- Machu Picchu, Peru – remnants of a lost civilization
- Brazil – Rio, futbol, beaches, rainforests, shamans
- Nepal – Himalayas, trekking, tigers, monkeys, Buddhist temples
- India – Varanasi, the River Ganges, Hinduism, spice plantations, Indian cuisine, Rama Empire
- Maldives – Indian Ocean island paradise
- Ethiopia – Rastafari, Haile Selassie, Judaism, the source of the Nile, Menelik and the Ark of the Covenant
- South Africa – lions, leopards, elephants
- New Zealand – mountains, rivers, hobbits
(Machu Picchu – National Geographic photo)
What tops your list?
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