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Thanks to emd, I found out about the BBC's list of 50 places to see before you die. Recreated here, along with some comments and/or the year I was there.

1. The Grand Canyon
2. Great Barrier Reef
3. Florida (2001) During a Nortel trip. We flew into Miami then drove through the Everglades to the east coast.
4. South Island
5. Cape Town
6. Golden Temple
7. Las Vegas
8. Sydney
9. New York (2001) Easter - Kate, Alix, Matt, Melisa. Didn't go up the Twin Towers
10. Taj Mahal
11. Canadian Rockies Numerous times. Most recently, in 2003 when dropping Greg off in Calgary. We went to Banff one evening and swam in the hot springs.
12. Uluru
13. Chichen Itza - Mexico
14. Machu Picchu - Peru
15. Niagara Falls (2001) Thanksgiving - a great wine tour with Kate.
16. Petra - Jordan
17. The Pyramids - Egypt
18. Venice Kate loved Venice when she went in 1999.
19. Maldives First of the South Pacific entries. Supposed to be awesome for sailing adventures.
20. Great Wall of China
21. Victoria Falls - Zimbabwe
22. Hong Kong (1993) Class Afloat. We were docked in Kowloon.
23. Yosemite National Park
24. Hawaii (1993) Class Afloat, once to Hilo, once to Honolulu. Hilo was cool and laid back. Honolulu is way too commercial/American.
25. Auckland - New Zealand (1993) Class Afloat. Almost flew home from here. Don't really remember much.
26. Iguassu Falls
27. Paris (1991) Stayed with a family that had 10 children.
28. Alaska
29. Angkor Wat - Cambodia
30. Himalayas - Nepal
31. Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
32. Masai Mara - Kenya
33. Galapagos Islands - Ecuador (1993) Class Afloat. It's all about the wildlife. Even managed to go diving with Hammerhead sharks.
34. Luxor - Egypt
35. Rome
36. San Francisco (1994) Class Afloat. Flew home from here. Also had a quick tour of Napa thanks to the Quanes
37. Barcelona (1991) Slept at the train station. Headed back out of Spain the next day.
38. Dubai
39. Singapore (1993) Class Afloat. Almost went to Malaysia on a bus. Got lost on lots of buses. Soaked in torrential rains. Went to Toys R' Us and Hard Rock Cafe. Little India was cool.
40. La Digue - Seychelles
41. Sri Lanka
42. Bangkok
43. Barbados
44. Iceland
45. Terracotta Army - China
46. Zermatt - Switzerland
47. Angel Falls - Venezuela
48. Abu Simbel - Egypt
49. Bali (1993) Class Afloat. Awesome. Monkey Temple. The Ambassador and drunkenness at the Four Seasons. Waaaay too many street vendors. Indonesian "Bintang" beer at the Swensen's ice cream parlour.
50. French Polynesia (1993) Class Afloat. Incredible mix of Melanesian and French culture. Baguette, red wine, and palm trees.