The Art and Science of Traveling
Archives of Knowledge
- Louvre Museum, Paris
- Galeria Uffizi, Florence
- Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
- Prado Museum, Madrid
- Vatican Library, Roma
- British Museum, London
- Oxford or Cambridge Universities, England
- Smithsonian Museums, Washington, DC
- US Library of Congress, Washington, DC
- Metropolitan Museum, New York
- Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt
- Anthropology Museum, Mexico City
- Gold Museum, Lima or Bogota
- Royal Botanic Garden in Kew, London
- Kandy Botanical Garden, Sri Lanka
- San Diego Zoo, USA
- Frankfurt Zoo, Germany
- Osaka Aquarium, Japan
- Marine Aquarium of Miami, USA
- Biennial of Venice or São Paulo
Crisis
- Passport stolen
- Politic turmoil during a trip
- Emergency inside a plane
- Earthquake during a trip
- Fire during a trip
- Hurricane, typhoon or tornado during a trip
Cultural Encounters With Native People
- Central Africa (Pigmy, etc.)
- Eastern Africa (Masai, etc.)
- Northern Africa (Berber, Tuareg, etc.)
- Australia Aborigines
- Northern Latitudes (Sami, Inuit, etc)
- Meso-America (Maya, Huichol, etc.)
- Andean Mountains (Quechua, Aymara, etc.)
- Amazon Basin (Kayapo, Yanomami, etc.)
- Southeast Asia (Hill Tribes, etc.)
- Southern Africa (Bushman, Zulu, etc.)
- Pacific Tribes (Polynesia, New Guinea, Borneo, etc.)
Personal Experiences
- Climb on a camel or elephant (minimum 30 minutes)
- Travel on bicycle or horse (minimum 3 days)
- Travel by canoe or sailing boat (minimum 3 days)
- Dive on a coral reef
- Fly on ultra-light or balloon
- Jump with a parachute
- Climb an active volcano
- Swim with a marine mammal
- Do a high-altitude trail (more than 10,000 ft, minimum 3 h)
- Observe the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
- Observe the Midnight Sun
- Cross the Panama Canal
- Visit the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
- Cross the English Channel (tunnel or by sea)
- Route of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Visit the Ice Hotel, Jukkasjarvi, Sweden
- Visit the Ghats of Ganges River in Varanasi, India
- Navigate in the Mekong River, Southeast Asia
- Visit Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and Zambia
- Visit Iguaçu Falls, Argentina and Brazil
Festivals and Events
- Chinese New Year, Asia
- Diwali Festival, India
- Cremation Ceremony, Bali, Indonesia
- Cherry Blossom Festival (Hanami), Japan
- Salzburg Festival, Austria
- Oktoberfest, Germany
- Carnival of Venice, Italy
- Feria de Sevilla, Spain
- Bull fight, Spain and Latin America
- Berber wedding, North Africa
- Epiphany in Lalibela (Timkat), Ethiopia
- Carnival in Rio or Salvador, Brazil
- Carnival in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
- Mardi Gras in New Orleans, USA
- Inti Raymi, Cusco, Peru
- Day of the Dead, Guatemala or Mexico
- Torajan Funerary Ceremony, Sulawesi
- Land diving ceremony, Vanuatu
- Sing-Sing Mt. Hagen Highland Show, Papua New Guinea
- Disney World, CA or FL, USA
- The Strip, Las Vegas Boulevard, USA
- Olympic Games, live
- World Soccer Cup (football) game, live
- Tango in Buenos Aires
Geography
- Sahara Desert, North Africa (largest desert)
- Caspian Sea, Asia (largest lake)
- Everest Mountain, Nepal (highest mountain)
- Angel's Falls, Venezuela (largest waterfall)
- Niagara Falls, USA (largest water volume)
- Nile River, Ethiopia to Egypt (longest river)
- Great Barrier Reef, Australia (largest coral reef)
- Grand Canyon, USA (largest canyon)
- Amazon Forest, South America (greatest tropical rainforest)
- Titicaca Lake, Bolivia and Peru (largest high altitude lake)
- Dead Sea, Israel and Jordan (lowest point on the Earth)
Latitude and Longitude
- Artic Circle
- Antarctic Circle
- Equator Line (no airline, only land or sea)
- Around the World
Monuments and Treasures
- Acropolis, Greece
- Angkor Wat, Cambodia
- Borobudur, Indonesia
- Sistine Chapel, Italy
- Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
- Versailles Castle, France
- Castle of Sintra, Portugal
- Castles of Bavaria, Germany
- Castles of Prague, Czech Republic
- Toledo Cathedral, Spain
- Petra, Jordan
- Forbidden City, Beijing, China
- Colonial Cities of Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Imperial Cities of Morocco
- Coliseum of Rome, Italy
- Red Light District, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Duomo of Florence, Italy
- Great Wall, China
- Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
- Terracota Warriors of Xi'an, China
- Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile
- Jerusalem, Middle East
- Machu Picchu, Peru
- Istanbul Mosques, Turkey
- Mosques of Samarqand and Bukhara, Uzbekistan
- Mount Saint Michel, France
- Ghiza Pyramids, Egypt
- Sacred Family, Barcelona, Spain
- Stonehenge, England
- Taj Mahal, India
- Teotihuacan, Mexico
- Tikal, Guatemala
- Tiwanaku, Bolivia
- Uluru (Ayers Rock), Australia
Wildlife and Nature
- Macaws eating clay in a collpa, Peru or Bolivia
- Elks and buffalos at Yellowstone National Park, USA
- Whales in any ocean
- Kangaroo and Koalas, Australia
- Cruise in Galapagos, Ecuador
- Coral reefs in the Red Sea
- Komodo Dragon, Indonesia
- Elephants in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
- Namaqualand Desert in flower, South Africa
- Mountain or lowland Gorillas, Africa
- Lemurs Indri singing, Madagascar
- Monarch butterflies migration, Mexico
- Migration of big mammals, Africa
- Penguins, Southern latitudes
- Rafflesia, largest flower in the world, Malaysia or Indonesia
- Photo Safari, Africa
- Marine turtles laying eggs, any ocean beach
- Asian Tiger
- Polar or Grizzly Bear, Canada or USA
- Wildlife at Mount Kilimanjaro, Kenya or Tanzania
