Updated: 16/02/2012 12:51 | By Flemmich Webb, contributor, MSN Travel
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Mongolia: The Golden Eagle Festival

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For centuries, the nomadic people of Mongolia's Altai Mountains have hunted with the aid of the magnificent golden eagle - one of the world's most powerful raptors and a symbol of military might - to capture small mammals for pelts and food.

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keiran long (mapper)
18/02/2012 10:49
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Re Afghanistan..

Before the scourge of Islam, it was a centre of culture and learning, under Hinduism and Buddhism.  Back in the stone age subsequently...


janet cowley
18/02/2012 09:36
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What a subjective list! We could each do our own and it would be just as valid. Thanks MSN - for keeping up the VERY low standard of journalism you are becoming famed for.
Someone
18/02/2012 15:29
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The European destinations and Norway, are fine, but, all the others cost thousands of pounds in flights, visas, hotel accomodation (single room supplement in Africa is prohibitive), so, nice idea MSN, but, a total failure, no wonder these places won't be visited by the vast majority of us.
Sara A
18/02/2012 20:12
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Iran is definitely a beautiful place.  And worth visiting. It's a shame most people think it's just a country with weird leaders and nucear power.
Anne Bryceland
18/02/2012 18:46
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I travel a lot so I'm surprised I've only been to two of these places. Actually Mike Transylvania was a great place to visit. Dracula's castle was a really fun visit. Thought the shanty towns and poverty close by was sad to see.
John McKenzie
18/02/2012 23:06
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The lodge at the end looks well nice!
Peter Salthouse (Pete Salty)
18/02/2012 14:45
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What a load of ****e yet again, I wouldnt pay any of you bastards at MSN with brass **** washers.
Martin Lee Jones (crocdundee79)
18/02/2012 22:43
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Not even Phi Phi islands Thailand?? Palawan Philippines??Epeshus​ Turkey??

Not my bucket list

 

good for u leah
18/02/2012 10:49
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Cool but people might want to do other things before they die

and who would be thinking of wwhen they die

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