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May 8th, 2005, 10:00 AM
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abdulsharifshoots.com
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the BBC's 50 places to see before you die...have you been to any?
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 |
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May 8th, 2005, 10:07 AM
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Fiercly Omahan
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Niagara Falls. Going to Hawaii this Thanksgiving.
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May 8th, 2005, 10:49 AM
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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 |
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May 8th, 2005, 10:56 AM
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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 |
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May 8th, 2005, 10:57 AM
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Metropolis
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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 |
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May 8th, 2005, 11:03 AM
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Metropolis
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By the way, the list is not very good.
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May 8th, 2005, 01:41 PM
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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. |
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May 8th, 2005, 02:48 PM
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3. Florida
7. Las Vegas 9. New York 11. Canadian Rockies I need to get out more... 
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May 8th, 2005, 03:33 PM
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A B C
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I only been to three. New York, Niagara Falls, and Hong Kong. I might be visiting San Fran this summer.
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May 8th, 2005, 03:59 PM
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I would dump Las Vegas for Chicago...
I dislike the list.. |
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May 8th, 2005, 05:26 PM
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100% Right 50% Of Time
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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... |
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May 8th, 2005, 05:31 PM
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Atlien
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Wait... Florida number three over New York? And where is Paulding County, Georgia!!!!
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May 8th, 2005, 05:50 PM
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I've been to Florida, and nothing else on that list.
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May 8th, 2005, 06:47 PM
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Florida, Vegas, New York, Barbados, San Fransisco.....and um....I saw the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City and Luxor and the Venetian in Vegas.
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May 8th, 2005, 08:04 PM
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It's Asian-American, dude
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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 |
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May 8th, 2005, 08:08 PM
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I disagree with some of that list and a lot of the order.
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May 8th, 2005, 08:11 PM
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Florida? Las Vegas? Dubai?
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May 8th, 2005, 08:12 PM
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May 8th, 2005, 08:45 PM
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Tokyo would be on the top of my list.
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