We’ve all got them hiding as the proverbial skeleton in our collective closets. Albums we should have listened to, books we should have read, movies we should have watched. They hang over us like ghosts, haunting reminders that in spite of being extremely cultured and worldly, there are some seriously fatal flaws in our ability to hold polite dinner conversation. We shrink and retreat into a cowardly ball at even the slightest mention of such humongously detrimental knowledge chasms, while nervously fiddling with the wrapper of a post desert mint.
As travelers, the same can be said of certain locations dotted around the globe you’ve not managed to visit yet. Even though you’ve danced naked with the Cacataibo tribe while high on ayahuasca in Peru. We ourselves have been to a fair few places in our time, and we’ve compiled a list of locations you really should have visited by now – but probably haven’t. The little clue for you, even though we’ve been traveling since 2011, we’ve not been to all of them either!
Yet!
The Grand Canyon
Star of a gazillion Hollywood movies and more than enough GoPro footage of hiking, biking, rafting, and climbing, the Grand Canyon has been carved over centuries by the Colorado River in Arizona. It’s taken over 2 billion years to make it what it is today, so don’t worry if you’ve not seen it yet – you’ve got some time.
When you do, you’ll join over 5 million people who visit every year, making it one of the world’s premier tourist attractions. It’s little wonder too, as it’s arguably the most jaw-dropping sight you’re ever likely to experience.
Amsterdam
This might only apply to people who specifically live in and around Europe (and particularly if you’re from the UK) but a visit to Amsterdam when you were a teenager was a rite of passage. This is largely due to how relaxed this beautiful city is, and how many