Having lived a life in this world, you don't want to miss out a chance on going to the best places and spots because you know, you just got one life. We all want to live to the fullest.
While I'm guessing that you all might already have a list of places where you have planned to go, but you can take out few minutes of your life and check this list of some unique places people don’t usually don’t consider much for holidays. But they will give you some world class experience!
Located in the Bay of Bengal, Andaman Islands is a beauty spot of India. Now, you would be guessing why I suggest this place while mentioning that this is a list of places which not many people consider for holidays. The reason is, the Jarawas. Jarawas is a primitive tribe of Andaman and also the people who have been living on the islands, breathing along with the seas since before foreign people landed on it and made it a tourist spot. Sadly, their extinction is predicted to be very near with estimated of only 250-400 individuals being alive from the tribe today. Inhabiting Andaman for atleast several thousand years, the Jarawas have largely shunned interactions with outsiders, the reason why today their culture, society and traditions are very poorly understood. Though, attempt of interactions, and photographing the Jarawas have been considered illegal under Indian law. You can actually see these people around various areas and also mostly, begging on the highways, and quietly share a word or two – breaking a rule or two doesn’t hurt much. You really don’t want to miss out the chance and being one of the very few people who would have the privilege of seeing an ancient tribe chain before their existence is uprooted from this planet.
The city of Pompeii is a wonder by it’s nature and will be a definite curiosity intriguing experience. Pompeii is an ancient Roman city near modern Naples, which was (along with Herculaneum and many surrounding villas) submerged in ashes about 2500 years ago when Visuvius Volcano erupted – the most old and dangerous volcanoes in Earth. Researchers believe that this city’s origins dates back to the 6th or 7th century BC, and was inhabited by the Oscans. The story of how the world got to know about this forgotten city is really overwhelming. A surviving letter by ‘Pliny the Younger’ was an informant of the incident, as he fled the city after he saw the eruption from a distance and also described the death of his uncle ‘Pliny the Elder’, an admiral of Roman fleet, who tried to rescue the citizens. It was a miracle after the city was dug up again at 1599 after being lost for about 1500 years, just to find many sites remaining as it is. Now, would you or would you not want to visit this ancient re-discovered beauty?
Now, these places are called “wonders†for a reason. They should definitely be on your list of places to go before you die and a probable best idea for a “selfie†to boast on your social network. The Christ Redeemer: Rio de Janeiro, Great Wall of China: China, Machu Picchu: Peru, Petra: Jordan, Pyramid at Chichen Itza: Mexico, Roman Colosseum: Rome and Taj Mahal: India are the New Seven Wonders of the world after the classic wonders of olden times.
This statue of Jesus stands some 38 meters tall, atop the Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro. Designed by Brazilian Heitor da Silva Costa and created by French sculptor Paul Landowski, it is one of the world’s best-known monuments. The statue took five years to construct and was inaugurated on October 12, 1931. It has become a symbol of the city and of the warmth of the Brazilian people, who receive visitors with open arms.
The Great Wall of China was built to link existing fortifications into a united defence system and better keep invading Mongol tribes out of China. It is the largest man-made monument ever to have been built and it is disputed that it is the only one visible from space. Many thousands of people must have given their lives to build this colossal construction.
In the 15th century, the Incan Emperor Pachacútec built a city in the clouds on the mountain known as Machu Picchu (“Old Mountainâ€). This extraordinary settlement lies halfway up the Andes Plateau, deep in the Amazon jungle and above the Urubamba River. It was probably abandoned by the Incas because of a smallpox outbreak and, after the Spanish defeated the Incan Empire, the city remained ‘lost’ for over three centuries. It was rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911.
On the edge of the Arabian Desert, Petra was the glittering capital of the Nabataean empire of King Aretas IV (9 B.C. to 40 A.D.). Masters of water technology, the Nabataeans provided their city with great tunnel constructions and water chambers. A theatre, modelled on Greek-Roman prototypes, had space for an audience of 4,000. Today, the Palace Tombs of Petra, with the 42-meter-high Hellenistic temple facade on the El-Deir Monastery, are impressive examples of Middle Eastern culture.
Chichén Itzá, the most famous Mayan temple city, served as the political and economic center of the Mayan civilization. Its various structures – the pyramid of Kukulkan, the Temple of Chac Mool, the Hall of the Thousand Pillars, and the Playing Field of the Prisoners – can still be seen today and are demonstrative of an extraordinary commitment to architectural space and composition. The pyramid itself was the last, and arguably the greatest, of all Mayan temples.
This great amphitheatre in the centre of Rome was built to give favors to successful legionnaires and to celebrate the glory of the Roman Empire. Its design concept still stands to this very day, and virtually every modern sports stadium some 2,000 years later still bears the irresistible imprint of the Colosseum’s original design. Today, through films and history books, we are even more aware of the cruel fights and games that took place in this arena, all for the joy of the spectators.
This immense mausoleum was built on the orders of Shah Jahan, the fifth Muslim Mogul emperor, to honor the memory of his beloved late wife. Built out of white marble and standing in formally laid-out walled gardens, the Taj Mahal is regarded as the most perfect jewel of Muslim art in India. The emperor was consequently jailed and, it is said, could then only see the Taj Mahal out of his small cell window. So, now since we are over with these seven wonders. Let’s move on to the next final place you would want to visit before you die.
If you are an old Windows user and have gone through the images they provide by default for Wallpapers and screensavers, I’m sure you wouldn’t have missed the photo of a beautiful sunset. Yes, that picture is the image of the beautiful ‘never setting sun’ of Norway. How wonderful it is to look at such a view without any fear of losing it very soon, isn’t it? The best place for any romantic moments to live with.
Lastly, ofcourse by 2050 there’s a chance to visit Mars if the scientific preparations and programmes by NASA go as intended. I am looking forward to that day, or atleast a space travel on Mr.Richard Branson’s space-shuttle for which there are already people enlisted. It will definitely be a “Out of the World†experience, now won’t it?
