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ur world is filled with
must-see sights and attractions, and
some of them are far easier to reach
than others. Seeing the Eiffel Tower
or the Coliseum in Rome is easy
on nearly any casual swing through
Europe, whether it’s early in your life
or late. Sights like those are also sur-
rounded by hundreds of other worth-
while things, so working them into
your schedule is best left to a regional
trip where you can give everything the
attention that it deserves.
But the world is also home to a nearly
infinite list of excellent sights and at-
tractions that are harder to see without
going to great lengths and tremen-
dous expense. Some of them
are set among other
things that could
help justify
a spe-
cial trip, but many of Earth’s greatest
attractions are spread around the globe
in places that aren’t conquered so
easily.
Those planning a Round The Word
(RTW) trip have a special advantage
in their sightseeing future, since just
a short jump can put them in one of
these outstanding places that seem
so remote otherwise. The list below
could be 100 places long, and a huge
part of the appeal of a RTW trip is
having the ability to invent your own
itinerary, so really, anything goes.
Nevertheless, here are 11 places that
many people find to be huge high-
lights of a RTW trip, and it’s also
fairly easy to string many of
these together on the average
global tour.
1 – Iguazu Falls, Argen-
tina/Brazil
It’s hard to classify
the appeal of watch-
ing water rapidly
changing eleva-
tion en mass,
but for one
reason or an-
other nearly
everyone
who vis-
its the
Iguazu
Falls
finds it stun-
ning and very worth-
while. Globally speaking,
these falls are far more impres-
sive than Niagara, and their only
rival is Victoria Falls on the border
of Zambia and Zimbabwe, and that
one is far too out of the way for most
RTW travelers. There are actually 270
separate falls spread over 2.7 kilom-
eters of curving forest, so the number
of unique views of the falls is almost
endless. Iguazu is spread between
Argentina and Brazil, with each side
having a very impressive and different
national park from which to take in the
views, and there are speed boat rides
through the falls, among other things,
located down below, so spending most
of a day at each park doesn’t get old as
quickly as you might fear.
Travelers counting countries also get a
bonus as the falls are where Paraguay
meets Argentina and Brazil, and short
forays into that landlocked country
are possible during your visit. You can
reach the Iguazu Falls area on long bus
rides from anywhere in the region, and
also on short and cheap flights from
Buenos Aires or Rio de Janeiro. Pack-
age deals including a flight, hotel, and
tours of both parks are quite afford-
able.
2 – Machu
Picchu, Peru
The Lost
City of the
Incas is
something of
a backpack-
ers’ cliché
at this point,
but it’s hard
to find past
visitors who
regret stop-
ping off at
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