Thursday, July 31, 2014

The 1000+ places to visit before you die list, part II - Asia

Asia

Georgia

    Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery
    Historical Monuments of Mtskheta
    Upper Svaneti

Krubera Cave in Abkhazia

Azerbaijan

    Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
    Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape

Armenia

    Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin
    Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots
    Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley

Syrian Arab Republic

    Ancient City of Damascus
    Ancient City of Bosra
    Site of Palmyra
    Ancient City of Aleppo
    Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din
    Ancient Villages of Northern Syria

Lebanon


    Anjar
    Baalbek
    Byblos
    Tyre
    Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)

Israel, Palestine, Jerusalem

    Masada
    Old City of Acre
    White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement
    Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
    Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev
    Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee
    Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves
    Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands
          as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves
    Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem
    Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir
    Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls

Dead Sea

Jordan

    Petra
    Quseir Amra
    Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)
    Wadi Rum Protected Area

Dead Sea

Saudi Arabia

    Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih)
    At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah
    Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah

Yemen

    Old Walled City of Shibam
    Old City of Sana'a
    Historic Town of Zabid
    Socotra Archipelago

Socotra must be one of the most amazing places on earth...

Oman

    Bahla Fort
    Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
    Arabian Oryx Sanctuary
    Land of Frankincense
    Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman

Caves of Oman

United Arab Emirates

     Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)

Qatar

    Al Zubarah Archaeological Site

Bahrain

    Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun
    Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy

Kuwait

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

    Meidan Emam, Esfahan
    Persepolis
    Tchogha Zanbil
    Takht-e Soleyman
    Bam and its Cultural Landscape
    Pasargadae
    Soltaniyeh
    Bisotun
    Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
    Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
    Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil
    Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex
    The Persian Garden
    Gonbad-e Qābus
    Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan
    Golestan Palace
    Shahr-i Sokhta

Iraq

    Hatra
    Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
    Samarra Archaeological City
    Erbil Citadel

Kazakhstan

    Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
    Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly
    Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan
    Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor

Uzbekistan

    Itchan Kala
    Historic Centre of Bukhara
    Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz
    Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures

Kyrgyzstan

    Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain
    Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor

Tajikistan

    Proto-urban Site of Sarazm
    Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs)

Turkmenistan
    State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”
    Kunya-Urgench
    Parthian Fortresses of Nisa

Door to Hell

Afghanistan

    Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam
    Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley

Pakistan

    Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro
    Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol
    Taxila
    Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore
    Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta
    Rohtas Fort

India

    Agra Fort
    Ajanta Caves
    Ellora Caves
    Taj Mahal
    Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
    Sun Temple, Konârak
    Kaziranga National Park
    Keoladeo National Park
    Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
    Churches and Convents of Goa
    Fatehpur Sikri
    Group of Monuments at Hampi
    Khajuraho Group of Monuments
    Elephanta Caves
    Great Living Chola Temples
    Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
    Sundarbans National Park
    Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
    Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
    Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
    Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
    Mountain Railways of India
    Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
    Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
    Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
    Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)
    Red Fort Complex
    The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
    Western Ghats
    Hill Forts of Rajasthan
    Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area
    Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat

Chand Baori - Abhaneri

Maldives

Sea of Stars, Vaadhoo island

Nepal


    Kathmandu Valley
    Sagarmatha National Park
    Chitwan National Park
    Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha

Bhutan

The Tiger’s Nest, Paro Taktsang Monastery

China
    Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
    Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
    Mogao Caves
    Mount Taishan
    Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
    The Great Wall
    Mount Huangshan
    Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
    Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
    Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
    Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
    Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa
    Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
    Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
    Lushan National Park
    Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
    Ancient City of Ping Yao
    Classical Gardens of Suzhou
    Old Town of Lijiang
    Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
    Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
    Dazu Rock Carvings
    Mount Wuyi
    Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun
    Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
    Longmen Grottoes
    Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
    Yungang Grottoes
    Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
    Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
    Historic Centre of Macao
    Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains
    Yin Xu
    Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
    South China Karst
    Fujian Tulou
    Mount Sanqingshan National Park
    Mount Wutai
    China Danxia
    Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”
    West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou
    Chengjiang Fossil Site
    Site of Xanadu
    Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces
    Xinjiang Tianshan
    Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
    The Grand Canal

Wuhua Hai, or Five-Flower Lake, Jiuzhaigon National Park
Reed Flute Cave Lake in Guilin, Guangxi
Zhangye, China - the multicolored, striped hills
The Stone Forest - Yunnan

Mongolia

    Uvs Nuur Basin
    Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape
    Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai

North Korea - Democratic People's Republic of Korea

    Complex of Koguryo Tombs
    Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong

South Korea - Republic of Korea

    Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon,
          the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
    Jongmyo Shrine
    Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
    Changdeokgung Palace Complex
    Hwaseong Fortress
    Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
    Gyeongju Historic Areas
    Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
    Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
    Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong
    Namhansanseong

Japan

    Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
    Himeji-jo
    Shirakami-Sanchi
    Yakushima
    Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
    Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
    Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
    Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
    Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
    Shrines and Temples of Nikko
    Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
    Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
    Shiretoko
    Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
    Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites
          Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
    Ogasawara Islands
    Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
    Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites

Blood Pond Hot Spring

Taiwan (Republic of China)

Viet Nam

    Complex of Hué Monuments
    Ha Long Bay
    Hoi An Ancient Town
    My Son Sanctuary
    Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
    Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - Hanoi
    Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
    Trang An Landscape Complex

Hang En and Hang Son Doong Caves

Laos

Bangladesh

    Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat
    Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur
    The Sundarbans

Sri Lanka (Ceylon)


    Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
    Ancient City of Sigiriya
    Sacred City of Anuradhapura
    Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications
    Sacred City of Kandy
    Sinharaja Forest Reserve
    Golden Temple of Dambulla
    Central Highlands of Sri Lanka

Myanmar (Burma)

    Pyu Ancient Cities

Thailand

    Historic City of Ayutthaya
    Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns
    Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries
    Ban Chiang Archaeological Site
    Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex

Lod Cave, Mae Hong Son Province
Khao Luang Caves
Khao Sam Roi Yot
The Naga fireballs along the Mekong River
James Bond Island (Ko Tapu), Phang Nga Bay
Koh Poda Rock, Krabi

Cambodia

    Angkor
    Temple of Preah Vihear

Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic


    Town of Luang Prabang
    Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape

The Naga fireballs along the Mekong River

Champa (Southern Vietnam)

Indonesia

    Borobudur Temple Compounds
    Komodo National Park
    Prambanan Temple Compounds
    Ujung Kulon National Park
    Sangiran Early Man Site
    Lorentz National Park
    Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
    Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System
           as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy

East Timor

Malaysia


    Gunung Mulu National Park
    Kinabalu Park
    Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca
    Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley

Bako Sea Stack in Bako National Park in Borneo

Brunei


Singapore


Philippines

    Baroque Churches of the Philippines
    Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
    Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
    Historic Town of Vigan
    Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park
    Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

The 1000+ places to visit before you die list, part I - Europe

Europe

Finland 
Åland

    Fortress of Suomenlinna
    Old Rauma
    Petäjävesi Old Church
    Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
    Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki
    High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
    Struve Geodetic Arc

Sweden

    Royal Domain of Drottningholm
    Birka and Hovgården
    Engelsberg Ironworks
    Rock Carvings in Tanum
    Skogskyrkogården
    Hanseatic Town of Visby
    Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå
    Laponian Area
    Naval Port of Karlskrona
    Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland
    High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
    Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun
    Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg
    Struve Geodetic Arc
    Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland

Norway
Svalbard, Jan Mayen

    Bryggen
    Urnes Stave Church
    Røros Mining Town and the Circumference
    Rock Art of Alta
    Vegaøyan -- The Vega Archipelago
    Struve Geodetic Arc
    West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord

Now, thanks to Internet, Preikestolen, Trolltunga and Kjeragbolten have found their way to many bucket lists, which means that there's always a LOT of people.

