Top Travel Destinations for 2010
There are times when you just need to get away. With the economy simmering like a pot of water, there are predictions floating around that say consumers might start packing their suitcases and head off to various parts of the world in 2010. The question will be, where to go?
Each year, Lonely Planet issues a "Best In Travel." Here are the top trends, destinations and experiences around the world.
The top 10 countries for 2010 include El Salvador, Germany, Greece, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Portugal and Suriname.
The best value destinations for next year, include Iceland, Thailand, London, South Africa, Malaysia, Mexico, India, Bulgaria, Kenya and Las Vegas.
Other "best of" from Lonely Plant include:
- watching the total eclipse of the sun on June 11 from Easter Island;
- joining the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge, in which vintage cars drive from China to France;
- attending the FIFA World Cup soccer championship games in South Africa;
- experiencing the Burning Man Festival in Nevada in August;
- making a pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago in Spain;
- attending the Commonwealth games in Delhi, India;
- spending $200,000 or so on a Virgin Galactic space flight — test flights are scheduled to begin in 2010, while full-fledged trips are set to launch in 2011;
- attending the Olympics in Vancouver;
- visiting the Pushkar Camel Fair in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, India; and,
- seeing the World Expo in Shanghai.
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