This is a round-up of 10 places I think are incredible and would love to see during my lifetime.
Some of them I’ve been to before, and thought they were so wonderful I have to go back for another trip.
1. GREECE
Image: Sunset in Oia – Karol M, Flickr.Image: Santorini – Pixabay, public domain.Image: Parthenon, Athens – Andrew Baldwin, Flickr.
2. DENMARK
Image: Christiansborg Palace Royal Library – Nelson L, Flickr.Image: Trelleborg Viking Fortress – Nelson L, Flickr.Image: The Little Mermaid statue, Copenhagen – Benson Kua, Flickr
Image: Markarfljot – Giuseppe Milo, Flickr.Image: Vestur-Skaftafellssysla – Gilad Rom, Flickr.Image: Eyjafjallajokull – Andreas Tille.
5. NEW ZEALAND
Image: Lake Gunn, South Island – Jocey K, Flickr.Image: Queenstown – Quiltsalad, Flickr.Image: Wellington City and Harbour at dusk – Russellstreet.
6. SWITZERLAND
Image: Sargans, Canton of St Gallen – Francisco Antunes, Flickr.Image: Canton of Uri – Grzegorz Jereczek, Flickr.Image: Lai da Palpuogna – Transformer18, Flickr.
7. ITALY
Image: Miramare castle, Trieste – Alessandro Caproni, Flickr.Image: Trentino Alto Adige – Giuseppe Milo, Flickr.Image: The Colosseum, Rome – Kevin Poh, Flickr.
Image: A full moon over Södermalm, Stockholm – Tobias Lindman, Flickr.Image: Stockholm – Phil Price, Flickr.
10. NORWAY
Image: Norway – Nils Tamlag, Flickr.Image: Geiranger Fjord – Les Haines, Flickr.Image: Eigerøya island near Egersund – Sten Dueland, Flickr.
Let me know your top 10 places to go in the comments; which your favourite pictures are from the ones I’ve featured here; and if you have any other recommendations for trips I should take!
I’m passionate about words, whether it's copy-editing, writing fiction, or research for a news article. I have a degree in English with Creative Writing from NUI Galway and a MA in Newspaper Journalism from City University London.
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