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40 Times Travelers Were So Stunned By The Otherworldly Places They Saw, They Just Had To Share Pics Online
With pandemic-induced travel restrictions finally behind our backs, slowly but steadily, people are hopping on trains and boarding flights. Summer is sizzling and there’s no better time for adding another unforgettable adventure to your bucket list.
In fact, there are too many places around the world and to pick just one might be overwhelming. So treat this post as a menu of the most beautiful places on Earth, from buzzing cities to remote corners, natural wonders and historical sites.
Thanks to the Facebook page Amazing Places and the internet's beloved subreddit Remote Places, we have a wonderful collection of photographs to look at, so enjoy!
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#1
Aurora Borealis In Lapland From February This Year
Aahzmandus Pervect 3 years ago
Aurora Borealis is the most beautiful natural thing I've experienced.
RoanTheMad 3 years ago
Definitely worth taking a trip to Lapland - even just for the snow and the experience of submerging yourself into a pile of snow after sauna. x3
Randi 3 years ago
Hate to break it to you guys, but February was 4 months ago... this was uploaded to a wallpaper website 7 months ago.
333 3 years ago
Well, yeah, most of these travel photo submissions are lifted from elsewhere
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#2
Fuji Mountain
Jules 3 years ago
And also such cruelty, especially to animals. Never could reconcile that....
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Marianne 3 years ago
The clouds are pink because of the sunlight (probably sunset) and the snow is really blossoms (Japan is famous for their cherry blossoms).
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Mark Karol-Chik 3 years ago
I have a feeling that the people of Japan are as amazing as their landscapes.
#3
Avenue Of The Baobabs, Madagascar
Nonya Bidness 3 years ago
When I was a kid, I always thought the trees on the Oregon Coast were these, because when they're right on the coast, they're windblown into positions and they're more sparse than other trees, so their branches look similar to these tree tops.
malenchki 3 years ago (edited)
Beautiful place though despite my apparent illiteracy
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Otherworldly, makes me think of His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman.
With the pandemic-induced travel restrictions finally behind our backs (let’s hope for good!) and summer up and rolling, you probably have a couple of travel destinations already on your list. There are just too many places to visit, as we’ve seen from this post, and the chances are one lifetime will not be enough.
But starting earlier rather than later is a good idea, and if you’re about to set out on an adventure, you may find this interview with Katie Donnelly, professional photographer based in Paris and author of “The Authentic Portrait: A Parent's Guide to Documenting Childhood,” very useful. We spoke about everything from traveling to perfect vacation photos. Because no matter how beautiful an adventure may be while it's still happening, we always wish to bring a piece of it back home. And photographs are the best way to do that.
#4
Iceland
Sinkvenice 3 years ago
Actually seeing the layers of the planet is bonkers. Just a tad too high for me though! :-D
#5
Norway
Bobert Robertson 3 years ago
My sister and her husband are photographers in the lofoten islands and their pics make me envious of their locale
#6
Colors, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
Peter Kovak 3 years ago
Amazing place. 16 lakes connected by waterfalls, and each lake with the water in a different hue. Maybe one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen.
Marie 3 years ago
Not that much honestly. I was there and the colour of water is indeed this blue. And the autumn colours looks fine to me too.
Load More Replies...“Traveling and adventures are amazing and it only gets better when you can go home and relive it all daily. For so many of our amazing clients, Paris is a dream destination that they want to relive daily. To have a beautiful photograph and art piece of themselves, enjoying the city, is something that brings them back every day,” Donnelly told us.
#7
Lofoten, Norway
Music Mania 3 years ago
I just spent a week here (actually not far from where this picture was taken), can confirm it is amazing.
#8
Tuscany, Italy
François Carré 3 years ago
A lot of places in Italy casually look that classy, seemingly without effort or intention, but it's just millenia of patient and crafty landscape building.
#9
Northern Lights In Tromso, Norway
MacKenzie Moore 3 years ago (edited)
God it's pretty, but how crowded is it?(asking for a friend)
Just a ray of f'ing sunshine 3 years ago
How do they go about their business with that above them all winter? So magnificently beautiful!
Travel is also something we want to share with our loved ones, she argues. “We can do that through having professional photos done or even sharing snaps from our phones via social media. Especially now that people are inclined to travel more than in the last few years, they really want to share the joy and freedom they're feeling on vacation and in a city they absolutely love.”
