Sunday Tribune

Destinatio­ns to bring you luck

- ALYSSIA BIRJALAL alyssia.birjalal@inl.co.za

ARE you on a streak of bad luck and wish to change that?

The Experts at Psychicwor­ld. com sought to discover which locations around the world, believed to bring you good luck and good fortune, are the most popular to visit in 2022.

Using Tripadviso­r reviews and the number of Instagram hashtags, they were able to come up with a top 10 list of places that can offer you good fortune.

According to the list, The Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy, is the most popular location to visit for good fortune, with a popularity score of

9.5 out of 10.

Ranking highest for number of Tripadviso­r reviews (102 194) and second highest for Instagram hashtags (572 969), this fountain is both picturesqu­e and a delight to visit.

Those looking for good fortune should stand with their back to the fountain and toss a coin over their left shoulder to guarantee both luck and a return trip to Rome.

The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, ranks as the second most popular location to visit for luck, boasting a popularity score of

9.3 out of 10 with the second highest monthly search volume average (293 000).

Located in the Hagia Sophia Mosque is a bronze hole on the “sweating column” which, if visitors touch with their thumb at a 360 degree angle, is believed to make any wish come true.

Hoover Dam in Nevada in the US is third on the list with a popularity score of 9.2 out

10, boasting the highest global monthly search volume average of 305 000 searches.

Following closely behind are Charles Bridge (9), Blarney Castle (7.5) and Fushimi Inari-taisha

(7.1) ranking fourth, fifth and sixth respective­ly.

With Sensoji Temple, Tokyo, Japan, at seventh place, Pont des

Arts in Paris, France, in eighth place, Charging Bull, sometimes referred to as the Bull of Wall Street came in at number nine.

Last on the list is Casa di

Giulietta in Italy.

Now you know where to go.

 ?? ?? LOCATED in the Hagia Sophia is a bronze hole on the “sweating column”.
LOCATED in the Hagia Sophia is a bronze hole on the “sweating column”.
 ?? File ?? THE Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy. | picture
File THE Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy. | picture

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