St Olav's Pilgrim's Route is something very special for me. I started crying seeing Nidaros Cathedral in a photo. I can't imagine the emotional impact of the "real thing"...

Anyway, this is a nice little circle for me. Now, Hurtigrutten sails from Bergen to Kirkenes

Alesund, Norway
While in Alesund, visit the Atlantic Sea Park at Tueneset, the biggest saltwater aquarium in northern Europe. Visit in December for next-level skiing in the Sunnmore alps.
Iceland

    Þingvellir National Park
    Surtsey

37 Photographic Proofs That Iceland Is A Miracle Of Nature 
Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon
Gullfoss
Don't miss ice caves and vulcanic ash in rivers creating amazing patterns and colors
Hvítserkur, Vatnsnes peninsula
Skaftafeli
Arnessysla

Denmark
Faroe Islands and Greenland

    Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church
    Roskilde Cathedral
    Kronborg Castle
    Wadden Sea
    Stevns Klint

    Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland

     Risin og Kellingin, Eysturoy island, Faroe Islands
     Lake Sørvágsvatn

Lake Sørvágsvatn
Estonia

    Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn
    Struve Geodetic Arc

Latvia

    Historic Centre of Riga
    Struve Geodetic Arc

Lithuania

    Vilnius Historic Centre
    Curonian Spit
    Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)
    Struve Geodetic Arc

Belarus

    Białowieża Forest
    Mir Castle Complex
    Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh
    Struve Geodetic Arc

Russia


    Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
    Kizhi Pogost
    Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
    Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands
    Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
    White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
    Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad
    Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
    Virgin Komi Forests
    Lake Baikal
    Volcanoes of Kamchatka
    Golden Mountains of Altai
    Western Caucasus
    Curonian Spit
    Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery
    Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
    Central Sikhote-Alin
    Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
    Uvs Nuur Basin
    Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent
    Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve
    Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl
    Struve Geodetic Arc
    Putorana Plateau
    Lena Pillars Nature Park
    Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex

Orda cave
Siberia
Ice cave Near the Mutnovsky volcano
Sail Rock, The Black Sea
Stone Giants, Northern Ural, Siberia

Ukraine

    Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra
    L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre
    Struve Geodetic Arc
    Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany
    Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans
    Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora
    Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine

Tunnel of Love

Republic of Moldova
    Struve Geodetic Arc

Romania

    Danube Delta
    Churches of Moldavia
    Monastery of Horezu
    Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania 19
    Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains
    Historic Centre of Sighişoara
    Wooden Churches of Maramureş

Izvorul Bigăr

Bulgaria

    Boyana Church
    Madara Rider
    Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
    Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
    Ancient City of Nessebar
    Pirin National Park
    Rila Monastery
    Srebarna Nature Reserve
    Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari

Devetashka cave

Turkey

    Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
    Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği
    Historic Areas of Istanbul
    Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
    Nemrut Dağ
    Hierapolis-Pamukkale
    Xanthos-Letoon
    City of Safranbolu
    Archaeological Site of Troy
    Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex
    Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük
    Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire
    Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape

Cappadocia
Mount Ararat

Cyprus

    Paphos
    Painted Churches in the Troodos Region
    Choirokoitia

Greece

    Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
    Acropolis, Athens
    Archaeological Site of Delphi
    Medieval City of Rhodes
    Meteora
    Mount Athos
    Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika
    Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus
    Archaeological Site of Mystras
    Archaeological Site of Olympia
    Delos
    Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios
    Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos
    Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina)
    Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
    The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian
           and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos
    Old Town of Corfu

Melissani Cave, Kefalonia
Kokkini Beach, Red Beach of Santorini
Minoan ruins fo Akotiri
Ikaria, Greece
There must be something in the water on this Grecian island, where residents typically live to 100. Visit during the summer for panagiria, the huge festivals celebrating various religious holidays, which happen once or twice a week between May and October. 

Albania

    Butrint
    Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

    Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region

Kosovo

Montenegro

    Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor
    Durmitor National Park

Kotor
Serbia

    Stari Ras and Sopoćani
    Studenica Monastery
    Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
    Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius

Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar
    Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad

Croatia

    Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
    Old City of Dubrovnik
    Plitvice Lakes National Park
    Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč
    Historic City of Trogir
    The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik
    Stari Grad Plain

Rovinj, Croatia
Located on the Adriatic Sea, Rovinj is an active fishing port (hello, amazingly fresh meals) and boasts incredible Mediterranean weather. Also nearby is the Brijuni Island National Park, where you can see ancient Roman villas and the remains of a Byzantine Palace.
Plitvice
Slovenia

    Škocjan Caves
    Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
    Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija

Piran, Slovenia
Narrow streets and Gothic alleyways wind through this historical Slovenian town sitting at the tip of a thin peninsula. Pack your ​flats: The town is so tiny, you'll want to make the 30-minute walk from end to end.
Slovakia

    Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its vicinity
    Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments
    Vlkolínec
    Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
    Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve
    Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany
    Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area

Czech Republic
    Historic Centre of Český Krumlov
    Historic Centre of Prague
    Historic Centre of Telč
    Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora
    Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara
          and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec
    Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
    Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž
    Holašovice Historical Village Reservation
    Litomyšl Castle
    Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
    Tugendhat Villa in Brno
    Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč

Poland

    Historic Centre of Kraków
    Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
    Auschwitz Birkenau
    German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)
    Białowieża Forest
    Historic Centre of Warsaw
    Old City of Zamość
    Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
    Medieval Town of Toruń
     - Visit the Gingerbread Museum

    Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural
          and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park
    Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
    Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska
    Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski
    Centennial Hall in Wrocław
    Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine

Hungary

    Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter
            and Andrássy Avenue
    Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings
    Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
    Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment
    Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta
    Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae)
    Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
    Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape

Austria

    Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
    Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
    Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
    Semmering Railway
    City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg
    Wachau Cultural Landscape
    Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
    Historic Centre of Vienna
    Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

Liechtenstein

Switzerland

    Abbey of St Gall
    Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair
    Old City of Berne
    Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona
    Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
    Monte San Giorgio
    Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
    Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
    Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona
    La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning
    Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

Matterhorn

Germany

    Aachen Cathedral
    Speyer Cathedral
    Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
    Pilgrimage Church of Wies
    Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl
    St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim
    Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
    Frontiers of the Roman Empire
    Hanseatic City of Lübeck
    Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
    Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
    Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar
            and Upper Harz Water Management System
    Maulbronn Monastery Complex
    Town of Bamberg
    Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg
    Völklingen Ironworks
    Messel Pit Fossil Site
    Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau
    Cologne Cathedral
    Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
    Classical Weimar
    Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin
    Wartburg Castle
    Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
    Monastic Island of Reichenau
    Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
    Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
    Upper Middle Rhine Valley
    Dresden Elbe Valley
    Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski
    Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen
    Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof
    Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians
           and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany
    Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
    Wadden Sea
    Fagus Factory in Alfeld
    Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
    Margravial Opera House Bayreuth
    Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
    Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey

