New 7 Wonders

As a child I was fascinated by learning about the world in general, countries, places, people and that's where my passion for traveling comes in. 

This morning I came across this article "New 7 Wonders vs. Ancient 7 Wonders" from the National Geographic (Link at the bottom of the page).

The New 7 Wonders of the World are: 

*Christ the Redeemer Statue -Brazil

*Great Wall of China

*The Colosseum -Italy

*Petra - Jordan

*Machu Picchu - Peru

*Chichén Itzá - Mexico

*Taj Mahal - India

The Old 7 Wonders of the World are:  

*The Great Pyramid of Giza - Egypt

*The Colossus of Rhodes - Greece

*The Lighthouse of Alexandra - Egypt

*The Statue of Zeus - Olympia, Greece

*The Hanging Gardens of Babylon - Iraq

*The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus - Turkey

*The Temple of Artemis - Turkey

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/07/photogalleries/seven-wonders/

As I was trying to get more information, I came across this website! 

The official global voting platform of New7Wonders and found it very interesting to see their various  campaigns for the next vote, from "The most beautiful Island Nation" to "The 7 best Scientist in the World" .

Currently, the website is asking people to vote for the 28 finalist of "Vote for the New7Wonders of Nature"

http://www.new7wonders.com/community/en/new7wonders/new7wonders_of_nature/voting

The site encourages visitors to start their own campaign. What would you like to do your campaign on? 


Most of us are drawn to seeing and reading about beautiful, colourful, gorgeous places and people. I WONDER, if the the 7 wonders website did some serious voting! Let's say, the 7 worst places to live on this planet, the 7 poorest countries, the 7 malnourished places for kids to grow up, the 7 places with least education and so on....something to think about...why not create a website dedicated to so not beautiful but real stuff happening in our world and trying to use voting system to change them...something to think about! And if you know of such a website please do share....

If you are curious like me, you'll enjoy browsing through the site while smiling or raising your eybrows! Peace & Love to the world and humanity.

Christopher McDougall: Are we born to run?

Christopher McDougall (born 1962) is an American author and journalist best known for his 2009 best-selling book Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen. He has also written for Esquire, The New York Times Magazine,Outside, Men's Journal, and New York, and was a contributing editor for Men's Health. Source: Wikipedia


http://chrismcdougall.com/blog/

I'm not really a good runner...but love to run...I sprint! Running  gives me freedom to think, to get rid off my negative emotions, and after the run is over, I feel empowered that I have accomplished something! - Feb 2011

The book motivated me to run my first 5K last fall. My time was 16 min 21 sec, not bad for a first timer. A fascinating book that is more about humanity and compassion than just running. - April 2012

Update April 2, 2012 
"True, 58, was a legend in the distance running community. He was the subject of Christopher McDougall's best-selling book, "Born to Run," which recounted how he took up residence in the remote Copper Canyons of Mexico among the Tarahumara, a desert-dwelling tribe of the best ultrarunners in the world."
http://abcnews.go.com/US/micah-true-ultrarunners-body-found-mexicos-wilderness/story?id=16048218#.T3oqc_BYvlV


Update April 17, 2012
"On Tuesday March 27, ultrarunner Micah True set off on a 12-mile run in the Gila National Forest and didn't return. Days later, writer Christopher McDougall took off on a not-so-unfamiliar quest, joining a crew of ultrarunners to search for the ever-wandering man nicknamed Caballo Blanco".
On The Trail of The White Horse http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/running/trail-running/On-The-Trail-Of-The-White-Horse.html?page=1

Update May 21, 2012
Caballo Blanco’s Last Run: The Micah True Story http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/sports/caballo-blancos-last-run-the-micah-true-story.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp