Your next vacation

Have you ever wondered where you should go on your next vacation?

I was on the plane back from Singapore,and was thinking of a BBC documentary called "50 places you should visit before you die." The list was compiled, at least in part, by running a poll of BBC viewers, and the order of the places was determined by the audience.

As I watched the show, I wrote down all the places that were mentioned.One way to look at this list is, "your vacation plans for the next 50 years."

Here are all the places in reverse order -- the place ranked "best place in the world to visit" is at the bottom of the list:

* Bora Bora (South pacific)
* Bali (Indonesia) (The show mentioned recent terrorist attacks and warned that now might not be the best time to go)
* Abu Simbel (Egypt)
* Angel Falls (Venezuela)
* Matterhorn (Switzerland)
* Terracotta Army (Xian, China)
* Iceland
* Barbados
* Bangkok (Thailand)
* Sri Lanka
* La Digue (Sechelles Archipelago in the Indian Ocean)
* Singapore
* Dubai (Middle East)
* Barcelona (Spain)
* San Francisco
* Rome (Italy)
* Luxor (Egypt)
* Galapagos islands
* Masai Mara (Kenya)
* Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
* Mt. Everest (Nepal) (They advocated not climbing the peak, but hiking in far enough to see the mountain. They also mentioned that Nepal charges a $16,000 fee for the privilege)
* Angkor Watt
* Alaska
* Paris (esp. in the spring)
* Iguassu Falls (Argentina)
* North Island (New Zealand)
* Hawaii
* Yosemite
* Hong Kong
* Victoria Falls (Zambia)
* Great Wall of China
* Maldives (Indian ocean)
* Venice
* The Great Pyramid (Egypt)
* Petra
* Niagra Falls
* Manchu Picchu (Peru)
* Chichen Itza (Mexico)
* Uluru (Astralia)
* Lake Louise (Rocky Mountains)
* Taj Mahal
* New York City
* Sydney (Australia)
* Las Vegas
* Golden Temple (India)
* Table Mountain and Cape Town (South Africa)
* South Island (New Zealand)
* Disney World
* Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
* Grand Canyon

Some personal spots that were not on the list that I want to visit:

* The lava floes in Hawaii
* Pompeii
* The Yorkshire Dales (I'm a big fan of James Herriott)
* The big crater that you see in all the movies (Why? I have no idea)

Over the years I've been to a few of these places!!Have you been to any of these places on the list, or are there places not on the list that you think people should visit?

A tryst with sin

"For many are the pleasant forms which exist in numerous sins, and incontinencies, and disgraceful passions and fleeting pleasures, which we embrace until they become sober and go up to their resting place". - Anon