"The first journey creates the traveller." John O'Donohue
Travel and photography are two of my greatest passions and pleasures. When I am not traveling (which is most of the time), I am wistfully dreaming about places to which I would most like to journey. High on this list are the Seychelle Islands, Thailand, Egypt, China, the Maldives, India, the Ukraine, Tanzania, St. Lucia, Morocco, Italy, France… The list goes on and on.
A quick bit of research on the web yielded dozens of lists of places I should see before I die. One such list from the folks at Lonely Planet www.lonelyplanet.com includes:
Petra, Jordan (Jordan)
Taj Mahal, Agra (India)
Lhasa, Tibet (Tibet)
Haghia Sofia, Istanbul (Istanbul)
Colosseum, Rome (Rome)
Sun Boat, Giza, Egypt (Cairo)
Isfahan, Iran (Iran)
Acropolis, Athens (Athens)
Angkor Wat, Cambodia (Cambodia)
London, England (London)
Now I am curious. If you have been to any of these places, what has made them memorable for you? Would there be other destinations you would recommend as "must see" places? Are there destinations that you would suggest I should avoid? Since I am stuck here for the moment, a bit of vicarious travel would be oh-so-welcome!
Song of the day: Wild World by Cat Stevens
Photograph: Blue Mosque, Istanbul
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