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Soulbrotha
May 8th, 2005, 10:00 AM
Which of the following places have you visited? i'm going to Capetown in a few weeks, i've been to Florida and i want to go to San Francisco one day.

1.The Grand Canyon
2.Great Barrier Reef
3.Florida
4.South Island
5.Cape Town
6.Golden Temple
7.Las Vegas
8.Sydney
9.New York
10.Taj Mahal
11.Canadian Rockies
12.Uluru
13.Chichen Itza — Mexico
14.Machu Picchu — Peru
15.Niagara Falls
16.Petra — Jordan
17.The Pyramids — Egypt
18.Venice
19.Maldives
20.Great Wall of China
21.Victoria Falls — Zimbabwe
22.Hong Kong
23.Yosemite National Park
24.Hawaii
25.Auckland — New Zealand
26.Iguassu Falls
27.Paris
28.Alaska
29.Angkor Wat — Cambodia
30.Himalayas — Nepal
31.Rio de Janeiro — Brazil
32.Masai Mara — Kenya
33.Galapagos Islands — Ecuador
34.Luxor — Egypt
35.Rome
36.San Francisco
37.Barcelona
38.Dubai
39.Singapore
40.La Digue — Seychelles
41.Sri Lanka
42.Bangkok
43.Barbados
44.Iceland
45.Terracotta Army — China
46.Zermatt — Switzerland
47.Angel Falls — Venezuela
48.Abu Simbel — Egypt
49.Bali
50.French Polynesia
http://www.bmannconsulting.com/node/18

DTO Luv
May 8th, 2005, 10:07 AM
Niagara Falls. Going to Hawaii this Thanksgiving.

KM1410
May 8th, 2005, 10:49 AM
1.The Grand Canyon
3.Florida
6.Golden Temple
7.Las Vegas
9.New York
10.Taj Mahal
13.Chichen Itza — Mexico
15.Niagara Falls
18.Venice
23.Yosemite National Park
24.Hawaii
27.Paris
35.Rome
36.San Francisco
37.Barcelona
38.Dubai

big W
May 8th, 2005, 10:56 AM
1.The Grand Canyon (been here once)
7.Las Vegas (been here once)
9.New York (2 times to NYC)
11.Canadian Rockies (not sure how many, but I go at least 10 times a year)
13.Chichen Itza — Mexico (went once)
15.Niagara Falls (been 3 times)
23.Yosemite National Park (been once)
27.Paris (been once)
36.San Francisco (been 3 times)
38.Dubai (been once)
39.Singapore (been once)
42.Bangkok (been once)

Looks like I have hit 12 of the 50

GVNY
May 8th, 2005, 10:57 AM
Places in bold I have visited in my lifetime.

1.The Grand Canyon
2.Great Barrier Reef
3.Florida
4.South Island
5.Cape Town
6.Golden Temple
7.Las Vegas
8.Sydney
9.New York
10.Taj Mahal
11.Canadian Rockies
12.Uluru
13.Chichen Itza — Mexico
14.Machu Picchu — Peru
15.Niagara Falls
16.Petra — Jordan
17.The Pyramids — Egypt
18.Venice
19.Maldives
20.Great Wall of China
21.Victoria Falls — Zimbabwe
22.Hong Kong
23.Yosemite National Park
24.Hawaii
25.Auckland — New Zealand
26.Iguassu Falls
27.Paris
28.Alaska
29.Angkor Wat — Cambodia
30.Himalayas — Nepal
31.Rio de Janeiro — Brazil
32.Masai Mara — Kenya
33.Galapagos Islands — Ecuador
34.Luxor — Egypt
35.Rome
36.San Francisco
37.Barcelona
38.Dubai
39.Singapore
40.La Digue — Seychelles
41.Sri Lanka
42.Bangkok
43.Barbados
44.Iceland
45.Terracotta Army — China
46.Zermatt — Switzerland
47.Angel Falls — Venezuela
48.Abu Simbel — Egypt
49.Bali
50.French Polynesia

GVNY
May 8th, 2005, 11:03 AM
By the way, the list is not very good.

samsonyuen
May 8th, 2005, 01:41 PM
2.Great Barrier Reef
3.Florida
7.Las Vegas
8.Sydney
9.New York
15.Niagara Falls
17.The Pyramids — Egypt
18.Venice
20.Great Wall of China
22.Hong Kong
27.Paris
35.Rome
36.San Francisco
38.Dubai
39.Singapore
42.Bangkok

Not bad, 16 of them.

Charing Cross Bridge
May 8th, 2005, 02:48 PM
3. Florida
7. Las Vegas
9. New York
11. Canadian Rockies

I need to get out more... :runaway:

DarkFenX
May 8th, 2005, 03:33 PM
I only been to three. New York, Niagara Falls, and Hong Kong. I might be visiting San Fran this summer.

Azn_chi_boi
May 8th, 2005, 03:59 PM
I would dump Las Vegas for Chicago...

I dislike the list..

teshadoh
May 8th, 2005, 05:26 PM
Oh how dare anyone make a list that doesn't list every site that everyone likes & doesn't list every site that everyone doesn't like! ;)

I've been to 5 of the sites...

