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there are so many wonderful places that
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we can go
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as a tourist whether you're a beach
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person whether you're a mountain person
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whether you like built-up places or
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secluded areas there is something for
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everyone in this world we have
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the world has so much to offer but if we
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are to categorize it what are the
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different types of tourist destinations
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that's what i'm going to tell you in
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this short video if you are new here my
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name is dr hayley staton and i'm your
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tourism teacher on youtube
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there are many different types of
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tourist destinations which facilitate
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different types of tourism if we are to
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ensure that tourism is profitable and
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sustainable it is important that we
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understand the different types of
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tourist destinations and the types of
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customers that they might attract so
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let's start off by saying what exactly
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is a tourist destination anyway well a
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tourist destination is a place or an
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area that relies heavily on the economic
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benefits from tourism a tourist
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destination can be large for example it
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could be a whole city or it can also be
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small such as a small coastal resort or
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a village in fact the term tourism
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destination is pretty subjective term
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and there isn't really a universal
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definition in other words what one
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person says is a destination another
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person may not agree anyway let's keep
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things simple here is my definition
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and as a tourism academic
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who's done a lot of research i think i'm
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fairly qualified to give one
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of a tourist destination a tourist
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destination is any area large or small
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that attracts and caters for tourists
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with tourism being the dominant or one
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of the dominant income generators for
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that area okay so let's get down to the
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crux of it what are these different
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types of tourist destinations there are
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different types of tourist destinations
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all around the world of course
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no two destinations are the same this is
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what makes travel so exciting but we can
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generally group destinations together
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into categories and there are five
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major categories
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the first category is the beach area
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beach areas are really popular tourist
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destinations and it's no surprise who
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doesn't love lying on the beach and
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going for a swim in crystal clear
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turquoise waters some people will travel
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a really long way to reach a beach
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whereas other people may only travel a
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short distance beach tourism is
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therefore popular with both domestic and
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international tourists beach areas are
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not all the same in fact beach areas do
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vary considerably islands resorts and
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secluded spots make up just three types
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of beach areas and don't forget that
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there are also artificially made beaches
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for those of you who follow me on social
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media you will know that at the moment i
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am living in china and i am nowhere near
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a beach
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but there is a beach not too far away in
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fact there are two there are two beaches
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in my city and these are artificial
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beaches that have been created by once
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by river and once by a lake and they're
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really popular tourist destinations so
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don't be fooled by thinking beach
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destinations are only by the ocean and
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that they are only naturally occurring
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many beach areas have been turned into
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resorts and these resorts have been
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specifically developed for tourism they
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generally consist of the beach area
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hotels bars restaurants
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entertainment venues and activities
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often these beach resorts will
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encourage enclave tourism which is when
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people don't
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get out and about they just stay in the
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local area they just do the things that
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are available to them within their hotel
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complex or within the resort and often
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these beach resorts will privatize the
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beaches too and in my opinion that's not
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a great thing because it means that the
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beaches can no longer be used by people
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who are not staying in the hotel that
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owns that section of the beach so these
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are some sustainability issues and i
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won't i won't go into this at length
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right now but these are some
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sustainability issues you might want to
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think about if you are doing a bit more
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research on beach tourism and the second
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type of tourist destination is the
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natural area natural areas are popular
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types of tourist destinations too
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natural areas can be broken down into
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different types of natural areas such as
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mountains
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forests and countryside you can do lots
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of different things at these areas you
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can go mountain climbing did i ever tell
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you about the time i climbed mount
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kilimanjaro that was awesome if you're
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considering it do it anyway i digress
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you can go hiking skiing horse riding
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quad biking lots more there are popular
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forests all around the world where
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people go to enjoy the natural flora and
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fauna according to that geographical
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location people might visit forests
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because they have tourist facilities
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that are especially located there in the
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uk we have center parks for example that
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is a famous holiday park always located
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in forests and there are so many
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countryside areas around the world rural
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tourism has really grown in recent years
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and countryside isn't just open
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landscape either it could include
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mountain areas lakes hills
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forests woods plains fields includes it
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all countryside areas are really popular
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types of tourist destinations and
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they're great if you just want to get
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some fresh air relax and take part in a
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wide range of activities and the next
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type of tourist destination is the town
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and city towers and cities are really
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popular types of tourist destinations
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one of the major reasons for this is
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because they are easily accessible
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they're generally well connected they'll
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have airports train stations major roads
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and often you have low cost airlines
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that offer flights there too i've flown
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to so many places in europe for just a
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few pounds over the years into venice
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paris rome
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the budget airline really has changed
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travel forever
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towns and cities actually attract lots
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of different types of tourists too
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whether you're traveling for a stag
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party a business trip or a family
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getaway there's something to suit
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everyone
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and that's what makes towns and cities
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really popular types of tourist
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destinations another popular type of
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tourist destination is the winter sports
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areas winter sports is a popular form of
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active sports tourism people travel to
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destinations with winter conditions
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these could be real or they could be
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artificial and they generally take part
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in a range of sporting activities
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activities could include
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skiing sledging snowmobiling husky
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riding snow walking snowboarding ice
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skating tobogganing and lots more last
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year i went to the north of china to a
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city called harbin which has its famous
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ice and snow festival that was a once in
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a lifetime experience
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although i i don't know if i'm in a
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hurry to experience the minus 30 degree
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temperatures again i'm also really keen
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to go to lapland and see santa with my
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children i think that would be so cute
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and they would absolutely love it there
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are just so many cool winter
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destinations and i don't even like the
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cold and we then have areas that are
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known for their culture or their
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heritage usually these destinations
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feature high on cultural tourism agendas
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and they offer lots of tourist
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attractions with cultural and heritage
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value many of these areas are designated
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as unesco world heritage sites too a
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unesco world heritage site is an area
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that's been designated so by the united
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nations because it has cultural
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historical scientific or another form of
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significance
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there are more than a thousand of these
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around the world typically on my travels
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we visit multiple unesco world heritage
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sites i don't really know how this
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happens
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but everywhere we go there are just just
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always these incredible sights to visit
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whether they are temples or ancient
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ruins or
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religious buildings
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palaces i just love it i love learning
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about the history and the culture and
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the heritage of areas and they're
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fascinating so there we have it those
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are my five
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main types of tourist destinations
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what is your favorite what kind of
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holiday do you like what do you think
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might grow let's get the discussion
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