नेपाली समाचार (एडेलेडबाट): 31 beautiful sights on this incredible planet

Saturday, August 31

31 beautiful sights on this incredible planet

Sossusvlei means "the gathering place of water" but you'll need to bring your own if you don't want to dehydrate at this, one of Namibia's most outstanding attractions.

Sossusvlei Dunes, Namibia

We love the wildebeest migration, which traverses the major nature parks in Kenya and Tanzania throughout the year, and so do the lions.

We love the wildebeest migration, which traverses the major nature parks in Kenya and Tanzania throughout the year, and so do the lions.

The great migration, East Africa

Orion, Pegasus and about a million of their friends are visible in Mackenzie Basin in New Zealand.

Star-filled sky, New Zealand

With its mountain backdrop and shores lined with ancient houses, the Nanxi River inevitably became the cradle of classic Chinese water-and-ink painting. It's also where travelers can watch local fishermen team with cormorants to catch fish.

With its mountain backdrop and shores lined with ancient houses, the Nanxi River inevitably became the cradle of classic Chinese water-and-ink painting. It's also where travelers can watch local fishermen team with cormorants to catch fish.

Cormorant fishing, China

Lucky us, the world didn't end in 2012, so we still have time to see the Mayan ruins in Palenque.

Jungle pyramids, Mexico

Your camera's memory card might blow up inside this Iceland volcano, but otherwise it's all cool.

Thrihnukagigur volcano, Iceland

Monument Valley -- more beautiful in reality than in the movies. How many screen legends can say that?

Monument Valley, United States

Yes, five million bats can look beautiful. They cluster together in one tiny corner of Zambia's Kasanka National Park every November.

Yes, five million bats can look beautiful. They cluster together in one tiny corner of Zambia's Kasanka National Park every November.

Kasanka bat migration, Zambia

Snake-charmers, henna painters and more.

Djemaa el Fna, Morocco

Workers on Kawah Ijen, a volcanic lake in Java, Indonesia, collect sulfur to sell to a refinery. Conditions are treacherous, pungent smoke billows from gashes in the ground and at least one tourist is reported to have died while climbing down the crater. But local miners spend hours here each day mining sulfur, earning around $10 a day.

Workers on Kawah Ijen, a volcanic lake in Java, Indonesia, collect sulfur to sell to a refinery. Conditions are treacherous, pungent smoke billows from gashes in the ground and at least one tourist is reported to have died while climbing down the crater. But local miners spend hours here each day mining sulfur, earning around $10 a day.

Kawah Ijen, Indonesia

Approximately 40% of Korea's tea is produced in the rolling fields of Boseong, which have also provided the backdrop of many Korean dramas and films.

Approximately 40% of Korea's tea is produced in the rolling fields of Boseong, which have also provided the backdrop of many Korean dramas and films.

Boseong tea fields, South Korea

Every year, armies of young backpackers flock to the ancient town of Fenghuang (which literally means "Phoenix") in Hunan province, for its rich Miao and Tujia ethnic culture as well as a glorious photo opportunity.

Every year, armies of young backpackers flock to the ancient town of Fenghuang (which literally means "Phoenix") in Hunan province, for its rich Miao and Tujia ethnic culture as well as a glorious photo opportunity.

Fenghuang, China

Guests staying within the village compound are allowed to enter this 9th century monument, hidden beneath volcanic ash for centuries, before opening time.

Guests staying within the village compound are allowed to enter this 9th century monument, hidden beneath volcanic ash for centuries, before opening time.

Borobudur temple, Indonesia

They're not exotic and in the European case they're not even that pretty, but they are one of the most mesmerizing sights in nature.

They're not exotic and in the European case they're not even that pretty, but they are one of the most mesmerizing sights in nature.

Starling murmuration, England

The Rialto, the Bridge of Sighs, the vast expanse of San Marco look much as they did 400 years ago, but nothing evokes the mystery of La Serenissima quite like Santa Maria Salute looming out of the mist at the entrance to the Grand Canal.

The Rialto, the Bridge of Sighs, the vast expanse of San Marco look much as they did 400 years ago, but nothing evokes the mystery of La Serenissima quite like Santa Maria Salute looming out of the mist at the entrance to the Grand Canal.

Santa Maria della Salute, Italy

From thunder to lightning to tornadoes, you can see it all by joining a storm-chasing crew in Tornado Alley, the area between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains where 25 percent of America's "significant" tornadoes occur, according to the National Atlas by the US government.

From thunder to lightning to tornadoes, you can see it all by joining a storm-chasing crew in Tornado Alley, the area between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains where 25 percent of America's "significant" tornadoes occur, according to the National Atlas by the US government.

Electrical storm, United States

It may be one of the most hyped buildings in the world, but it lives up to its publicity. Visitors still gasp the moment they first set eyes on the world's most famous shrine to love.

It may be one of the most hyped buildings in the world, but it lives up to its publicity. Visitors still gasp the moment they first set eyes on the world's most famous shrine to love.

Taj Mahal, India

Clean, secluded and easy to skip because it takes some effort to get here, the beaches of the Seychelles are the benchmarks against which others must be judged.

Clean, secluded and easy to skip because it takes some effort to get here, the beaches of the Seychelles are the benchmarks against which others must be judged.

Pristine beaches, Seychelles

Scandinavia gives you a chance to see the most dazzling light display on Earth. 
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Northern Lights, Scandinavia

Not always this clear, we know, but still Yosemite.

Yosemite peaks, United States

In the Lake District it's OK to ponder like a poet.

Lake District, England

Some 230 meters beneath a stand of cactus-studded rocky slopes in New Mexico lies a wonderland of 117 caves formed when sulfuric acid dissolved the surrounding limestone.

Some 230 meters beneath a stand of cactus-studded rocky slopes in New Mexico lies a wonderland of 117 caves formed when sulfuric acid dissolved the surrounding limestone.

Carlsbad Cavern, United States

The Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia is home to the highest tides in the world, creating a rare tidal bore -- or giant wave -- in the Shubenacadie River. Some adventurous types surf or canoe the wave as it moves upriver.

The Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia is home to the highest tides in the world, creating a rare tidal bore -- or giant wave -- in the Shubenacadie River. Some adventurous types surf or canoe the wave as it moves upriver.

Tidal bore, Canada

Every evening, these stunning peaks lay on a glorious display of color, starting out bright yellow before turning an intense red that softens to indigo and violet before darkness finally envelops the mountains.