Above the clouds
There are so many recommendations from various travel guidebooks and newspapers of the best destinations in 2014 to help us decide where we should go this year of the Wooden Horse. New York Times has a list of 52 Places. Lonely Planet has Value Destinations, Family Destinations, Top Cities and so on. In the end, it's all up to us to decide where to go. It's all very exciting. And I'm caught up in the possibility of traveling to a new destination in 2014. So here we go.
Dinner at 36,000 feet
National Geographic Travel:
Among the destinations selected by National Geographic are Alentejo in Portugal, Cape Verde, New Orleans, Puglia in Italy and Nyungwe National Park in Rwanda. Check this link for more recommendations: http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/best-trips-2014/
Lonely Planet Top Value Destinations:
Palawan, Philippines
The Top Ten Value Destinations for 2014 are: Greek Islands, Italy's Heel, Nicaragua, Bulgaria, Portugal, Fiji, Mexico, Karnataka in India, Palawan in Philippines and Ethiopia. Here's the link:
New York Times 52 Places to Go in 2014:
At the top of the list is Cape Town, South Africa followed by Christchurch, New Zealand and the Northern California Coast. The Albanian Coast and Downtown Los Angeles round up the Top Five. Please follow this link for the other places on the list: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/01/10/travel/2014-places-to-go.html?_r=0
"We live in a wonderful world full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open." Jawaharlal Nehru
Wishing you all safe and fun travels in 2014.
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