Belgium

    Flemish Béguinages
    La Grand-Place, Brussels
    The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière
           and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)
    Belfries of Belgium and France
    Historic Centre of Brugge
    Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)
    Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)
    Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai
    Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex
    Stoclet House
    Major Mining Sites of Wallonia

Netherlands
    Schokland and Surroundings
    Defence Line of Amsterdam
    Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao
    Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
    Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)
    Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
    Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House)
    Wadden Sea
    Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht
    Van Nellefabriek

Tulip fields

Luxembourg

    City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications

San Marino

    San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano

Italy

    Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
    Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie
           with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci
    Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See and San Paolo Fuori le Mura 
    Historic Centre of Florence
    Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
    Venice and its Lagoon
    Historic Centre of San Gimignano
    The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera
    City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
    Crespi d'Adda
    Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta
    Historic Centre of Naples
    Historic Centre of Siena
    Castel del Monte
    Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
    Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
    The Trulli of Alberobello
    18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli,
           and the San Leucio Complex
    Archaeological Area of Agrigento
    Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
    Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua
    Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
    Costiera Amalfitana
    Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
Go to Manarola, the oldest and second smallest of the Cinque Terre towns, for fresh ​seafood from the Ligurian Sea, sweet Sciacchetrà wine and some peace and quiet (no cars are allowed).

    Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
    Su Nuraxi di Barumini
    Villa Romana del Casale
    Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia
    Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum
           and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
    Historic Centre of Urbino
    Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
    Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites
    City of Verona
    Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
    Villa d'Este, Tivoli
    Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
    Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
    Monte San Giorgio
    Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
    Val d'Orcia
    Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
    Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
    Mantua and Sabbioneta
    Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
    The Dolomites
    Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568-774 A.D.)
    Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
    Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany
    Mount Etna
    Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato

Porto Ferro, Sardinia (orange, rust colored sand)
Sea stack at Torre Sant’Andrea
GR20

Holy See

    Vatican City
Malta

    City of Valletta
    Megalithic Temples of Malta
    Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum

Monaco

France
Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Réunion and Mayotte, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna

    Chartres Cathedral
    Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
    Palace and Park of Versailles
    Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
    Vézelay, Church and Hill
    Amiens Cathedral
    Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
    Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
    Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
    Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange
    From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans,
           the Production of Open-pan Salt
    Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
    Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy
    Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
    Strasbourg – Grande île
    Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi
          and Palace of Tau, Reims
    Paris, Banks of the Seine
    Bourges Cathedral
    Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge
    Canal du Midi
    Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
    Pyrénées - Mont Perdu
    Historic Site of Lyons
    Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
    Belfries of Belgium and France
    Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
    The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
    Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
    Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret
    Bordeaux, Port of the Moon
    Fortifications of Vauban
    Episcopal City of Albi    Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
    The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape
    Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin
    Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche

    Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve

    Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island

Gouffre de Padirac

Andorra

    Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley

Spain
the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla, Alborán, Alhucemas, Chafarinas and Vélez de la Gomera.
Basque

    Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada
    Burgos Cathedral
    Historic Centre of Cordoba
    Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid
    Works of Antoni Gaudí
    Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
    Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturia
    Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches
    Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct
    Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
    Historic City of Toledo    Mudejar Architecture of Arago
    Old Town of Cáceres
    Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
    Old City of Salamanca
    Poblet Monastery
    Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
    Route of Santiago de Compostela
    Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe
    Doñana National Park
    Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
    La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia
    Las Médulas
    Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona
    Pyrénées - Mont Perdu
    San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries
    Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde
    Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
    University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
    Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture
    Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco
    Archaeological Site of Atapuerca
    Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí
    Palmeral of Elche    Roman Walls of Lugo
    Aranjuez Cultural Landscape
    Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza
    Tower of Hercules
    Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana

    Vizcaya Bridge

    Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija

    Teide National Park
    San Cristóbal de La Laguna
    Garajonay National Park

Rio Tinto
Caminito del Rey

Portugal
Azores and Madeira

    Convent of Christ in Tomar    Monastery of Batalha
    Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon
    Historic Centre of Évora
    Monastery of Alcobaça
    Cultural Landscape of Sintra
    Historic Centre of Porto
    Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde 
    Alto Douro Wine Region    Historic Centre of Guimarães
    Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications
    University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia

    Laurisilva of Madeira

    Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores
    Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture

Algar seco Carvoeiro, Algarve

Porto

United Kingdom of Great Britain

England
    Durham Castle and Cathedral
    Ironbridge Gorge
    Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
    Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey
    Blenheim Palace
    City of Bath
    Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church
    Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church
    Tower of London
    Maritime Greenwich
    Derwent Valley Mills    Dorset and East Devon Coast
    Saltaire    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
    Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City

Wales
    Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
    Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd
    Blaenavon Industrial Landscape

Cornwall
    Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape

Scotland
    St Kilda
    Heart of Neolithic Orkney
    Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
    New Lanark
    Frontiers of the Roman Empire

Isle of Skyes Fairy Pools 
Smoo Cave
Fingal’s Cave 
Loch Ness
Old Man of Hoy, Hoy island
 
Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man

    Gough and Inaccessible Islands (In South Atlantic)
    Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda

Ireland

    Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast (UK)
    Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
    Sceilg Mhichíl

Cliffs of Moher

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

The 1000+ places to visit before you die list

1,000 Places to See Before You Die is a travel book by Patricia Schultz. The title appeals to all bucket-listers. Unfortunately, the book doesn't keep the title's promise.

I am not at all happy about this list.
USA, Canada, British Isles, Caribbean and Australia and New Zealand is a bit more than 2/5 of the list (39,5 %)
Europe is a little less than 1/3 of the list (29,5%)
Rest of the world; Asia, Middle East, Africa, Middle and South America, Oceania and Antarctic gets what's left (22,5%)

So, if you are a white Anglo-Saxon American, this list might be something for you.
If you are not... not so much.

There's also quite a lot of hotels on the list.

I find it hard to believe there's nothing much to see in Singapore, except "The Eastern and Oriental Express", "Singapore street food" and "Raffles hotel".
In my mind Bukit Timah nature reserve might be something better to see and experience. The botanical gardens. Zoological gardens with nocturnal animals nighttime tour... And Chinatown, Little India, Arab Street...

The American Club in Wisconsin is a hotel. "a luxury spa and resort" with nothing much to see or do except some golf courses. The facilities count such amazing features like bidet and ice machine.

"To include a hot dog stand in Chicago and then skip the ruins of Carthage in Tunisia spoils the credibility of this book."

"The title is a fascinating idea but it's a misnomer. It should have been " My Favorite Expensive Hotels." Schultz goes to the Pyramids and talks about the hotel. She goes to Yellowstone and talks about the hotel, and so on and so on."

"I am not a hotel collector. If you aren't either, skip this book."

"If someone needs a place to start for places to visit, one need look no further than the list of World Heritage Sites (numbering nearly a thousand). Oh, and a spa (no matter where it is) is not a place to see before you die."

"I expected some kind of personal list of interesting places around the world. What I got is a listing that any armchair traveler can put together reading other guides."

"During the rest of my life I would like to see some of the amazing, fantastic, unusual, beautiful, and awe-inspiring things and places that exist on this planet (they do exist!). So what does Ms. Schultz suggest as the most important places that I should see before I die? HOTELS!! Hotels????"

