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Probably Somalia. In 2010, there was a Canadian man who disembarked from his plane in Mogadishu claiming to be a tourist, and the officials were in such disbelief that Somalia had a tourist that they detained him and it made the news.
An immigration official is quoted as saying that the Canadian was “the first person to come to Mogadishu only for tourism".
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Currently the only variant to visit the cosmos is to go to the International Space Station
The only way to visit the ISS is to go there aboard a Russian Soyuz (spacecraft). Note: you must go through some training before this.
The price is up to $40 000 000 (and $15 000 000 more to go to open space).
In the near future the Russian company RosCosmos is going ...
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How did I miss this question?? I've done this! Before it was even considered 'touristy' (we had to apply to the Ukrainian government for permission in 2008).
Now on the safety aspect, I was assured by my science teacher travel buddy and the scientists there that it's perfectly fine to go for a day. As for the radiation, apparently even spending a weekend ...
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You could travel to extremal points of the European Union. The southernmost point of the European Union is on the Île de la Réunion, in Saint-Joseph. The easternmost point is on the same island, in Sainte-Rose. The westernmost point is in Saint-Martin (the French part, since the Dutch part is not in the EU). If you're looking for the southernmost or ...
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The ocean floor.
Any other unexplored spots pale in comparison with about 75% of the planet's surface covered by oceans, of which hardly anything deeper than 100m has been meaningfully explored. There are literally millions of square kilometers about which we know nothing except a very coarse-grained depth profile. There could be a hundred sunken Atlantises ...
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"The Grotto" on the Bruce Peninsula (Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada) could be a good choice. The water's always cold (though it can be plenty hot outside), but if you take appropriate precautions it should otherwise match your criteria. It's pretty cool:
You can actually swim through the hole in the bottom out into the bay. There are a lot of cool ...
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There can't be any exact dates for when it's safe because that depends on the (highly variable) water level in the river, which depends on rainfalls.
Getting there requires taking a boat, a short rocky hike and swimming through a safe part of the river before you get to the pool itself (source: a TV show I saw). You should only do it as a guided tour, in ...
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The Navy does have programs that will allow journalists, community leaders, and other individuals to spend a great deal more time on a submarine than just a few minutes. However, these are not exactly common, and not for a week. For instance, in this story, educators from Chicago were able to spend a day on a fast attack sub.
On the second day, the ...
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First of all, I'm not recommending visiting Chechnya either. It can be really dangerous. But the real danger is in the other republics in the region, especially Ingushetia.
If you're serious in your decision to visit Chechnya - I have "good news" for you - Ramzan Kadyrov (chief of the Republic) is doing his best to attract new tourists to the reconstructed ...
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There is definitely North America cross continent tours by Canadian Rail although to cross the entire continent you will need to do this in 2 legs. Vancouver to Toronto and Toronto to Halifax.
US has similar but also in 2 Legs:
LakeShore Limited which would get you from Boston to Chicago
and then
Empire builder which would get you from Chicago to ...
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In the U.S. Amtrak is the only long-distance passenger train operator, and on their site you can see a list of all of their routes. The route that looks closest to meeting your criteria is:
Southwest Chief -- Runs from Chicago, Illinois to Los Angeles, California, or roughly 2/3 the width of the continent. If you add the Lake Shore Limited route (New York ...
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I'm really fascinated by the Vivek Express right now. From wikipedia:
... the longest running train in India, and 8th longest in the world ... runs a total distance of 4,286 km from Dibrugarh in upper Assam, to Kanyakumari at the southern tip of Indian peninsula via Trivandrum Central ... 82:30 hours (almost 4 days). There are 52 halts spanning across a ...
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On the train line between Belgrade and Budapest are at least two interesting cities, Novi Sad and Subotica. I think there are both worth visiting even though I don't remember too many abandoned buildings (wasn't looking for them). You get quite a few of them in Belgrade.
Over all on the Balkans, I've seen most damage from the wars in Bosnia-Herzogovina, ...
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Unfortunately since 1972, travel to the moon has been non-existent, tourism or business. Currently the best bets to get yourself to the moon are with the USA, the European Space Agency and China - all have serious space programs with intentions to return, but are in no hurry - indeed the European Space Agency prefers robotic missions in general.
NASA was ...
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There are some companies that offer trips to the north pole on ice breakers. They're not very economical, though. Here's one of several that came up on Google:
Quark Expeditions
The 2013 trip takes about two weeks and costs $24,000 not counting your expenses to get to Helsinki and get home again from Helsinki afterwards.
