the 50 greatest places of a lifetime

<Urban Spaces >
Barcelona 
Hong Kong 
Istanbul 
Jerusalem 
London 
New York 
Paris 
Rio de Janeiro 
San Francisco 
Venice 

<Wild Places> 
Antarctica
Amazon 
Canadian Rockies 
Galapagos 
Grand Canyon 
Outback (Australia)
Papua New Guinea Reefs 
Sahara 
Serengeti 
Venezuela's Tepuis 

<Paradise Found> 
Amalfi Coast (Italy)
Boundary Waters  
British Virgin Islands 
Greek Islands 
Hawaiian Islands 
Japanese Ryokan 
Kerala 
Torres del Paine 
Seychelles (Indian Ocean)
Pacific Islands (Tonga, etc.)

<Country Unbound> 
Alps 
Big Sur  
Canadian Maritimes  
Coastal Norway 
Danang to Hue 
England's Lake 
Loire Valley  
North Island, NewZealand 
Tuscany 
Vermont 

<World Wonders>
Acropolis  (Anthens)
Angkor  (Cambodia)
Cyberspace (should be Borobudur, Indonesia)
Giza Pyramids 
Great Wall  (China)
Machu Picchu (Peru)
Mesa Verde  (Colorado)
Petra  (Jordan)
Taj Mahal  (Agra, India)
Vatican City  (Rome)

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21 world wonders of present time 

-Pyramid,-Acropolis,-Petra,-Angkor,-Machu Picchu,-Great Wall,-Taj Mahal,
Stonehenge,Colosseum,HagiaSophia,ChichenItza,Alhambra,EasterIslandStatue,Kiyomizu,
TheKremlin,EiffelTower,Neuwanstein,LibertyStatue,Timbuktu,RioChristRedemeer,SydneyOperaHs 
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Bc3200-2000,Pharoahs: Giza,Luxor,Abul Simbel-Egypt
Bc547-331,  Persians: Persepolis-Iran
Bc500-185,  Greeks,   Athens-Sicily-Delos
Bc221-207,  Chinese,  Terra Cotta-Xian.
Bc500-106Ad,Nabakean, Petra-Jordan
Bc264-565Ad,Romans,   Pompeii,Rome,Ephesus,Palmyra-Syria,Baalbek-Lebanon,Libya,UK
Bc4-1000Ad, Christnty,StAnthony-Egypt,Gelhart-Amenia,Lalibera-Ethiopia
600-1500Ad, Islam,    Esfahan,Bakala-Iran,Jenny-Mali(Timbuktu)
Bc2K-1000Ad,Mayans,   Teotihuacan, ChichenItza-Mexico, Tikal-Guatamala.
Bc900-1530A,Incas,    Machu Picchu
1000-1600Ad,????,     Easter Island (4000km West of Chile)

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World Top 15 Diving Sites:

1, Sipadan-Borneo-E.Malaysia 
2, Ningaloo Reef-Western Australia
3, Grt Barrier Reef-Caymen Island
4, Yap-Micronesia (fish)
5, Chuuk Lagoon-Micronesia (jelly fish)
6, Viti Leve-Mana Isl- Fiji (reef)
7, Gizo-Solomon Island (wreckage)
8, Boracay-Philippines  (coral)
9, Banda Island-Indonesia (fish)
10, Ari Atoll-Maldive (fish)
11, Sharme-Sinai-Egypt  (coral)
12, Mosanbique/Madagascar (fish)
13, Crystal River-Florida
14, North Carolina (sharks)
15, Dominica-Carribbean  (fish, bubbles)
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World Heritage Sites in China: (33 WHS, world total 820)
C&N: Wu-Yi Mt, Thai Mt, Yellow Mt. (23 world total)
Nat: Wu-Ling-Yuan,Jou-Zhai-Gou,Huang-Long,3-river parallel (124 world total)
Cul: Great Wall, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven;
     Cheng-De Summer Villa, Qiu-Fu Confucious Temple, Zhou-Kou-Dian;
     Pin-Yao city, Terra Cotta, Mo-Kao-Ku, Putala Palace, Li-Jiang city;
     Wu-Dang Mt,ChongQin DaZhu Stone carving,Shu-Zhou Gardens, Ji-An Gaoguli;
     Yun-Gang Grottes, Lon-Men Grottes, Ming&Qing Tombs, Lu-Shan Mt;
     Qin-Cheng Mt.& Du-Jian-Yan Dam, Le-Shan Buddha & Er-Mei Mt., Xi-Di Village;
     Giant Panda Reserve, Macao Central, An-Yang YinXu.
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