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**space virgin** · 02-03-2007, 09:58 PM

Disney World was more of a "wtf?!" for me than Vegas, but to each their own.

I was also somewhat surprised by the inclusion of the Golden Temple, but then I remembered that there is an enormous Punjabi/Sikh population in the UK.

I've only seen 5 on that list.. and actually the 5th is kind of a stretch because I've only seen Everest in part, even though it was twice: At a vantage point in Darjeeling the very tip of it was visible, and then from the airplane flying back from Kolkata.

But HEY, I saw the bugger, so there! :P

**MeTurk** · 02-05-2007, 08:59 AM

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I've only seen 5 on that list.. and actually the 5th is kind of a stretch because I've only seen Everest in part, even though it was twice: At a vantage point in Darjeeling the very tip of it was visible, and then from the airplane flying back from Kolkata.

But HEY, I saw the bugger, so there! :P

I think that should count because I only saw the grand cannon from the plane on the way to Vegas.

**BelfastFlyer** · 02-05-2007, 05:24 PM

I've been to 6.. when I get to hawaii it will be 7. I really have led a sheltered life

**LiveFreeorDie** · 02-06-2007, 09:13 AM

I am taking a stand and saying you cannot count shit you have seen from a plane unless you were within, say, 5,000 feet and there were less than 10 other humans in the plane with you. Flying over the grand canyon at 35,000 feet does not count in my book, damn stat padders!

**TheJake** · 02-06-2007, 10:35 AM

yeah im gonna agree with jamie on this one. If we count stuff we've seen from planes than i've been to cuba. Plane views don't count.

**worldwidemike** · 02-06-2007, 05:33 PM

For me, 18. I'm also surprised at some of the ones that made it, and others that didn't. Ah well...for everyone who's traveled, they'll have a different list.

worldwidemike

**MeTurk** · 02-07-2007, 04:08 AM

No, no, wait, hear me out lads. The pilot said we where flying over the canyon and even turned the plane on it's side so we could all look out and take pictures. He spent a good 5 minutes doing S shapes. So it was kind of like a tour.

**kiwichick** · 02-26-2007, 01:12 AM

I just found this thread and was wondering with the poll thingey is there neway we could come up with a t-punk 50 must visit places cos that would offer a more internationally minded and perhaps more experinced result????just a thought but could be really cool

davidd · 03-01-2007, 01:29 AM

I got 15 on that list, 14 with my family though and one on a school trip. Gotta get round to some more when I finally get round to my own trip August. Ones that I havent seen but most want to are Petra and Machu Pichu