Travelers spend a lot of time dreaming of the places they've just got to see while they're able.

And guess what? Someone's already made the list for you.

Hi, I'm Rick Steve, and in a moment Patricia Schultz joins us to offer a little inspiration for new adventures far and near.

She's the woman who compiled a list of the 1,000 places to see before you die.

That's her book and it quickly became one of the best-selling travel books of all time.

I wanted each of the thousand places to be many adventures,

so that each of the thousand places in fact gives you many suggestions from somebody who has

experienced it themselves. Patricia Schultz is our guest to encourage us to visit

some of the breathtaking places on our planet while we still have a breath to take.

And later in the hour we'll take your calls and catch up on listener emails to help you prepare for your next trip.

We'll see what concerns you have and get some of your ideas for adding to our life lists

for travel.

Stay with us and get inspired in the hour ahead.

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We're making the most out of the time we've each been given on this planet

by getting a taste of some of its wide-ranging flavors and astounding beauty today on Travel

with Rick Steeves. There are millions of possibilities to sort through to pick your

next travel destination, and the woman who summarized her favorite thousand joins us in a moment.

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