I love travelling, unfortunately, with my work and school schedules, best timing to travel are only between June-August. Me and friends now are planning our summer break, possibly in mid June. We all know it's going to be a peak season, prices will raise up high and hippest destinations will packed with tourists, so we're starting to arrange all the necessities from now on, including preparing the paperworks, calculating all costs, booking the flights and hotels, compiling the intineraries or places to visit and all.
Above all, below are my most wanted places to visit (in no particular order), my dream destinations or my kind of 7 wonders. What are yours?
1. Belitung
This magical island located on the east cost of Sumatera, Indonesia. Indonesia has plenty of the most beautiful islands and beaches in the whole world. But what makes Belitung so special are it's unique humongous granites, the calm and moderately shallow turquoise blue sea and the white sandy beaches.
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| Belitung Island, Indonesia. Picture courtsey of indonesia-tourism.com |
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| Belitung Island, Indonesia. Picture courtsey of belitungtravel.com |
2. Yogyakarta
Located in central Java-Indonesia, Yogyakarta is best known for it's classical Javanesse fine art such as Batik, Wayang (Traditional Javanese puppet show), Gamelan music and more. The city is mystical and very cultural. Places I want to visit the most include Borobudur temple (the 9th century Mahayana Buddhist temple - listed as UNESCO world heritage site) and Keraton Yogyakarta.
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| Borobudur Temple, Yogyakarta. Picture courtsey of travel.nationalgeographic.com |
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| Tamansari, Keraton Yogyakarta. Picture courtsey of panduanwisata.com |
3. New York City
The Big Apple, Gotham City, City That Never Sleep.. you can have your own name for New York City. NYC is the city's city, very cosmopolite, truly metropolis, hard, ruthless, cynical beyond any city. They say if you can make it here, then you can make it anywhere. One of the place I want to live in, and I will, oneday.. =)
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| New York City. Picture courtsey of wsa.wesleyan.edu |
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| New York City. Picture courtsey of www.1000lonelyplaces.com |
4. Holy City Mecca
Have you ever feel deeply in love for someone that you haven't even met? That's exactly what I feel about the Holy Land Mecca. It's like having butterflies in my stomach, my heart beats faster. I'm deeply in love, even that I haven't been there yet, even if I only see it through pictures. A place when people throughout the whole wide world, from all races, of all colors, gathered with sincerity practicing the holy rituals for one main purpose; to get closer to god.
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| Holy City Mecca. Picture courtsey of www.guardian.co.uk |
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| Holy City Mecca. Picture courtsey of www.islamic-awareness.org |
5. Tokyo
When culture meet technology, when east meet west, Tokyo describe it all best. It has announced as one of the three 'command centres' for the world economy along with New York City and London, it also claimed as the most expensive city for expatriates. Delicious foods (sushi, sashimi, ramen, udon, miso, tempura, oooh heaven), quirky fashion scenes, trendy neighborhoods, flashy nightlife, the busy Meiji Jingu, mysterious geisha, appealing selection of museums and amusement parks, Tokyo has it all.
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| Tokyo. Picture courtsey of commons.wikimedia.org |
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| Tokyo. Picture courtsey of travel.nationalgeographic.com |
6. Santorini
Below pictures explain it all. Santorini, I'm definitely coming!
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| Santorini, Greece. Picture courtsey of www.winetoursatorini.com |
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| Santorini, Greece. Picture courtsey of lovesantorini.wordpress.com |
7. Melbourne
For young spirits and art lovers. It's laidback but still has the city feel. Another city I really want to live in.
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| Brighton beach, Melbourne. Picture courtsey of www.carltonleisure.com |
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| Melbourne. Picture courtsey of www.weekendnotes.com.au |
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