The most naturally beautiful places on earth
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Since it sounds like at least some of the CPains are well traveled, I thought I'd take a stab in the dark and come ask here. What is the most naturally beautiful place in the world? I'm hoping to get some answers based on personal experience and not Google. In my personal opinion, Mauritius, Norway and Singapore are the most beautiful places I've visited. However I'm really looking for naturally beautiful, which kind of excludes Singapore which is an amazingly beautiful CITY. I want to plan a once in a life time trip, but I'm still not sure where I want to go... Thanks!
Thailand. It has something for everyone. Make sure you go 'oop north, to Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai - and take the long route - some of the scenery on the way is amazing. :cool:
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:laugh: Ouch! All this and a 1 vote, too! I'm gonna grab a bottle of tequila, curl up in the corner and pout. :-D
Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalUSA.com
Well the 1 vote wasn't mine. I'd have voted you a 5 just for being honest :)
Christopher Duncan wrote:
I'm gonna grab a bottle of tequila
Care to share? ;P
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New Zealand. Truly incredible. Australia. Barren but amazing (and very hot) Scotland. Northern Italy (but don't drive) Any of them.
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Since it sounds like at least some of the CPains are well traveled, I thought I'd take a stab in the dark and come ask here. What is the most naturally beautiful place in the world? I'm hoping to get some answers based on personal experience and not Google. In my personal opinion, Mauritius, Norway and Singapore are the most beautiful places I've visited. However I'm really looking for naturally beautiful, which kind of excludes Singapore which is an amazingly beautiful CITY. I want to plan a once in a life time trip, but I'm still not sure where I want to go... Thanks!
I can't speak to the most beautiful spot in the world, but I've seen some pretty nice places. :) I personally have a soft spot for the islands in the Caribbean. If you want pristine views, you might also check out the national parks in the western US or Alaska - many of the parks are absolutely immense and have virtually no development as far as the eye can see.
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Well the 1 vote wasn't mine. I'd have voted you a 5 just for being honest :)
Christopher Duncan wrote:
I'm gonna grab a bottle of tequila
Care to share? ;P
¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! Personal 3D projects Just Say No to Web 2 Point Oh
Always!
Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalUSA.com
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A high-class brothel in Amsterdam...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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Since it sounds like at least some of the CPains are well traveled, I thought I'd take a stab in the dark and come ask here. What is the most naturally beautiful place in the world? I'm hoping to get some answers based on personal experience and not Google. In my personal opinion, Mauritius, Norway and Singapore are the most beautiful places I've visited. However I'm really looking for naturally beautiful, which kind of excludes Singapore which is an amazingly beautiful CITY. I want to plan a once in a life time trip, but I'm still not sure where I want to go... Thanks!
I may be slightly biased ;) but I think British Columbia is by far the most varied, scienic place on the planet. I haven't taken the Rocky Mountaineer [^]train, but it comes through the city I live in and I've heard nothing but good things (also noted by National Geographic as "One of the world's greatest trips". Cheers, Drew.
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OriginalGriff wrote:
Northern Italy (but don't drive)
From what I've heard about driving in Italy.
Uh huh. The first time I went, I got a clue from the first traffic light. Normal green - check. Normal amber - check. Really huge, massive, you-can't-miss-or-ignore-me red - check. I stopped when it was red. Big mistake, nobody stops at a red light. For some reason they all seem to drive assuming that everyone else will give way in defference to their sublime driving skill. It's like the entire country is joy-riding. And don't mention parking...
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A high-class brothel in Amsterdam...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001A low cost dirty brothel in Amsterdam! The view aint much but think of the savings!
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Since it sounds like at least some of the CPains are well traveled, I thought I'd take a stab in the dark and come ask here. What is the most naturally beautiful place in the world? I'm hoping to get some answers based on personal experience and not Google. In my personal opinion, Mauritius, Norway and Singapore are the most beautiful places I've visited. However I'm really looking for naturally beautiful, which kind of excludes Singapore which is an amazingly beautiful CITY. I want to plan a once in a life time trip, but I'm still not sure where I want to go... Thanks!
Cuban beaches!
------------------------------------ "Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food and tyrannize their teachers. I despair for the future." Socrates 400BC
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The 'Norwegian Fjords' have always been my favourite (I can hear the 'Parrot Sketch' starting already!).
Dave
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Yes, Slartibartfast did a wonderful job.
He got an award for it you know!
------------------------------------ "Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food and tyrannize their teachers. I despair for the future." Socrates 400BC
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Since it sounds like at least some of the CPains are well traveled, I thought I'd take a stab in the dark and come ask here. What is the most naturally beautiful place in the world? I'm hoping to get some answers based on personal experience and not Google. In my personal opinion, Mauritius, Norway and Singapore are the most beautiful places I've visited. However I'm really looking for naturally beautiful, which kind of excludes Singapore which is an amazingly beautiful CITY. I want to plan a once in a life time trip, but I'm still not sure where I want to go... Thanks!
