100 trips you must take in your lifetime

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100 trips you must take in your lifetime

Jennifer Polland and Julie Zeveloff | Feb. 22, 2013

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Marvel at the majestic scenery in Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, Chile.

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See giant tortoises and sea lions in the Galapagos Islands.

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Taste some of the best pizza in the world in Naples, Italy.

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Drive a classic car in Havana, Cuba.

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Cruise the Las Vegas Strip.

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Clamber over the ruins of Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

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Stroll along the banks of the river Seine in Paris.

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Spot bison in Yellowstone National Park.

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Sleep in an ice hotel. (There's one in Quebec, Canada, and another in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden.)

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Dress in costume for Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Admire Frank Gehry's twisting, undulating architecture at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.

Flickr/Lauren Manning

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Get lost inside Istanbul's Grand Bazaar.

AP / Murad Sezer

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Drink beer from a stein during Oktoberfest in Munich.

Getty Images / Alexandra Beier

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Float in the Dead Sea in Israel.

Flickr/Christian Haugen

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Watch the sun set over the Mediterranean Sea from Santorini, one of the most beautiful Greek Islands.

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Sample phenomenal street food, like laksa or fish ball soup, at a hawker center in Penang, Malaysia.

Flickr/Charles Haynes

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Soak in the steamy waters of the Blue Lagoon, outside of Reykjavík, Iceland.

Flickr/Vesna Middelkoop

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Amble through the old Spanish Colonial streets of Cartagena, Colombia.

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Wander through the lush gardens of the Villa d'Este in Tivoli, Italy.

Flickr/Patrick Denker

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Navigate the backwaters of Kerala, India, on a houseboat.

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Sip hot mulled wine at a Christmas Market in Germany.

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Feed swimming pigs in Exuma, the Bahamas.

Flickr/ cdorobek

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Travel through Europe in style on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express train.

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Bathe in a cenote (a deep natural sinkhole) in the Yucatan, Mexico.

Shutterstock / Alex James Bramwell

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Check out the Art Deco architecture in South Beach, Miami.

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Spend a night on a junk boat in Halong Bay, Vietnam.

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Explore the grand mansions of Newport, Rhode Island.

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See the reflection of the spectacular Rocky Mountains in Moraine Lake in Banff National Park, Canada.

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Watch an active volcano erupt in Arenal, Costa Rica.

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Stay in a hut over the clear aqua water in Bora Bora.

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Feast on a steak at Peter Luger Steakhouse in Brooklyn, New York.

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Live like a Maharaja at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, India.

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The otherworldly rock formations in Salta province, Argentina.

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Traverse the lush rice paddies in Bali, Indonesia.

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Snorkel at Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

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Watch the sun rise over the jungle from the top of an ancient Mayan pyramid in Tikal, Guatemala.

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Experience the Lunar New Year celebrations in Singapore.

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Trek to the Salar de Uyuni, the massive salt flat in Bolivia.

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Take in the view from the observation deck of Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building.

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Go on safari in the Serengeti during the Great Migration.

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Get lost in the maze of gardens at the Palace of Versailles.

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View the colorful, ramshackle homes built into the cliffs of Valparaíso, Chile.

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Hike "The Wave" rock formation at Coyote Buttes, Arizona.

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Ride the canals of Xochimilco, outside of Mexico City in a trajinera (a brightly-painted non-motorized barge).

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Explore the streets of Petra, an ancient rock city in Jordan.

Mamta Badkar

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Sip on afternoon tea at the Llao Llao Hotel in the mountains of Bariloche, Argentina.

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Picnic in Antoni Gaudí's surreal Park Güell in Barcelona.

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Witness a sunrise at Uluru, a massive sandstone rock formation in central Australia.

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Catch some colored beads at a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans.

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Climb to the top of Huayna Picchu for a bird's-eye view of Machu Picchu.

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Step onto the floating islands of Lake Titicaca, which are still inhabited by the indigenous Uros people.

