How would you like to stay at a hotel that is a huge cruise ship, on dry land, perched on a cliff overlooking the ocean in South Korea? Or have a meal at a Philippine restaurant at the bottom of a water fall with your feet resting in the water? Or watch a movie from a floating cinema in Thailand? We’ve got all this, plus places of beautiful or exotic nature and human ingenuity.

Huacachina Oasis – Peru


Reichsburg Castle Cochem, Germany

Lake Argyle, australia

Varlaam Monostary, Meteoron, Greece. Photo by Gary Arndt via National Geographic.

Labassin Waterfall Restaurant – Philippines

Abandoned medieval village – Craco, Italy

Cemetery – Romania

The Gardens of Marqueyssac – France

Alaska Range, Denali Wilderness In Alaska by Tim Iken

Bagan, Myanmar

Dame in Mont-Devant-Sassey, Lorraine, France

Alupka, Russia

Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA

Scotney Castle, Kent, UK

Mongolia

Koblenz, Germany

Church of the Assumption on Bled Island, Slovenia

Pannonian plains, Slovenia

Heart-shaped road, Slovenia

Postojna Cave, Slovenia

Štanjel, Slovenia

Bled, Slovenia

This cruise ship is actually a hotel in South Korea.

The White Temple, Wat Rong Khun – Thailand

Falls at Litlanesfoss, Iceland

Farm, Swiss Alps

Lake Como, Italy

Lake Natron, Tanzania. As water evaporates during the very hot and dry season, salinity levels increase to the point that salt-loving microorganisms begin to thrive. The red pigment in the organisms produces the deep reds of the open water of the lake and the orange colors of the shallow parts of the lake.


Rafting in Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

The Inhabited Volcanic Island of Aogashima, Japan

The Leshan Giant Buddha – Cliffs of Mount Lingyun. Sichuan, China

Discoteca Cova d`en Xoroi, Menorca, Spain

Home Entrance in the City of Baska on the Isle of Krk in Croatia. By Frankipanki on Flickr

The Peacock Room Castello di Sammezzano in Reggello, Tuscany, Italy

Salt mine, Russia

Park Gardens by the Bay – Singapore

Small town of Blagaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Montreal Botanical Garden – Canada

Kuchlbauer Tower – Bavaria, Germany

Okoshiki Coast, Japan by Sunao Chiba via National Geographic

The Alcazar of Segovia, Spain

Vietnam

Tuscany, Italy

Mussoorie, Dehradun, India

Fall Colors, Ouachita National Forest , Arkansas, USA by Laura Vu

Another spectacular image of lavender in Provence, France

Monistrol de Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain by Jordi Brió on flickr

Lake Wanaka, New Zealand. Photograph by Daniel Ernst

Santa Maria dell’Isola – Italy

Jodhpur, The Blue City or The Sun City, India
For more vacation posts go here.
Thanks to: John, Merry, Lia, Wim, Bonnie, Gary, George
and on pinterest to Sampry
beautiful…especially the cottage in Germany.
Beautiful.!
Why are we sitting at home???!!!
Spectacular pictures, thanks Dusky’s Wonder Site
Truly beautiful! I wish for a little more information.
Thank You ! Once again perfect !
I DONT KNOW WHAT TO SAY, I HAD TO LOOK THROUGH TWICE ITS SO AMAZING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING
I look forward to your most wonderful wonders of the world. I do not go anywhere because of my age and my medical condition. It is a terrific treat to beable to see the world and not leave my home.
Thank you!
Another amazing series, you NEVER disappoint but always leave us with incredible photos that most of us will have never seen except for your generous sharing. THANKYOU.
These are beautiful places but not necessarily Vacation spots.
I would love to see some actual unusual vacation spots.
I often share your groups of albums of photos on Facebook. These are always wonderful collections of photos.
Stunning, awe-inspiring and captivating vistas from around the world waiting to be experienced by the would-be globe trotters!
Thanks. I appreciate hearing specifically what people like–and even what they don’t like.
Dusky like always you open a world of wonder and dreams. It´s just beautiful. A image speaks in fact more eloquently than a thousand words. Congratulations.
Many thanks – more ideas of countries to visit, Slovenia, Spain.
I hade been there in tree of them and I exited very much
Now I am adding places I’ve never imagined visiting. Thank you Dusky! What a gift your site always is.
You dear people! What a great gift you present with your fantastic photos! It is such a joy to view them. Thank you again. I’ll be passing them along to our granddaughters. Bless you for spreading all the beauties!
Darlene Griggs
Such a beautiful world God has given us.
MARVELOUS !!!!!
Love what I have seen and think they are all so beautiful
Gorgeous and fascinating. What a wonderful world!
absolutely stunning locales, the photographs just transports one to these places. One life time will not be enough to visit these places.
thanks for sharing.
Travel nowadays is most difficult for an older person. Therefore viewing these wonderful pictures has made me feel as though I have been on an extensive world tour.
Exceptional!! Thanx for sharing.
What a wonderous planet we live on.