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Lonely Planet: Ultimate Travel (Published August 2015)

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Lonely Planet: Ultimate Travel Our List of the 500 Best Places to SEE ... Ranked First Edition published on August 2015 Below is a list of places I visited that's part of the first edition and a short excerpt on why it's included on the list. 106. Niagara Falls A Thunderous Force of Nature Jomar and I visited the Niagara Falls October 2022. CANADA // Niagara might not be the tallest waterfall in the world, nor the widest, but it's undoubtedly the world's most well known and, in terms of sheer volume, there's nothing like it - more than a million bathtubs of water plummet downwards every second. - Page 110 Niagara Falls 187. Gardens by the Bay The Botanic Garden of the Future We visited the Gardens by the Bay last July 2012. SINGAPORE // This 101-hectare fantasyland of space-age bio-domes and whimsical sculputures is simply unmissable. Singapo...

Lonely Planet: Ultimate Travel List (Published in August 2020)

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Lonely Planet: Ultimate Travel List The 500 Best Places on the Planet... Ranked Second Edition published on August 2020 First Edition published on August 2015 Below is a list of places I visited that's part of the second edition and a short excerpt on why it's included on the list. 87. Be soaked in water and mini rainbows at Niagara Falls Jomar and I visited the Niagara Falls October 2022. "CANADA // Niagara might not be the highest waterfall in the world, nor the widest, but it's undoubtedly the world's most well known. In terms of volume, it's one of the greats - thousands of bathtubs of water plummet over the brink every second." - Page 86 Niagara Falls 89. Behold Buddha's mega monument of Borobudur We visited Borobudur last June 2013. INDONESIA // The monument's tiered quadrant of bell-like stupas has survived erupt...