One of my life long dreams is to one day get the opportunity to travel around the world. And yes, so do 6 billion other people. But let's see how this is gonna go ...
Ever since I was a kid, my father told me stories of him going around the world and the experiences he had with different cultures. I was inspired and eager to one day do the same.
Now, when one usually says "I want to travel around the world", automatically, thoughts of iconic monuments, sculptures, landscapes, and cultural people come to mind. And sure, those are all great things to experience, but I want to go beyond ordinary travel experience and understand the differences and similarities between each unique lifestyle. The world is truly a utopia, and being encompassed in one region, one cannot appreciate & explore the beauty that is beyond ones 'borders'. I want to meet people of all cultures, explore foreign lands, and experience what my life would be like had I not been fortunate enough to be here. There is a whole other universe out there, and I want to observe & be awed by the nature surrounding it.
A few years later, when I was able to write and follow the globe, I began a list of all the places I would one day like to visit. I was a kid yearning for adventure. As the years passed, this list kept growing. This morning however, I don't know what came over me, but I decided to type it all out in a .txt file, and make a quick program to sort them. I believe I have a substantial knowledge of world geography & attractions, and so, here's a compiled a list (in alphabetical order) of places I would one day like to visit (excluding Canada - That's another list by itself):
- Abu Simbel, Egypt
- Agra, India
- Ala Archa Gorge, Kyrgyzstan
- Alhambra, California
- Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Angor Wat, Cambodia
- Antseranana, Madagascar
- Area 51, Nevada
- Athens, Greece
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Auki, Solomon Islands
- Austin, Texas
- Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Batik, Morocco
- Beijing, China
- Bengal Jungle, India
- Berlin, Germany
- Boulders Beach, South Africa
- Brisbane, Australia
- Brussels, Belgium
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Cairo, Egypt
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
- Chakachino, Zambia
- Chicago, Illinois
- Chichen Itza, Mexico
- Christmas Island, Australia
- Chuuk, Micronesia
- Cologne, Germany
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Dublin, Ireland
- East Jerusalem, West Bank
- Easter Islands, Chile
- Ephesus, Turkey
- Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
- Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland
- Golden Temple, India
- Grand Canyon, Arizona
- Great Barrier Reef, Australia
- Great Wall Of China, China
- Gurgaon, India
- Half Moon Caye, Belize
- Haute-Piccardie, France
- Hawaii, USA
- Hong Kong, China
- Impenetrable Forest, Uganda
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Kilimanjaro Summit, Tanzania
- Kish Island, Iran
- Kjeragbolten, Norway
- Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Lancelin, Australia
- Las Vegas, California
- Lemur Island, Madagascar
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Lisse, The Netherlands
- London, England
- Los Angeles, California
- Luang Prabang, Laos
- Machu Picchu, Peru
- Madrid, Spain
- Male, Maldives
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Miami, Florida
- Mokolodi, Botswana
- Monte Alban, Mexico
- Montreal, Quebec
- Monument Valley, Arizona
- Moscow, Russia
- Mulindi, Rwanda
- Mumbai, India
- Munich, Germany
- Mutianyu, China
- Neko Harbor, Antarctica
- Nellis Airspace, Nevada
- New York, New York
- Panama Canal, Panama
- Paris, France
- Paro, Bhutan
- Persepolis, Iran
- Petra, Jordan
- Poria, Papua New Guinea
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Pretoria, South Africa
- Princeton, New Jersey
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Rock Islands, Palau
- Rome, Italy
- Routeburn Valley, New Zealand
- Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
- San Francisco, California
- Sana'a, Yemen
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Seattle, Washington
- Seljalandsfoss, Iceland
- Seoul, South Korea
- Shiraz, Iran
- Siberia, Russia
- Singapore, Singapore
- Sossusvlei, Namibia
- South Shetland Islands, England
- Soweto, South Africa
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Stone Town, Zanzibar
- Stonehenge, England
- Suhbaatar, Mongolia
- Sydney, Australia
- Tagaytay, The Phillipines
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Teotihuacan, Mexico
- The South Island, New Zealand
- Thimphu, Bhutan
- Tikal, Guatemala
- Timbaktu, Mali
- Tokyo, Japan
- Tongatapu, Tonga
- Tsavo, Kenya
- Uluru, Australia
- Vava'u, Tonga
- Venice, Italy
- Very Large Array, New Mexico
- Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
- Wadi Rum, Jordan
- Wainivilase, Fiji
- Warsaw, Poland
- Washington D.C, USA
- Yangon, Myanmar
- Yosemite National Park, Nevada
Note: I have already visited some of the places mentioned above. However, I'd like to visit them once more - Why not?
In 1971, a French ethnomusicologist recorded a traditional folk song in the Solomon Islands, near Papua New Guinea. The song, Rorogwela, was sung by a young women named Afunakwa. In 1992, Rorogwela was sampled by Deep Forest and used in a song called "Sweet Lullaby". The song became an international pop hit, selling over 3 million copies.
Enjoy this traditional folk song - it's really unique even if you don't necessarily understand it.
Though this dream is not a realistic option for me, I am somewhat of an optimistic environmentalist, and therefore, in the future I will do everything in my limited power to make this dream come true and explore all different kinds of environments and have a new grasp on how beautiful the world really is and why it should be preserved & protected.
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