100 Places Every Woman Should Go by Griest, Stephanie Elizondo -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Dedication Introduction Preface Ten Tips for Wandering Women I - Powerful Women and Their Places in History

1 - Madonna Sightings Around the World 2 - Egypt Hatshepsut and St. Catherine 3 - Lesbos, Greece Sappho 4 - Llanddwyn Island, Wales Saint Dwynwen 5 - Rouen, France Joan of Arc 6 - County Mayo, Ireland Grace O’Malley 7 - Salem, Massachusetts Witches of Salem 8 - St. Petersburg, Russia Catherine the Great 9 - Upstate New York New York Women 10 - Coyoacan, Mexico Frida Kahlo 11 - Savannah, Georgia The Lady Ghosts 12 - Buenos Aires, Argentina Evita and the Mothers of the Disappeared 13 - Washington, D.C. National Shrines to Women 14 - Famous Women Writers and Their Creative Nooks 15 - Women’s Bookstores in the USA

II - Places of Adventure

16 - Antarctica 17 - Africa Game Parks 18 - Surfing Sites 19 - Abseiling and Canyoneering Sites 20 - The Amazon Basin 21 - Mountain Trekking Sites 22 - Victoria Falls 23 - Places to Swim with Sea Creatures 24 - Pearl Diving Sites 25 - Best Bungee Jumping Locales 26 - Alaska

III - Places of Purification and Beautification

27 - Russia The Banya 28 - Destinations for Holistic Spa Treatments 29 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The Brazilian Bikini Wax 30 - Japan The Onsen and Sento 31 - Free Body Culture Sites 32 - Lago Atitlán, Guatemala

IV - Places of Indulgence

33 - Amsterdam, Netherlands 34 - Champagne, France 35 - Best Bazaars and Boutiques 36 - Famed Chocolate Sites 37 - Český Krumlov, The Czech Republic 38 - Eminent Ice Cream Parlors 39 - Culinary Class Destinations 40 - Zanzibar, Tanzania 41 - Sexiest Lingerie Shops

V - Places of Celebration and Womanly Affirmation

42 - Belly Dancing Sites 43 - Museum of Menstruation 44 - Brazil Candomblé and the Sisterhood of Good Death 45 - Havana, Cuba 46 - Places to Dance the Tango and the Texas Two-Step 47 - Florence, Italy 48 - Andalucía, Spain The Art of Flamenco 49 - Women’s Gatherings in the USA

VI - Places of Struggle and Renewal

50 - New Orleans, Louisiana 51 - Vieques, Puerto Rico 52 - Benin 53 - Cambodia 54 - Ethiopia 55 - Cartagena, Colombia 56 - Beirut, Lebanon 57 - Places That Cannot Be Forgotten

VII - Places of Inspiration and Enlightenment

58 - Mount Kailash, Tibet 59 - Sacred Native Spaces 60 - Bhutan 61 - Whale Watching Destinations 62 - Buddhist Retreats 63 - Australia The Outback 64 - Varanasi, India The Holy Ganges 65 - Jerusalem and Bethlehem, Israel 66 - Japan The 88 Sacred Temples 67 - New Zealand The Maori 68 - Istanbul, Turkey Whirling Dervishes 69 - Hawai’i Island Goddesses

VIII - Just-Go-There Places

70 - Esfahān, Iran 71 - Places to Pet Fuzzy Animals 72 - Luang Prabang, Laos 73 - Bountiful Gardens 74 - Kraków, Poland 75 - Famed Opera Houses 76 - Senegal 77 - Ubud, Bali 78 - Classic Castles 79 - Morocco 80 - Dubrovnik, Croatia 81 - Best Places to Spot a Mermaid 82 - Samarkand, Uzbekistan 83 - Famed Teahouses 84 - Sites Worth the Hype

IX - Best All Round Places

85 - San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico 86 - Kerala, India 87 - Sweden 88 - Austin, Texas 89 - Berlin, Germany 90 - Vietnam 91 - Iceland 92 - California 93 - Mongolia 94 - Lithuania 95 - Jordan 96 - Canada 97 - Chengdu, China 98 - Mozambique 99 - New York City, New York 100 - Motherlands

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