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Blue Grotto, Malta
Shifen Waterfall, Taiwan
Shifen Waterfall nicknamed the "Niagara of Taiwan" is a popular tourist attraction in the Pingxi District of New Taipei City and is probably the most widely visited
waterfall in the entire country. The small mountainous district of New
Taipei City is an extremely well-known tourist destination for people
visiting Taiwan and the easy access to this set of falls makes it an
even more attractive destination for people who visit to take part in
the famous sky lantern tradition for which Pingxi is known all around
the world.
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Hvítserkur, Iceland
On Vatnsnes peninsula in North-West Iceland just off shore stands the majestic Hvítserkur, a 15 meters' high monolith. It looks like an animal of some sort, an elephant or a rhino - or even a dinosaurs drinking. It is just awesome! Especially as there is a lot of fulmar nesting on it so it seems to be alive and it is half-white from their excrement, thus the name Hvítserkur - "hvít-" meaning white. I just love monoliths like this one!
The legend goes that Hvítserkur is a petrified troll. The troll lived in Strandir and wanted to tear down the bells at Þingeyraklaustur convent. But fortunately it got caught by daylight and as we all know trolls turn into stone by daylight.
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Chaka Salt Lake, China
At Chaka Salt Lake near the town Chaka in ulan county is one of the
most beautiful lakes of the Qaidam Basin in Northwest China’s Qinghai
province. Chaka is actually a large salt flat, about 9 km long and 15 km
wide, covered with a thick crust of salt. During the dry seasons, the
lake remains much smaller in size. Only when it rains, the lake extends
to its full size.
The lake is very shallow —at places, it is
only ankle-deep— that allows visitors to walk over the lake. At times,
when the sky is looking brilliant, the crystal blue water of the lake
reflects the azure sky as if a giant mirror is resting on the ground.
This has earned Chaka Salt Lake the nickname of ‘Mirror of the Sky’. In
this regard, Chaka Salt Lake is like the smaller cousin of Bolivia’s
famous Salar de Uyuni.
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Beachy Head, England
The serene beauty of this typically English landscape stands at odds with its sinister reputation. Rising 162 meters above sea, Beachy Head is the highest chalk cliff on the southern coast of Britain. It is a well known local tourist attraction, and a conveniently placed bus stop allows easy access to the highest point of the cliff. This combination of easy access, great height, and physical beauty has contributed to the spot's dark side. The average number of suicides per year committed at Beachy Head is 20, by far the highest for any single location in UK.
This suicide rate has prompted the authorities to install a hot-line telephone box with a direct connection to suicide support center. In addition, since 2004 the spot is patrolled several times per day by volunteers of Beachy Head Chaplaincy team (BHCT). The BHCT is run by the Christian charity "More Fire Revival Ministries." The number of suicides has somewhat subsided recently, however media attention focused on this spot may have possibly contributed to its macabre popularity.
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This suicide rate has prompted the authorities to install a hot-line telephone box with a direct connection to suicide support center. In addition, since 2004 the spot is patrolled several times per day by volunteers of Beachy Head Chaplaincy team (BHCT). The BHCT is run by the Christian charity "More Fire Revival Ministries." The number of suicides has somewhat subsided recently, however media attention focused on this spot may have possibly contributed to its macabre popularity.
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Fingal's Cave, Scotland
Queen Victoria, Matthew Barney, Jules Verne, and Pink Floyd are not names you usually hear in the same sentence, but then the place that they all share is itself quite uncommon. Known as Fingal's Cave, it bears a history and geology unlike any other cave in the world.
At 72 feet tall and 270 feet deep, what makes this sea cave so visually astoundingly is the hexagonal columns of basalt, shaped in neat six-sided pillars, that make up its interior walls.
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At 72 feet tall and 270 feet deep, what makes this sea cave so visually astoundingly is the hexagonal columns of basalt, shaped in neat six-sided pillars, that make up its interior walls.
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Pamukkale, Turkey
Pamukkale (which means “cotton castle” in Turkish) is a series of terraces (called “travertines“)
created by highly concentrated limestone deposits from 17 hot water
springs in the area. Since 200 B.C., people have flocked to the area
believing the pools to have healing properties.
It is best described as numerous infinity pools that drop off to magnificent views of the town below.
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Glowworm caves, New Zealand
NZ glowworms are closely related to Australian glowworms which have very similar appearance and behaviour. New Zealand glowworms are larger and have bigger lights. They seem to also thrive in much larger colonies.
On a Spellbound glowworm tour in New Zealand, you will not only find out more about these fascinating and almost magical little creatures, but you will view them up close in their natural habitat. We will be able to show you all their life cycle stages and explain the adaptations they use to live in a cave.
New Zealand glowworms live all over New Zealand; they’re found in forest settings, often on damp overhanging stream banks and very commonly in caves which seem to give the glowworms the best habitat of all.
Fairy Pools The Isle of Skye, SCOTLAND
After reflecting on how awesome Neist Point is I thought I’d write up my second favourite place on the Isle of Skye.If you are backpacking in Scotland generally or are planning a trip to the Isle of Skye then I heartily recommend that you visit the so-called Fairy Pools.
They are just southeast of Glen Brittle Forest and about two miles before you reach Glen Brittle beach itself. I’m not sure anyone really knows why they are called the Fairy Pools but it’s got to be down to how they look, right? They are part of a stream running off of the Cuillin mountains, full of vividly coloured pools of often almost still water which are punctuated by busy waterfalls. It’s best to visit on the day after a small rain shower, on a dry day with some cloud cover. That way the water levels will be topped up but not too urgent, and the cloud cover will mean that the water’s surface doesn’t reflect too much light – thereby dimming your view of the stunning colours beneath. If you have an IR filter for your camera now is the time to employ it properly to delete those reflections!
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Lake Hiller, Australia
From a distance, Lake Hillier of Australia's Recherche Archipelago looks like a swath of solid bubble-gum pink. Draw closer, and the color takes on a more watery, translucent quality, but remains unmistakably pink.
Whereas the causes behind the unusual coloring of other pink lakes, such as the nearby Pink Lake and Senegal's Lake Retba, have been definitively confirmed, the reason for Lake Hillier's color remains a mystery. Theories abound, of course. Some speculate that Lake Hillier's color, like that of the other lakes, is the result of high salinity combined with the presence of a salt-loving algae species known as Dunaliella salina and pink bacteria known as halobacteria. Unlike other pink lakes, however, which regularly change colors in accordance with temperature fluctuations, Lake Hillier maintains its pink shade year-round. The water retains its pink hue when bottled.
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Kawasan Falls, Philippines
Kawasan Falls in Badian, Cebu, is one of the most a popular natural
attractions drawing visitors from both domestic and international
backgrounds.
From Cebu City, it takes around 3 hours to reach
this Southwestern fresh waterfalls. Specifically, Kawasan Falls is
hidden within the mountains of Barangay Matutinao, Badian Municipality.
It is also close to Moalboal, a popular beach resort destination in this
part of the island.
The tour to this place long time ago was not actually for an outing or
break. It was part and requirement of our psychology class – staying
with the locals and learn from them their ways of relating with their
families as people living outside and away from city life. Our whole
class of around 60 students was loaded in two buses. I would say it was a
great exposure and experience in this once rustic and peaceful tour
destination.
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