I first read this book a couple of years ago, and highlighted all the places in it that I’ve visited. I’m pretty sure I won’t manage to get to all 1,000 of them in my lifetime, but it’s fun to keep track this way. I decided to try out that listing site to keep track – if you want to see where I’ve been in relation to this book, have a look here:

http://www.listsofbests.com/list/899/compare/Herebedragons

Certainly, I question some of her choices (there are things she included that I thought were not as interesting as other things she left off her list, but really, it is HER list after all). Heh. Maybe I should make my OWN list of my all-time favourite places.

So far, I’ve visited 45 of her 1,000. So, nearly 5 percent. (If I’m doing the math correctly in my head).

I have an unhealthy obsession with this book, and read parts of it every day. I have memorized large sections. I want to do almost everything in it, including the things I’ve already done. What if I die before I see all 1,000? I get mad at the book for omitting certain things, or for including too many English manors, or because the entry on San Francisco should be longer. Am I wasting my time if I travel to a place that isn’t in the book? And why isn’t Taipei mentioned at all?