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Name for me your Top 5 Must-See-Before-You-Die destinations
Poker has been very good to me this past year and I'm spoiling myself with a trip around the world next summer. I'd like to elicit from you all suggestions on places to hit.
What I've seen: really not much of anything -- basically I just did the 5 weeks of Western Europe thing after I graduated from College. What I want from you: I don't want the typical general vacation destinations; i.e. 'you've got to go to Australia, Hawaii, Thailand, etc., etc.'. I can go to Barnes+Noble and poke through the "Let's Go" section to find good travel-friendly countries. What I'm looking for is completely unique / once-in-a-lifetime traveling ideas that you think I should hit in my 6 months I'm devoting to nothing but world travel. I want some of the world's truly amazing wonders that 5 years from now, I can look back on and think -- wow, it's damn cool I was able to do that / see that at the age of 26 before I had to settle down and get a real job. Unique doesn't mean it can't be touristy...I just mean a little more specific than "oh, go to XYZ country, it's a blast." Just some examples I've already got from friends of mine that have got my juices flowing: a) Dive the Great Barrier Reef in Australia b) Stay at the Ice Hotel in Sweden / Arctic Circle (I'm freakin stoked about this one) c) safari somewhere in Africa d) Climb Machu Pichu (sp?) in Peru e) run with the bulls in Spain f) Carnival in Brazil Assume that money is not a limiting factor here. |
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Re: Name for me your Top 5 Must-See-Before-You-Die destinations
Niagra Falls
Egyptian Pyramid Great wall of china. Grand Canyon |
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Re: Name for me your Top 5 Must-See-Before-You-Die destinations
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Niagra Falls [/ QUOTE ] If you're into waterfalls, definitely do Victoria Falls and not Niagara. Vic Falls makes Niagara looks like a dripping faucet. |
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Re: Name for me your Top 5 Must-See-Before-You-Die destinations
Uh, Vegas. Duh.
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You have to go on a hot air balloon with a llama at one point during this trip.
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Everest.
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Re: Name for me your Top 5 Must-See-Before-You-Die destinations
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Everest. [/ QUOTE ] Stupid question. Isn't it pointless to go here unless you can actually climb it? Isn't a mountain just a mountain? Regardless of the 8,000 ft difference from 2nd place. Whatever, as long as you're in China, go visit Everest. |
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Re: Name for me your Top 5 Must-See-Before-You-Die destinations
1. Nicole Kidman's eyes as I get her to her happy ending
2. See 1 3. See 1 4. See 1 5. See 1 And the next night, I'd like to see... |
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Re: Name for me your Top 5 Must-See-Before-You-Die destinations
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[ QUOTE ] Everest. [/ QUOTE ] Stupid question. Isn't it pointless to go here unless you can actually climb it? Isn't a mountain just a mountain? Regardless of the 8,000 ft difference from 2nd place. Whatever, as long as you're in China, go visit Everest. [/ QUOTE ] yeah, i was voting for the "climb it" option. sorry that wasn't clear. |
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Re: Name for me your Top 5 Must-See-Before-You-Die destinations
If you're with some people, rent an RV and drive up and down New Zealand's South Island
If money isn't a factor spend some time in Japan. After this spend some time in rural India, or something of the likes |
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