#10
Magical Sunset, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
#11
Saitama Japan
RoanTheMad 3 years ago
Again with oversaturation. Please... they are so beautiful without the need for burning our retinas. ;-; HanamiSait...c1f331.jpg 
#12
Kirkjufell, Iceland Putting On A Light Show
It’s no secret that getting holiday photographs you will be truly happy with is one hell of a task. Donnelly argues that although vacations are amazing, they can also be stressful, “and I hate to say it, but not everyone is great at taking photos in general.” She explained: “Most people are a little awkward in front of the camera and it always helps to have some direction. When it's just selfie after selfie, they're fun, but it can get repetitive (and let's be honest, if kids are in there, have you ever asked a kid to smile a bunch of times? Usually it ends up with some sort of crazy smile or a straight up 'no.' Haha).”
#13
Bangkok, Thailand
#14
A Beautiful Beach, Seychelles
#15
Meteora, Greece
KM 3 years ago
why - safety mostly, religious reasons secondly, how - brute force and human ingenuity))
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beautiful plumage 3 years ago
i looked it up. there are loads of little precariously perched monasteries in that region of greece. many have just little lanes, roads, paths, etc. to reach them. some only with rickety looking cable cars and what looks like an ancient elevator. there's even one literally into the side of one of these rock formations. super cool. i guess if you really wanted to isolate and live a monastic life, that'll do it.
Marissa Taylor 3 years ago
on the one hand this is amazing. on the other hand i feel bad for whoever post-man has to deliver the mail to this place o.o
Kosnian 3 years ago
Actually some of the monasteries are accessible by road now , a few others used to lower down baskets with ropes for provisions and mail. Of course accessing to those monasteries was done by a sort of primitive elevator (ropes and baskets)
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John Dilligaf 3 years ago
originally, according to wikipedia, by a basket attached to a rope wound up by a windless. In the 1920s they cut pathways and stairs into the rocks.
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Moreover, travel and exploring often make for long days and lots of walking. “Even if it's only adults in the mix, it can be exhausting, but add any kids and/or jet lag, and it'll be the perfect recipe for a 'not another photo!' feeling.”
According to Donnelly, the best thing you can do is hire a local photographer for a portrait session to show you around the most beautiful locations and whose personality, style, and vibe you love. “You know that you'll 1. have a great time with them, and 2. get amazing photos from your portrait session that are natural and fun. Then it takes all the pressure off of the rest of the trip because you know you've got 'the shot.'”
“Another reason I think it's so hard is that often the main tourist attractions are packed with people. If you go with a local photographer, they should be able to recommend the best times and spots to avoid all the crazy,” she added.
#16
What A Beautiful, Patagonian Fjords
#17
Let's Play, Football Field In Norway
Nathaniel 3 years ago
Knowing my luck I'd be the one to hoof the ball over the fence and into the sea.
marianne eliza 3 years ago
Could be worse. You could hit it with your head.
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okay this looks like the setting for a YA book. Game in the Feoreds
#18
An Ærial View Of The Namib Desert Courtesy Of The European Space Agency
#19
A Lone Tree Under A Scandinavian Aurora - Lapland, Finland
onivdsrapowijap 3 years ago
The Scandinavian countries are Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. The Nordic countries include the Scandinavian ones as well as Finland and Iceland.
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Speechless View In Thailand
Arizona 3 years ago
It’s just a shelf cloud. We get them pretty much daily in the Florida summers.
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#21
The Hvítserkur Sea Stack At The Entrance To Greenland Sea...
#22
British Colombia
RoanTheMad 3 years ago
f this is lake Louise or Lake Morraine like I think it may be, yes, yes you can. kayaking-m...x750-2.jpg 
#23
Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore
SydneyP 3 years ago
Oh yeah? Well we have a Starbucks in ours here in the states! So take that Singapore!
Mikki 3 years ago
There's Starbucks in our airport too! I live in Singapore. :)
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#24
Tolire, Indonesia
#25
The Highlander Castle, Eilean Donan, Scotland
#26
Peyto Lake, Canada
#27
Ronda, Spain
RoanTheMad 3 years ago (edited)
Idk... it looks beautiful, but the idea of a landslide would terrify me. It happened in my current town when due to a lot of rain and a burst pipe from the church (iirc anyway) the cliffs above town started crumbling away, and because the cemetery is on top of the cliffs, some people even ended up with remains in their gardens. xP (dont worry, all were reinterred)
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#28
Castle Vibes, Hamamatsu Castle, Japan
#29
Behind The Seven Hills You'll Find The Hobbits Secret Caves In Hungary
Ash 3 years ago
Turns out they're wine cellars, dating from the 1200s! https://www.facebook.com/TasteAtlas/posts/tokaj-wine-cellars-wwwtasteatlascomtokaj-districtno-this-is-not-the-shire-or-hob/2822584814643870/
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#30
Amazing View, Waterfalls In Iceland
#31
Germany
Nadine Jaen 3 years ago
Where in Germany? And why this detour? totally unnecessary. (I am from germany)
Marie 3 years ago (edited)
Hills often look less steep in photos and the snow makes it harder to see the definition so might be that. Or maybe one of the car testing roads or something?
