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Best Desert Destination Roundup

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Vote for: What is the best desert in the world to visit (part 2)

deserts | Sep 15th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
antarctica
Antarctica
colorado plateau
Colorado Plateau
erg chebbi sand dunes
Erg Chebbi Sand Dunes
arabian desert
Arabian Desert
chihuahuan desert
Chihuahuan Desert

Deserts are not always the hot dusty sand bowls we envision in movies. They can also be quite cold, as the real determining factor in desertification is not temperature but rather humidity.It doesn't have to be hot to be dry. Which of these amazing desert landscapes would you most like to visit the next time you're out and about exploring the driest places on earth?

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Vote for: What is the best desert in the world to visit (part 3)

deserts | Sep 15th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
great sandy desert
Great Sandy Desert
thar desert great indian desert
Thar Desert (Great Indian Desert)
gobi desert
Gobi Desert
arctic desert
Arctic Desert
atacama desert
Atacama Desert

Deserts are becoming more and more popular as vacation destinations as more people begin to seek spiritual enlightenment from their travels. Explorations in deserts can lead to seriously profound experiences, as many a vision quester can attest. There's something about the harshness of the environment that makes spiritual growth easy. Which of these great deserts would you most like to quest in?

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Vote for: What is the best desert in the world to visit (part 4)

deserts | Sep 15th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
wadi rum
Wadi Rum
death valley
Death Valley
rub al khali
Rub Al-Khali
air t n r natural reserves
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves
badlands south dakota
Badlands, South Dakota

A great desert experience probably involves going through some exertion that you were not expecting. The best day I ever spent in a desert, I ended up lost and came closer to death than I had in a long time. This is the mystical transformative power of the desert. Which of these great deserts from around the world would you most like to almost die trying to explore?

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Vote for: What is the best desert in the world to visit (part 5)

deserts | Sep 15th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
gibson desert
Gibson Desert
simpson desert
Simpson Desert
great victoria desert
Great Victoria Desert
white desert
The White Desert
peski kyzyl kum
Peski Kyzyl-Kum

Deserts are great for exploring. They are an entertaining place to be, and the flora and fauna that they exhibit is truly inspiring. The views are all captivating, never failing to impress. There's a lot more to deserts than you may imagine if you can only thing of blowing sand dunes when picturing them.Which of these deserts would you most like to encounter for an in-depth investigation?

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Vote for: What is the best desert in the world to visit (part 1)

deserts | Sep 15th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
sahara desert
Sahara Desert
kalahari desert
Kalahari Desert
taklamakan desert
Taklamakan Desert
namib desert
Namib Desert
patagonian desert
Patagonian Desert

Deserts are awesome reminders of how much of the world we don't really inhabit. They are massive swaths of land devoid of most recognizable human habitation because they are so deathly dry that no culture can survive there. However, they teem with life, especially at night time, when temperatures can be positively chilly. Which of these amazing deserts would you most like to visit?

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Vote for: What is the best site to visit in Turkey (part 2)

turkey | Jul 20th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
troy
Troy
courh river
Courh River
g reme national park
Göreme National Park
nemrut dagi
Nemrut Dagi
pamukkale
Pamukkale

Turkey joined the UN in 1945 and in 1952 it became a member of NATO; it holds a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council during 2009-10. In 1964, Turkey became an associate member of the European Community. Over the past decade, it has undertaken many reforms to strengthen its democracy and economy; it began accession membership talks with the European Union in 2005. Which of these great sites in Turkey would you most like to visit?

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Vote for: What is the best place to visit in Grenada (part 4)

grenada | Jul 28th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
big sand bay union island
Big Sand Bay, Union Island
l anse aux epines
L'Anse aux Epines
magazine beach
Magazine Beach
palm island
Palm Island
trump international golf club
Trump International Golf Club

Grenada is an island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago. The terrain is volcanic in origin with central mountains. The people are free and happy, and look forward to greeting your and showing you the natural beauty of their island. Which of these great sites in Grenada would you most like to visit for yourself?

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Vote for: What is the best place to visit in Argentina?

argentina | Aug 9th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
iguazu national park
Iguazu National Park
patagonian desert
Patagonian Desert
patagonia s lake district
Patagonia's Lake District
perito moreno glacier
Perito Moreno Glacier
los glaciares national park
Los Glaciares National Park

In 1816, the United Provinces of the Rio Plata declared their independence from Spain. After Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay went their separate ways, the area that remained became Argentina. The country's population and culture were heavily shaped by immigrants from throughout Europe, but most particularly Italy and Spain, which provided the largest percentage of newcomers from 1860 to 1930. These days, it's a bustling country with much to recommend it. Which of these Argentinian locations do you like the best?

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Vote for: What is the best thing to do or see in Iran (part 3)

iran | Jun 29th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
anahita temple
Anahita Temple
kish island
Kish Island
sabalan
Sabalan
yazd
Yazd
ferdowsi mausoleum tus
Ferdowsi Mausoleum in Tus

Iran consists of the Iranian Plateau with the exception of the coasts of the Caspian Sea and Khuzestan. It is one of the world's most mountainous countries, its landscape dominated by rugged mountain ranges that separate various basins or plateaux from one another. Which part of this amazing country would you like to see up close and personal?

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Vote for: What is the best place to visit in Vietnam (part 5)

vietnam | Jul 11th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
hoi
Hoi An
museum champa sculpture
Museum of Champa Sculpture
dalat
Dalat
trung thu
Trung Thu
cu chi tunnels
Cu Chi Tunnels

Vietnam offers the dedicated travel all sorts of wonderful diversions. The countryside is beautiful, lush and verdant, popping with tropical flora an fauna. The people are welcoming and hospitable, eager to show visitors a good time and the beautiful sites of their country. Which of these sites in Vietnam would you most like to visit if you were to travel there?

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