I'll second Drew's suggestion of British Columbia :-) From the Rockies (e.g. Lake Louise[^]), through Vancouver (OK, it is a city) to Vancouver Island. I spent three weeks touring BC in 1997 and I still remember it so vividly (more vividly than my photos came out, though, unfortunately :-(). Another naturally beautiful place is Yosemite[^].
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I can't speak to the most beautiful spot in the world, but I've seen some pretty nice places. :) I personally have a soft spot for the islands in the Caribbean. If you want pristine views, you might also check out the national parks in the western US or Alaska - many of the parks are absolutely immense and have virtually no development as far as the eye can see.
Ed Leighton-Dick wrote:
no development as far as the eye can see.
I think that is the key for where to look. I spent some time backpacking in the mountains of NM and I was in awe when I looked up at the night sky and saw other arms of the Milky Way. Not something you are used to growing up in the big city, it makes you feel incredibly small and insignificant.
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Since it sounds like at least some of the CPains are well traveled, I thought I'd take a stab in the dark and come ask here. What is the most naturally beautiful place in the world? I'm hoping to get some answers based on personal experience and not Google. In my personal opinion, Mauritius, Norway and Singapore are the most beautiful places I've visited. However I'm really looking for naturally beautiful, which kind of excludes Singapore which is an amazingly beautiful CITY. I want to plan a once in a life time trip, but I'm still not sure where I want to go... Thanks!
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Since it sounds like at least some of the CPains are well traveled, I thought I'd take a stab in the dark and come ask here. What is the most naturally beautiful place in the world? I'm hoping to get some answers based on personal experience and not Google. In my personal opinion, Mauritius, Norway and Singapore are the most beautiful places I've visited. However I'm really looking for naturally beautiful, which kind of excludes Singapore which is an amazingly beautiful CITY. I want to plan a once in a life time trip, but I'm still not sure where I want to go... Thanks!
So Pam Anderson's cleavage is out? (As it were.) For foreign locales, I submit Salzkammergut[^]. But for my local scenery, see Superstition Mountains[^]
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Since it sounds like at least some of the CPains are well traveled, I thought I'd take a stab in the dark and come ask here. What is the most naturally beautiful place in the world? I'm hoping to get some answers based on personal experience and not Google. In my personal opinion, Mauritius, Norway and Singapore are the most beautiful places I've visited. However I'm really looking for naturally beautiful, which kind of excludes Singapore which is an amazingly beautiful CITY. I want to plan a once in a life time trip, but I'm still not sure where I want to go... Thanks!
Egypt - anywhere in the desert at sun-rise. Seychelles - perfect white sand / blue sea combo that goes very well with beer. Grand Canyon - that is one feck of a crack, beats JSOP's Seamstresses. Tihany peninsular - beautiful part of beautiful Lake Balaton. For non-natuaral try Time Square 2a.m. in heavy rain - note the weather and time, it just works so well with the drunks, homeless and druggies. Any wine cellar anywhere when the owners cant see me.
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Since it sounds like at least some of the CPains are well traveled, I thought I'd take a stab in the dark and come ask here. What is the most naturally beautiful place in the world? I'm hoping to get some answers based on personal experience and not Google. In my personal opinion, Mauritius, Norway and Singapore are the most beautiful places I've visited. However I'm really looking for naturally beautiful, which kind of excludes Singapore which is an amazingly beautiful CITY. I want to plan a once in a life time trip, but I'm still not sure where I want to go... Thanks!
I can't claim to be as well-travelled as some of my fellow CPians, but since I moved to Switzerland I've seen some stunning mountain scenery. The Jungfrau region http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungfrau[^] has to take the biscuit. The view from the top is breathtaking, and you don't even have to be a mountaineer to see Europe from 3500 metres!! Also good for comedy value as you watch the hundreds of Jap tourists fall asleep on the way up due to oxygen deprivation (you get approx 30% less oxygen than at sea level, at that height). Truly a stunning place, and the surrounding countryside is great for hikes and such as well.
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I can't claim to be as well-travelled as some of my fellow CPians, but since I moved to Switzerland I've seen some stunning mountain scenery. The Jungfrau region http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungfrau[^] has to take the biscuit. The view from the top is breathtaking, and you don't even have to be a mountaineer to see Europe from 3500 metres!! Also good for comedy value as you watch the hundreds of Jap tourists fall asleep on the way up due to oxygen deprivation (you get approx 30% less oxygen than at sea level, at that height). Truly a stunning place, and the surrounding countryside is great for hikes and such as well.
Smokie, this is not 'Nam. This is bowling. There are rules. www.geticeberg.com
So you like mounting the virgin do you? *snicker*
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Cuban beaches!
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Is the spelling right?
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