Paint Mines Interpretive Park – Colorado

Paint Mines Interpretive Park affirms the phrase “colorful Colorado”. Paint Mines Interpretive Park is located about 40 miles Northeast of Colorado Springs, Colorado and covers an area of about 750 acres. The name of the park comes from the Native Americans mining the colored clay to use for making pottery. The Paint Mines is a…

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James Bond Island – Thailand

James Bond Island is as gorgeous in person as it was in the movie. Few travelers knew about this tiny island prior to the 1974 James Bond movie titled “The Man with the Golden Gun”. Before the island became world famous it was known as Khao Phing Kan but with its popularity the island is…

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Glaciers of the Southern Alps – New Zealand

Many of the Glaciers of the Southern Alps can be easily seen. There are about 3,144 glaciers in New Zealand and all but 20 of these are in the Southern Alps. Glacier Country is located amongst the untamed natural wilderness of the West Coast of the South Island. There are many stunning glaciers of the…

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Horseshoe Bay Beach – Bermuda

Horseshoe Bay Beach is the top rated beach in Bermuda! Horseshoe Bay Beach is located at the southeastern coast of the island of Bermuda and is the most photographed beach in Bermuda because of calm turquoise water, seaside cliffs and pink sand. The beach is crescent shaped with natural cliffs on each side that protruding…

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Nambung National Park – Australia

There may not be another place on earth like Nambung National Park. Nambung National Park is located in the southwestern part of Australia and covers an area of about 75 square miles. The name of the park is derived from the Nambung River which enters into the park but then vanishes underground into a limestone…

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Mua Cave Viewpoint – Vietnam

The name “Mua Cave Viewpoint” is a little misleading. As the name suggests, you can visit a cave called “Mua Cave” (also known as Tiger Cave) but the main attraction is the viewpoint from the top of the mountain above the cave. The Mua Cave Viewpoint is located about 60 miles from Hanoi near the…

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Caroni River – Venezuela

The Caroni River is the second largest river in Venezuela with a length of 592 miles. Its entire length is within the Amazon Rainforest and establishes the western border for the Canaima National Park of Venezuela. The river begins from the slopes of Mount Roraima near where Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana meet. It merges with…

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La Brea Pitch Lake – Trinidad and Tobago

La Brea Pitch Lake is located near the town of La Brea, Trinidad and is the world’s largest natural deposit of asphalt. There are only four other natural deposits of asphalt which are located in Azerbaijan, Oklahoma, California and Venezuela but none of those are as large as La Brea Pitch Lake. Pitch lake covers…

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Grand Canyon National Park – Arizona

The Grand Canyon National Park is one of the world’s top natural wonders! The Grand Canyon National Park is located in northern Arizona and stretches approximately 277 river miles in length, 18 miles across at the widest location and descends more than a mile deep to the canyon’s floor. The park was founded as a…

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La Soufriere Volcano Crater – St. Vincent

My first interest in seeing La Soufriere Volcano was seeing a photo of the volcano crater. It was one of the most beautiful landscapes that I had seen and I immediately started looking into taking a trip to the island of St. Vincent. A month later I was standing on the beach in front of…

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Pancake Rocks – New Zealand

Pancake Rocks, also known as Punakaiki, are a natural rock formation that take their name from their strange formation of thin layers of limestone stacked on top of one another like a stack of pancakes. Pancake Rocks are located on the West Coast of South Island in New Zealand. The formation originally formed on the…

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Great Ocean Road Scenic Drive – Australia

The Great Ocean Road Scenic Drive is known as one of the most spectacular driving routes in the world and is an iconic Australian destination. The road begins at Torquay which is about 100km (62 miles) from Melbourne and stretches for 243km (150 miles) where it end at Allansford. The road was built by World…

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