[1] When she was fourteen years old, Schultz spent two weeks in the Dominican Republic while visiting a friend.

Although intended to be a short trip, she ended up staying for three years after meeting an Italian man whom she started a relationship with.

[6] Schultz began her career in 1985 as a writer for Frommer’s Guide Books, and worked for the company for a decade.

[8] In 2019, Schultz reworked 1,000 Places to See Before You Die into a coffee table version, with a focus on photography rather than text.

[5] When asked where she would go if she could take only one more trip, she stated that she would travel to Florence where she would rent an apartment and live as a local.