National Geographic Adventure’s Top 2007 Destinations
Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 01.03.07 | 1:54 PM ET
Where to go this year? The world is wide open, but some countries seem particularly good choices now. For the December 2006/January 2007 issue of National Geographic Adventure, I worked with editors on a list of six countries offering compelling reasons to visit soon. Among them: China (now’s a great time to check out the new train to Lhasa); Morocco (for a major splurge before a visit to the High Atlas Mountains, spend a night at the historic, Winston Churchill-approved La Mamounia hotel in Marrakech, due to reopen this year after a renovation); and Brazil (TAM airlines is now flying nonstop between Miami and Manaus, making a visit to the Amazon easier than ever). To further stoke some wanderlust and inspire, the magazine celebrates the feats of a number of travelers, including the “new Magellans,” Colin Angus and Julie Wafael, who recently circumnavigated the globe by walking, cycling, skiing and, yes, rowing.
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Jim Benning is the editor and co-founder of World Hum.
Gary Walker 02.05.07 | 4:46 PM ET
I think NG’s choices are great but one little country is almost always overlooked, the small West African country of Sierra Leone. The war here ended five years ago and the country has bounced back. It has fabulous beaches, friendly people, strong historical links to the UK and USA and a rapidly growing tourist infrastructure. Even tiny Banana Island off Sierra Leone’s coast boasts a new community-owned guest house - the fishing, birding and nature walks are unrivalled!
Nice homes 11.28.07 | 3:52 AM ET
China is getting more and more popular. As we see from this rank the countries at the top were little oriented for tourism.