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Old May 1st, 2007, 03:11 PM
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3 must visit places before you die!!

My wife and I got the book 1000 places to see before you die--way too many for our list. We started listing 3-5 places that we must see before we get"toooo olddd" What would your list look like?
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Amsterdam coffee shop
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As of today (& these are all places I have not been to yet) in no particular order - Iceland, Cuba & Nova Scotia. I also consider these reasonable, & doable.
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Actually,Nova Scotia was on my list. I also had Ireland, and New England states in Leaf season--always wanted to see the leaves-haven't done it-but are going this year
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Golden Gate Bridge
Paris
Israel
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Old May 1st, 2007, 03:58 PM
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There are so many places I haven't been, but of the ones I have...
Grand Canyon
New York City
California (drive along the coast)
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California( along the coast)--I may have to add an extra to my list.
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Of the places that I have visited, I think these are must sees:
1. Paris
2. San Francisco/Big Sur
3. Great Smoky Mtns./Blue Ridge Mtns.

The places that I want to see before I die:
1. Alaska
2. New York City
3. Bavaria Germany
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I live for that book.

Iceland
Santorini
Australia
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Auschwitz (Poland), Great Wall(China), Serengeti (Africa)
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Before I die I would love to see:
Greece (Delphi)
Norway's fjords
the Aurora Borealis from somewhere waaaaay up north!



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Old May 1st, 2007, 05:20 PM
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cmcfong--you listed "Norway's fjords",when I was a hippie several years ago, I took a trip to Stavanger,Norway for 2 week trip--stayed 8 weeks--that whole area is amazing and really did not want to come back after 8 weeks, but marriage was waiting for me.
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Alaska
Yellowstone-going this summer
Maine
Scotland
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A school
A church
A bawdy house
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Paris, South Pacific overwater bungalow, Alaska
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Faina, I have to laugh: that's what my dh keeps saying. He's serious.
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Three places I've been
Maui - the winery
San Francisco - all of it
The top of a mountain in the Rockies

Before I die I want to go to
Tuscany
Paris
San Francisco again - I mean that!

No one saying Las Vegas?
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Browerville, MN
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I must agree with Browerville,MN. Please don't miss the May 5th garage sales!
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Only 3???? Wow, then I would choose:

Taj Mahal/India (do-over for DH but new for me)

Antarctica

African Safari

Honorable mention:

French Polynesia & Cook Islands in a captained yacht




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