A BIG CITY I'M FROM
NEW YORK CITY, IT IS LIKE I CAN
DO THIS.
DO THIS.
DO THIS. IT IS SO LOVELY AND FRIENDLY.
THE JAPANESE PEOPLE ARE SO
WELCOMING.
WELCOMING. THE OLYMPICS ARE HAPPENING IN
2020.
2020.
2020. WE
2020. WE ARE GOING TO BE HEARING A
LOT ABOUT JAPAN.
>> I WANT TO ASK YOU BUT KNOW
THAT THIS NATION PEOPLE HAVE AS
A LIFELONG DREAM.
VENICE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY
EXPENSING SOME REAL PROBLEMS
WITH FLOODING AND ITS FUTURE IS
IN DANGER.
IN DANGER. WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?
>> WILL, NOT LIKE TODAY.
BECAUSE THE FLOODING CONTINUES.
AND IF YOU HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING
THE NEWS, IT IS ON ALL OF THE
NEWS FEEDS, IT IS SOMETHING
THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOREVER.
VENICE WAS BUILT ON WATER, ON
ISLANDS.
ISLANDS.
ISLANDS. WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AND WITH
THE TIDES, ETC., SO THIS IS A
RECOVERY TAXING, DAUNTING,
HORRIFIC ELEMENT.
HORRIFIC ELEMENT. THEY ARE QUESTIONING IF THEIR
MONEY OF ARTWORKS AND ART
HERITAGE HAS BEEN IRREPARABLY
DAMAGED.
DAMAGED.
DAMAGED. IT WILL TAKE A MOMENT FOR
VENICE TO GET BACK ON ITS FEET,
BUT IT ALWAYS DOES.
IT IS NOT JUST OUR LIVES IT IS
THE LIVES OF THESE NATIONS THAT
ARE VERY FRAGILE.
YOU NEED TO SEE THEM BEFORE THE
DOES.
DOES.
DOES. BEFORE WE DISAPPEAR.
THERE IS NO MOMENT LIKE TODAY.
YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR
TRAVELERS FOR PLACES WHERE YOU
MIGHT HAVE SECURITY OR
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS?
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS? WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO CHECK
IT OUT
IT OUT
IT OUT >>
IT OUT >> I THINK TO KEEP YOUR EAR TO
THE GROUND.
THE GROUND. THAT MEDIA HAS A TENDENCY IF IT
IS A SLOW DAY THEY WILL GLOM
ONTO VENICE AND WILL MAKE IT
APPEAR AS IF THE CITY IS
UNDERWATER.
UNDERWATER. >> THEY WERE FLOODED THE OTHER
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. BUT
DAY. BUT THAT.
BUT THAT.
BUT THAT. UNLESS YOU ARE PLANNING TO GO
THIS WEEKEND, THESE CITIES RUSH
TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET
BECAUSE THEY RELY ON THIS AS
THEIR SOURCE OF REVENUE.
THEY ARE VERY HARDY BUNCH OF
PEOPLE. THEY HAVE SEEN THIS FOR
CENTURIES.
CENTURIES. SO I THINK TO JUST FOLLOW THE
NEWS INTO MAKE CAREFUL
DECISIONS.
DECISIONS. IN THE MEANTIME, 999 OTHER
POSSIBILITIES SO TO USE THAT AS
AN EXCUSE TO PASS ON THIS
YEAR'S TRIP ABROAD --
>> OH, NO, NO, WE ARE GOING
SOMEPLACE.
SOMEPLACE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> PATRICIA WILL BE AT THIRD
PLACE BOOKS TONIGHT AT 7:00
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