Hyde Park – Australia
Dec 15
Toadstool Hoodoos – Utah
Toadstool Hoodoos are balanced rock formations that look like toadstool mushrooms. The Toadstool Hoodoos are located in Southern Utah in the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in an area known as The Rimrocks, just off Highway 89. When it comes to seeing natural wonders, it is rare exception when you can park your car and…
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Dec 9
Hội An Ancient Town – Vietnam
Hội An Ancient Town is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a traditional Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century. Hội An Ancient Town is located in Vietnam’s central coast on the bank of the Thu Bon River near the river delta, about 30 km south of Da Nang. The town is…
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Dec 2
Fairy Glen – Scotland
Fairy Glen is a bizarre landscape of bright green grassy cone-shaped hills that looks like it has been pulled out of the pages of a fairytale. Fairy Glen is small valley hidden in the Uig Hills on the Trotternish Peninsula of the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The term “glen” means a “narrow valley” in…
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Nov 25
Snorkeling at Merlin Beach in Phuket (Part 2) – Thailand
This post is part 2 of snorkeling at Merlin Beach in Phuket Thailand. Please see part 1 post to find out more about this this location (link to part 1 is located at the bottom of this post). As mentioned in my first post, I was able to see and photograph more fish and coral…
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Nov 23
Snorkeling at Merlin Beach in Phuket (Part 1) – Thailand
Merlin beach is probably one of Phuket’s best snorkeling beaches located on the west coast. Merlin Beach is located on Phuket Island in the Andaman Sea. All beaches in Thailand are public beaches but Merlin Beach is isolated because it is completely surrounded by property of the Phuket Marriott Resort. There is a small dirt…
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Nov 18
Latourell Falls – Oregon
Latourell Falls is one of the top waterfall in the Colombia River Gorge. Latourell Falls is two section waterfall that is located about 30 miles from Portland, Oregon. The lower falls is the more famous of the two and it is a picturesque waterfall that plunges unobstructed in a single drop of 249 feet. The…
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Nov 10
Wat Chiawatthanaram – Thailand
Wat Chaiwatthanaram was a royal monastery where the king and his descendants performed religious rites. Wat Chaiwatthanaram is a Buddhist temple located within the ancient city of Ayutthaya, Thailand. It is located on the bank of the Chao Phraya River about 80 miles north of Bangkok. The temple was commissioned in 1630 by King Prasat…
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Nov 3
Changing of the Guard at Amalienborg Palace – Denmark
The historical roots of the Royal Life Guards dates back to 1658. The Royal Life Guards are stationed in two separate locations at Amalienborg Palace, the royal residence in Copenhagen. The guards are always present at their posts and the changing of the guard ceremony takes palace daily at noon. The replacement guards leave Rosenborg…
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Oct 27
Aloha Tower – Hawaii
The Aloha Tower was a lighthouse and welcoming beacon for visitors arriving by ship. The Aloha Tower was built in 1926 and is located on Pier Nine of the Honolulu Harbor in Downtown Honolulu. The tower is 184 feet tall with a flag mast on top adding an extra 40 feet. This height made it…
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Oct 21
Tower Bridge – England
The Tower Bridge is named from its location near the Tower of London. The Tower Bridge was built between 1886 and 1896 to span the River Thames in London, England, United Kingdom. It connects the boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Southwark. Today, the bridge is crossed by over 40,000 people and 21,000 vehicles per day….
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Oct 17
Spectacled Flying Foxes
The spectacled flying fox is a megabat that lives in Australia’s north-eastern regions of Queensland. Spectacled flying foxes are large black colored bats with yellow rings surrounding their eyes that make them look like they are wearing glasses, giving them the nickname “Spectacled bats”. They are also known as “Spectacled Fruit Bats” because they diet…
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Oct 14
Shore Temple – India
The Shore Temple is one of the most visited sites in southern India. The Shore Temple is located on the shore of the Bay of Bengal near the city of Mahabalipuram, India (currently called Mammalapuram). The temple is one of the oldest structural stone temples in the world and was classified as a UNESCO World…
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