Thursday, January 8, 2009

2007 Tourist hot spots for Brits

Ha! It looks like that British love the landscape of Australia. There are 3 must-see sights in top 10.

Brits left cold by top tourist hot spots, 16 August 2007 by Easier.com

The Eiffel Tower and Stonehenge are the tourist 'hotspots' that leave the most Brits cold, according to research by Virgin Travel Insurance that reveals the most disappointing sights at home and abroad.

Virgin Travel Insurance’s ten most disappointing sights

Overseas
1. The Eiffel Tower, UK
2. The Louvre (Mona Lisa), France
3. Times Square, USA
4. Las Ramblas, Spain
5. Statue of Liberty, USA
6. Spanish Steps, Rome
7. The White House, USA
8. The Pyramids, Egypt
9. The Brandenburg Gate
10. The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy

UK
1. Stonehenge
2. Angel of the North
3. Blackpool Tower
4. Lands’ End
5. Princess Diana Memorial Fountain
6. The London Eye
7. Brighton Pier
8. Buckingham Palace
9. White Cliffs of Dover
10. Big Ben

Virgin Travel Insurance’s top ten must-see sights

Overseas
1. The Treasury at Petra, Jordan
2. The Grand Canal, Venice, Italy
3. The Masai Mara, Kenya
4. Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia
5. Taroko Gorge, Taiwan
6. Kings Canyon, Northern Territory, Australia
7. Cappadoccia caves, Turkey
8. Lake Titicaca, Peru and Bolivia
9. Cable Beach, Broome, Western Australia
10. Jungfraujoch, Switzerland

UK
1. Alnwick Castle, Northumberland
2. Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, County Antrim
3. The Royal Crescent, Bath
4. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, Southwark, London
5. The Backs, Cambridge
6. Holkham Bay, Norfolk
7. Lyme Regis and the Jurassic Coast
8. Tate St Ives
9. Isle of Skye, Scotland
10. The Eden Project

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