"The world is a book,

those who do not travel read only a page."

                                                                                             ~ Saint Augustine

Since school life the urge of travelling around the world has always been an intimate passion, an earnest prayer, a peachy idea. The thought of one day with enough money saved, just packing a bag and setting off on a vacation to my favourite destination, has always been a source of my daydreams. Sometimes I wish I was bungee-ing in NewZealand, and at other times I imagine driving a Lamborghini on the Stelvio pass between Switzerland and Italy.

Thanks to Mom and Dad, I've been privileged enough to see a bit of the world till now, but hey, the Earth is too huge for a lifetime's worth of travel :) Which had got me wondering so far about the places that I have to see before I die. Hopefully I can complete my list and more.

So here they go, in no particular order.... (And yes I'm open to suggestions.... please!!!)


1. Machu Picchu (The lost city of the Incas), Peru

A pre-Columbian 15th-century city located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level. It is regarded to be the seat of the rulers of the Inca civilization of the 15th century AD, and was unknown to the outside world until its discovery in 1911 by Hiram Bingham. It was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 and in 2007, was voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in a worldwide Internet poll.




2. Fiordland & Mount Aspiring National Parks, New Zealand


The Fiordland National park is located in South West New Zealand World Heritage Area in New Zealand's South Island. It is one of the great wilderness areas of the Southern Hemisphere covered with snow-capped mountains, rivers of ice, deep lakes, unbroken forests and tussock grasslands produce a landscape of exceptional beauty. There are great trekking trails in this region and is a challenging tramping destination.

The Mount Aspiring National park includes the Mt Aspiring/Tititea (3033m), the largest mountain outside the Mt. Cook region of NZ. It is great for tramping, trekking, and mountaineering.

More to follow........