Wonders of the world

moutuakilla said:

ken_shabby said:

I'm off to Iceland on a Disney cruise later this month. We're visiting the Blue Lagoon which was on a list of 10 must see places I saw. I don't know if it counts as a wonder, but I have heard it is even more blue than the famous Blue Stone of Galveston.

Iceland is stunning. I would say the waterfalls, such as Gullfoss, trump the blue lagoon. Beautiful country, enjoy!

We're doing that the second day. Very happy too after seeing the photo, I'd be gutted to miss it. Something called the Golden Circle tour.

sam3110 said:

Cardinal Sin said:

Glencoe
Loch Ness
The Cullin Ridge on Skye
Giant's Causeway
The Lake District
The Dales
The Pembrokeshire Coast
The harbours of Cornwall
The Jurassic Coast
The White Cliffs of Dover
The Cliffs of Moher

In short, all the wonders of our green and pleasant islands. We have the most diverse geology and geography anywhere in the world - fact.

More diverse than USA?! I know you're biased, but I'm not sure Snowdonia and Cheddar Gorge compete with the Rockies and the Grand Canyon...

You've got to consider the size of the British Isles to the United States though... the latter has everything that we've got but break it down per State and its not so much. New Zealand is probably the most diverse with Britain close behind, few places you can go where you have Mountain ranges (Southern Alps just being one of them) | Winefields (Marlborough) | Volcanos (Akaroa / Auckland) | Plains (Canterburys) | Beaches (Nelson / Bay of Islands) and so forth.

Thats a landscape that pretty much changes dramatically every 50 / 100 miles

UK = Norwick beach for family reasons and London South Bank as a place that always reminds me what a great City I live in.

Europe = Tuscany. Italy is just a superb country and this is my most favourite part.

Worldwide = New Zealand South Island for the scenary and friendly people and Ndutu National Park, Tanzania for the day I spent looking at a Chetah family with 5/6 small Cubs which will always stay with me.

Dave2l said:

What is your favourite place in the world and why?

I will be visiting the colosseum today and to my suprise it is in fact one of the "7 wonders of the world".

The Taj Mahal is not within the list. I thought that was one of them. Guessed the others correctly.

You can name your favourite place. It does not necessarily have to be outside of the UK or anywhere even exotic but It is to be assumed that an answer like that maybe a sarcastic one.

If you mean the Colosseum in Rome, that's not one of the seven wonders of the world. The only one still in existence is the great pyramid at Giza. The others were the colossus of Rhodes, the hanging gardens of Babylon, the lighthouse at Alexandria, the statue of Zeus at Olympia, the temple of Artemis and the mausoleum at Halicarnassus. I suspect your confusing the Colosseum with the colossus.

As to my favourite place that's really difficult. I like so many of the places I've been to for so many different reasons, but I'd say the most amazing thing I've seen is the pyramids and the great sphinx at Giza.

Candidates among the places I've been

Glacier Bay, Alaska
Grand Canal, Venice
Great Wall of China
Grand Canyon, USA

AddicksAddict said:

Dave2l said:

What is your favourite place in the world and why?

I will be visiting the colosseum today and to my suprise it is in fact one of the "7 wonders of the world".

The Taj Mahal is not within the list. I thought that was one of them. Guessed the others correctly.

You can name your favourite place. It does not necessarily have to be outside of the UK or anywhere even exotic but It is to be assumed that an answer like that maybe a sarcastic one.

If you mean the Colosseum in Rome, that's not one of the seven wonders of the world. The only one still in existence is the great pyramid at Giza. The others were the colossus of Rhodes, the hanging gardens of Babylon, the lighthouse at Alexandria, the statue of Zeus at Olympia, the temple of Artemis and the mausoleum at Halicarnassus. I suspect your confusing the Colosseum with the colossus.

As to my favourite place that's really difficult. I like so many of the places I've been too for so many different reasons, but I'd say the most amazing thing I've seen is the pyramids and the great sphinx at Giza.

They did a 'modern' version recently:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New7Wonders_of_the_World

AddicksAddict said:

North Lower Neil said:

AddicksAddict said:

Dave2l said:

What is your favourite place in the world and why?

I will be visiting the colosseum today and to my suprise it is in fact one of the "7 wonders of the world".

The Taj Mahal is not within the list. I thought that was one of them. Guessed the others correctly.

You can name your favourite place. It does not necessarily have to be outside of the UK or anywhere even exotic but It is to be assumed that an answer like that maybe a sarcastic one.

If you mean the Colosseum in Rome, that's not one of the seven wonders of the world. The only one still in existence is the great pyramid at Giza. The others were the colossus of Rhodes, the hanging gardens of Babylon, the lighthouse at Alexandria, the statue of Zeus at Olympia, the temple of Artemis and the mausoleum at Halicarnassus. I suspect your confusing the Colosseum with the colossus.

As to my favourite place that's really difficult. I like so many of the places I've been too for so many different reasons, but I'd say the most amazing thing I've seen is the pyramids and the great sphinx at Giza.

They did a 'modern' version recently:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New7Wonders_of_the_World

But the OP says the Taj Mahal isn't in the list so I'd guess he's not referring to the new seven.

True.

ForeverAddickted said:

Milford Sound in New Zealand... Just stunning, even the Milford Road from Te Anau is just as good!!

Sadly, the day I went to Milford Sound the weather was horrible - it was so windy that several of the mini-waterfalls running down the side of the Sound were actually going upwards. But yeah, New Zealand is fantastic, so much beautiful and unusual scenery.

Too hard to pick one. As above, loads of places in NZ, Gullfoss falls in Iceland another good shout. A few others. Pretty much anywhere in Banff or Jasper National Parks, Canada.

Maligne Lake Jasper



Moraine Lake Banff



Sintra, Portugal, particularly Quinta de Regaleira



The harbour in Ullapool, Scotland (pint of freshly caught Langoustine at the Sea Thorth)

Valley Ant said:

Agreed that Lydford Gorge is a fantastic place as well.
Barmouth beach in North Wales was stunning as I recall.
The coast of Cornwall just about every inch

Love Barmouth. The Town is a bit of a dive (although has a nice Chippy), but if you park the other side of the estuary you can walk accross the railway bridge which is really lovely on a warm summer evening.

Wall of Tears - Maui. Make sure you get a small helicopter, the bigger ones can't get in as far.

North Lower Neil said:

blackpool72 said:

Looking at some of the most amazing photos on this thread just goes to show how wonderful this planet is.
I wish I was rich enough to visit them all.

Seriously - it's why I don't understand people who win the lottery then don't give up work - explore the world!

Ms AA is the only person I know who's got more out of the lottery than they put itn. She had a dream she'd won so she bought a ticket and she did win. Sadly, only a tenner, but she's still £9 up.

ForeverAddickted said:

Milford Sound in New Zealand... Just stunning, even the Milford Road from Te Anau is just as good!!

Wow!!

1StevieG said:

The 12 Apostles along the Great Ocean road.

Good call. I did that a while back. I suspect they haven't changed much