"Also no listings for anything in Korea, a country of amazing heritage, food and art and yet nothing!"

So, do NOT use this as a traveling bucket list, if you REALLY want to EXPERIENCE something worth it!

Here's some 300 man-made places on earth to visit and here's some 300 natural wonders

I had the list on this blog, but as I don't think the places she list ARE something to see before you die, I made my own list.

One thing before we start.

If you travel to some place, you become a tourist.
Tourism is  VERY wearing for the natural sights and monuments.
Just the fact that we walk on the ground and breathe, just the fact that we exist in that place, leaves a mark. (skin cells, hair, sweat... we carry pores in our clothes and hair. We can be carrying seeds and parasites without knowing it.)

DO YOUR BEST TO LEAVE 
AS SMALL A MARK AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN!

The LEAST you can do, is to pick up anything you can see that doesn't belong there, never mind if it was you or someone else who left it.

Don't pee in waters, springs, lakes and pools. Absolutely do not wash your dirty laundry or dishes in springs or pools. Take your laundry to your hotel or home, do the dishes by a piece of paper that you then put in a garbage bag that you carry with you to a garbage bin, away from the place.

Don't throw your food in the nature for the animals to clean up.

Take everything back with you that you brought there. (It is acceptable to leave a stone to certain places, but that's it.)

Do not carve your mark anywhere. Not on stones, not in trees, not on cliffs, not in monuments, buildings, statues... One would think that's something self-evident, but apparently it's not.

Take your camera with you and take a photo of yourself by something recognizable, so that you can say "I was there!".

The 1000+ places to visit before you die list, part I - Europe
The 1000+ places to visit before you die list, part II - Asia
The 1000+ places to visit before you die list, part III - Africa
The 1000+ places to visit before you die list, part IV - Americas
The 1000+ places to visit before you die list, part V - Oceania and Antarktis 

Some traveling ideas

Silk Road - There has been several trade routes called "Silk Road" that an itinerary must be created for each effort to "travel the Silk Road"

Around the world in 80 days - Phineas Fogg's itinerary 

Amber Road

Inca trail to Machu Picchu

The Whale trail

The King's Trail

Camino de Santiago

The Seven Wonders of the World

* Great Pyramid of Giza
* Hanging Gardens of Babylon
* Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
* Statue of Zeus at Olympia
* Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
* Colossus of Rhodes
* Lighthouse of Alexandria

Suggestions for the Eighth Wonder of the World
Natural places:
* Milford Sound in New Zealand; called so by Rudyard Kipling
* Natural Bridge in Virginia, so dubbed by William Jennings Bryan
* Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
* Burney Falls in California; called so by Theodore Roosevelt
* Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland, Canada
* Uluru in Australia.
* Pink and White Terraces in New Zealand, prior to their destruction in the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera.

Pre-1900 creations
* Sigiriya in Matale District, Sri Lanka.
* The Banaue Rice Terraces in Ifugao, Philippines.
* Angkor Wat in Angkor, Cambodia.
* The Citadelle Laferrière in Northern Haiti.
* Great Wall of China, China
* The Taj Mahal, India
* Stonehenge, United Kingdom
* Machu Picchu, Peru
* Banaue Rice Terraces, Philippines
* The Citadelle Laferrière, Haiti
* Amber Room in the Catherine Palace near Saint Petersburg, Russia
* The monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial, Spain.
* Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
* Royal Palace in Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor, United States
* Angkor Wat, Cambodia
* The moai statues of Easter Island, Chile
* The Terracotta Army, China

Post-1900 creations
* Delta Works, the Dutch provinces of Zeeland and Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands.
* Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia.
* Houston Astrodome
* Empire State Building, New York City
* Palm Islands of Dubai
* Panama Canal
* Karakoram Highway in Pakistan and China
* Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia
* Thames Barrier, London, England
* Bahá'í terraces, on Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel.
* Three Gorges Dam in Hubei, China
* West Baden Springs Hotel
* Pikeville Cut-Through in Pikeville, Kentucky
* International Space Station in Orbit around Earth

New 7 Wonders of the World

Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Giza Necropolis, Giza, Egypt
Petra, Ma'an Governorate, Jordan
Colosseum, Rome, Italy    
Chichen Itza, Yucatán, Mexico    
Machu Picchu, Cuzco, Peru
Great Wall of China, China
Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Other finalists:

Acropolis of Athens, Athens, Greece
Alhambra, Granada, Spain
Angkor Wat, Angkor, Cambodia
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Hagia Sophia, İstanbul, Turkey
Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, Japan
Moai, Easter Island, Chile
Neuschwanstein, Füssen, Germany
Red Square, Moscow, Russia    
Statue of Liberty, New York, United States
Stonehenge, Amesbury, United Kingdom
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
Timbuktu , Timbuktu, Mali


“1000 places to see before you die”

Europe

Great Britain and Ireland

England

    Cliveden
    Windsor Castle
    Chester
    Penzance and Land’s End
    St. Ives
    Hotel Tresanton and The Seafood Restaurant
    Chatsworth House
    Burgh Island Hotel
    Gidleigh Park
    Arundell Arms
    The Rising Sun
    Royal Pavilion
    Glyndebourne Festival
    The Cotswolds
    Chewton Glen
    Winchester Cathedral
    Osborne House
    Canterbury Cathedral
    Leeds Castle
    Sissinghurst Castle Garden
    The Lake District
    London
    Chelsea Flower Show
    The Connaught Hotel
    Tea at the Ritz
    Hadrian’s Wall
    The Newark Antiques and Collectors Show
    Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons
    Oxford and Cambridge Universities
    Blenheim Palace
    Ludlow
    Bath and Ston Eaton Park
    Cathedral Church of St. Andrew
    Cunard’s QM2 and QE2
    Stratford-upon-Avon
    Warwick Castle
    Salisbury Cathedral
    Stourhead
    Stonehenge
    Castle Howard
    York Minister

Scotland

    Scottish Golf
    The Castle Trail
    The Hebrides
    Isle of Skye and Kinloch Lodge
    Scotch Whisky Trail
    Highland Games
    Skibo Castle
    Loch Ness
    Inverlochy Castle
    Airds Hotel
    Balmoral Hotel
    Edinburgh Castle
    The Festivals of Edinburgh
    Hogmanay
    The Royal Scotsman
    The Mackintosh Trail
    One Devonshire Gardens
    Balfour Castle
    Kinnaird Estate
    Altnaharrie Inn
    The Trossachs

Wales

    Caernarfon Castle
    Bodnant Garden and Bodysgallen Hall
    Maes-Y-Neuadd
    Snowdonia National Park
    International Musical Eisteddfod
    Portmeirion
    Plas Bodegroes
    Hay-on-Wye Festival and Llangoed Hall
    Dylan Thomas’s Boathouse
    Tintern Abbey
    St. David’s Cathedral

Ireland

    Dromoland Castle
    Blarney Castle and Bunratty Castle
    Cork Jazz Festival
    Kinsale
    Powerscourt House and Gardens
    Longueville House
    Ballymaloe House
    Glenveagh National Park
    Bloomsday
    The Book of Kells
    Pubs and St. Patrick’s Festival
    Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud
    The Shelbourne
    Aran Islands
    Cashel House Hotel
    Connemara
    Galway
    Delphi Lodge
    Ballybunion Golf Club
    Dingle Peninsula
    The Ring of Kerry and The Park Hotel Kenmare
    Sheen Falls Lodge
    Killarney National Park
    Horse Country and Mount Juliet
    Adare Manor
    Ashford Castle
    Waterford Castle Hotel and Golf Club
    Wexford Opera Festival
    Tinakilly Country House
    Giant’s Causeway
    Royal Portrush
    Mourne Mountains

