Monday, April 30, 2012

Tyre

The ruins of Tyre look pretty interesting. I think it's mentioned in the Bible.

Ludza Ruins

There is a site of ruins supposedly of a castle built around 1399 in Ludza, Latvia. The place looks quite nice, and a nearby lake can be seen from the ruins.

Khone Falls

The waterfalls and rapids of the Mekong River in the very southern part of Laos seem quite large, and the volume of muddy-looking water than goes through here sounds large as well.

Vang Vieng

Vang Vieng, a place in Laos, has some lovely mountains and a river nearby that look really super.

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Tokyo

There are a few sights in Tokyo that I'm interested in checking out: the Tokyo Tower, the Sky Tree, and that famous intersection where the pedestrians look cool in fast-forward motion. But also knowing that this is, by some definitions, the world's largest city, there may be quite a potential for adventure here.

Machu Picchu

Yes, Machu Picchu has a lot of hype with it, but the setting of this ancient landmark looks fantastic.

Mount Fuji

Fujiyama, aka Mount Fuji, is a beautifully created mountain. Just to see it would likely satisfy me; no need to go to its top or climb it. A good view of this would probably do the trick for me.

Ordesa

Spain's Ordesa and Monte Perdido (perhaps) National Park has some very neat mountainous scenery, and good ways to view it as well, it seems.

Sagrada Familia Basilica

This church in Spain has been under construction for over 100 years, and it is quite a sight to look at already. Also in Barcelona is Park Guell, which might be interesting. Also this mountain church amusement park thing called Tibidabo, haha what.

Fernando do Noronha

The islands of Fernando do Noronha belong to Brazil, although they are fairly far away from the mainland. They do look quite beautiful, though. The colors and shapes of the land and water there look very attractive.

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Parliament House

The Parliament House in Australia's capital, Canberra, is quite a neat-looking building, and looks like a fun place to explore.

Friday, April 27, 2012

Tasiilaq

The town of Tasiilaq (aka Ammassalik or Angmagssalik) is possibly the prettiest-looking community in the northern regions of the world. Unlike other near-Arctic villages, Tasiilaq's buildings are cute, colorful, and adorable together. And of course, the surrounding mountainous and snowy views seem worth mentioning.

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Orlando Towers

The Orlando Towers in Soweto seem to be iconic, and famous for bungee jumping or something like that. They also appear to have colorful exteriors.

Blyde River Canyon

The Blyde River Canyon in Mpumalanga is a massive canyon in a lush environment. I had heard of this place before, but I'd think it would be great to go to.

Bourke's Luck Potholes. No clue why's they're called that, but they look pretty neat.

Golden Gate Highlands

This national park in the Maluti Mountains area has some spectacular scenery; a mix of gorgeous greens combined with huge sandstone features.

Big Hole

There's a really big hole in or near Kimberley, South Africa. It's been named the Big Hole.

Also, Kimberley seems to have the Northern Cape provincial legislature building which looks cool.

Namaqualand

In South Africa, there is an area in Northern Cape called Namaqualand that blooms into a scenic floral wonder in the spring.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Karpacz

Karpacz is a place in southern Poland, apparently famous throughout Europe. It does include some somewhat interesting things, such as the Vang Church, Sosnówka, Strazacka Street (a place where a gravity-related illusion is reported to occur; also near waterfalls), a Miniature Park, and a "Western City". Could be a European touristy place, but it seems cool enough to check out.

Matterhorn

As of writing this post, I'm not very interested in climbing the Matterhorn. However, I do think it would be something nice to see. There seem to be many good perspectives available in Zermatt, a location in Switzerland.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Ouidah

Ouidah is an interesting place by or on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in southern Benin. In its area and/or vicinity, there are at least two interesting monuments/landmarks. Two places I've seen in proximity to each other at the moment are the Door of No Return, apparently a significant location for the historical slave trade; and the Millennium Monument (also called the Memorial du Grand Jubilé), which apparently commemorates the second coming of Christ.

Monday, April 9, 2012

Fanning Island

Fanning Island of the Line Islands in Kiribati has spectacular landscapes that I imagine are not easy to find elsewhere in the world. In particular, the sand interspersed in amazing ways throughout the main lagoon would be quite some place to take a walk.

Tarawa

The island/atoll of Tarawa contains beautiful plant scenery as well as the capital of Kiribati. The parliament house of Kiribati is a particular building that looks neat to visit. However, the natural features of this island group look quite attractive. The green vegetation and yellow beaches and the blue ocean waters combined could be a nice sight.

Mount Kenya

The rock faces and mountainous shapes of Mount Kenya seem uniquely grand and look glorious. Seeing the scale of these features in person would be something I think I'd be interested in.

Lake Nakuru

The flamingo flocks at Lake Nakuru would likely be a lovely sight.

Baikonur

The Baikonur "cosmodrome" (whatever that is) sounds interesting. Since the United States is cutting back on some of its space programs, Russia's use of the Cosmodrome here in Kazakhstan seems to be an increasingly more interesting place.

Also, all the place names with Q's in them might be cool to be around.

Petra

Petra is the famous ancient city in Jordan that features numerous places carved of rock, to my knowledge.