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Great fun, and great ideas! 
I enjoy seeing what beautiful photo or trivia - and a travel idea - await me every day. Even those who are not particularly taken with the concept behind the book or some of the locations the authors put in it should appreciate the calendar's daily selections.
Travel Each Morning
I had one of these calendars last year at work. It has been a great way to start the work day by taking a few seconds to change the page and see if it was somewhere that I had already traveled to or some beautiful new place that I may never arrive to and enjoy other than the photo. Have shared with my co-workers from time to time. The weekly quiz is fun to polish geography and history skills. Would love to travel and this is my Walter Mitty.
Beautiful! 
Amazing, vibrant, colorful photographs of places you will find yourself wanting to visit. I couldn't bring myself to throw out my 2009 1,000 Places calendar because I can't see throwing out those gorgeous pictures. I am determined to come up with an art project for them. I would have given this five stars if it had the miniature month-before and month-after feature that most standard calendars have.
Beautiful Pictures Plus Quizzes, Quotes, Trivia
1000 Places to See Before You Die Page-A-Day Calendar features 313 pages full color photographs of amazing destinations. In addition to pictures, it also furnishes delightful quizzes, quotes, and trivia.
For example: a nightscape picture of Gateway Arch in St. Louis adorns Saturday 2 January & Sunday 3 January, 2010 page (weekend is combined on one page). Above it, this multiple-choice question is provided:
Soaring 630 feet above the Mississippi River, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, is the masterful work of which well known architect?
a) Alvar Aalto b) Santiago Calatrava c) I.M. Pei d) Eero Saarinen
It's a great fun to start a day realizing that our world is full of beautiful places. Makes me want to pack my bag and go there.
By the way, this answer to above question is provided on its back page:
d, Eero Saarinen. The arch was unveiled in 1965 and commemorates the 1803 Louisiana Purchase of vast Midwestern lands from France.
Unique calendar
Based on the fact that we have enjoyed our 2009 "1,000 Places to See Before You Die," we ordered the 2010 version. We know we'll be happy with it. It's informative and educational. We couldn't be happier with our choice. We would heartily recommend this book!
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