Western Europe

Austria

    Bregenz Festival106
    Durnstein and the Melk Abbey
    Old Graz
    Grossglockner Road
    Lech and Kitzbuhel
    Salzburg Festival
    Vienna
    The Opera Ball and Hotel Imperial

Belgium

    Cathedral of Our Lady
    Bruges
    Comme Chez Soi
    La Grand Place
    Leon de Bruxelles
    Mary Chocolatier
    Abbaye d’Orval

France

    Biarritz
    The Dordogne and the Cave of Lascaux
    Eugenie-les-Bains
    St.-Emilion
    Musee d’Unterlinden and the Wine Road of Alsace
    Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg
    Burgundy
    Vezelay and L’Esperance
    Champagne and Les Crayeres
    Les Calanches
    Giverny
    Mont-Saint-Michel
    Normandy’s D-Day Beaches
    Paris
    Hotel de Crillon
    Taillevent
    Cathedrale Notre Dame de Chartres
    Chateau de Versailles
    Toulouse-Lautrec Museum
    The Camargue and the Gypsy Pilgrimage
    The Walls of Carcassonne
    Place Stanislas
    Lourdes
    Loire Valley and Domaine des Hauts de Loire
    Ile de Re
    Aix-en-Provence
    Antibes and Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc
    Amphitheater of Arles
    Avignon and Hotel La Mirande
    Hotel Carlton Inter-Continental
    Hostellerie de Crillon le Brave
    Eze
    Les Baux-de-Provence
    Mougins
    Vieux Nice
    La Fondation Maeght
    St.-Tropez
    Vence
    Annecy and Talloires
    Chateau de Bagnols
    Chamoniz and Tour du Mont-Blanc
    Courchevel
    Vieux Lyons
    Restaurant Paul Bocuse
    Megeve
    La Maison Troisgros
    Pic
    Georges Blanc
    The Grand Casino
    Hotel de Paris

Germany

    Baden-Baden and Brenner’s Park Hotel and Spa
    Hotel Traube Tonbach
    The Bodensee (Lake Constance)
    The Alpine Road and Zugspitze
    The Romantic Road
    Bamberg
    Residenz Heinz Winkler
    Coaching in Bavaria and Neuschwanstein Castle
    Alte Pinakothek
    Christkindlmarkt
    Deutsches Museum
    Oktoberfest
    The Passion Play of Oberammergau
    Regensburg
    Berlin Philharmonic
    Brandenburg Gate
    The Museum Scene
    Sans Souci
    The Zwinger
    Summer Music Festivals
    The Rhine Valley
    Cologne’s Cathedral Quarter
    Heidelberg’s Schloss
    Quedlinburg and Hotel Theophano
    Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten
    Lubeck
    Sylt
    Weimar

Greece

    Crete
    Mykonos and Delos
    Santorini
    Patmos
    Rhodes
    Symi
    The Acropolis
    National Archaeology Museum
    Delphi
    Epidaurus
    Monemvassia
    Mount Athos
    Hydra
    The Monasteries of the Meteora

Italy

    Alberobello
    Capri
    National Archaeological Museum
    Spaccanapoli
    Pompeii
    The Amalfi Coast
    Positano’s Hotels
    Ravello
    Paestum
    The Best of Sorrento
    The Quadrilatero
    Piazza del Duomo
    Ravenna
    La Posta Vecchia
    Rome
    The Hotel Hassler
    Sistine Chapel
    Cinqueterre
    Portofino
    Bellagio
    Hotel Villa d’este
    Palazzo Ducale
    The Milanese Experience
    Il Duomo
    The Last Supper
    La Scala Opera House (Teatro alla Scala)
    Rocca Scaligera
    Borromean Islands
    Rossini Opera Festival
    Urbino
    La Costa Smeralda
    Aeolian Islands
    Valley of Temples
    Mount Etna
    Two Gems of Palermo
    Taormina
    Church of San Francesco
    Florence
    The Uffizi Galleries
    Villa San Michele and Villa La Massa
    Lucca
    Montalcino
    Pienza
    Il Pellicano
    Chianti and San Gimignano
    Piazza del Campo and the Palio
    Basilica of San Francesco
    Palazzo Terranova
    Gubbio
    Il Duomo
    La Passeggiata
    Spoleto Festival
    Crossing the Mont Blanc Massif
    Asolo
    Cortina d’Ampezzo
    Scrovegni Chapel
    Venice
    Carnevale
    Cipriani Hotel
    Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
    Verona
    Teatro Olimpico
    +1 Leaning Tower of Pisa

Netherlands

    Anne Frank House
    Cafe Society
    Canal Cruises and Tulip Time
    Oude Kerk
    Pulitzer Hotel
    Red-Light District
    Rijksmuseum
    Van Gogh Museum
    Kroller-Muller Museum
    Delft
    Het Mauritshuis
    Manoir Inter Scaldes
    European Fine Art Fair
    North Sea Jazz Festival

Portugal

    Pousada Rainha Santa Isabel
    Evora
    Marvao
    Bussaco Forest
    Obidos
    Museum Calouste Gulbenkian
    Sintra
    Madeira

Spain

    Arcos de la Frontera
    La Mezquita
    The Alhambra and Parador de San Francisco
    Seville
    Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
    San Sebastian
    The Caves of Altamira and Santillana del Mar
    Avila
    Leon
    Salamanca’s Plaza Mayor
    Meson de Candido
    La Catedral de Toledo
    Catalan National Art Museum
    La Sagrada Familia
    Museu Picasso
    Cadaques and Figueres
    The Way of St. James and the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
    Madrid
    La Residencia

Switzerland

    Restaurant Bruderholz
    Gstaad
    Jungfraujoch
    Kanderstag
    Murren
    St. Moritz and the Glacier Express
    Schlosshotel Chaste
    Davos-Klosters
    Lucerne Festival
    Park Hotel Vitznau
    Rheinhotel Fischerzunft
    Lugano’s Splendid Villas
    Saas-Fee
    Verbier
    Zermatt
    Winter Alpine Balloon Festival
    Restaurant de L’Hotel de Ville
    Montreux Jazz Festival
    Petermann’s Kunststuben
    Dolder Grand Hotel and Kronenhalle

Eastern Europe

Czech Republic

    Carlsbad
    Cesky Krumlov
    Castle District
    Charles Bridge
    Estates Theater
    Old Town Square
    U Fleku

Hungary

    Castle Hill
    The Danube Bend
    Gerbeaud
    Gundel
    Hotel Gellert

Poland

    Rynek Glowny
    Wawel Hill
    Chopin’s Birthplace

Romania

    The Painted Monasteries of Moldavia
    Count Dracula’s Castle

Russia

    The Trans-Siberian Express
    The Armory Museum and Red Square
    The Bolshoi
    The Moscow Underground
    Tretyakov Gallery
    Waterways of the Czars
    Nobleman’s Nest
    The White Nights Festival and The Grand Hotel Europe
    The Hermitage
    Pavlovsk
    Petrodvorets

