bobby12 0 Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Feel free to post your own entry, as I'm sure I missed out some cracking places. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted March 31, 2004 Author Share Posted March 31, 2004 By the way I got the ideas for these items from the BBC's website of 'top 50 places to see before you die'. A lot of the choices there were really lame places in USA/Australia, like Florida (!?!) so I cut them out. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Things you missed out: Bristol Old Trafford Link to post Share on other sites
jared 0 Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Theres a wee flaw in you poll. If your just a youngan and havent been anywhere yet then you cant get past the first stage to vote on the second stage. Also your title is worlds best destination but the poll question is where have you been and where do you want to go. I dont think that the places I want to go are the best tourist attractions as I have ulterior skiing motives. Otherwise interesting topic. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Anyone been to the Wall of China - what's slike then? Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 And what if you have been to both Venice and Florence? I hear that the nightclubs in Venice are freaky. Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Angkor Wat gets my vote. I can think of dozens of other places I want to go though. Anyone been to them all? I've only got Yosemite, Angkor, and NYC. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 I have only seena few: Venice & Florence, Great Barrier Reef, NY. Link to post Share on other sites
OnTheTin 0 Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 I've been to almost NONE of them. This makes me feel bad. Link to post Share on other sites
KlingKlang 1 Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 Angkor Wat is definitely very cool. Most of the places I really want to go to are in Asia. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 I've always fancied India and want to see the Taj Mahal. Link to post Share on other sites
rachael 0 Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 The Himalayas, I'd love to go to that part of the world. Take a few months off, just travel. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted April 7, 2004 Author Share Posted April 7, 2004 Ive been to a to a lot of those places. The Himalayas totally kicks arse, but you have to be interested in hiking for days to appreciate it. You can fly up to Pokhara and get an idea though if you are really lazy. The main treks in Nepal are all fairly touristy anyway, but there are still plenty of quiet ones. Link to post Share on other sites
Raury 0 Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 I've been to some amazing places, none of which appear in that list, and there are places I'd like to go that aren't on the list. BTW, what's wrong with places in AUS? My favourite place has to be The North West of Scotland, and I'd love to go to Tibet, but only if the Dalai Lama could go with me freely. Link to post Share on other sites
slimeypete 0 Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Most of them will do, the only places I've been there are the US ones. Link to post Share on other sites
merryJim 1 Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 Chichen Itza? Oh ok, I'll do a search Link to post Share on other sites
merryJim 1 Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 Benn in lots of flicks that one.. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 How do you compare Himalayas to New York? ATB Thunderpants Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 You don't have to compare them. As for the way to Himalayas, I heard that Nepal side is more touristic and better scenery than Tibet side. I have a friend who is a photographer and organizes the tour around Tibet every summer. I have to take 1month off for this tour but it's really attractive for me. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 Slow, if i have to vote for either of them, i will have to compare, unless i have completly misunderstood the meaning of the word "compare" it means something like this: hold the items (destinations) against each other and (in this case) make a choise of which tourist destination is the best. if that right? from Britannica: 1 : to represent as similar : LIKEN 2 a : to examine the character or qualities of especially in order to discover resemblances or differences b : to view in relation to And that leaves me with my question again... how to compare Himalayas to New York ATB Thunderpants Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted April 17, 2004 Author Share Posted April 17, 2004 You're not being asked to compare them, you are being asked to state a preference for one. Consider the following: I like chocolate bars, but I dont like hot chocolate. (PREFERENCE) Chocolate bars are sweet, solid desserts. Hot Chocolate is a hot drink made with milk and chocolate powder, it genereally has a weaker taste than regular chocolate. (COMPARISON). Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 Can tell you're an AET! Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted April 18, 2004 Share Posted April 18, 2004 I am taking 2 months to tour parts of Asia this summer, can't wait. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted April 19, 2004 Author Share Posted April 19, 2004 yeah i am going around south america or central america for 2 months before starting grad school. I was thinking the classic Peru/Bolivia/Chile route, but I was reading the Central America guidebook the other day and it has made me excited about Nicaragua, and Honduras. These 2 countries have finally settled down and become travelable, but people haven't cottoned onto it yet so its really quiet in terms of tourists. They are also very close to Belize and Costa Rica for a bit of more mainstream travel, and Caribbean beaches. Mmmm...... Link to post Share on other sites
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