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My name is Barbara Weibel and I’m the owner/editor of Hole in the Donut Cultural Travel. I’ve always envied people who love their jobs. Unlike those lucky souls, my various careers over the years (marketing, advertising, selling real estate, working in a retail store, owning a public relations firm, and selling snow cones in the largest water park in Puerto Rico, among others) were just means to an end – a way to earn money and have a comfortable lifestyle. I never loved what I did and I can’t really say I was ever really happy, but I plodded on because I was raised to be dependable, to always give 110%, and to work hard in order to be able to enjoy a comfortable retirement. All of which meant going to work every day, regardless of how much I despised my job.
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I knew I wasn’t being true to myself. My inner voice constantly nagged, “Who am I, why am I here, and what is my purpose in life?” I had often heard that we should do what what we love, what makes us joyful. So I asked myself, “What makes me joyful?” But I had no answer. I knew there had to be something better out there; I just didn’t know what it was. Then I got sick. Really sick.
My health had been failing for some time but the doctors couldn’t determine what was wrong. More than once it was implied that my illness was all in my head. Finally, after five years of suffering, I was diagnosed with what had by then become chronic Lyme disease. During the initial treatment I was practically bedridden. Since I could barely drag myself from the bed to the couch (much less go to work) I had a lot of time to examine my life. I decided that things had to change. I was like a donut – a wonderful outer shell with an empty, hollow inside. I could no longer ignore the need to feel that I was living a purposeful life. I needed to fill the hole in my donut. Again I asked myself, “What brings me joy?” This time, I had some answers. Photography. Writing. And travel. I promised myself that when I recovered I would find a way of living that focused on those things that bring me joy.
As soon as I was healthy enough, I left my job, strapped on a backpack, and traveled solo around the world for six months, determined to visit the places I’d always wanted to see. I traveled without major plans, went wherever the wind blew me, took thousands of photos along the way, and blogged about every place I visited. Upon returning to the States in September of 2007, I relocated to Florida and continued to travel more than half of the time, while simultaneously pursuing freelance writing opportunities. By the end of 2009 I was traveling so much that it made no sense to maintain an apartment, so I sold or gave away my remaining furniture and hit the road full time.
Today I travel perpetually, staying long-term in most countries in order to immerse in the local culture. Hole In The Donut Cultural Travel features stories about the destinations I visit, the interesting people I meet, the crazy (and often humorous) things that happen to me along the way, and the never-ending spiritual lessons that come from travel. With its self-deprecating humor and focus on the inner journey as well as the outer, Hole In The Donut has attracted a loyal following of readers who travel with me vicariously. So grab a chair and settle in for some unique and interesting travel stories.
France crowned most popular country in the world with record-breaking number of tourists (and UK lags in eighth place, beaten by Spain, Italy and even Germany)
France the most visited country in the world with 84.7m tourists in 2013
The UK attracted a record 32.8m visitors last year spending £21 billion
French, German and American tourists account for one third of UK visitors
By Connie Allfrey
PUBLISHED: 10:09 BST, 13 August 2014 | UPDATED: 11:48 BST, 14 August 2014
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France has been named the most visited country in the world, welcoming a record-breaking 84.7 million tourists last year.
The European hotspot was streets ahead of the second most visited country in the world - the US - beating it by almost 15million visitors.
While France, the US and Spain made the top three list of the most visited countries, the UK took eighth place, welcoming 31.2million visitors in 2013, a new record.
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Eh Voila! La Tour Eiffel: France welcomed 84.7 million tourists across its borders in 2013 +4
Eh Voila! La Tour Eiffel: France welcomed 84.7 million tourists across its borders in 2013
A stony look: Paris observed from the top of Notre Dame with La Tour Eiffel in the distance +4
A stony look: Paris observed from the top of Notre Dame with La Tour Eiffel in the distance
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THE 10 MOST VISITED COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD
France - 84.7million
US - 69.8million
Spain - 60.7million
China - 55.7million
Italy - 47.7million
Turkey - 37.8million
Germany - 31.5million
UK - 31.2million
Russia - 28.4million
Thailand - 26.5million
But the UK is still losing out to European rivals, with Germany and Italy joining France and Spain ahead of Britain in the top 10 most visited countries in the world.
Some of the surprising entries into the top 10 incllude Turkey, which took sixth place, with 37.8million visitors and Russia, which made it into ninth place with 28.4million tourists.
Thailand rounded off the top 10 most visited countries in 2013.
The latest statistics come after a study was published by France's government competitiveness agency, confirming how many visitors the country received in 2013.
The statistics were referred to the World Tourism Organisation to be compared with statistics from each country.
A record 32.8 million overseas visitors came to the UK, with French, German and American tourists accounting for one in three tourists.
The USA, France and Germany were also the biggest spenders in the UK, with their markets attributing to one quarter of the visitor spend pot - 'do visit again'.
The French surpassed their 2012 figure of 83 million foreign visitors and easily outstripped The United States with 69.8 million and Spain with 60.7 million foreign visitors.