Scandinavia

Denmark

    Aeroskobing
    Hotel D’Angleterre and Kommandanten
    Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
    Restaurant Ida Davidsen
    Tivoli Gardens
    Kronborg Slot
    Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
    Egeskov Castle and Steensgaard Herregaardspension
    Falsled Kro
    Odense
    Roskilde
    Skaged

Finland

    Hotel Kamp
    The Savoy
    Ainola
    Savonlinna Opera Festival
    Icebreaker Cruise
    Santa’s Village

Iceland

    The Ring Road

Norway

    Kvinke’s Hotel
    Bergen and Troldhaugen
    Norwegian Coastal Voyage and North Cape
    Lofoten Islands
    Munch Museum and Hotel Continental
    Vikingskiphuset
    Geirangerfjord
    The Northern Lights
    Hardangerfjord
    The North Pole

Sweden

    Gota Canal
    Visby
    The Ice Hotel
    Drottningholm Palace and Court Theater
    Gripsholm Castle
    Ulriksdals Wardshus
    The Grand Hotel and Operakallaren
    Stockholm Archipelago
    Vasamuseet
    Midsummer Eve

Africa

Northern Africa

Egypt

    The Great Pyramids of Giza
    Islamic Cairo
    Khan El-Khalili
    Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
    Diving in the Red Sea
    The Sinai
    Abu Simbel
    Aswan and The Old Cataract Hotel
    A Nile Cruise
    Luxor and The Old Winter Palace
    Siwa Oasis

Morocco

    Essaouira
    Fes el Bali and the Festival of World Sacred Music
    Imilchil Betrothal Fair
    Trekking the High Atlas
    Hotel La Mamounia
    Place Djemma El-Fna
    Yacout
    The Great Sahara
    La Gazelle D’Or

Tunisia

    Bardo Museum
    Sidi Bou Said

Eastern and Southern Africa

Botswana

    Chobe National Park
    Jack’s Camp
    Abu’s Camp
    Okavango Delta

Ethiopia

    Gonder
    Lalibela

Kenya

    Ol Donyo Wuas
    Private Wildlife Reserve
    Island of Lamu and The Peponi Hotel
    The Masai Mara
    Little Governor’s Camp
    Mount Kenya Safari Club
    Pemba Channel Fishing Club

Madagascar

    Rafting the Mangoky River

Malawi

    Horseback Safaris in Nyika National park

Mali

    Timbuktu

Mauritius

    Mauritius

Namibia

    Etosha National Park
    Skeleton Coast

Seychelles

    Aldabra Island
    Desroches Island and Lodge
    La Digue Island
    Ste. Anne Marine National Park

South Africa

    Ellerman House and Mount Nelson Hotel
    Table Mountain
    Phinda Resource Reserve
    The Drakensberg Mountains
    Sabi Sand Game Reserve
    The Cape Winelands
    The Palace of the Lost City
    Rovos Rail and the Blue Train
    Constantia Wine Region
    The Garden Route
    Hermanus

Tanzania

    Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro
    Ngorongoro Crater
    Sand Rivers
    Stone Town

Uganda

    Murchison Falls National Park
    Tracking the Mountain Gorilla

Zambia

    Tongabezi Safari Lodge

Zimbabwe

    Hwange National Park
    Mana Pools National Park
    Matobo National Park
    Victoria Falls
    Victoria Falls Hotel and Livingstone Island

The Middle East

Israel

    The American Colony Hotel
    Christmas in Bethlehem
    The Dead Sea
    Israel Museum
    The King David Hotel
    Masada
    Museum of the Diaspora
    Old Akko
    The Old City
    Vered Hagalil

Jordan

    Jerash
    Petra

Oman

    Al Bustan Palace Hotel
    Nizwa
    Old Forts Route

Saudi Arabia

    Mada’in Saleh
    Old Jeddah

Syria

    The Covered Souks of Aleppo
    Krak des Chevaliers
    Omayyad Mosque
    Palmyra

United Arab Emirates

    Al-Ain
    Burj Al Arab
    The Gold Souk

Yemen

    Old Sana’a
    Shibam

Asia

East Asia

China

    Classic Restaurants of Beijing
    The Forbidden City
    The Great Wall
    The Hutongs of Beijing
    The Li River
    Hotel Intercontinental
    Tea at the Peninsula
    Victoria Harbour and Victoria Peak
    Garden of the Humble Administrator
    Shanghai Museum
    The Terra-Cotta Warriors of Xi’an
    The Three Gorges
    Lhasa
    Mount Kailas
    Sunday Market
    Xishuangbanna
    West Lake
    +1 The Big Buddha

Japan

    Old Kyoto
    Walking the Nakasendo, Visiting the Tawaraya
    Nara Koen
    Sapporo Snow Festival
    Climbing Mount Fuji and Restoring the Soul
    The Park Hyatt Tokyo
    Tsujiki Fish Market
    Cherry Blossom Viewing

Mongolia

    The Gobi Desert
    Horseback Riding in Mongolia

North and Central Asia

Bhutan

    Paro Festival
    Chomolhari Trek and the Tiger’s Nest

India

    Palace on Wheels
    Top Tables
    Chapslee
    Ladakh
    The Backwaters of Kerala
    The Temples of Khajuraho
    The Cave Temples of Northern Maharashtra
    Taj Mahal Hotel
    Palace of Winds
    Jaisalmer
    Umaid Bhawan Palace
    The Pushkar Camel Fair
    Samode Hotels
    The City Palace and the Lake Palace
    Trekking in Sikkim
    The Taj Mahal
    The Ghats of Varanasi
    The Marble Palace
    The Darjeeling Highlands

Iran

    The Royal Square
    Persepolis

Nepal

    Jaljale Himal
    Durbar Square
    Bhaktapur
    Mount Everest
    The Kingdom of Mustang
    Fish Tail Lodge
    Royal Chitwan National Park

Sri Lanka

    The Galle Face Hotel
    Esala Perahera

Turkey

    The Roman Ruins of Ephesus
    The Covered Bazaar and Cagaloglu Hamam
    Hagia Sophia
    Kariye Museum
    Mosque of Suleiman the Magnificent
    The Pera Palas
    Topkapi Palace
    The Whirling Dervishes of Konya
    The Blue Voyage
    Pamukkale
    Cappadocia

Turkmenistan

    Tolkuchka Bazaar

Uzbekistan

    Old Bukhara
    The Registan and Shah-I-Zinda

Southeast Asia

Cambodia

    The Silver Pagoda
    Angkor Wat

Indonesia

    The Heart of Bali
    Four Seasons Resort at Jimbaran Bay
    Ubud and the Amandari
    Baliem Valley
    Borobudur and the Amanjiwo
    Yogyakarta
    Lombok
    Amanwana
    Torajaland

Laos

    Wat Phou
    Luang Prabang
    Sailing the Mekong River

Malaysia

    Sipidan Island
    Headhunters’ Trail
    The Datai
    Pangkor Laut Resort
    Penang

Myanmar

    Inle Lake
    The Road to Mandalay River Cruise
    Shwedagon Pagoda

Philippines

    Banaue Rice Terraces
    Taal Volcano
    Amanpulo

Singapore

    The Eastern & Oriental Express
    Raffles Hotel
    Singapore’s Street Food

Thailand 9 of 13 +2  (2 scratched)

