50 places to see before you die
Thanks to emd, I found out about the BBC's list of 50 places to see before you die. Recreated here, along with some comments and/or the year I was there.
- The Grand Canyon
- Great Barrier Reef
- Florida (2001) During a Nortel trip. We flew into Miami then drove through the Everglades to the east coast.
- South Island
- Cape Town
- Golden Temple
- Las Vegas
- Sydney
- New York (2001) Easter - Kate, Alix, Matt, Melisa. Didn't go up the Twin Towers
- Taj Mahal
- Canadian Rockies Numerous times. Most recently, in 2003 when dropping Greg off in Calgary. We went to Banff one evening and swam in the hot springs.
- Uluru
- Chichen Itza - Mexico
- Machu Picchu - Peru
- Niagara Falls (2001) Thanksgiving - a great wine tour with Kate.
- Petra - Jordan
- The Pyramids - Egypt
- Venice Kate loved Venice when she went in 1999.
- Maldives First of the South Pacific entries. Supposed to be awesome for sailing adventures.
- Great Wall of China
- Victoria Falls - Zimbabwe
- Hong Kong (1993) Class Afloat. We were docked in Kowloon.
- Yosemite National Park
- Hawaii (1993) Class Afloat, once to Hilo, once to Honolulu. Hilo was cool and laid back. Honolulu is way too commercial/American.
- Auckland - New Zealand (1993) Class Afloat. Almost flew home from here. Don't really remember much.
- Iguassu Falls
- Paris (1991) Stayed with a family that had 10 children.
- Alaska
- Angkor Wat - Cambodia
- Himalayas - Nepal
- Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
- Masai Mara - Kenya
- Galapagos Islands - Ecuador (1993) Class Afloat. It's all about the wildlife. Even managed to go diving with Hammerhead sharks.
- Luxor - Egypt
- Rome
- San Francisco (1994) Class Afloat. Flew home from here. Also had a quick tour of Napa thanks to the Quanes
- Barcelona (1991) Slept at the train station. Headed back out of Spain the next day.
- Dubai
- Singapore (1993) Class Afloat. Almost went to Malaysia on a bus. Got lost on lots of buses. Soaked in torrential rains. Went to Toys R' Us and Hard Rock Cafe. Little India was cool.
- La Digue - Seychelles
- Sri Lanka
- Bangkok
- Barbados
- Iceland
- Terracotta Army - China
- Zermatt - Switzerland
- Angel Falls - Venezuela
- Abu Simbel - Egypt
- Bali (1993) Class Afloat. Awesome. Monkey Temple. The Ambassador and drunkenness at the Four Seasons. Waaaay too many street vendors. Indonesian "Bintang" beer at the Swensen's ice cream parlour.
- French Polynesia (1993) Class Afloat. Incredible mix of Melanesian and French culture. Baguette, red wine, and palm trees.
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Places visited by me
I have visited eight places
Places visited by me
I have visited eight places
50 places to see
Happy to know Himalayas (Nepal) in the top 50 places to see before die. I have visited Nepal many times and I believe that Nepal is the most beautiful place in world regarding its nature.
I think that is really
I think that is really interesting because at least you got to get out of the same place which are everyday...
Japan ! Especially Kyoto and
Japan ! Especially Kyoto and Hiroshima. My friends and I have visited 3 times.
you should visit Korea. I've
you should visit Korea.
I've been there twice in my life, and it's one of the most beautiful East Asian countries in the world.
Besides the traditional and historical sites,
the new and improved views of the high tech world is a must-see.
You should really go to Nepal
You should really go to Nepal and Thailand.
Where's Bucharest?
Hey, man! This list is incomplete! You forgot Bucharest! :)
Another place to be added to the list
One should go and see the seven colored earth at Chamarel in Mauritius.. Amazing Guys..
u must visit cox's bazar,
u must visit cox's bazar, bangladesh. the longest sea beach in the world and saint martin, one of the biggest coral island in the world.
50 Places to See
You must add: Havana Cuba, Coral reefs off Tobago, Villa El Salvador (A shanty town in Lima, Peru & Moscow or St. Petersburg, Russia
Nice blog and cool places
Nice blog and cool places you have there. You may want to add Philippines (http://www.wowphilippines.com.ph/) in your list. This is such a wonderful blog, this makes everyone show what their country has to offer.
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this crap doesn't help me
this crap doesn't help me this is bull$^!+
engish
im sorry now but im going crazy!!WHERE IS GREECE AND GREEK ISLANDS????WHRE IS SANTORINI???WHERE IS ACROPOLIS ??all british people every year come to greece and they are fill in the greek islands and they dont vote theme???YOU DONT KNOW NOTHING!!!
argentina
ADD ARGENTINA ITS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FISH!!!!
Visit Wheatley!!! fresh water fish capitalof the world!!!!!:)
Chicago?
Chicago???? This is only considered the most architecutual city in the USA, Wrigley Field, Wrigley Buidling, Tribune Tower. It is all here.
Jerusalem
You should definitely add Jerusalem to your list. It is a city of such overwhelming complexity and significance to human history and civilization! A visit to the Holy City and perhaps the Holyland is a must to every human being!
Great stuff, you should add
Great stuff, you should add Vancouver, canada on the list since it's been the most beautiful city I've ever seen.
hi
hi folks,
you sholud see istanbul.. please add istanbul on your personal list.
kindly regards
selin
Hi everyone, I think you
Hi everyone, I think you have never seen Istanbul, because if you had Istanbul definitely should be on this list.
Hi everyone, I think you
Hi everyone, I think you have never seen Istanbul, because if you had Istanbul definitely should be on this list. The bosphorus and the history of Istanbul is amazing. You can find everything you want in there.
