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Places I'd Like to See While I'm Still Young Enough to Enjoy Them

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29 Mar 2006
3.5 of 5 stars based on 11 votes
Trips to London and Western Europe are safe enough, but sometimes it's tempting to see something that has been quite unlike your usual travel experience, and to see a land or culture that is significantly different from your own--something that possesses a striking feature unlike any other place in the world.
1. Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley
This fabled lost city of the Incas lay undiscovered to the outside world until 1911, and it is in definite contention as a wonder of the world. Its mysterious labyrinth of architecture--was it an argicultural site or an ancient observatory?--invite debate and fascinate visitors from all over the world.
2. Patagonia
Patagonia, Chile
Bruce Chatwin's travel classic In Patagonia made me think that this vast region of South America is the loneliest places on earth. It still seems that way, with its glaciers and granite formations--the edge of the world, perhaps still untouched by modernization.
3. Lhasa, Tibet
Tibet, China
If Patagonia is the edge of the world, than Tibet is the Roof of the World--which, in fact, it is always called. The spiritual home of Tibetan Buddhism, Lhasa is also home to the glorious home of the Dalai Llama, the Potala Palace. No doubt Tibet dazzles with its natural beauty--mountains, lakes, and people--as well as with its temples and palaces.
4. Churchill, Manitoba, Canada (to visit the polar bears)
Polar Bear Adventures, Churchill, Manitoba
The polar bears don't have any historical significance per se, except that perhaps because of global warming, in one hundred years or so, they may be extinct. This makes me sad, and it makes me want to see these beautiful creatures before they become a symbol of a time gone by.
5. Java
Java, Indonesia
It's hard to narrow down one destination on the island of Java, which is renowned for its ancient Buddhist and Hindu temples. So I won't even try.
6. Macau
Macau Region, China
Macau is a place with yet another hybrid culture that I find fascinating, a blend of the East and the West. Macau was a province of Portugul until 1999, its location a prime area for trade between Europe and Asia. Not unlike Venice, another important trade port that has seen better days, Macau still retains a hint of shabby glamour.
7. Alexandria, Egypt
Alexandria, Egypt
Ever since reading part of Lawrence Durrell's Alexandria Quartet and Constantine Cavafy's poems, I have been fascinated by this city. Greek in origin, heavily influenced by the European and British expatriates who settled there and granted it a decadent charm, it is nonetheless thoroughly Egyptian and a city of great historical significance. With the building of the Biblioteca Alexandrina, Alexandria is striving to reclaim its magnificent past.
8. Tunisia
Tunisia, Africa
Tunisia has so many different and fascinating cities, it would be hard to pick just one to visit. There is Carthage with its impressive Roman ruins, Kairouan the walled holy city, Tunis with its famous medina, and a host of other fascinating places to visit all scattered throughout the country.
9. Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul is the classic crossroads between the Middle East and Western Europe and boasts more of an exotic and complex history than most cities can shake a stick at. From the Hagia Sophia to the Topkapi Palace and the world famous bazaar, Istanbul is a showcase of Christian, Muslim, Greek/Byzantine, and Arabic influences.
10. Malta
Malta, Europe
Malta is a chain of three islands in the Meditarranean, where the English language dominates--that alone makes it odd enough for a visit. Long a stronghold of the Knights of St. John's, Malta has seen invaders come and go, and as a result has plenty of history--Roman and otherwise--to spare.
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