Travel Inspiration Guide

This guide is for those who wish to see more of the world, but perhaps would like to get off the beaten path, or to discover a place they didn’t think existed. Included in this guide is a collection of places I have been to with photos and some relevant information. If I have published a blog post about any location, I will include the URL here. Enjoy!

(In alphabetical order by country, then city)

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

Places to see: Salar de Uyuni, Train Cemetary, Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve Bolivia Blog Post Here

Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Places to see: Stari Most Bridge, Sniper Tower, Blagaj Tekke, Pocitelj, Kravica Wateralls.

Beijing, China

Places to see: Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Tianenmen Square, Jingshan Park, Temple of Heaven Beijing Blog Post Here

Great Wall of China

Places to see: Great wall at Jinshangling, Mutianyu, Jiankou, Badaling, Gebeikou, Simatai, Jiankou.

Shanghai, China

Places to see: Shanghai World Financial Center, Tianzifang, The Bund, Jing’an Temple Shanghai Blog Post Here

Xi’an, China

Places to see: Terracotta Warriors, Mt. Huashan, Bell and Drum Towers, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda

Cambodia

Places to see: Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Temple Ta Prohm, Siem Reap, Phnom Penh Cambodia Blog Post Here

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Places to see: Stradun St., Srd Hill, Jesuit Staircase, Kolorina, Poporela, Buza Bar Dubrovnik Blog Post Here

Prague, Czech Republic

Places to see: Charles Bridge, Prague Castle, Old Town Square, Kafta Museum, St. Vitus Cathedral

Copenhagen, Denmark

Places to see: Kastellet, Nyvhavn Harbor, Christiania, Rosenborg Palace, Little Mermaid Statue Copenhagen Blog Post Here

Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

Places to see: Kicker Rock, Las Grietas, Las Tintoreras, Sierra Negra Volcano, Tortuga Bay, Los Tuneles Galápagos Blog Post Here

Liverpool, England

Places to see: Royal Liver Building, Albert Dock, Bombed Out Church, Liverpool Cathedral

London, England

Places to see: The Shard, Tower Bridge, Carnaby St., Camden Market, Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square.

Egypt

Places to see: Pyramids at Giza, Luxor Temple, Abu Simbel, Valley of the Kings, Aswan, Karnak Temple

Tallinn, Estonia

Places to see: Old Town, Victory Square, Noblessner, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Kadriorg Palace

Helsinki, Finland

Places to see: Helsinki Cathedral, Suomenlinna

Paris, France

Places to see: The Louvre, Notre Dame, Moulin Rouge, Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Élysées

Budapest, Hungary

Places to see: Hungarian Parliament Buliding, Széchenyi Baths, Chain Bridge, Fisherman’s Bastion, Buda Castle

Reykjavik, Iceland

Places to see: Sun Voyager Statue, Perlan, Blue Lagoon, Thúfa, the Harpa, Hallgrímskirkja Church Reykjavik Blog Post Here

Iceland

Places to see: EVERYWHERE and EVERYTHING

Venice, Italy

Places to see: St. Mark’s Square, Bridge of Sighs, Doge’s Palace, Campanile, Lido, Murano, Burano Venice Blog Post Here

Hiroshima, Japan

Places to see: A-bomb Dome, Hiroshima Castle, Miyajima Island, Mt. Misen, Hiroshima Peace Park

Kyoto, Japan

Places to see: Kinkaku-Ji, Ginkaku-Ji, Fushimi Inari Taisha, Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Gion District Kyoto Blog Post Here

Mt. Fuji, Japan

Places to see: Hakone, Fuji Five Lakes, Lake Tanuki, Chureito Pagoda, Aokigahara Forest, Lake Ashi Mt. Fuji Blog Post Here

Tokyo, Japan

Places to see: Senso-Ji Temple, Imperial Palace, Shinjuku, Yoyogi Park, Ginza District, Shibuya

Petra, Jordan

Places to see: Dead Sea, Wadi Rum Desert, The Treasury, The Monastery, The Sig Petra Blog Post Here

Riga, Latvia

Places to see: Riga Castle, Three Brothers, House of the Blackheads, Swedish Gate, St. Peter’s Church