Barbados
Its cool that Barbados is on the list! Everybody needs to come to Barbados at least once in a lifetime! Great beaches,good rum,lots of liming in the Gap.....
comments
hello, what is this??? have u ever been to nepal?, i guess not...............
anyway,its very sad to write here that i have not gone to anyplaces above mentioned eccept i had watched Rio de jenerio and dubai in Bollywood movies............and i have a strong enthusiasm to visit some of the places like great barrier reef, grand canyon, Pyramid and great wall of china....................
and i guess Mansarobar lake might be one of the places to see....
ishwor
hi huyz on those 50 place i h
hi huyz on those 50 place i have only been to golen temple (INDIA) and TAJ MAHAL. ITHEY ARE ABSOLOUTELY GREAT.
you should have been to
you should have been to nepal. It is much better than india and the himalayas, the people, the culture will leave you amazed.
50 places to see before you die
hi, I know lots of these, visited some of them, & eager to know about the others as much as I'm eager to let everyone know about other magnificent places that might not be well known, like the White Desert,Siwa Oasis, the Crystalline Mountain, the Sun Lake,Ras Mohammed & Fjord bay in Egypt. Cappadocia , Olympos, Yanartas, Ephesus & Pammukale in Turkey & finally the Ice Hotel in Sweden, I hope everyone would be able to visit such wonderful places.
Mayda
I want to know...
I want to know... has anybody ever been to Australia? is it fun? what about it? is there any thing to do? i don't know anything about it traveling wise but i heard it is beautiful and i am seriously considering... Please inform...
Australia is good. I live in
Australia is good. I live in Brisbane, which doesn't have very much to offer, but is still pretty nice and relaxed, actually in some places rather bogan. North Queensland (esp. the Whitsundays and especially Whitehaven beach) and Melbourne are amazing. There is some things to do but it isn't quite crazy paced everywhere. But I don't think I'll even ever see everything if I tried hard to. There are loads of beautiful places too!
50 places to see before you die
United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi and Dubai ) , Lebanon ( Beirut ) , Tunisia and Malaysia , is a great Places ... Rabie ( Saudi Arabia )
wot about stapleford (notting
wot about stapleford (nottingham if you havent heard of it)
I do not agree totally.
Even though I know a lot of places listed above, every person on earth should travel to Europe. Visit Spain, Portugal (beautiful) Greece (Santorini Island) and Austria. You will be amazed with the culture and history of those countries...
Frank
Traveling to Europe
Europe is very nice
I will be traveling in October..and this will be my third time this year. Do you know of nice places to sightsee in Germany? I'm looking for something I might have missed outside of the shopping and museums.
I will be visiting Koln,Dusseldorf, and a couple days in
the Netherlands. ....so if you know of anything interesting
in these areas I would love the know.
Thanks for any suggestions you might have.
...and I Red Light District is very interesting.
...it's exactly like I seen it on the travel channel
very kool
i agree with frank a tour of
i agree with frank a tour of europe is amazing i went on a cruise and saw rome, venice, pompa, which was awsome and french coast line, barcelona which has really unique buildings and athens- so cool , i liked the cruise because you didn't have so many hotels to pay for and make reservations and there other fun activities while your going to your new destinations it was a lot of fun and you got to see all these really neet places of europe
50 PLACES TO SEE...
I AGREE WITH YOU IN SO MANY. . . ESPECIALLY MIAMI BEING NUMBER 2 (I TRAVEL THERE EVERY YEAR) BUT WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER COUNTRIES IN EUROPE? I AM FROM PORTUGAL (SUCH A SMAL COUNTRY) BUT WITH SO MANY MUSEUMS, CASTLES AND MORE THAN ANYTHING. . . WALK ALONG THE DOURO RIVER AND TASTE THE OPORTO WINE, THE BEST IN THE WORLD...
Hard to see...
Actually, it doesn't have a date next to it, it just says "Numerous times". I know, it's hard to see...
rio
what a place! i was supposed to go into the favelas but there was a gang war going on at the time
What was the gang war like?
What was the gang war like? Did you see it up close? I have seen the movie 'City of God' in which a hurrendous drug-related gang war takes place throughout the entire film, and was wondering how realistic it really was. I would love to go to Rio De Janeiro- the whole culture and atmosphere fascinates me! Please reply to me about you experiences in Rio.
Victoria
CAPE TOWN RULES!!!
wtf? Cape Town should be no 1!!! Way before Florida!!! Tis the most beautiful place in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ABSOLUTELY CAPE TOWN RULES
i must agree with sara,cape town does rule,diverse cultures,different languages, people are always friendly unlike those freaks in florida, but as you know america always comes on top everywhere,'its just how they prefer it' not the world
Are you for real?
So many of you agreeing that Capetown is a nice place...Personally, I have never cared much for South Africa. If you want a real taste of the continent try out Tanzania or a country that has a little more to it than racisim and oppression.
Rio
I fell in love with Rio while attending this years carnival!!! A MUST see!!!
I loved cape town
With so many different cultures and languages, table mountain wasn't the only great thing about Cape Town
I live in Capetown and i wann
I live in Capetown and i wanna travel the world, but i have no destination (person to stay with)
50 places to see
hi, i also watched world's best 50 places to see before you die today but i had to wait until next week to know the rest.
now i found your page and i knew the rest, thank you :)
cherry, bangkok
Morocco. you forget the
Morocco. you forget the famous movie Casablanca?, Casablanca is the largest city in Morocco. Do you know hollywood of Africa? it's ouarzazate beautiful city gladiator momie and other films was making there .
marrakech city too many famous soccer-player and actors have houses here in Morocco.