Monday, March 23, 2015

10 Most Beautiful Places in the World

Surreal, fantastic, unbelievable, all of these words are the perfect descriptors for the following ten destinations. Simply breath taking...

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Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland

Giant’s Causeway in Ireland is easily one of the most incredible, bizarre natural wonders in the world. The Causeway is home to more than 40,000 columns, most of which have six sides and form a honeycomb-like pattern.

giants causeway northern ireland

surreal places giants causeway

 

Thermal Springs, Pamukkale, Turkey

Take a trip to Turkey’s inner Aegean region near the River Menderes Valley and you’ll encounter Pamukkale’s thermal springs. People have bathed in these hot mineral-saturated waters for thousands of years, dubbing the area Pamukkale, or cotton castle. Here, the spring water is hot and high in calcium, magnesium sulfrate and bicarbonate.

surreal places pamukkale hot springs

surreal places pamukkale evening

  

Hvitserkur, North Iceland 

While some claim that it’s a monster, others are sure it looks most like a dragon. Either way, the natural Hvitserkur rock formation evokes all sorts of human interest. Located at the northern tip of the Vatnsnes Peninsula in Iceland, thousands of people travel to see the rock each year.  
 
surreal places hvitserkur at dusk

surreal places hvitserkur northern lights
 
 

Fingal’s Cave, Scotland 

Named after the hero of an 18th century epic poem, Fingal’s Cave has numerous geometric columns in Ireland’s Giant’s Causeway, created by solidified lava. The sea cave is located on Staffa, an uninhabited island that’s part of Scotland. 
 
surreal places fingals cave
 

surreal places fingals cave outside

 

Red Beach, Panjin, China 

The Red Beach is probably the furthest thing from any traditional understanding of a beach. This seaweed stays green for most of the year, then transforms into a dark, cherry-red color once autumn rolls around.
 
surreal places panjin red beach
 
 
surreal places panjin china red beach


 

Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

Situated in Vietnam’s Gulf of Tonkin, Ha Long Bay comprises over 1,600 islands and limestone pillars, making it one of the most surreal places in the world. The bay is an extraordinary example of erosion’s effect on limestone. One of the most notable features is the well-developed notches, many of which extend into caves or arches.

 
surreal places halong bay
 
 
surreal places ha long bay


 

Antelope Canyon, United States

The Antelope Canyon is both the most visited and most photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest. One glance at the smooth, orange-red walls and it’s easy to see why.

surreal places lower antelope canyon

 surreal places antelope canyon

 

 

Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

Plitvice Lakes National Park is the oldest national park in southeast Europe, as well as Croatia’s largest national park. It has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1979. These days, more than one million visitors flock to the park.
 
 lake national park croatia
 
 
surreal places plitvice lake frozen 
 

Jiuzhaigou Valley, China 

Found in Nanping County just north of Chengdu City, the Jiuhaigou Valley is a holy mountain and watercourse by local Tibetan people.

surreal places jiuzhaigou valley 

 surreal places jiuzhaigou valley lake

 
 

Skaftafeli, Iceland 

The caves at the edge of Iceland’s Svinafellsjokull glacier were formed by highly pressurized glacier ice that contains few air bubbles.
 
surreal places skaftafeli iceland


surreal places skaftafeli cave iceland
 
 
I hope you enjoyed it! See you next time...
 
 
 
 

9 comments:

  1. Oh so beautiful! Time to become a millionaire and travel the world! :)

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  2. looks like I will need to take a long vacation to check these beautiful places.

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  3. Beautiful places! I'm in love with them, I need to add them to my travel list :) haha!

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  4. good find, bia. hope you get a chance to see some of them!

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  5. Awesome, time to plan my next trip ✈️

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  6. Amazing places, wish i could visit them all!
    Time to plan my next trip! ;)

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  7. Now we are talking! Omg, traveling is my life! Some of the places are in my list already! Adorei brasuca!!!

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  8. that amazing places!I love traveling

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