So far, I've written a blog every day in 2013, mostly my views on news. I thought it might form a record of this auspicious year in my life. For posterity, I thought I'd share the BBC's poll on their news stories.
China Most Popular Shared Stories today:
1: Taiwan protest over conscript death
2: Baby elephant makes big splash
3: Twitter updates its rules on abuse
4: Camping for a week resets body clock
5: Rugby 'link' to early onset dementia
Read 1: Teenager dies in Spain hotel fall.
2: Which country gets the most tourists?
3: Call for sanctions over hand-washing
4: Married couple die in car collision
5: Teens charged over M25 object throws
6: Warning on 'spectacle' immigrant ops
7: Bomb threat tweet sent to Mary Beard
8: Should you take an email sabbatical?
9: US and UK concern over Zimbabwe vote
10: Paving stones to honour WWI heroes
1: Taiwan protest over conscript death
2: Baby elephant makes big splash
3: Twitter updates its rules on abuse
4: Camping for a week resets body clock
5: Rugby 'link' to early onset dementia
Read 1: Teenager dies in Spain hotel fall.
2: Which country gets the most tourists?
3: Call for sanctions over hand-washing
4: Married couple die in car collision
5: Teens charged over M25 object throws
6: Warning on 'spectacle' immigrant ops
7: Bomb threat tweet sent to Mary Beard
8: Should you take an email sabbatical?
9: US and UK concern over Zimbabwe vote
10: Paving stones to honour WWI heroes
Eiffel Tower - Paris I want to talk about the No. 2 subject: traveling away from home for a break from normal life. In the UK, the holiday season has arrived. Airports buzz with people leaving for foreign countries. Some take off for exotic countries they've only read about and others return to well-loved beach destinations in Spain, France or one of the resorts on nearby islands.
For me, the time of tripping around the world is over. My walking disability makes visiting far away countries a waste of time and money. However, I've seen much of the world already.
I spent the first 45 years of my life seeing most of the beautiful Australia, and visited Bali with my mother. Circumstances changed in my life and I left for England, where I took a job as a nanny, eventually travelling the world with my family for three months. We stayed in Australia, California, and Singapore. During that time, I stayed with my daughter in Paris, where she worked as a model.
Upon my return to England, I met my present husband, who has children in America. Together we've returned to Australia for a year or so, visited Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, California, Houston, Hawaii, and Florida as well as the Canary Islands, and taken cruise around the Caribbean.
I've seen enough different cultures to fill my waning years with delightful memories.
For me, the time of tripping around the world is over. My walking disability makes visiting far away countries a waste of time and money. However, I've seen much of the world already.
I spent the first 45 years of my life seeing most of the beautiful Australia, and visited Bali with my mother. Circumstances changed in my life and I left for England, where I took a job as a nanny, eventually travelling the world with my family for three months. We stayed in Australia, California, and Singapore. During that time, I stayed with my daughter in Paris, where she worked as a model.
Upon my return to England, I met my present husband, who has children in America. Together we've returned to Australia for a year or so, visited Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, California, Houston, Hawaii, and Florida as well as the Canary Islands, and taken cruise around the Caribbean.
I've seen enough different cultures to fill my waning years with delightful memories.
Guggenheim Museum - Spain A recent study by the United Nations World Tourism Organization revealed that 83 million people visited La Belle France last year, even more than its population of 66 million. UN figures suggest that France had more foreign visitors than any other country in 2012, while the most visited capital city is now, according to one study, Bangkok. The lure of Alpine ski stations and Mediterranean resorts ensure that it has kept its top spot for every year that statistics have been produced.
The following data of the top most visited countries is supplied to the UN from countries statistical offices, tourism ministries and central banks.
France - 83m
United States - 67m
China - 57.7m
Spain - 57.7m
Italy - 46.4m
Turkey - 35.7m
Germany - 30.4m
United Kingdom - 29.3m
The following data of the top most visited countries is supplied to the UN from countries statistical offices, tourism ministries and central banks.
France - 83m
United States - 67m
China - 57.7m
Spain - 57.7m
Italy - 46.4m
Turkey - 35.7m
Germany - 30.4m
United Kingdom - 29.3m
| Overnight visitors (million) Bangkok 15.98 London 15.96 Paris 13.92 Singapore 11.75 New York 11.52 Istanbul 10.37 Dubai 9.89 Kuala Lumpur 9.2 Hong Kong 8.72 | Barcelona 8.41 Seoul 8.19 Milan 6.83 Rome 6.71 Shanghai 6.5 Amsterdam 6.35 Tokyo 5.8 Vienna 5.37 Taipei 5.19 Riyadh 5.05 Los Angeles 4.84 |
Have you ever visited any of these places?
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