Beautiful Places

Top 10 most beautiful places to visit in Colombia. Colombia for so long was the international troubled kid who no-one wanted to play with, in the last couple of decades it has performed a startling turnaround, from drug and murder capital of the planet to a welcoming and traveller friendly new-world economy. Our guest bloggers, a travelling Australian couple (Fish and Sizzle) from Look What We Done  spent quite a while exploring this underrated country so we ask them to choose 10 of the most beautiful places to visit in Columbia… Despite the previous strife, Colombians are routinely rated the happiest people in the world. They’re aware of the reputation they’ve got, and will go out of their way to show you exactly how off-the-mark your assumptions are. Its landscape is as varied as it is stunning. Finding the humid, tropical beaches of the Caribbean coast a bit much? Head to the cooler, mountainous climes of Medellin and Bogota. Or perhaps singing in the constant rain of Popayan w...

The Dandenong Ranges are less than an hour’s drive from Melbourne and the gateway to an amazing experience which includes towering mountain ash forest, lush fern gullies, stunning gardens, quaint villages and a ride on a 100 year old steam train. Birdlife, wildlife, cafes and restaurants abound in the Dandenongs making it attractive for nature lovers and tourists alike. The area has been popular with day trippers since the late 1800’s and was formed into the Dandenong Ranges National Park in 1987. The NP covers an area of 3215 hectares and has some 250 kilometres of walking trails. Formed from a volcano eruption more than 30 million years ago the mountain range is a series of rolling hills now covered by temperate rainforest. After European settlement the tall timbers of the forest were sought after and a number of timber camps were established in the mid to late 1800’s. In the early days timber was taken out of the ranges by bullock teams. During the depression of the 1890’s the ...

Our world is so full of wonders that new and amazing places are discovered every day, be that by professional photographers or amateurs. Different geographical locations, climatic conditions and even seasons offer the widest variety of natural wonders: pink lakes, stunning lavender or tulip fields, breath-taking canyons and mountains, and other places you can hardly believe actually exist! Wisteria Flower Tunnel in Japan Tulip Fields in Netherlands Salar de Uyuni, World's Largest Mirrors, Bolivia Hitachi Seaside Park, Japan Mendenhall Ice Caves, Juneau, Alaska Red Beach, Panjin, China Bamboo Forest, Japan Naica Mine, Mexico Tunnel of Love, Ukraine Street in Bonn, Germany Via

Awesome Bamboo Forest with Traditional Garden of Korea in Damyang. Damyang truly is a place to experience Korean culture at close quarters, and the recently opened Jukhyang-ri village provides a great place to stay and continue the theme of harmony with nature. Bamboo Forest with Traditional Garden of Korea in Damyang is Awesome Place – There are plenty of attractions in Damyang, but the bamboo is inescapable and seems to pervade every aspect of life here. There is a beautiful garden called Soswaewon. The garden is actually more of a complex, with beautiful pavilions that ooze tranquility. The design uses nature to its fullest potential, and the overriding feeling is that every rock, branch and breeze has been made that way. Bamboo Forest with Traditional Garden of Korea in Damyang is Awesome Place – Water flows under a bridge and into a small pond, while the bamboo leaves from a small forest rustle in the background, canceling out any 21st century noise. The tourist ho...