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bear495 Joined: May 03 Points: 8634 Posts: 177 Posted: 2006-01-30 01:20:00    Rudi, Once again you have provided an extensive list that can please almost anyone. Thank you for the excellent research. Please keep informing us. Russ --- "Own only what you can carry with you; know language, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag." Alexander Solzhenitsyn Reply    Reply with quote    Contact bear495   rangutan Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 34752 Posts: 1044 Posted: 2006-12-21 11:41:00    .... I find the natural wonders in this world far more impressing. All those "new wonders" are quite easy to build with enough motivation and capital. Those that I have visited somehow always seem smaller and plain than described or in pictures! I find invention & exploration achievements far more as wonders: - The 3 Books: Bible, Koran & Torah - Discovery of Penicillin - Discovery of X-Rays - Landing on the Monn - The United Nations Organisation - The PC - The Internet For www.n7w.com I expect that voters choose to vote for wonders from their home-country or neighbours first (like at "Eurovision") which gives a false result. Also, only those with internet vote! :- ( RR P.S: For a fair list of 830 UNESCO wonders and tips for your next journey, see also: www.listsofbests.com/list/4 [ This Message was edited by: rangutan on 2006-12-21 13:24 ] --- Rudolf "Rangutan" Graspointner Reply    Reply with quote    Contact rangutan   picasso Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 10057 Posts: 79 Posted: 2006-12-21 22:06:00    I also would like to add: 1.Lake Baikal in Russia-the largest fresh water lake 2. Caspian sea-the largest salt water lake 3. Lombard street in San Francisco-the most crooked street in the world and the most photographed street in the world 4.Yellowstone National Park 5.Colca canyon in Peru-said to be the dippest one in the world. 7.Pacific ocean-the dippest and the largest in the world 8.Sequoia trees-the largest and longest lived trees in the world-over 2000 years. --- BORIS Reply    Reply with quote    Contact picasso   rangutan Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 34752 Posts: 1044 Posted: 2007-01-22 18:59:00    Kenny "wlin" Posted: 2007-01-21 04:13:00 As u know, there are a voting for new 7 wonders! there are 21 finalist,pls chose 7: 1 Acropolis,Athen,Greece 2 Geat Wall of China 3 Eiffel Tower, Paris 4 Stonehenge, UK 5 The Statues of Liberty, USA 6 Sydney Opera House, Australia 7 Colloseum, Rome, Italy 8 Taj Mahal, India 9 Pyramid of Giza, Egypt 10The Pyramid at Chichén Itza,Mexico 11Christ Redemmer, Brazil 12Statues of Easter Island, Chile 13The Hagia Sophia,Istanbul, Turkey 14Kiyomizu Temple, Japan 15The Kremlin and Red Square, Russia 16Machu Picchu, Peru 17Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany 18Petra, Jordan 19Timbuktu,Mali 20Angkor Wat, Cambodia 21Alhambra, Spain if u want to know more, u can go to the website www.new7wonders.com Hello Kenny and welcome to GLOBO, hope to see and hear more of you! Most people vote for targets in their own country and neighbourhood so the winners are automatically the most informed with internet connection and those where the voters are from! I am well travelled and have no home and am very independent and flexible, my honhest votes are for: These are Isabelle's picks: 01Taj Mahal, India 02Machu Picchu, Peru 03Great Wall of China 04The Pyramid at Chichén Itza,Mexico 05The Kremlin and Red Square, Russia 06Stonehenge, UK 07Angkor Wat, Cambodia "But I have to admit I still want these two as well!" 07Pyramid of Giza, Egypt 07Petra, Jordan Difficult decisions! "Take care isabelle" [ This Message was edited by: rangutan on 2007-01-22 19:12 ] --- Rudolf "Rangutan" Graspointner Reply    Reply with quote    Contact rangutan   rangutan Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 34752 Posts: 1044 Posted: 2007-01-22 19:04:00    My 7 noble and irrelevant nominations are: 2 Geat Wall of China 8 Taj Mahal, India 9 Pyramids of Giza, Egypt 10 The Pyramid at Chichén Itza,Mexico 12 Statues of Easter Island, Chile 14 Kiyomizu Temple, Japan 16 Machu Picchu, Peru R'Rudi --- Rudolf "Rangutan" Graspointner Reply    Reply with quote    Contact rangutan   pkirwa1 Joined: May 07 Points: 12 Posts: 2 Posted: 2007-05-07 12:02:00    The following list of the top seven tourist travel wonders Great Pyramids of Giza Great Wall of China Taj Mahal Serengeti Migration Galapagos Grand Canyon Machu Picchu You can see more information available at http://www.vacationsafaris.com/Seven_Wonders_of_the_World/ If you will like to travel to seven wonders you can see itinerary model at http://www.vacationsafaris.com/7wonders/world.html --- Peter K Seven Wonders Specialist Reply    Reply with quote    Contact pkirwa1   bertison Premium account Joined: Oct 05 Points: 4399 Posts: 54 Posted: 2007-07-09 17:40:00    now we knew the 7 'new' wonders and i dont want to comment if it is right or wrong, especially because its an private initiative of an businessman. who says that 90mill. votes tells the truth. what happend with the folks who are unable to vote by phone or www. and the next count is waiting, the New 7 Wonders of Nature, New 7 Wonders of Technology, 7 Symbols of Peace. lets take it humorous ... just some thoughts [ This Message was edited by: bertison on 2007-07-09 17:42 ] --- wer sp?ter bremst ist l?nger schnell Reply    Reply with quote    Contact bertison   mistybleu Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 53340 Posts: 245 Posted: 2007-07-09 22:47:00    I think when the first Seven Wonders where chosen, I'm sure it was done by scholars and the general public didn't have a say. Now we have a say (well the richer, technologically minded). I think it's a but of fun, as it won't change anything? I'm not sure, may be the ones chosen will see more tourists, but we will still want to see the others that didn't make the cut. --- "So many places, so little time" ((*_*)) Reply    Reply with quote    Contact mistybleu   mistybleu Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 53340 Posts: 245 Posted: 2007-07-09 23:01:00    I've just checked the New7wonders website (www.n7w.com) and it appears that the icons have been chosen. There winners are: The Great Wall, China Petra, Jordan Christ Redeemer, Brazil Machu Picchu, Peru Chichén Itzá, Mexico The Roman Colosseum, Italy The Taj Mahal, India The only funny thing is that the Pyramids of Giza doesn't appear; whilst it is the only surviving from the original list; and of course three are from the Americas. --- "So many places, so little time" ((*_*)) Reply    Reply with quote    Contact mistybleu   labanda123 Joined: Jul 07 Points: 4 Posts: 1 Posted: 2007-07-25 14:22:00    I found a great replica of a MAYAN PYRAMID on ebay. You should check it out! Reply    Reply with quote    Contact labanda123   Page: 1 2 3