Continuing with my countdown of places that I really want to see to co-incide with my new travelogue book, here are places 90-81. You can see my first 10 here.
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90 Stockholm. Perhaps the grandest and most beautiful of the Nordic cities, the capital of Sweden is renowned for its fine architecture and beautiful views as well as its expensive beer.
89 Transylvania. I am into History, Horror and Literature and so what could be better than a trip to the home of Count Dracula. The fact that the region is rich in fine old buildings and alpine scenery is a clincher too.
88 Nubian Pyramids These pyramids are much less well known and less visited than their more famous Egyptian neighbours but there is much evidence that these may have been the original pyramids. Sadly some of them were blown up in the 19thC but there remains several clusters of these steeply sided Nubian pyramids in Sudan. Makes for a good reason to see Khartoum as well.
87 Melbourne. Home of the MCG, Royal Botanic Gardens and numerous museums, cathedrals and galleries. Also home of fictional Ramsay Street in televisions Neighbours!
86 Easter Island a possible warning to us all. A successful civilisation that ruined its environment, resources and on more than one occasion almost wiped itself out, now all that remains are the giant heads that look out across the ocean. Possibly the most unlikely place on my top places to see list but that’s ok, I’ve seen plenty of places that are probably just as wonderful if not as unique.
85 The Eden Project – Looking like a futuristic Martian colony, these 3 huge bio-domes in an abandoned quarry bring the jungle and the desert to Britain. An amazing place to visit.
84 Barcelona. Vibrant Catalan city in Northern Spain and more specifically for me, the Sagrada Familia.
83 Prague. The beautiful centre of the Czech capital is rightly famed for its beauty and the highlight for me was the Royal Palace full of fine arts with exhibits including a number of handwritten manuscripts by Beethoven.
82 Kiev. Old city and capital of Ukraine. Though the main square pictured below doesn’t look the prettiest place ever, if you know where to look there are a wealth of architectural wonders and a vibrant night-life. Full of places I’d like to see.
81 Beirut. The capital of modern day Lebanon and a unique mix of West meets East. One of the trendiest places in the Middle-East to visit and due to the small size of Lebanon it makes for a great base to explore this tiny country that is rich in history and culture.
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Next up cities 80 – 71!
Stephen Liddell 
Well, I was going to guess Easter Island. Hmmm. I’ll have to try again. The terra cotta soldiers in China?
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Why is Rapa Nui the least likely place you will get to? I was tempted to hop over from mainland Chile when I was travelling around South America two years ago, but the cost of it, for what was basically a day trip, was too exorbitant.
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Partly due to what you mention, the cost. Living in England, getting to Chile is already quite a trip. The main reason though is that I absolutely hate flying and most of the planes that go there are relatively small which in my mind makes it worst. I know some cruise ships go there but mostly “local” ones from places like Australia and not many of the larger ones from places like the U.K. or the U.S.A.
I’ll try and find a way if I can though.
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Are there cruise ships from Australia? I live in Sydney, so that might be an option… it’s a long way across open water with very few ports to stop at on the way though…
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