The beautiful British Virgin Islands are home to some of the most picturesque scenes in nature. Thanks to Pusser’s Ltd and 7 Wonders in 7 Days, you can experience the taste of these pulchritudinous surroundings by entering our latest competition and by winning a bottle of the island’s famous Royal Navy rum – all in [...]

The sands of time have slowly slipped away for yet another week. Each passing grain is becoming increasingly precious here at 7 Wonders in 7 Days, after all there is still much to do! In fact, it has been sand itself that has concerned us for most of this week. Not that of the proverbial [...]

This week on 7 Wonders in 7 Days: Almonds, Agra, a redesign and a poor attempt at alliteration. Here is the week in a nutshell: Monday commenced – as all good Monday’s do – with an announcement. Following the shift in our project’s focus with the arrival of our final travel companion Becky, we felt [...]

As part of Wanderlust Wednesday on 7 Wonders in 7 Days, we asked our twitter community for all that they knew about the Taj Mahal – the Wonder that is expected to be Chi-chi’s second stop on the road to fulfilling her globetrotting challenge. We first searched for information about the magnificent Mughal mausoleum back [...]

Should guilty seek asylum here; like one pardoned, he becomes free from sin. In 1648, upon the completion of the finest remnant of Mughal architecture, Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan uttered those poetic words, laced with a mix of melancholy and pride, to pay tribute to what has since become the most recognizable of the world’s [...]

We may be a little early, but everyone at 7 Wonders in 7 Days agrees that we could do with a little Spring clean. We want to get out the ladders, put up a digital shelf or two, apply some new wallpaper, do some feng shui, that kinda thing. Our feather dusters are on standby [...]

This week we have heralded the beginning new phase of the 7 Wonders in 7 Days project. Following the announcement of our newest and final travel companion, our concentration has now shifted to both previewing the seven Wonders and their locations, and to promoting the progress of our seven charities. We kicked off the week, [...]

It’s a common misconception that the Great Wall of China can be seen from space, but the fact that this magnificent remnant of ancient architecture cannot be spied from a celestial body, makes it no less a wonder of human endeavor. Originally built to withstand Mongolian marauders from the north, the wall, after centuries of [...]

‘AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGH!!!!!!!’ We loved the response to our Brazil competition announcement on Friday. Following her instinctive, emotional and monosyllabic reaction, however, Becky (@instructionsni) – our competition winner – did regain her composure to blog about her triumph. As we have said through the past week, we’ve been amazed by the enthusiastic participation of everyone involved in [...]

It’s taken nearly three months but we are finally here. From the initial group of 19 enthusiastic tweeters, we can now announce who will be traveling to Rio to see the Christ the Redeemer statue with Chi-chi as part of the 7 Wonders in 7 Days project. As we’ve said before, we’ve been incredibly touched [...]