Beautiful Scenic places from around the world

[mar umpire]

With travel a common theme in BC now, where have you been etc that has captured your heart just out of the sheer scenic beauty?

NZ has always been close to my heart










Many more beautiful sites in NZ-want more-just watch Lord of the RIngs

[Zeeshan]

Unfortunately posting Google images doesn't quite translate the personal feelings and awe one experiences.

[mar umpire]

Yeah true lol
But the pics I have are old photos that I can't upload unless I scan them

[mar umpire]

I was hoping people would post pics (natGeo style or personal pics) of places they've found amazing

[Sohel]

My top X:

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundarbans

2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Sur

3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier...k_and_Preserve

4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali

5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phuket_Province

6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon

7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Falls

8. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa_Verde_National_Park

9. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maui

10. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuakata

[mar umpire]

Kuakata's a special place-unique in a sense(this could probably go into the Bhugol contest part if you know what i'm getting at)

[mar umpire]

Milford Sound is the place they talk about in NZ-haven't been there but hope to

[Tigers_eye]

The beautiful places I have in my mind are all lost in current times. Dhaka in the 70's and 80's. We use to live in Shamoli (BACHS) beyond the ring road. A lake (full of fishes - Fisheries Department came and had projects there) adjacent our house with a boat. Had cows, chicken, goats and of course vegetable nursaries. Living inside the city limits yet enjoying gram-bangla at the same time.

Now? I can't even recognize how to get to my home!!

[Sohel]

My fantasy retirement scenario: beachfront cabins with modern toilet + electricity/Internet in Kuakata, Singaraja (Bali) and Racha Island (Phuket).

[mar umpire]

Originally Posted by Tigers_eye
The beautiful places I have in my mind are all lost in current times. Dhaka in the 70's and 80's. We use to live in Shamoli (BACHS) beyond the ring road. A lake (full of fishes - Fisheries Department came and had projects there) adjacent our house with a boat. Had cows, chicken, goats and of course vegetable nursaries. Living inside the city limits yet enjoying gram-bangla at the same time.

Now? I can't even recognize how to get to my home!!

Heard stories from parents and grandparents regarding what BD was and is now-looking at the villages still-I can only imagine how beautiful it was

[Zunaid]

My favorite Places/Cities that I have been to (top 10 er make it 11, in no particular order)

1. NY, NY
2. Austin, TX
3. San Diego, CA
4. San Franciso, CA/Russian River Valley
5. Dhaka
6. Bali, Indonesia
7. Siem Reap, Cambodia
8. Kashmir
9. Haalong Bay, Vietnam
10. Montreal, CA

[Sohel]

Bangladesh is still drop dead gorgeous. Just gotta get your @$$ out of Dhaka.

[Zunaid]

Originally Posted by Sohel NR
Bangladesh is still drop dead gorgeous. Just gotta get your @$$ out of Dhaka.

Did you see my #5? I think Dhaka is beautiful.

[Navo]

Siberia is beautiful. I remember flying over it on the way to Novosibirsk on a cold October morning and I had never seen such pristine wilderness. It was awe-inspiring but it made me feel very small.

I agree with the others that there are parts of Bangladesh-India-Nepal that are really beautiful, but just like anywhere else in the world many of these places are defaced with crass commercialization. Some parts of the Himalayas, on the India and Nepal side, are good examples of that.

[Sohel]

Originally Posted by Zunaid
Did you see my #5? I think Dhaka is beautiful.

You and I love this place because we have our friends, family and roots here. There are also some of the eateries, the remarkable stories of our resilient and peaceful underclass, and surprising moments and snapshots of utter bliss. But that's a part of the "gobore pauddophul" aspects of a basically fugly and barely livable (unless you're wealthy) megacity of 20 million built for 500,000.

[mar umpire]

Originally Posted by Navo
Siberia is beautiful. I remember flying over it on the way to Novosibirsk on a cold October morning and I had never seen such pristine wilderness. It was awe-inspiring but it made me feel very small.

I agree with the others that there are parts of Bangladesh-India-Nepal that are really beautiful, but just like anywhere else in the world many of these places are defaced with crass commercialization. Some parts of the Himalayas, on the India and Nepal side, are good examples of that.

Loved your description

Yeah agree with you all regarding BD
rural life draws me more than the urban
family and friends the prime driving force now.
Dhaka's gone- with the water problems it will facce in the future as well. Poor planning, commercial interests-disaster

[Zunaid]

Originally Posted by Sohel NR
You and I love this place because we have our friends, family and roots here. There are also some of the eateries, the remarkable stories of our resilient and peaceful underclass, and surprising moments and snapshots of utter bliss. But that's a part of the "gobore pauddophul" aspects of a basically fugly and barely livable (unless you're wealthy) megacity of 20 million built for 500,000.

I probably love it still because I don't live there and my visits back have been sporadic till recently. I am still looking at it through 80s glasses.

[Sohel]

I missed out on Dhaka during the 80s, but Dhaka during the 70s was indeed a pretty little town.

[goru]

I am gonna mention a place that few people have heard of... Iguazu Falls! Until we were planning our trip to Argentina, neither me nor my gf had ever heard of it... and we are still wondering why so few people know about this place...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iguazu_Falls

We did the walk up to "Garganta del Diablo" (The Devil's Throat), as shown in this video:



A more general video covering all the waterfalls at Iguazu...



Strongly recommended to those with the means (getting there can be expensive) and an appreciation for the raw power of nature. Some photos I took myself:









P.S. Buenos Aires was boring... but Iguazu alone made the trip to Argentina worth every penny.

[mar umpire]

Wow,
that's a nice place

[Banglatiger84]

Bryce Canyon , Utah....

[Miraz]

Snowdonia in North Wales.

The white sea beach in Porthmadog is the best I have ever seen. North Wales is a wonderful place to visit.

[Zunaid]

One of my favorite places to have been in:

Halong Bay, Vietnam.

[Zeeshan]

Zurich ki dosh korlo bujhlam na...

[Zeeshan]

shesh mesh khali gaye gorur chobi dekte holo ei threde eshe