Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Kilimanjaro

I would like to at least get a good view of Africa's highest mountain, Kilimanjaro. Probably wouldn't want to climb it if it was too difficult, but just to se it would probably be really amazing.

Uluru

I would like to go visit Ayers Rock, aka Uluru. It's a pretty popular tourist destination, but that wouldn't stop me since it looks so huge and cool. The nearby Kata Tjura also looks neat.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Eravikulam

Eravikulam National Park includes Mount Anaimudi, which has color and beauty that stands out among other famous peaks, and an endangered species called the Nilgiri Tahr. It's all quite a pretty area in southern India.

Friday, November 25, 2011

Bodiam Castle

Quite a lovely architectural masterpiece in a grand English setting, surrounded by a fantastic moat.

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Damavand

I'd really like to find a good view of Iran's most prominent peak, Damavand. Possibly a perspective from Nava would do quite nicely.

Orizaba

Pico de Orizaba looks spectacular. Also nearby in the Orizaba area is a village called Aquila located at the bottom of a valley, which I imagine is like a Central American city in an eastern European setting. The beautiful terrain and the color decorating it is surely worth the visit, though.

Bioko

The island of Bioko, belonging to Equatorial Guinea, is the location of that nation's capital city Malabo. From here, there are spectacular views across the strait, over 20 miles long, all the way northeast to Cameroon on the mainland. This is quite possible due to one of creation's most amazing peaks, Mount Cameroon.

Also on Bioko is a peak of its own, Pico Basile, with great views of nearly the entire island. Not sure if it's climbable, though, considering Equatorial Guinea's "tiny African nation" status.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Tanjung Piai

Tanjung Piai is a Malaysian park located at mainland Asia's southernmost tip, and besides being beautiful, it's a very geographically-themed point of interest. Yeah, there's kind of a theme going on here with my recent posts. Still, this place looks quite lovely.

Babakale

Babakale is located on mainland Asia' easternmost point, in Canakkale. There is a very nicely-built fort on the Aegean coast with many things to compliment for their aesthetic appeal.

Kara River

The northern Kara River (specifically around the eastern area of Nenets) flows along spectacular Arctic scenery such as tundra and amazing gorges.

Nordkyn

Nordkyn is a location at mainland Europe's northernmost point, in Norway. Enormous cliff faces line the coast, and there appears to be a mood of loneliness and awe present. Maybe checking out Nordkapp and/or Knivskjellodden would be cool.

Cabo do Roca

Cabo do Roca in Portugal is, I believe, the westernmost point in mainland Europe. It's also a beautiful illustration of Psalm 24.

Monday, November 7, 2011

Big Ben

Big Ben is a huge icy peak on Heard Island, an Australian territory in Antarctica's general region. From the easternmost point of this island, on a very thin peninsula, is a spectacular view of the frozen above and the sandy below. I would love to come here just for this photo op.

Baie Larose

Baie Larose of Kerguelen Island has a beautiful coast, with many beautiful spires along it, complete with a view of the ice-frozen Mont Ross. Also, the "Doigt de Sainte-Anne" is located here, which is quite an amazing rock formation on the bay/bight's east coast.

Paterson Great Falls

Just heard this waterfall area in downtown Paterson, New Jersey, is about to be added to the National Park System. Looked it up, and it's actually quite a remarkable thing from what it seems. I'd like to check this place out; a tourist destination in New Jersey that isn't gambling-related sounds quite appealing.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

"Cool Names Tour"

Basically, visiting places with unusual and/or amusing names in the United States (since it's more likely than the rest of the world). Here's a list I can add to here and there, I suppose:
  • Cheesequake, New Jersey
  • Kanakanak, Alaska
  • Kinikinik, Colorado
  • Natchitoches, Louisiana
Special mentions:
  • Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Friday, October 21, 2011

La Paz

A huge city way up high. It's got neat twists and turns and bridges and really cool stuff like that. It's like a city built out of a canyon or something. And the fact that it's huge with skyscrapers, stadiums, and everything, makes it even cooler.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Point Udall

The Caribbean island of Saint Croix belongs to the United States Virgin Islands. Point Udall, a tiny peninsula on a peninsula on the island, is the easternmost point of United States land. Better than this is the panorama of green island and blue ocean surrounding the point, along with the crazy cliffs on the shore.

Southern Dagestan

The area of Dagestan that borders Azerbaijan is a very amazing spot on the planet. The Caucasus mountains give the villages here a gorgeous setting. The spot near the southernmost point in Russia is especially a spot I'd like to see. One person states that the highest settlement in Europe is located in or near a place called Qurush, and it sure is beautiful there.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Lake Huites

Located near the place where Chihuahua, Sinaloa, and Sonora meet, Lake Huites is a pretty big lake, with nice backdrops of the surrounding mountains all over.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Vinales Valley

A large valley near Vinales, Cuba, has some great views of tall rounded mountains/hills. There are also caves nearby, and an enormous colorful mural on one of the mountains. The greenery here is also astounding.

Plitvice Lakes

Possibly the most beautiful natural scenery in all of Europe. Croatia's most popular national park is located in the Dinaric Alps, featuring lakes aplenty with very colorful contributions. Lots of great ways to explore this land, I'm sure. A hike among all this beauty would quite surely make my day.

Man

Not necessarily the city of Man is the place I'd like to see here, but the mountainous area around it, part of the Guinea Highlands. There lots of interesting peaks and prominent features in Man's area. There is also a promising-looking national park to the northeast.

Chirripó National Park

Chirripó is the highest mountain in Costa Rica, and much of Central America. Surrounding this rocky peak is a national park with some amazing rock formations. A group of these are called the Crestones (Los Crestones), and are quite tall and grand to look at. Many high-elevation lakes and small bodies of water are located up here in the Continental Divide highlands.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Taranaki

Taranaki is a beautiful and huge mountain (also count Mount Egmont) on New Zealand's North Island. It's the centerpiece (centrepiece) of Egmont National Park, which is a circular area surrounding the peak, filled with great natural preservation in contrast to the surrounding farmland.

Musandam Peninsula

For some odd reason, much or all of the Musandam Peninsula belongs to Oman right now, as a sort of exclave. Still, it's quite a nice piece of land. Not only is it by the "border" of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, it's also home to a quite impressive area of fjords and mountains at its very tip. Among these winding and twisting turns in the rocks, there is a very interesting town called Kumzar, which looks quite fantastical in the valley setting among this unique geology.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Bristol

Bristol is technically two cities, but they border each other right on the boundaries of Tennessee and Virginia, so it would seem to be one big city being there. State Street in its downtown area goes right along the boundary, with a few plaques and stuff to note the boundary here and there. There are also interesting cultural events that take place from time to time.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Mount Nyiragongo

Do not want to climb this one. Judging by its very fiery caldera, it's a pretty scary volcano. What I do wish to see is the glow that its lava lake gives off at night. Also interesting to tour could be Virunga National Park, which Nyiragongo is either part of or very near to.

Tatacoa Desert

In northern Huila Department of Colombia, there is a beautiful desert landscape called the Desierto de Tatacoa. It's quite pretty from the pictures I've seen of it: the rocks are quite colorful and are shaped quite creatively. There are also many kinds of cacti to add to the scenery.

Monday, October 3, 2011

Ilha da Trindade

Ilha da Trindade is an island of Brazil way out in the Atlantic. Not way, way out, like Saint Helena, but still quite a ways from the mainland. Anyway, it's really colorful, pretty, and has lots of neat mountainous terrain, so it'd be quite a neat place to explore by helicopter or foot or something like that.