12 PLACES TO VISIT BEFORE YOU KICK THE BUCKET

All of us will kick the bucket some day. So, while we have time on God’s green earth- we might as well head out and find some of the most awesome, breathtaking, and coolest places on the planet to see. Take in the sights, enjoy the scenery, and breath in more than just that stale office air. Here is a list of some of the best places you must visit before you bid this place farewell.

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YOSEMITE

Yosemite National Park is in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees, and for Tunnel View, the iconic vista of towering Bridalveil Fall and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome.

GREECE

Greece is one of the most popular destinations for those wanting to explore a wide range of sights and scenery. Greece is also known for its beaches, from the black sands of Santorini to the party resorts of Mykonos.

PETRA, JORDAN

JORDAN Travel list MENSLIST — Petra is a famous archaeological site in Jordan’s southwestern desert. Accessed via a narrow canyon called Al Siq, it contains tombs and temples carved into pink sandstone cliffs, earning its nickname, the “Rose City.” Perhaps its most famous structure is 45m-high Al Khazneh, a temple with an ornate, Greek-style facade, and known as The Treasury.

MACHU PICCHU, PERU

Surrounded by forests in the province of Urubamba (Cusco), Machu Picchu annually receives approximately 1 and a half million visits. Will you be the 1.5 million and 1st?

HALONG BAY, VIETNAM

Travelers visit Halong Bay for an up-close look at its amazing limestone islands, rock formations and caves. Junk boat tours and sea kayak expeditions take visitors past islands named for their shapes, including Stone Dog and Teapot islets. The region is popular for scuba diving, rock climbing and hiking, particularly in mountainous Cát Bà National Park.

MONUMENT VALLEY, USA

This great valley boasts sandstone masterpieces that tower at heights of 400 to 1,000 feet, framed by scenic clouds casting shadows that graciously roam the terrain. The famous, steeply sloped Mittens buttes can be viewed from the road or from overlooks such as John Ford’s Point.

LEVANTO, ITALY

The town is on the coast at the mouth of a river valley, between hills thickly wooded with olive and pine trees. This town is the perfect starting-point for visiting the picturesque villages of Cinque Terre. From Levanto you can easily reach the five villages by train in only 10 minutes, by boat or by foot through guided tracks. Levanto has a long sandy beach, shops and good restaurants. This popular sea resort is surrounded by a green valley of pine forests, olive groves, vineyards and small medieval villages.

PLITVICE LAKES, CROATIA

Plitviče Lakes National Park is a 295-sq.-km forest reserve in central Croatia. It’s known for a chain of 16 terraced lakes, joined by waterfalls, that extend into a limestone canyon. Walkways and hiking trails wind around and across the water, and an electric boat links the 12 upper and 4 lower lakes. The Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia’s most popular tourist attraction, was granted UNESCO World Heritage status in 1979.

VAITĀPĒ, FRENCH POLYNESIA

Vaitāpē, French Polynesia Vaitape is located on the western side of the main island of Bora Bora. Vaitape is the largest city of Bora Bora Island in French Polynesia. It has a population of 4,927, about half of the island’s population. Gorgeous views, over water accommodations, and water as clear as that drink you could be drinking.

GEIRANGER FJORD, NORWAY

The deep blue UNESCO-protected Geirangerfjord is surrounded by majestic, snow- covered mountain peaks, wild waterfalls and lush, green vegetation. The Geirangerfjord is one of Norway’s most popular natural attractions. The Geirangerfjord is often consideren Norway’s jewel in the crown. Surrounded by majestic mountain peaks, steep cliffs and cascading waterfalls, this is the place to see.

BATU CAVES, MALAYSIA

Batu Caves is a limestone hill that has a series of caves and cave temples in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia. Malaysia’s Batu Caves are home to one of the most important Hindu shrines in the world: a joyful homage to Lord Murugan. It takes its name from the Malay word batu, meaning ‘rock’. The hill was originally known as Kapal Tanggang from the legend of Si Tanggang. The rainbow of colours from the Hindu temple mixed with the backdrop of the limestone caves provides a spectacular site to be seen.

MCWAY FALLS, USA

McWay Falls is an 80-foot-tall waterfall on the coast of Big Sur in central California that flows year-round from McWay Creek in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, about 37 miles south of Carmel, into the Pacific Ocean. During high tide, it is a tidefall, a waterfall that empties directly into the ocean. Now McWay Falls only kisses the ocean when high tide waves roll ashore. Because it is capable of spilling right into the ocean, McWay Falls can be categorized as a “tidefalls,” making it a rare attraction.