If A Picture Paints A Thousand Words

Pictures don't lie.  We have been inundated with lavish words like Stairway To Heaven and Eight Wonders of the World by our elementary school teachers but do the generous and unselfish words commensurate to the hype?

I don't trust words ... I trust pictures ... unless it was photoshopped. I hate extravagant and extensive publicity and promotional stunts (they can be subjective) ... I hate hyperbole and conditioning the students' minds in the classroom as if what the teachers are preaching is the gospel truth,

Truth in advertisement and hyping ... and truth in the teacher's use of words in his lectures. When consumers see or hear an advertisement, whether it's on the internet, radio or television, or anywhere else, the law says that the ad must be truthful, not misleading, and, when appropriate, backed by scientific evidence. We demand the same thing with the teachers' pronouncements. The student's minds are malleable and they always believe what is being fed to them.

Truth in tourism advertising is a valued principle in brand development and management. Good marketing includes authenticity and truth ... and these two factors can always help sell your brand.

Now compare the pictures and see who will win the eighth Wonder of the World (if there is one).

1. Sa Pa Terraces Vietnam

2. Yuanhang Terraces - China

3. Hong He Hani Rice Terraces - China

4, Guang Xi Province China

5. Mu Cang Chai Terraces Vietnam

6. Tegalalang Terrace Ubud Indonesia

7. Rice Terraces in Nepal

8. Hamanoura Terraces Japan

9. Hashitougue Tanada Niigata

10. Banaue Rice Terraces Philippines