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We all have our bucket list of places<\/a> we\u2019d like to see before we hit the bucket - be it the ancient ruins in Peru or the grand, historical monuments in Rome. Then there are some places which you should consider ticking off you list early or risk not seeing them at all.<\/p>

Places, much like animals can become endangered, and thanks to climate change, global warming, increased development and human carelessness, more and more of the natural wonders on our beautiful planet<\/a> are in danger of disappearing in the next 100 years \u2013 maybe even sooner!<\/p>

So without further preamble, we\u2019ve assembled\u00a010 places you should consider visiting as soon as possible\u00a0before they are changed forever! If you've not dived in\u00a0the Great Barrier Reef or seen the Taj Mahal in person, it's time to do so now because their days on Planet Earth are numbered!<\/p>

You know what they say: better late than never!<\/p>

Karen George<\/em><\/p>

Photos: Shutterstock<\/em><\/p>

READ MORE:<\/span> <\/h2>

Offbeat Destinations: 10 Underrated Asian cities to put on your travel list<\/a><\/p>

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You just might want to plan a trip to Venice or the Swiss Alps sometime soon because they just might not be around for much longer! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":457,"featured_media":120688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Nothing lasts forever - not even places on earth so you might want to consider planning a trip to the 10 fast disappearing destinations in our gallery.","_is_translated":false,"_source_post_url":"","is_displayed_in_hp":false,"displayed_in_hp_after_update":false,"is_thumb_featured":false,"template_without_diapo":"","enable_bloc_resume":false,"bloc_resume_post":[],"ctc_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17137,9791,16864],"tags":[9253,5997,9252,6066,1634255,1740,7075,3988,10309],"class_list":["post-340033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destinations-hk","category-galerie","category-galerie-hk","tag-climate-change","tag-destinations","tag-extinct","tag-global-warming","tag-has_diapo","tag-now-or-never-2","tag-places","tag-tourism","tag-travel"],"yoast_head":"\nAre these fast vanishing destinations on your travel bucket list? - 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