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I am planning to travel around the world later this year. Apart from all the usual places I'll visit; I got to thinking about the unusual/unknown places that may have uniqueness or interest about them that others don't know about.

What might I miss if I didn't know about the place you know of?

If I were you, I wouldn't travel around the world... you should go to a couple of places and stay there for a while that way you can get a better sense of what the place is like. Sure, you won't see as many places, but you'll see the places you visit better than you would otherwise.

Acres of aesthetically-mediocre concrete industrial estates, the set of The Office, numerous kebab shops...

Um a few hills, lots of rain and clouds, lot's of roads that lead to nowhere, various cities and no proper countryside. Nearby beaches are pretty cold, but it's good if you want to pay through the nose for basic services and nice people, better in the summer than winter (believe me i've lived it).

Lapland, and the northern tip of Norway. If possible, arrange to spend a few days on horseback. That's quite an experience.

I am planning to travel around the world later this year. Apart from all the usual places I'll visit; I got to thinking about the unusual/unknown places that may have uniqueness or interest about them that others don't know about.

What might I miss if I didn't know about the place you know of?

Hmmm, if you're a cynical repubitarian like me, you could go to Detroit and watch the american economy crumble as thousands of workers get laid off.

Or, if you're not in that frame of mind, I'd say its worthwhile to visit the Upper Peninsula in Michigan (just not in July), or the Adirondacks (absolutely gorgeous), or the Appalachians in Pennslyvania. The backwoods of Jamaica can be really beautiful too, just stay out of the slums. It's also probably a good idea to keep yourself armed.

Lapland, and the northern tip of Norway. If possible, arrange to spend a few days on horseback. That's quite an experience.

Interesting suggestion. Are Laplanders as genetically weird as racist medieval texts suggest? I've always wondered what it was that gave those writers the suggestion that Laplanders were non-human or some other kind of human. Weird stuff. :p

few places ive been that i would highly recommend

-Cook islands
-Prague
-trans siberian railway
-the Peloponnese + Athens

Wait, this isn't about Carmen Sandiego?

Try...Belgium. *nod*

Hmmm, if you're a cynical repubitarian like me, you could go to Detroit and watch the american economy crumble as thousands of workers get laid off.

Or, if you're not in that frame of mind, I'd say its worthwhile to visit the Upper Peninsula in Michigan (just not in July), or the Adirondacks (absolutely gorgeous), or the Appalachians in Pennslyvania. The backwoods of Jamaica can be really beautiful too, just stay out of the slums. It's also probably a good idea to keep yourself armed.

Thanks for the info about Michigan & Pennysylvania but I think I'll miss out on the Jamacian backwoods....no room for weapons.

I'd also recomend Pennsylvania Mountain Country. I live there.. and I am still taken away by how beautiful it can be. Its pretty unique in the fact that you can be less than 50 yards from civilization and seem like you are lost in the wilderness forever. You can look out the window of a 30 story Scyscraper in PIttsburgh and see endless forests. (PIttsburgh is not nearly as dirty as people claim, they have cleaned up immensly)

... is Carmen Sandiego?

Uhm, you'll miss rocky mountains, gorgeous green landscape, ocean, forest, bald eagles... stretches of farmland... really good sushi. Really good multicultural food in general.

Personally, I'm a fan of Vancouver.

-trans siberian railway

I would also highly recommend that. Oh yes. I'd love to do that. I'm going to Russia next year to study, so it might happen. :D

What might I miss if I didn't know about the place you know of?

Bronze pigs eating out of the rubbish, and giant steel balls
http://www.geocities.com/squirrel_emma/balls.jpg

you're asking a forum predominately made up of Yanks where to go in the world...when 90% of americans dont even own a passport and think Wales is a suburb of London??

Good luck on that one :confused:

If you're rich enough, buy a trip to the ISS on the space shuttle!

If not...I don't know...Alaska? The Philippines is nice, too. And so is Japan.
And Ireland is pretty cool...

I am planning to travel around the world later this year. Apart from all the usual places I'll visit; I got to thinking about the unusual/unknown places that may have uniqueness or interest about them that others don't know about.

What might I miss if I didn't know about the place you know of?The Wieliczka Salt Mine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wieliczka_Salt_Mine) is rather amazing from what I've seen on TV.

If you don't mind the rain, Ireland can be a spectacularly beautiful place. Especially in the Spring.

amsterdam.... nice prostitutes and 420

you're asking a forum predominately made up of Yanks where to go in the world...when 90% of americans dont even own a passport and think Wales is a suburb of London??

Good luck on that one :confused:

He only has 309 posts, still just a pup. He'll learn soon enough.

you're asking a forum predominately made up of Yanks where to go in the world...when 90% of americans dont even own a passport and think Wales is a suburb of London??

Good luck on that one :confused:

hey i'm not a yank thank you, so that's not everyone from US and there are folk from Netherlands, Germany, Scandinavia, Canada amongst others.
And i've been to Wales, it's okay if you like countryside (well the bit i visited).

you're asking a forum predominately made up of Yanks where to go in the world...when 90% of americans dont even own a passport and think Wales is a suburb of London??

Good luck on that one :confused:

I have triple nationality English, Belgian, Swiss. Not quite what I'd call a Yank.



The laps are similar to the inuits I think, different, but not that different. Either way, they're a rare breed. Most people in the area are either Finns on the Finnish side or Norwegians on the Norwegian side. Both Europeans races. Speaking of wales, that's also a great place to visit. If you're at all a climber, it's heaven. But it's magnificent either way.

you're asking a forum predominately made up of Yanks where to go in the world...when 90% of americans dont even own a passport and think Wales is a suburb of London??

Good luck on that one :confused:

I'm Irish

You should try a bit of rainforest and/or cloudforest if you've not seen them before.

My personal highlights so far have been the Uyuni salt plain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salar_de_Uyuni), Machu Picchu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_picchu), and the Nazca lines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_Lines).

They made all the more impact on me because I saw them all in the space of a few weeks, and went overland between them. I think Dakini is right - it's probably much better to take things a bit slower and absorb more, rather than doing a whistle-stop tour of too much. Though everybody has different tastes, I guess.

you're asking a forum predominately made up of Yanks where to go in the world...when 90% of americans dont even own a passport and think Wales is a suburb of London??

Good luck on that one :confused:

Wales a suburb of London? lol :D

No, I've NEVER thought that.

What I always thought was that Wales (and England) was another name for the United Kingdom as a whole.

Until I saw it on Google Earth.

Wales a suburb of London? lol :D

No, I've NEVER thought that.

What I always thought was that Wales (and England) was another name for the United Kingdom as a whole.

Until I saw it on Google Earth.

Well the worst i heard was some American guy thought Scotland was a county in England, that England was basically the UK.
Or that it was the US who colonised Europe after the Asians took over.:rolleyes:, i despair at some people.

Wales a suburb of London? lol :D

No, I've NEVER thought that.

What I always thought was that Wales (and England) was another name for the United Kingdom as a whole.

Until I saw it on Google Earth.

WHAT!!
Wales was another name for the UK? lol

:eek:

Few people have been to Africa, there are some palces where you can go and stay in a hut and the village pretty much takes care of you and they have their entire economy centered around tourists.
One that comes to mind is a Hippo preservation park (what are they called) in Ghana.

you're asking a forum predominately made up of Yanks where to go in the world...when 90% of americans dont even own a passport and think Wales is a suburb of London??

Good luck on that one :confused:

FYI, I'm American and I :eek: know where Wales is.

They're swimming mammals!! Gosh!! :p

FYI, I'm American and I :eek: know where Wales is.

They're swimming mammals!! Gosh!! :p

haha...well im from Wales and I guess that make me Ahab ;)

I've always wanted to see Machu Picchu (http://www.history.ucla.edu/images/field-imaes/Machu_Picchu.JPG), it looks incredible. South America has tons of places like it that often go unseen by the rest of the world.

Check out Mt. Pilatus in Lucerne, Switzerland - its incredible.

You need to say where your starting out from. I'm not really into going to 3rd world countries unless your one of those extreme sports types. I like the classic cities - Paris, London, Rome, Montreal, Toronto. But I do agree with EC - go to da damn and grass it up and stuff the bean pole while drinking fine ales..:eek:



amsterdam.... nice prostitutes and 420

You need to say where your starting out from. I'm not really into going to 3rd world countries unless your one of those extreme sports types. I like the classic cities - Paris, London, Rome, Montreal, Toronto. But I do agree with EC - go to da damn and grass it up and stuff the bean pole while drinking fine ales..:eek:

Seeing as I was only in Amsterdam 4 weeks ago (as well as Paris, Florence and Naples), I'm looking for places that I've not been to and don't know about. To be honest the USA doesn't rock my boat, though I am willing to be convinced. I'm looking at laces in South America, Africa, Asia and Oceana......Europe, been there, done that................

The Ossuary at Sedlec, in the Czech Republic.

It's an entire church constructed from nothing but human bones.

The Ossuary at Sedlec, in the Czech Republic.

It's an entire church constructed from nothing but human bones.

I've never heard of that. It sounds gruesome but also interesting.

I suggest skipping work for a week and just being a lazy bastard at home

Where in the world?

PC world!

there I said it I hope your happy

The Ossuary at Sedlec, in the Czech Republic.

It's an entire church constructed from nothing but human bones.

That's awesome, despite the weirdness of it. I'd love to go there.