1. Machu Picchu, Peru
I'd really like to hike the Inca Trail to reach Machu Picchu after 4 days of hard slog - it would be the ultimate reward. But there's the small matter of having to get superfit to do so... and having the good luck to not succumb to altitude sickness or some dreadful stomach bug en route, not to mention the necessity to camp. For FOUR nights. And I do not do camping. So in reality, when I do get to see "The Lost City of the Incas", I will most probably be arriving by train....at least I'll smell fresh!
Machu Picchu from here
2. Venice, Italy
Enough said.
Venetian scene from here
3. The Taj Mahal, Agra, India
There is so much more to see in India and I plan to go there one day and see as much as possible...hopefully I will make it there in time to see some tigers in their natural habitat too.
The world's most beautiful mausoleum from here
4. Uluru (Ayers Rock), Northern Territory, Australia
I visited family in Australia twice as a teenager, but didn't make it anywhere near the Outback, let alone this amazing natural site. Probably just as well, as at that age I would not have appreciated it.
Uluru from here
5. Arches National Park, Utah, USA
Didn't make it this far on our Road Trip in 2008, but one day....
Arches National Park from here
6. Angkor Wat, Cambodia
The symbol of Cambodia....a country with a secretive and more recently tragic past.
Angkor Wat from here
7. New York City
I want to feel the energy of the ultimate metropolis...
New York! New York! from here
8. The Namib Desert
I've always thought being there, in that surreal landscape, would be the closest thing to being on Mars...
Dunes of the Namib from here
9. The Galapagos Islands
These volcanic islands teem with life in all its variety and were the inspiration for Darwin's 'Origin of Species'...
Bartolome Island, Galapagos from here
10. Iceland
Yeah, yeah...I had a bit of a run in with Iceland earlier this year....or more specifically, with an annoying Icelandic volcano that erupted, spewing ash into the European air space and putting paid to my plans to travel to Amsterdam. I am still in dispute with my travel insurance company for compensation (I don't give up easily!).
All that aside, I do have a fascination with this country of Fire and Ice...and the chance to see the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) would be an added bonus.
Aurora Borealis over Iceland from here
So that's my top 10...what are yours?
