Places I Want to Visit

I grew up in various places throughout the world, and I have been traveling for as long as I can remember. I’ve been incredibly lucky to be able to visit so many places, but there is so much of the world that I still want to see. There’s so much every country in the world has to offer both culturally and historically, and I love exploring new places. Here are some of the places I would love to go to, in no particular order:

• Peru
  While I would also like to visit Argentina and Chile, Peru tops the list of South American countries I want to visit the most. I particularly want to visit Machu Picchu, the “Lost City of the Incas.” In my tenth grade English literature class, we read The Royal Hunt of the Sun by Peter Shaffer, which was about the defeat of the Incan empire at the hands of Spanish conquistadors. That sparked my initial nterest in Machu Picchu, and I would love to be able to visit the rest of Peru as well, as I hear it’s beautiful.
• Russia
  Ah, Russia. I have always had an interest in Russia, whether it be wishing I was fluent in Russian or having strange, time-traveling dreams where I end up in communist USSR¹. I love the rich history of Russia, particularly with the last Romanovs. I did a huge report on Anastasia Romanov, the last Grand Duchess of Russia, when I was in ninth grade, and the story of Anastasia as well as the rest of her immediate family is fascinating, yet incredibly tragic. Also, I’ve always wanted to visit St. Basil’s Cathedral, it’s so iconic!
• Antarctica
  Even though I am really not one for cold weather, I think Antarctica would be a brilliant place to visit. Some of my friends have gone on trips/tours you can sign up with to go to Antarctica, and they’ve all come back with stories about amazing experiences and spectacular photos. I would love to be able to see some of Antarctic wildlife, such as penguins and orcas!
• Egpyt
  Pyramids! The Sphinx! Mummies! Egypt seems fascinating, and there’s so much stuff to do and see there. Two of my friends went there for winter break recently, and they both loved it. I’ve heard nothing but good things from those that have visited Egypt, and I think it would be a really neat place to visit.
• Norway
  Roald Dahl is one of my favorite authors, and his books Boy and Going Solo were books that I read and reread countless times. I love the way he described Norway, and I’ve always thought it was the most amazing place. My grandmother was Norwegian and I have distant relatives there, so part of why I would like to go to Norway so much is for personal reasons. I have been to all the other places of my heritage except for Norway, and so Norway is a country I really want to visit. I’d particularly like to see visit the cities Oslo and Bergen.

1. It’s the only time-traveling dream I’ve ever had. My friends and I were visiting the USSR for some reason, and they were all allowed in the country as they were Australian citizens but I was detained and interrogated because of my US citizenship [↩]

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