Bruce Tuten Savannah / Flickr

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Float in the sky-high infinity pool atop the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore.

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Hike along the unrestored section of the Great Wall of China.

Courtesy of Rindge Leaphart

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Visit each of the five villages of Italy's Cinque Terre.

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Play with sea turtles on a black sand beach in Hawaii.

Flickr/S Carpenter

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Stroll around the megayacht-filled Port de Monaco.

Julie Zeveloff/Business Insider

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Dance until sunrise at the all-night Full Moon Party on the island of Ko Pha Ngan, Thailand.

joestump/Flickr

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Share a beer at the Lazy Lizard at the Split, a laid-back beach bar in Caye Caulker, Belize.

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Gaze at the Aurora Borealis from Lapland.

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Gawk at the mysterious Moai statues on Easter Island.

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Ride a dogsled through the backcountry terrain of Montana.

Donnie Sexton

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Snap a photo of Madagascar's playful, bushy-tailed lemurs.

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Thunder through the sand dunes outside Abu Dhabi on a desert safari.

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Swim with the stingrays in the Maldives.

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Get a glimpse of Chinese history with the terra cotta warriors of Xi'an.

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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Dublin, Ireland.

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Run with the bulls at Pamplona's Fiesta de San Fermin.

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Marvel at the Great Pyramid of Giza.

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View Victoria Falls on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia.

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Navigate through icebergs on a cruise to Antarctica.

Courtesy of the photographer

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Visit the mining town of Kolmanskop, Namibia, before it is buried in sand.

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Sail through the Three Gorges region of China's Yangtze River.

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Tour Krak de Chevaliers, a medieval castle in Syria.

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Attend a cherry blossom festival in Japan.

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Inhale the sweet aroma of the lavender fields of Provence.

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Explore the Alhambra, a palace and fortress complex in Granada, Spain.

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Dine on fresh seafood at a beachfront restaurant in Bahia, Brazil.

Courtesy of Mariangela Rebua

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Spend a night at Richard Branson's ultra-luxurious Caribbean retreat, Necker Island.

Robert Libetti / Business Insider

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Take in New York City from the Top of the Rock observation deck at Rockefeller Center.

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Ride a gondola between Canada's breathtaking Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains.

Bruce Rowles/Whistler Blackcomb

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Spot a scarlet macaw in Costa Rica's Corcovado

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Play a hand of blackjack in one of Macau's enormous casinos.

Dennis Wong / Flickr, CC

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Take a helicopter ride over the awe-inspiring Juneau Icefield in Alaska.

Jay Galvin/Flickr

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Sleep in a traditional Moroccan riad in Marrakesh.

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Taste wine in the Stellenbosch, South Africa's biggest winemaking region.

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Bungy jump in Queenstown, New Zealand, the "adventure capital of the world."

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Drive through a giant Redwood in Northern California.

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Traverse Russia aboard the Trans-Siberian railway.

Screenshot via Golden Eagle Luxury Trains

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Breathe in the fresh air at Mt. Everest.

Flickr/Runner Lee

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Dance to klezmer music in Krakow, Poland.

Flickr/Grzegorz Chorus

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Take an architectural tour of Chicago by boat.

Flickr/Monika Thorpe

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Relax in the thermal pools of Ischia, an island off the coast of Italy.

Niki-Photography/Flickr

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Head to the Nevada Desert in August for the annual Burning Man art festival.

*christopher*/Flickr

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Feel inspired by Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow's Red Square.

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Play a round of golf in St. Andrews, Scotland.

Courtesy of Kalos Golf

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Walk around the ancient city walls of Dubrovnik.

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Spend New Year's Eve watching the fireworks show over Sydney Harbour.

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See what Seoul's ritzy Gangnam neighborhood is really all about.

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Get a caffeine jolt at a famous Viennese kaffeehaus.

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Go on an eco-tour in the jungles of Borneo.

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