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I've just come from there. Something interesting to note - unless you go really touristy - Mongolians traditionally use wooden saddles, something I was NOT expecting to see :)
They and Kyrgyzstan share quite a lot of the same culture, including horse riding, and the nomadic / semi nomadic lifestyle. But at least the Kyrgs don't use wooden saddles ;)
In ...
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Two weeks is a decent amount of time to explore Cambodia. Here are a couple of my recommendations:
Siem Reap: The Angkor Wat and surrounding temples can either be covered in a day, or over a couple of days. This is important because you need to buy a pass, and there are passes of different durations: 1-day ($20), 3-day ($40) etc. There's a 7-day pass too ...
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There is a somewhat relevant list for that.
I only found this PDF linked on from wikipedia with solid numbers, but they never show the raw data; a Top50 by arrivals or by tourist spending is all they offer.
Another source for this data seems to be http://www.ipkinternational.com/ - but you have to purchase the records. Wolfram alpha has no data for this ...
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It's common practice on the iron ore train in Mauritania.
The train carries iron ore in huge hoppers. There are no roofs -- passengers either ride with the ore or pay a small amount for a ticket in the passenger car. The scenery is barren desert, the ride is brutally uncomfortable, and temperatures are extremely hot. I rode last summer solo from Choum to ...
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Go to the Ardennes in Belgium. Since it is almost our backgarden, we go there often as a last minute decision. It is a large area and there are really a lot of outdoor activities. There are really a lot of kayaking being offered around the different rivers. Good starting points for exploring are Dinant, La Roche-en-ardenne, or Yvoir.
A disadvantage might ...
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(Almost) relevant humor -
Always remember that Robinson Crusoe is the only person
who has every always been able to get everything done by Friday.
(1) Work your way through the incredibly long Wikipedia - uninhabited islands entry.
(2) NZ uninhabited islands subset . None too tropical. Once you are legally in NZ there are some where you may just ...
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This one leaves from Boston and makes a couple of stops in Iceland, one of which is at Heimaey where they famously fought a volcano and won. It also stops in Greenland and Scotland. This cruise also visits Iceland.
Both of those cruises only let you off the boat to explore for 8 hours at a time (there are no overnight on-land stays), which I have to say ...
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If you are only talking about the non-Russian part of Asia, then the answer would be Minami Torishima which located in 24°16′59″N 153°59′11″E
It's very near to Iwo Jima and has a alias "Marcus Island".
In the map below Minami Torishima is marked with "A". You can compare it with the red line, which is actually the easternmost area of Indonesia.
The photo ...
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This is taken from the Wikipedia entry for Prypiat:
The city of Chernobyl, a few kilometers south from Pripyat, has some accommodation including a hotel, many apartment buildings, and a local lodge, which are maintained as a permanent residence for watch-standing crew and tourists.
Seems like at least there is a local effort to accomodate the few ...
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Maybe the next Movile cave, which has been separated from the rest of the world for millions years, until 1986?
Or some remote mountains on the south of Chile: Access is difficult and weather is not friendly. I would not be surprised if some have not been climbed yet.
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Absolutely!
Scheduled flights between two separate destinations are hard to come by, probably due to the fact that specialized facilities need to be available to house these monsters. Charters seem to be your only viable option, really, between destinations at non-trivial distances one from another.
Zeppelin NT, the successor of the legendary Zeppelin ...
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There was a triple suicide bombing as recently as August.
You can get more travel advice from the various foreign offices of world countries, but they all say pretty much the same thing:
This advice has been reviewed and reissued with an amendment to the Safety and Security – Political Situation section (politically motivated demonstrations). The ...
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The end of most major bus lines from Santiago is in Puerto Montt, from there people usually take the Navimag ferry to go further south, for example to Puerto Natales where there is another road. This is not a short ferry, more a cruise ship and takes four days.
The other option is to go to Chiloé island which is south-west of Puerto Montt, There are several ...
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A trip to the North Pole will not be "economical," BY DEFINITION. Hence, you might have a hard time finding one that meets your needs. That's only partly because going there is inherently expensive.
In most "civilized" parts of the world, there is the potential for cheap "deals," because the "full cost" has already been paid by someone ELSE. That is, a home ...
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Some companies offer trips to the North pole. For example Hauser Exkursionen. This is a well established company that offers all kind of excursions from the north pole, to the Mount Everest or a desert.
Unfortunately the information is in German, but I think it is possible to understand a little bit of it.
Hauser Exkursionen
However, as you can see, it is ...
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