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#32
A Lone Cottage In The Black Valley Within The Kingdom Of Kerry, Ireland
#33
The Winter In Prague
Marek Čtrnáct 3 years ago
Snow is kind of rare these days, though. Just a few times per winter.
Amanda Wilson 3 years ago
Reminds me if the christkindlmarkt in Stuttgart Germany. My dad was stationed there in 96-98. I loved going
Luke Deulen 3 years ago
Most of these are in Europe, and I really want to go there. I don't know what season though, but I could go for a whole year.
#34
Toscana, Iithaly
#35
Dunnottar Castle, Scotland
KM 3 years ago
Northern Scotland has without a doubt some of the most breathtaking places in the world, really hope I can visit one day!
Chris Ironside 3 years ago
Dunnottar Castle is by Aberdeen, which wouldn't count as "North" Scotland. I would say the West Coast is the best - maybe try the North Coast 500 route (a 500-mile circuit around the top half of Scotland's coasts).
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#36
Amazing Iceland Scenary
Nathaniel 3 years ago
I want to go to Iceland. It is on my bucket list. I love areas that look apparently barren. Love the North York Moors. Want to visit the Steppe in Mongolia.
Nathaniel 3 years ago
Some images of Iceland look like they are alien worlds.
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Polar Bears Hang Out Here! This Is Churchill, Manitoba In Canada...
#38
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
Kanishka Rajawansha 3 years ago
This used to be a castle fortress and still has working water fountains and amazing frescoes
Princess Potato 1 year ago (edited)
It had an elevator, and that happened to be in the 5th century......
#39
Just The Canadian Rockies As Seen From 8,000ft Above Kananaski Country...
#40
Miami, Florida
C Lawson 3 years ago (edited)
Not to us, but remember there are people from all over the world on this site. Every single post here has someone that lives in that area and is thinking the same thing. It's funny how small our world seems but then pictures like this show how little of it most of us get to see and experience.
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CultOfBambi 3 years ago
That rainbow needs to high-tail it out of there before Governor DeSantis sees it! :oO
Ivan Petrov 3 years ago
Eh, not that impressive, if you take out the storm and rainbow out of the picture
Panda in the Fake South 3 years ago
Umm I live in Florida and can attest that rainbows do form in the southern sky. It's where the sun is in relation to the rain not the observer.
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#42
White Beauty, Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
Nitka Tsar 3 years ago
It‘s not worth the hype. There are lots of prettier castles in Germany. In some regions you can drive just one street for an hour and see like 10 castles in a row. If you really want to see Neuschwanstein, then go in a season with less tourists. Otherwise you will have to wait hours to get in just to do a speedy tour. It‘s just a tourist attraction by this point.
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#43
Mt. Rainier As Seen From The Overlook On The Northwestern Edge Of Summit Lake
#44
The Lion Gate In Hattusa, Turkey. This City Was The Capital Of The Hittite Empire [oc]
![The Lion Gate In Hattusa, Turkey. This City Was The Capital Of The Hittite Empire [oc]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/62b1d3b175a0c_tmxrf7a7ul191__700.jpg?utm_campaign=rebelboost_true "The Lion Gate In Hattusa, Turkey. This City Was The Capital Of The Hittite Empire [oc]")
#45
Nuuk, The Capital Of Greenland
RoanTheMad 3 years ago
Still a more beautiful place than some major cities.
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Spectacular View Of Rome, Italy
#47
Natural Spring In Balochistan
#48
A Tiny Village In Norway
gerard julien 3 years ago
tiny village central France menet-62da...82016b.jpg 
#49
Cochem Castle, Germany
#56
Dempster Highway, Yukon Territory. No Amenities Next 350km
#57
Grindelweld, Switzerland
#60
Barcelona, Spain
#61
Barcelona, Spain
Peter Kelly 3 years ago
The strong sunlight under the fog is a dead giveaway.
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Castle Vibe, Hohenzollern Castle, Germany
#63
Longyearbyen, Norway
Natalie Bohrteller 3 years ago
Wouldn't say ugly, but they could have taken a better one indeed.
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Ian Webling 3 years ago
Northernmost settlement with more then 1000 inhabitants. Popularly believed that it is illegal to die there. In truth, there are no burial facilities.