    Ayuthaya
    Ancient Thai Massage
    Chatuchak Weekend Market
    The Grand Palace
    The Oriental
    The Sukhothai
    The Hill Tribes of Northern Thailand
    The Four Seasons Resort
    Koh Phi Phi
    Koh Samui
    Phangnga Bay
    Mae Hong Son
    Phuket
    +1 The Chiang Mai Zoo
    +1 Koh Tao & Koh Naang Yuan

Vietnam 9 of 10, 5 scratched, 2 added

    Dalat
    Halong Bay
    Cha Ca La Vong
    The French Quarter of Hanoi
    Hanoi’s Old Quarter
    Pho Hoa
    The Rex Bar and the Ben Thanh Market
    Hoi An
    The Mekong Delta
    Sapa
    +1 Hanoi
    +1 Saigon

Maledives

    +1 Water Plane Flight
    +1 Maledives

Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands

Australia and New Zealand

Australia

    The Blue Mountains and Lilianfels
    The Hunter Valley Wine Region
    Sydney Opera House and the Harbor
    Arnhem Land
    Ayers Rock and the Olgas
    Seven Spirit Bay
    Kakadu National Park
    The Tiwi Islands: Bathurst and Melville
    Cape Tribulation
    Fraser Island
    The Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea
    Hayman Island Resort
    Heron Island
    Lizard Island
    Barossa Valley
    Kangaroo Island
    Cradle Mountain National Park and the Overland Track
    Freycinet National Park and Freycinet Lodge
    The Great Ocean Road
    Cable Beach
    El Questro Station
    Margaret River
    +1 Coober Pedy

New Zealand

    The Bay of Islands
    Lake Taupo and Huka Lodge
    Wharekauhau Country Estate
    Bubbling Rotorua
    Marlborough Wine Region
    Grasmere Lodge
    The Grand Traverse
    Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound
    Mount Cook National Park and the Tasman Glacier
    The Home of Bungee Jumping and Jet-Boating (Queenstown)
    +1 Waitomo Caves

The Pacific Islands

Cook Islands

    Aitutaki
    Island Dance Festival

Fiji

    Beqa Lagoon
    Horseshoe Bay Beach
    Moody’s Namena
    Jean-Michael Cousteau Fiji Islands Resort
    Taveuni Island
    Vatulele Island Resort
    The Wakaya Club
    The Yasawa Islands

French Polynesia

    The Marquesas Islands
    Bora Bora
    Huahine
    Maupiti
    Moorea
    Heiva I Tahiti
    Tetiaroa Village
    The Coral Atolls of Rangiroa

Micronesia

    Chuuk Lagoon’s Ghost Fleet
    Palau
    Yap, the Darling of Micronesia

Papua New Guinea

    The Highland Sing-Sing Festival
    Sepik River
    Ambua Lodge

Tonga

    Heilala Festival
    Kayaking the Vava’u Islands

(Western) Samoa

    Safua Hotel
    Vailima, Robert Louis Stevenson’s Home

The United States of America and Canada

The United States of America

Alaska

    Mount McKinley and Denali National Park
    Kenai Peninsula
    The Iditarod
    The Inside Passage and Glacier Bay

Arizona

    The Boulders Resort and Golden Door Spa
    Canyon de Chelly National Monument
    The Grand Canyon
    Lake Powell
    Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa
    Red Rock Country
    Canyon Ranch Health Resort

California

    Death Valley National Park
    The Golden Door
    The Getty Center
    Hollywood
    Monterey Peninsula
    The Pacific Coast Highway
    Hotel del Coronado
    A Tour of San Francisco’s Cable Cars
    Chez Panisse
    California’s Wine Country
    Yosemite National Park

Colorado

    Aspen
    Home Ranch
    Mesa Verde National Park
    The Million Dollar Highway and the Durango and Silverton
    Rocky Mountain National Park
    Telluride
    Vail

Connecticut

    Essex
    The Mark Twain House
    Mystic Seaport
    Litchfield Hills and the Mayflower Inn

Delaware

    Winterthur Museum

Florida

    Amelia Island
    Kennedy Space Center
    Swimming with Manatees
    Everglades National Park
    Key West
    Little Palm Island
    The Delano
    Joe’s Stone Crab
    South Beach
    Villa Vizcaya
    Walt Disney World Resort
    The Breakers
    Sanibel and Captiva Islands

Georgia

    Elizabeth on 37th
    Mrs. Wilkes’s Boarding House
    Savannah’s Historic District
    The Golden Isles

Hawaii

    Big Island
    Kauai
    Lanai
    Maui
    Oahu

Idaho

    Lake Coeur d’Alene
    Henry’s Fork Lodge
    Middle Fork of the Salmon River
    Sun Valley Resort

Illinois

    Art Institute of Chicago
    Arun’s
    Charlie Trotter’s
    Chicago’s Blues Scene
    Frank Lloyd Wright Tour
    Superdawg

Indiana

    The Great Amish Country Auction

Iowa

    Iowa State Fair

Kentucky

    The Bourbon Trail
    Bluegrass Country
    The Kentucky Derby

Louisiana

    The French Quarter
    The New Orleans Restaurant Scene
    Mardi Gras
    New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
    Preservation Hall
    Soniat House

Maine

    Acadia National Park
    Maine Windjammer Association
    The White Barn Inn
    Maine Lobster Festival

Maryland

    Obrycki’s
    Chesapeake Bay

Massachusetts

    The Freedom Trail
    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
    Legal Sea Foods
    Brimfield Outdoor Antiques Show
    Cape Cod National Seashore
    Woodman’s of Essex
    Tanglewood Music Festival
    Martha’s Vineyard
    Nantucket
    Thanksgiving at Plymouth Plantation

Michigan

    Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel

Minnesota

    Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Mississippi

    The Natchez Trace

Missouri

    Arthur Bryant’s Barbecue

Montana

    Big Sky
    The Complete Fly Fisher
    Glacier National Park
    Triple Creek Ranch

Nevada

    Bellagio
    The Las Vegas Strip

New Hampshire

    The Balsams
    The Lakes Region
    Mount Washington

New Jersey

    Cape May

New Mexico

    Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta
    Route 66
    Carlsbad Caverns National Park
    The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
    Roswell
    Inn of the Anasazi
    The Santa Fe Opera
    Ten Thousand Waves

New York

    The Adirondacks
    The Catskils
    Cooperstown
    East Hampton
    Finger Lakes
    Hudson Valley
    New York City
    Historic Downtown New York
    Museum Mile
    Saratoga Springs

North Carolina

    The Biltmore Estate
    Great Smoky Mountains National Park
    The Outer Banks

Ohio

    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Music

Oklahoma

    Cattlemen’s Steakhouse

Oregon

    The Oregon Coast
    Oregon Shakespeare Festival
    The Lewis and Clark Trail
    Crater Lake National Park
    Willamette Valley

Pennsylvania

    Gettysburg National Military Park and Cemetery
    Pennsylvania Dutch Country
    Barnes Foundation
    Philadelphia Flower Show
    Philly Food
    Independence National Historical Park

Rhode Island

    Block Island
    Cliff Walk

South Carolina

    Beaufort and the Low Country
    The Heart of Charleston
    Low Country Cuisine
    Spoleto Festival USA

South Dakota

    The Badlands
    The Black Hills
    Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Tennessee

    Graceland and the Elvis Trail
    Memphis’s Rib Joints
    Nashville’s Music Scene
    Blackberry Farm

Texas

    South by Southwest
    The Mansion on Turtle Creek
    Hill Country
    The Menil Collection
    River Walk

Utah

    Bryce Canyon National Park
    Moab and Red Rock Country
    Monument Valley
    Park City and the Wasatch Range
    Mormon Tabernacle Choir
    Zion National Park

Vermont

    Manchester Village
    Northeast Kingdom
    Shelburne Farms
    Stowe Mountain Resort
    Killington and Woodstock

Virginia

    The Homestead
    Monticello
    Shenendoah Valley
    The Inn at Little Washington
    Colonial Williamsburg

Washington

    San Juan Islands
    Pike Place Market

Washington, D.C.

