7 Wonders of the World

(Updated List - October 2013)

There are so many wonders of the world, indeed there are multiple definitions of what are these magic 7. I wrote this BLOG entry as I was leaving for a holiday to Machu Pinchu and the Amazon.

The much heard saying that: "Not how many breaths you take but how many moments take your breath away". I truly subscribe to this philosophy and while it is no guarantee that you will be left breathless the Wonders of the World are indeed a good place to start.

So I would invite you to join with me in your own analysis of how many of these you have seen:

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (2 \ 7)

1. Great Pyramid of Giza
2. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
3. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
4. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
5. Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
6. Colossus of Rhodes
7. Lighthouse of Alexandria

Wonders of the Medieval World (first 5 \ 7)

1. Great Wall of China
2. Colosseum
3. Hagia Sophia
4. Leaning Tower of Pisa
5. Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
6. Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
7. Stonehenge

New 7 Wonders Foundation's seven wonders of the world (first 5 / 8)

1. Great Wall of China
2. Petra
3. Machu Picchu
4. Roman Colosseum
5. Taj Mahal
6. Great Pyramid (Honorary Candidate)
7. Christ the Redeemer
8. Chichen Itza

USA Today's New Seven Wonders (5 \ 8)

1. Potala Palace
2. Old City of Jerusalem
3. Internet
4. Grand Canyon (viewer-chosen eighth wonder)
5. Polar ice caps
6. Maya ruins
7. Great Migration of Serengeti and Masai Mara
8. Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

Man-made travel wonders (10 \ 10)

1. Giza pyramid complex
2. Great Wall of China
3. Taj Mahal
4. Machu Picchu
5. Bali
6. Angkor Wat
7. Forbidden City
8. Bagan Temples & Pagodas
9. Karnak Temple
10. Teotihuacán

Natural travel wonders (5 \ 9)

1. Galápagos Islands *
2. Grand Canyon
3. Amazon Rainforest
4. Great Barrier Reef
5. Iguazu Falls
6. Ngorongoro Crater
7. Victoria Falls
8. Bora Bora
9. Cappadocia

Remember I noted earlier that as I wrote this story we were on route to Maachu Pinchu to join our friends who had decided to help celebrate Anna's 50th birthday in Peru. So in the spirit of 'wonderful' let me list a personal Wonders of the World for which I am

Wonderful of Wonders (7 \7)

1. Anna
2. Nathan
3. Amber
4. Jeremy
5. Sabrina
6. Sam
7. Virginia

Wonders of Wonders (7 \7)

1. Greg
2. Kathryn
3. Mike Davis
4. Laurie
5. Tom
6. Alfredo
7. Mike Cross

Thank you all for being 'Wonderful' I'm glad that we all met and our path crossed, it is truly amazing that our normal life and travel schedules allowed us to share this moment to be in this place and see this together.