Off The Grid: 7 Things To Do On 7 Continents
What luck we have. Not only were we born on the most marvelous planet in the observable universe—not to mention the only habitable one out of gazillions—but the one we inherited has seven distinct, magnificent continents.
Picking just one experience from each that best personifies the greater landmass is an impossible job, not to mention totally unfair. But life isn’t fair. Nor is this column. If you need someplace to start when attempting to bag all seven continents, make it one of these iconic and universally well-rated encounters.
1. Australia: The Great Barrier Reef
The largest living thing on Earth lies just off the cost of its deadliest continent. If you want to see all of its colorful species and 1,600 miles of splendor before 2 million annual tourists and global warming eventually diminish it, get there quick.
2. Europe: The Vatican
Whatever your race, creed or nationality, the Vatican is one of humanity’s greatest temples of art, architecture, spirituality and fellowship built during the transition from middle ages into modern history. Highlights include the humbling St. Peter’s Basilica, the sublime Sistine Chapel and the renowned Museums.
3. South America: The Lost City
It’s undoubtedly a tourist trap, but Machu Picchu still manages to retain its archeological and natural wonder while sitting high upon a misty Andes mountaintop. Left untouched by conquistadors until we later stumbled upon it in the early 1900s, this once-forgotten Incan city is a continental highlight and best seen in off-peak season.