    The National Mall and Its Monuments
    The Smithsonian and Beyond

West Virginia

    West Virginia’s White-Water Rafting
    The Greenbrier

Wisconsin

    Apostle Islands
    Canoe Bay
    The American Club

Wyoming

    Cheyenne Frontier Days
    Grand Teton National Park
    Amangani
    Jackson Hole
    Bitterroot Ranch
    Yellowstone National Park

Canada

Alberta

    Banff, Jasper, and Yoho National Parks
    The Canadian Rockies by Train

British Columbia

    The Gulf Islands and the Hastings House
    Heli-Skiing and Heli-Hiking
    Nimmo Bay Resort
    Whistler-Blackcomb Ski Resort
    Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
    Tojo’s and Granville Island
    Pacific Rim National Park
    Sooke Harbour House and the Aerie Resort
    Stubbs Island Whale Watching
    Royal British Columbia Museum and the Museum of Anthropology

Manitoba

    Polar Bear Safari

New Brunswick

    Bay of Fundy

Newfoundland

    Gros Morne National Park

Nova Scotia

    Cape Breton Island and the Cabot Trail

Ontario 1 of 4

    Niagara Falls
    Winterlude and Skating on the Rideau Canal
    Art Gallery of Ontario
    Four Seasons Toronto

Prince Edward Island

    Prince Edward Island

Quebec

    Charlevoix
    Lake Massawippi
    Montreal’s Summer Festivals
    Vieux Montreal
    Mont Tremblant Resort
    Carnaval in the Heart of New France

Latin America

Mexico and Central America

Mexico

    Las Ventanas al Paraiso
    Whale Watching in Baja
    Na Bolom
    Palenque
    Copper Canyon
    Cervantes Arts Festival
    San Miguel de Allende
    Acapulco Bay
    Taxco
    Zihuatanejo
    Teotihuacan and the National Museum of Anthropology
    Michoacan
    Monarch Butterfly Migration
    Las Mananitas
    Oaxaca’s Saturday Market and Camino Real
    Chichen Itza
    Maroma
    Hacienda Katanchel
    Cable Car Over Zacatecas
    El Dia de Los Muertos

Belize

    Barrier Reef
    Mountain Equestrian Trails
    Chan Chich Lodge

Costa Rica

    Corcovado National Park
    Manuel Antonio National Park
    Chachagua Rain Forest Hotel

Guatemala

    Antigua
    Lake Atitlan
    Tikal
    Market at Chichicastenango

Honduras

    Roatan

Panama

    Panama Canal
    Archipelago de San Blas

South America and Antarctica

Argentina

    Alvear Palace and Recoleta Cemetery
    La Cabana Las Lilas
    Las Tanguerias de Buenos Aires
    Teatro Colon and Gran Cafe Tortoni
    Estancia La Portena
    Estancia La Benquerencia
    Estancia Acelain
    Estancia Los Alamos
    Iguaza Falls
    Estancias Quemquemtreu and Huechahue
    Perito Moreno and Glaciers National Park
    Bariloche
    El Tren a las Nubes and Estancia el Bordo de las Lanzas

Bolivia

    Copacabana
    Mercado de Hechiceria
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    Expedition up the Amazon
    Ver-o-Peso Market and La Em Casa
    The Ariau Jungle Tower
    Pantanal and the Caiman Ecological Refuge
    Ouro Preto
    Tiradentes
    Fernando de Noronha
    Surfing the Sand Dunes of Natal
    Buzios
    Parati
    Carnaval
    Copacabana Palace Hotel
    New Year’s Eve at Copacabana Beach
    Corcovado
    Ipanema Beach
    Rodizio and Feijoada in Rio
    Cidade Alta
    The Festivals of Salvador

Chile

    Hacienda Los Lingues
    The Wine Roads of Chile
    Easter Island
    Portillo
    Cruising the Chilean Coast
    Torres del Paine National Park

Colombia

    Gold Museum
    Cartagena de Indias

Ecuador

    Galapagos Islands
    Sacha Lodge
    Otavalo
    The Riobamba Express

Peru

    Monasterio de Santa Catalina
    Cuzco
    Manu National Park
    The Nazca Lines
    Lake Titicaca
    Peruvian Amazon
    Machu Picchu

Uruguay

    Colonia del Sacramento
    Punta del Este

Venezuela

    Angel Falls
    Islas los Roques

Antarctica

    Antarctica

The Caribbean, Bahamas and Bermuda

Anguilla

    Cap Juluca and the Malliouhana Hotel
    Shoal Bay and Gorgeous Scilly Cay

Antigua

    Antigua Sailing Week and Curtain Bluff

Bahamas

    Andros Island
    Compass Point
    The Compleat Angler
    Dolphin Dive
    Pink Sands
    Shark Rodeo at Walker’s Cave

Barbados

    Sandy Lane

Barbuda

    K-Club

Bermuda

    Golfing in Bermuda
    The Southshore Beaches

Bonaire

    Bonaire Marine Park

British Virgin Islands

    Guana Island
    Little Dix Bay and the Baths
    Necker Island
    Sailing the British Virgin Islands
    Sandcastle

Cayman Islands

    Bloody Bay Wall and Pirate’s Point Resort

Cuba

    Cuba’s Jazz Festival
    La Habana Vieja and the Hotel Nacional
    Hemingway’s Hangouts

Dominica

    Morne Trois Pitons National Park

Dominican Republic

    Casa de Campo

Grenada

    St. George’s Harbour and Grand Anse Beach

Grenadines

    Bequia
    The Cotton House and Basil’s Beach Bar
    Petit St. Vincent
    Sailing the Grenadines

Guadeloupe

    Fete des Cuisinieres and Guadeloupe’s Finest Restaurants
    Guadeloupe’s Offshore Isles

Jamaica

    Jamaica Inn
    Jamaica’s Reggae Festival
    Pork Pit
    Rock House and Rick’s
    Strawberry Hill

Martinique

    Habitation Lagrange

Nevis

    Four Seasons Resort

Puerto Rico

    The Horned Dorset Primavera
    Old San Juan
    Vieques

Saba

    Saba

St. Barthelemy

    Eden Rock
    Gustavia Harbour & Maya’s

St. Kitts

    The Golden Lemon
    Rawlins Plantation

St. Lucia

    Anse Chastanet

St. Martin

    La Samanna

Tobago

    Diving With Tobago’s Manta Ray

Trinidad

    Asa Wright Nature Center and Lodge
    Carnival

U.S. Virgin Islands

    Buck Island
    Caneel Bay
    Harmony Studios and the Reef Bay Trail
    Magens Bay Beach