National Geographic names RP top travel site
Posted on November 12th, 2009 under Beauty of the Philippines
Photograph courtesy of Wilderness Travel
The National Geographic has chosen the Philippines as one of the “25 best new travel destinations in the world for 2010.”
In its November Adventure issue, the popular American publication cited the country’s “ancient cultures, structures and biodiversity” as key reasons to visit the country.
The Washington, DC-based magazine described the Philippines as “harboring as many islands as the Caribbean and some of the most spectacular reefs on the planet.”
It described the Philippines and the 24 other destinations as “just right for right now” for “travelers who want their dollars to do more – for others, for the planet and for themselves.”
Among the magazine’s other must-see places were Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Costa Rica, Iceland, Ireland, Kenya, Laos, Nepal, Peru, Slovakia, and Sri Lanka.
Last month, National Geographic-Traveler magazine named the Ifugao Rice Terraces as one of the “50 Places of a Lifetime: Greatest Destinations in the World.”
It described the rice terraces in the Cordillera Administrative Region, declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, as “masterpieces of agrarian art” and “natural poetry.”
Other “destinations of distinction and character” on the list are the South Pacific island of Aitutaki, Switzerland’s Mt. Rigi, the Yap outer islands in Micronesia, the Balkan country of Montenegro, the Gobi desert in Mongolia, Bwindi forest in Uganda, and the little-known islands of Lord Howe in Australia and Fernando de Noronha in Brazil, among others.
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Im very proud of my country the PHILIPPINES, once again proved in the world that its one of the best places on the planet to visit ……….. im here in bahrain as a hotelier, and im always reading all the goood things happening in philippines… im also promoting our country to our guest to visit the PHILIPPINES because it will help a lot to my countrymen………. MABUHAY ANG PILIPINAS…..