SkyHigh529
May 8th, 2005, 05:31 PM
Wait... Florida number three over New York? And where is Paulding County, Georgia!!!! :)

MattSal
May 8th, 2005, 05:50 PM
I've been to Florida, and nothing else on that list. :cry:

612bv3
May 8th, 2005, 06:16 PM
I've only been on three, Las Vegas, Yosemite National Park, and San Francisco. :D

The anti-cheesehead
May 8th, 2005, 06:47 PM
Florida, Vegas, New York, Barbados, San Fransisco.....and um....I saw the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City and Luxor and the Venetian in Vegas. :)

M.Poirot
May 8th, 2005, 08:04 PM
Well, Ive been to:
3.Florida-Went to Disney World when I was 7 or something
7.Vegas-Stayed at the Monte Carlo (Eh, okay hotel)
18.Venice-Never been there but going in the summer
23.Yosemite-Who hasn't in California?
24.Hawaii-ditto
34.Luxor-No, but I went to the hotel :)
36.SF-I live here!
39.Singapore-Great Place! Hawkers must be one of the best eateries in the world IMO
42.Bangkok-Stayed here for one night before rushing off to Phuket
49.Bali-Stayed in Ubud in the mountains

djm19
May 8th, 2005, 08:08 PM
I disagree with some of that list and a lot of the order.

crawford
May 8th, 2005, 08:11 PM
Florida? Las Vegas? Dubai?

:runaway:

Citrus-Fruit
May 8th, 2005, 08:12 PM
Which of the following places have you visited? i'm going to Capetown in a few weeks, i've been to Florida and i want to go to San Francisco one day.

1.The Grand Canyon
2.Great Barrier Reef
3.Florida
4.South Island
5.Cape Town
6.Golden Temple
7.Las Vegas
8.Sydney
9.New York
10.Taj Mahal
11.Canadian Rockies
12.Uluru
13.Chichen Itza — Mexico
14.Machu Picchu — Peru
15.Niagara Falls
16.Petra — Jordan
17.The Pyramids — Egypt
18.Venice
19.Maldives
20.Great Wall of China
21.Victoria Falls — Zimbabwe
22.Hong Kong
23.Yosemite National Park
24.Hawaii
25.Auckland — New Zealand
26.Iguassu Falls
27.Paris
28.Alaska
29.Angkor Wat — Cambodia
30.Himalayas — Nepal
31.Rio de Janeiro — Brazil
32.Masai Mara — Kenya
33.Galapagos Islands — Ecuador
34.Luxor — Egypt
35.Rome
36.San Francisco
37.Barcelona
38.Dubai
39.Singapore
40.La Digue — Seychelles
41.Sri Lanka
42.Bangkok
43.Barbados
44.Iceland
45.Terracotta Army — China
46.Zermatt — Switzerland
47.Angel Falls — Venezuela
48.Abu Simbel — Egypt
49.Bali
50.French Polynesia
http://www.bmannconsulting.com/node/18

These were voted by the British public by the way a couple of years ago :cheers:

NWside
May 8th, 2005, 08:45 PM
Tokyo would be on the top of my list.

Jasonhouse
May 9th, 2005, 02:11 AM
I've only been to 5 on that list... I must say that several of them really don't pique my interest.

HK is pretty much the top of my list, as is NYC, since I haven't been there since I was a kid, and that was a 'drive by'. Yeah, pretty f-ing weak for a highrise/architecture enthusiast.

ReddAlert
May 9th, 2005, 02:37 AM
[QUOTE=Soulbrotha]Which of the following places have you visited? i'm going to Capetown in a few weeks, i've been to Florida and i want to go to San Francisco one day.
Been to all these places
1.The Grand Canyon

3.Florida

in Las Vegas
Ive been to all these places..... :)

9.New York --New York, New York casino

17.The Pyramids — Egypt --Luxor
18.Venice --The Venetian
27.Paris --Paris Casino

31.Rio de Janeiro — Brazil --Rio Casino

34.Luxor — Egypt --Luxor
35.Rome -Ceasers Palace
48.Abu Simbel — Egypt --Luxor

Wallbanger
May 9th, 2005, 02:40 AM
What a bull shit list!

cjfjapan
May 9th, 2005, 03:42 AM
Here's my list--

1.The Grand Canyon
2.Great Barrier Reef
3.Florida
6.Golden Temple
7.Las Vegas
9.New York
10.Taj Mahal
14.Machu Picchu — Peru
15.Niagara Falls
20.Great Wall of China
23.Yosemite National Park
24.Hawaii
29.Angkor Wat — Cambodia
36.San Francisco
37.Barcelona
42.Bangkok

A couple that I would add that I have (not) visited:
Samarkand, Uzbekistan (Tashkent too, for the architecture)
(Red Square)
Mt. Fuji
(Kamchatka)
Varanasi Burning Ghats
(Lake Baikal)
Potosi, Bolivia Silver Mines
(Sahara Desert)

Guess I should be heading to Russia next...