The places I need to see before I die or turn 30.

▲First step is the Taj Mahal.

 India in general is a country I absolutely want to visit, I have always loved the culture, the aesthetic, the spirit, the energy, the colors, the nature, the spirituality  ... obviously  I am also aware of how poor the country is, full of violence and inequalities. But the number one place I want to see there, and I could probably say in the whole world is the Taj Mahal. Why? I don't know exactly why that is, but I have always felt a pretty deep connection to that place. As far as I can remember, it has always been my favourite monument after the Eiffel Tower, I've always had all sorts of fantasies and beliefs about it. I am highly and strongly convinced that the people I will see it with, will be in my life forever. It's a pure product of my mind, but I just believe it for some reasons! That's why this place is so special. I'll probably cry when I stand in front of this majestic palace, and this is most likely, going to be one of the best moments of my life.

▲Egypt
Egypt was my first love. As a kid, I was obsessed with this country, collecting everything that was related to it, reading everything I could find about it, watching documentaries that everyone found pretty boring, making  egyptian like jewelry, dreaming about how wonderful, powerful, advanced and just brilliant this civilization was. Eventhough my interest has slightly shifted more to the asian side of the world now, I still have a great fascination for this country and somehow also a real tenderness. It breaks my heart to see that a so beautiful and welcoming country, which economy highly depends on tourism has to pay the consequences of the very unstable political situations of near by countries. This is actually the reason why I've never been there yet, and that is quite sad.

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▲Angkor temples.

Probably one of the most impressive and mysterious places ever. The Kmer civilization is actually pretty interesting, and they could have built cities and monuments, with infrastructure and size that were for that time, completely insanely big and advanced. It's just amazing to think of the life that was there before. And I apparently have a thing for ruins. What can I say?!

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 ▲ Jordan

Who wouldn't want to go to Jordan? The country is beautiful, full of historic sites, amazing monuments, the nature is beautiful and wild and you can even float in the dead sea! Petra only would make me fly there anyway. I more generally love arabic countries, and would just love to be able to visit Iran, Libya, Lebanon... 


There are many more places I am dreaming of. Obviously the whole world, or almost, appeals to me, but Easter Island, Zanzibar, Krakow, Croatia, Ushuaia and Bhutan are also some places I'm dying to go to ... 

There are so many amazing, beautiful, interesting places in the world, but it's always funny to see how people's opinions are different, and which countries attract them the most. As for me, it doesn't always have a realistic&logical reason, I tend to love places I've read about as a child, or heard so much during my childhood that I feel like we've been old lovers that never got to meet each other. For instance I'm well aware most people don't share my love and interest for eastern europe, but it will always hold a very very special place in my heart.

What about you? What are the places you absolutely want to see?

Let me know ! :)

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