The countries that we want to see the most

Veröffentlicht: 16. Juli 2022, 04:56 Uhr

Aktualisiert: 09. Juni 2025, 22:57 Uhr

Von: wom87

Despite our best plans, we never made it to Africa last year. With renewed plans to visit the continent after our current trip through Sri Lanka and Burma, we found ourselves in an interesting discussion: If you could only see five countries before you die, what would that be?

This question presented us with a much more tricky dilemma than the countries that we want to see the least. With so much offer we had to be ruthless in our decisions.

We have not selected countries that we have already visited and also no stateless areas (e.g. the Antarctic). Two of our countries overlap (Nepal and Canada), so we selected another to make a total of 10.

The resulting list offers solid inspiration for our future trips. If the countries were not scattered across all corners of the world, we might have been tried to make a big trip out of it. Unfortunately, the economy makes no sense, but we can dream ...

KIAS decisions

turkmenistan

I've been looking forward to seeing Derweze in Turkmenistan for several years. Also known as the gateway to hell, this blazing fire gorge has been burning for almost 50 years.

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1971 Soviet geologists came into a cavern filled with natural gas during bores in the gas -rich area. The floor under the drilling rig collapsed and left a crater with a diameter of about 70 meters. Experts decided to burn the gas to avoid poisonous discharge. They lit a fire and expected the fuel to be used in a few days. Decades later, Derweze is still burning.

to stand on the edge of this surreal crater is at the top of my travel wish list.

Canada

Canada is one of these countries that everyone thinks I saw it, but I didn't do it. His strong infrastructure and its enviable security balance make it one of the places that you can see when you are getting used to a little older and certain comfort.

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That means I would be destroyed if I never saw Canada. I really want to see Baffin Island with its wild and wide landscapes. The twin summit of Mount Asgard are fascinating and the Mount Thor is a must. With 1,250 m (4.101 ft), this mighty mountain has the greatest height difference in the earth.

Mongolei

There are only a few countries that feel as wild and dramatically as Mongolia. Its rugged vastness and nomadic peoples are fascinating, and its remote situation promises the seclusion that is pulling on every discoverer.

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I want to see the notorious desert Gobi and explore the Mongolian steppe. The country's horse culture also attracts me because I love these creatures - be it a young buck that rubs on the reins or a quiet mare on a gentle foray. Riding in the Mongolian steppe is a dream.

Ethiopia

I will not lie: The only reason why Ethiopia is on my list is one of the most active volcanoes in the world because of Erta. He has been breaking out continuously since 1967 and holds the record for the longest existing Lava lake, which has existed since 1906.

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I feel drawn to get to get after I visited Mount Yasur in Vanuatu, undoubtedly the best travel experience I've ever had.

, which means "smoking mountain" in the local Afar language, is not only highly explosive, but with temperatures of up to 47 ° C (118 ° F) also one of the driest, lowest and hottest places on earth. What more do you want from a two -week excursion from home?

sambia

I chose Sambia as my second choice to Nepal because the latter overlaps with Peters list.

Sambia is one of two countries in which the legendary Victoria Falls, the largest waterfall in the world, are located. Sambia's counterpart, Zimbabwe, offers more panoramic viewpoints, but the former offers more detailed access to the waterfalls and the possibility to dive into the famous Devil’s pool.

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This much photographed area on the edge of the waterfalls enables adventurous swimmers, just a few meters from the point where the water plunges over the waterfalls.

After fascinating visits to Gullfoss in Iceland and Iguassu in Brazil, I am sure that Victoria would be just as impressive.

Peters decisions

Namibia

I fell in love with Namibia many years ago after seeing an exhibition on the skeletal coast. The area is littered with massive whale bones, rusting ship wrecks, dead plants and occasional traces of foot of desert creatures that urgently need food. The area is so wild that Khoisan bushmen from the interior of the country called it "the country that God created in anger".

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a little less morbid is the Namib desert that I like to take pictures since I saw a recording of your iconic landscape for the first time many years ago. The rugged silhouettes of his trees in front of an outrageous blue sky and a lively desert create a surreal disney scene that you are never sure of whether it is real.

nepal

As a home of the huge Himalaya mountains, Nepal was an easy choice for me. I might have mentioned once or twice (or three times) that I hope to climb the Seven Summits one day. The highlight is of course the Everest, the highest mountain in the world with its summit on a fatal 8,848 m (29028 ft).

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beyond Everest is the general Himalayan area a dream for hikers and offers some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world. Hiking on the Annapurna Circuit is not far behind Everest on my wish list.

Kiribati

This is a kind of outlier. It has neither the rugged landscapes nor the wide views of my other options, but it is certainly one of the most beautiful places on earth.

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I fell in love with his islands in the South Pacific on our trip in 2014. Kiribati seems to be a natural expansion of some of the extraordinary beauties of Samoa, Tonga, Rarotonga and French Polynesia.

It is one of the least visited countries in the world, which hopefully means untouched beaches with excellent snorkeling and diving opportunities!

GRÖRELAND (Denmark)

Greenland is tempting for so many reasons. His barren landscapes, remote communities and access to the wilderness are irresistible for the discoverer in me.

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I am very interested in hiking the Arctic Circle Trail with its breathtaking beauty and maybe even entering the footsteps of my eternal swarm Fridtjof Nansen. This great explorer cited the team, which crossed the inner Greenland for the first time in 1888 and crossed the island on cross -country skis. This was to be achieved before his record attempt to achieve the North Pole (1893-96) and his Nobel Peace Prize (1922).

New Zealand

This was my second choice to Canada, which is on the list of Kia. New Zealand is a country with a breathtaking landscape and diversity. From mountains and lakes to forests and caves, this remote country offers excellent hiking and climbing opportunities.

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My choice for New Zealand undermines the rules a little because we have already visited it, but an eight -hour stopover in Auckland hardly counts, so I choose it anyway!