The record 32.8 million overseas visitors who came to the UK in 2013 spent a record £21 billion.
The UK attracted 34.8m tourists in 2013, a record-breaking number, but not enough to beat European rivals +4
The UK attracted 34.8m tourists in 2013, a record-breaking number, but not enough to beat European rivals
London calling: The capital accounts for 54 per cent of all UK inbound tourism +4
London calling: The capital accounts for 54 per cent of all UK inbound tourism
In 2012 the UK ranked eighth in the UNWTO international tourist arrivals league behind France, USA, China, Spain, Italy, Turkey and Germany.
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London accounts for 54 per cent of all inbound visitor spend, the rest of England 34 per cent, Scotland 8 per cent and Wales 2 per cent.
The UK may not be such a tourist honey pot as France, but we are only a small isle and quite content to keep calm and carry on unobserved.
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WORLD 7 WONDERS DAY: 07.07.
“A DAY TO WONDER!”
On 7 July (07.07) this year, and every year from now on, the world will celebrate 7 Wonders Day. The event honours the 21 iconic wonders chosen by hundreds of millions of votes following three historic global campaigns: the New7Wonders of the World, the New7Wonders of Nature and the New7Wonders Cities.
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7 Wonders Day also encourage people to be active — in every sense — not only to celebrate the officially elected New 7 Wonders of the world, but also to come up with their own ideas of wonders. On this day we invite everyone to become active in the preservation of our heritage: Take your family and friends to the location of your wonder, and share your happiness with others. For example:
Start cleaning up a site you consider a wonder, and spread the message of the good you are doing!
Teachers, start a theme day or a theme week in class around 7 Wonders Day (we’ll provide you with guidelines).
Come up with your own creative ideas and make this day wonderful and memorable!
People who want to show their support and action on 7 Wonders Day are encouraged to join the global movement on 7 July by using the hashtag #7WondersDay, taking photos of themselves and their friends and uploading them on WondersWall.com.
New7Wonders Founder Bernard Weber says:
“Anyone can get involved in 7 Wonders Day. Everyone can play a role in safeguarding our heritage by being active and contributing to the success of 7 Wonders Day. Every social media post, share or tweet raises the profile of our elected Wonders in people’s minds and hearts, in the world’s media and on the global development agenda. Let’s support one another on 7 July: A day to wonder!”
About World 7Wonders Day
7Wonders Day will recur every year on 7 July (07.07) and the goal of the initiative is to inspire, to wonder and to celebrate the elected Wonders while raising the profile of Global Memory in a positive and motivating way. Coordinated by the New7Wonders Foundation, 7Wonders Day is led by the slogan “A day to wonder!” 7Wonders Day explores how everyone – as a group or as individuals – can play a part in celebrating our heritage and reflecting on what people can do to ensure that this remains a wonderful world.
About 7Wonders Day activities and grassroots events
From Mexico to China, from Rio to Rome, people around the globe will come together on 7 July (07.07) to show that “A day to wonder!” is not only a positive and fun day but also a meaningful and important event recurring every year.
About Global Memory
With the election of the Official New 7 Wonders of the World in 2007, humanity created, for the first time in history, what we are calling Global Memory: 7 things that everyone can remember and in which they can participate. Global Memory has been expanded by the election of the Official New 7 Wonders of Nature in 2011 and the New7Wonders Cities in 2014. For more information visit: https://about.new7wonders.com/global-memory/
About New7Wonders
Bernard Weber, a Swiss-born Canadian, started New7Wonders in 2000 with the objective of asking the people of the world to elect the rightful heirs of the ancient Greek Seven Wonders of the World. The growth of the internet and the ubiquity of mobile phones made it possible, for the first time in human history, to organise a worldwide voting campaign. This global democratic exercise with more than 600 million votes cast across all its campaigns resulted in the election of the Official New 7 Wonders of the World in 2007.
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The New 7 Wonders of the World are: Petra, Jordan; Machu Picchu, Peru; The Great Wall, People’s Republic of China; Chichén Itzá, Mexico; Cristo Redentor, Brazil; The Colosseum, Italy, and The Taj Mahal, India.
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elliptical amphitheatre in Rome
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A white marble mausoleum in Agra, India
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15th-century Inca site in Peru
Petra
Arabian historical and archaeological city, Jordan
Great Wall of China
series of fortifications built along the historical border of China
Christ the Redeemer
statue of Jesus in Río de Janeiro, Brazil
Chichén Itzá
Pyramid at Chichén Itzá, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Colosseum
elliptical amphitheatre in Rome
Taj Mahal
A white marble mausoleum in Agra, India
Machu Picchu
15th-century Inca site in Peru
Petra
Arabian historical and archaeological city, Jordan
Great Wall of China
series of fortifications built along the historical border of China
Christ the Redeemer
statue of Jesus in Río de Janeiro, Brazil
Chichén Itzá
Pyramid at Chichén Itzá, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Colosseum
elliptical amphitheatre in Rome
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