Casablanca, Morocco

Places to see: Hassan II Mosque, La Corniche, Ain Diab, Lalla Meryem, Le Petit Rocher Morocco Blog Post Here

Chefchaouen, Morocco

Places to see: Jemaa Bouzafar Mosque Morocco Blog Post Here

Essaouira, Morocco

Places to see: the Citadel, Fisherman’s Harbor, Tara Cafe Morocco Blog Post Here

Fez, Morocco

Places to see: Chouara Tannery, Riad Verus, El Glaoui Palace, Marinid Tombs Morocco Blog Post Here

Marrakech, Morocco

Places to see: Jemaa El-Fna, Koutoubia Mosque, Bahia and El Badii Palaces, Saadien’s Tombs Morocco Blog Post Here

Merzouga, Morocco

Places to see: Sahara Desert Morocco Blog Post Here

Namibia

Places to see: Sossusvlei, Deadvlei, Swakopmund, Kolmanskop, Walvis Bay, Namib Desert

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Places to see: Anne Frank House, Vondelpark, Rijksmuseum, Heinekin Brewery, Rembrandt House

North Island, New Zealand

Places to see: Auckland, Rotorua, Whakarewarewa Forest, Huka Falls, Cathedral Cove, Tongagiro Alpine Crossing North Island NZ Blog Post Here

South Island, New Zealand

Places to see: Milford Sound, Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers, Christchurch, Lake Wanaka, Queenstown, Te Anau South Island NZ Blog Post Here

Kraków, Poland

Places to see: Wawel Castle, Florianska St., Szeroka Square, St. Mary’s Basilica, St. Joseph’s Church

Lisbon, Portugal

Places to see: Tower of Belém, Carmo Convent, Elevador da Bica, PARK bar, Castelo de S. Jorge

Sintra, Portugal

Places to see: National Palace of Pena, Castelo dos Mouros, Quinta da Regaliera

Bergen, Norway

Places to see: Bryggen Bergen, Bergenhus Fortress, Mt. Fløyen, Mt. Ulriken, Kode Art Museum Bergen Blog Post Here

Oslo, Norway

Places to see: Olso Opera House, Akershus Fortress, Royal Palace, Frogner Park, Viking Ship and Fram Museums

Edinburgh, Scotland

Places to see: Calton Hill, Edinburgh Castle, Arthur’s Seat, National Monument, Dugald Stewart Monument

Gothenburg, Sweden

Places to see: Haga, Palm House, Skansen Kronan, Röda Sten Konsthall, Stenpiren, Archipelago

Stockholm, Sweden

Places to see: Tunnelbana, Gröna Lund, Fotografiska, Riddarholm Church, Royal Palace, Gamla Stan Stockholm Blog Post Here

Uppsala, Sweden

Places to see: Uppsala Castle, Uppsala Cathedral, Linneanum, Gotlandsparken, Gamla Uppsala, Håga

Cape Town, South Africa

Places to see: Hout Bay, Chapman’s Peak, Boulder’s Beach, Somerset West, Lion’s Head, Strand, Muizenburg Cape Town Blog Post Here

Stellenbosch Wineries, South Africa

Places to see: All of the wineries Stellenbosch Wine Tasting Blog Post Here

Johannesburg, South Africa

Places to see: Kruger National Park, Sun City, Sandton, Soweto Towers, Blyde River Canyon

Istanbul, Turkey

Places to see: Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Galata Tower, Taksim Square, Basilica Cistern

Bangkok, Thailand

Places to see: Chao Phraya River, Wat Arun, Wat Pho, Grand Palace, Tha Tian Market, Saranrom Park Bangkok Blog Post Here

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Places to see: Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep

Chiang Rai, Thailand

Places to see: The White Temple

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Places to see: Dubai Mall, Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Burj Al-Arab, Burj Khalifa, Dubai Marina Dubai Blog Post Here

Washington, DC, USA

Places to see: Washington Monument, White House, Tidal Basin, Museums and Monuments

Vietnam

Places to see: Nha Trang, Mekong Delta, Ho Chi Minh City, Ha long Bay, Hoi An, Hanoi