Yahoo!'s 10 places to see before one dies

[gr82bart]

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-...0yMDA4LTA2LTAy

These places would probably make good picture ops too.

Regards, Art.

[Síle]

Originally Posted by gr82bart

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-...0yMDA4LTA2LTAy

These places would probably make good picture ops too.

Regards, Art.

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Síle

[Marco B]

What I find more fascinating than the actual contents of this choice (because I think many other people here on APUG could easily draw up an equally valid list of "10 places to see..." that is completely different from this one), is how the name of our dutch city "Arnhem" (you know: the WOII "Battle of Arnhem") ended up being the name of aboriginal homecountry in Australia???

[wotalegend]

Originally Posted by Marco B

What I find more fascinating than the actual contents of this choice (because I think many other people here on APUG could easily draw up an equally valid list of "10 places to see..." that is completely different from this one), is how the name of our dutch city "Arnhem" (you know: the WOII "Battle of Arnhem") ended up being the name of aboriginal homecountry in Australia???

The history of early European exploration of the Australian region shows that there were many Dutch explorers, or sometimes accidental visitors, long before Captain Cook claimed it for England. There are many names of places and features in Australasia named after or derived from Dutch names. Tasmania is named after Abel Tasman who discovered it in 1642. He named it Van Diemen's Land. He then sailed on to discover New Zealand. Even Australia itself was originally known as New Holland.

[Ian Leake]

Good list - thanks Art. I've also only seen one (the temple in Kyoto) but hopefully I have a few years left to see the others...

[TheFlyingCamera]

I've not seen any on THAT list, but I've put an admirable dent in the list from the "1000 Places To See Before You Die" book. It's a little easier to hit a few in that book because of the size of the target, but they're pretty diverse. The one thing that annoys me about the 1000 Places book is that almost all their lodging recommendations are for the VERY well-heeled.

For my own list:

1. Angkor Wat, Cambodia
2. Segovia, Spain
3. Iguazu Falls, Argentina
4. The eastern Sierra in California
5. Florence, Italy
6. San Francisco, California
7. Bangkok, Thailand
8. The California coastline
9. A transcontinental drive from the US East Coast to the US West Coast
10. Diving in Belize

[Chazzy]

I found the Brittany location most tempting. And how could South Bend, Indiana possibly be omitted from this list?

[Alex Hawley]

Nowhere in North America? Neither Canada, Mexico, nor the USA?

[Bob F.]

That "list" is just an advert for a travel site.

[jd callow]

New York
London
Paris
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Rio
Deli
Beijing
Budapest
Cairo
Moscow
Berlin

Sorry that's 11... in no specific order