5 countries that you have to go before death.

1.Egypt. Mikado Tut, The Pyramids, The Valley of the Kings. The catalogue's endless. But it’s decent not the history and the culture, it’s the mortals quite. Egyptians are many of the kindest and most liberal nation on the planet. They will receive you into their homes juice a second and supine if they keep halfway wind, they will share tangible keep secret you.

An afternoon on the Nile keep from an Egyptian felucca probe sailing your craft now the sun sets over the Nile agency Luxor is a once ropes a eternity understanding not to imitate wayward.

2. China. China is not sometime tribe first off be convinced of when plan a holiday…but they should, and hopefully succeeding the Olympics mark Beijing they will. Even if you could exclusively afford 7 to 10 days, an itinerary that takes in Beijing, Xian, a Yangtze River Cruise and Shanghai will be a great introduction.

And for an unforgettable experience, juts visit Guilin. Guilins landscape is amazing and totally unique. It can’t necessarily be called Mountainous as such, but the peaks that do rise, rise nearly vertically up into the mist.

If you get a chance take a ski lift up to one of the peaks and just stare in awe at the view, and if you are feeing adventurous, take a kart down a toboggan style run (about 3, 000 feet in length)!

3 Jordan. Handily located, if you plan it right you able to visit Egypt and Jordan join togetherto make a real trip to remember. Amman is a great city full of atmosphere, Petra is marvellous, but surely the can’t miss site is the Dead Sea. The only ocean in the world with so much salt in it, you actually float!

This alone makes Jordan a must see country and on top of what I have already mentioned, don’t forget the Wadi Rum, Aqaba, Jerash and the Kings Highway. A week in Jordan is good, but 10 days is better.

4 Hong Kong. Although there is much more to Hong Kong than just shopping, if you do love to shop, then Hong Kong is the place for you. A stroll along Nathan Road and a visit to the Temple Street retail just HAS to be done. And make sure you have your bargaining hat on as haggling is as big a part of the experience as the purchases themselves.

There lots more to Hong Kong too. The great thing is that despite it being a modern city, there is tradition around every corner. Don’t forget to take a trip to Victoria Peak and enjoy the stunning views and remember that even if it’s misty, there are 2 guys at the top who will take your picture and transpose it onto a picture of what you should see if the weather where not so poor! I suggest a couple of half day visits out to Lama and Lantau Islands too. A great way to escape the hustle and bustle of the craziness that is Hong Kong.

5 Thailand. Thailand suffers a little from it’s reputation of being a very hedonistic destination and while it is true that the is a very wild side to Thaialnd ( especially definite areas of Bangkok, Phucket etc ) there is also an amazing culture to immerse yourself in.

There really is everything there, adventure, culture and even for the not faint hearted, a place about 1 hour north of Thailand where you could go in, yes go in, with real live tigers. No cages, no chains, just you and around a dozen tigers. For me it was a thrill of a lifetime and without doubt it is just one of the numerous reasons that Thailand is in my top 5 of places you need to visit in the world

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