#65
Nagano, Japan
#66
Central Park, NYC
Gareth Hart 3 years ago
Amazing and remote is included in the title of the article. Doesn't have to mean both 🤦♂️
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#69
Juno Pier, Juno Beach, Florida
Bruce Scheiman 3 years ago
You are starting to sound like a very annoying scratched up record. Whether they are remote or not, these are still "Amazing places.
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![A Hermitage Named Eremo S. Colombano In Italy [oc]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/62b1d310d995d_nqukwl1hss291__700.jpg?utm_campaign=rebelboost_true "A Hermitage Named Eremo S. Colombano In Italy [oc]")
#74
Knowles Canyon, Lake Powell, Ut, USA Is Only Accessible By Boat. Honestly All Of South-Central And Southeast Utah Could Be On This Thread.
#79
Palermo, Italy
#80
The Beauty Of Singapore
![Near Gun Sight Butte, Utah [oc]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/62b1d3c3115da_jz8599x920391__700.jpg?utm_campaign=rebelboost_true "Near Gun Sight Butte, Utah [oc]")
#82
Beautiful View My Village In Kashmir
#83
Sydney, Australia
Stephanie A Mutti 3 years ago
TIL: there are 2 amphitheaters. I always thought it was just one.
#89
The City Of Love
![Headed To Dive The Underwater Tunnel On Gato Island, Philippines [oc]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/62b1d1de52b65_y9j2mssbje391__700.jpg?utm_campaign=rebelboost_true "Headed To Dive The Underwater Tunnel On Gato Island, Philippines [oc]")
#93
Beautiful View! Los Angeles, California, USA
#94
Breathtaking... Palm Island, Dubai, Uae
RoanTheMad 3 years ago
Two things. One: The Burk Khalifa isnt connected to a working sewage system. 2: Look up "dubai porta potty" ... (just be warned if you're weak stomached ) and what they pay women to go over there and do to them, or have done to them.
#96
Welcome To Dubai
RoanTheMad 3 years ago
Dubai is a disgusting soulless city with no culture. boring, and the people that "call the shots" there are disgusting.
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Shelby P 3 years ago
Anybody else read that headline as 96 Time Travelers? Come on BP that's the article we want! ;-)
Laura Ketteridge 3 years ago
There seems to be a misunderstanding of what the word 'remote' means!
RoanTheMad 3 years ago
Who cares, still stunning. (except for dubai which is literally a shithole)
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Katinka Min 3 years ago
Most of these are drone photos. beautiful pictures but not something a traveller can really 'see' or 'visit'. Nonetheless, the photos are beautiful and as is our planet. I hope we can somehow preserve it.
Nolgoth 3 years ago
One USA pic and its from a major city. Someone didnt understand the assignment lmao
Becky P 3 years ago
You do realise there's a whole big world outside of the U.S., right? Like amazingly beautiful places that are, get ready for it, more beautiful than the United States? There entire 'lists' out there where U.S. isn't front and centre. (Except the list where only the U.S. and 2 other countries don't use the metric system. Like the entire rest of the planet is metric. You guys totally win on that list. You should make a video on that!)
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Kenny Kulbiski 3 years ago
Beautiful and I enjoyed them but about half of them are aerial views ,from a drone I suppose, and not what you'd actually see if you were there in person.
Shelby P 3 years ago
Anybody else read that headline as 96 Time Travelers? Come on BP that's the article we want! ;-)
Laura Ketteridge 3 years ago
There seems to be a misunderstanding of what the word 'remote' means!
RoanTheMad 3 years ago
Who cares, still stunning. (except for dubai which is literally a shithole)
Load More Replies... Katinka Min 3 years ago
Most of these are drone photos. beautiful pictures but not something a traveller can really 'see' or 'visit'. Nonetheless, the photos are beautiful and as is our planet. I hope we can somehow preserve it.
Nolgoth 3 years ago
One USA pic and its from a major city. Someone didnt understand the assignment lmao
Becky P 3 years ago
You do realise there's a whole big world outside of the U.S., right? Like amazingly beautiful places that are, get ready for it, more beautiful than the United States? There entire 'lists' out there where U.S. isn't front and centre. (Except the list where only the U.S. and 2 other countries don't use the metric system. Like the entire rest of the planet is metric. You guys totally win on that list. You should make a video on that!)
Load More Replies... Kenny Kulbiski 3 years ago
Beautiful and I enjoyed them but about half of them are aerial views ,from a drone I suppose, and not what you'd actually see if you were there in person.
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