My Travel Wishlist: 1st of Many

I haven’t traveled much in the last four years. Not that I was a travel freak prior to that, but it’s been a really long time since I took a break and went on a holiday.

Looking for inspiration, I started following travel boards on Pinterest. For those who do not use Pinterest: it is a photo sharing website that allows users to create and manage theme-based image collections such as events, interests, hobbies, and more.

My reason to use Pinterest was simple: the photographs of a place are usually the deciding factor in selling a destination to me. It was not that I did not believe what my friends told me. Just that people may describe a place to the finest possible details – but the fact remains that everyone looks for a different set of details. Hence, I had realized that for me a travel recommendation would work usually when accompanied by photographs.

In my free time, I found myself spending more and more time on these travel boards. It is captivating and I never tire scrolling over to the next board. Some pictures just call out to you and then there are some which are so dramatic you wonder whether they are real.

I found myself crawling through the internet to find more about some of the places I discovered, as the photographs were plain unbelievable. I essentially wanted to confirm whether such places actually exist. Sharing some photographs below which blew my mind and are definitely on my wish-list:

1.       Wish - List: Ecuador

Location: In South America and is bordered by Columbia on the north, Peru on the east and south and by the Pacific Ocean to the west.

Staircase at Pailón del Diablo waterfall in Ecuador: this is a fairly large waterfall located on the Pastaza River. It is a mere 30 minutes away from the town of Baños in Ecuador. It is considered to be one of the most popular attractions in the area. The name of the waterfall in Spanish (Paílón del Diablo) means”Cauldron of the Devil” in English. You can view it from the suspension bridge and also walk the path so you can get a closer look at the amazing waterfall…!

2.       Wish - List: Iceland

Location: is a Nordic European island country situated at the confluence of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans.

Frozen waterfall Oxarafoss, National park Thingvellir, Iceland: this is a small waterfall which flows from the river Öxará. The base of the waterfall is filled with rocks and is often very icy in winter.

  

3.       Wish - List: Venezuela

Location: officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America.

Mt. Roraima, Venezuela: Roraima is the highest tepuy (spanish for table mountain) on the triple border of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. It is around 2,800 metres tall. Its name is derived from 'Roroi-ma,' which in Pemon means 'big blue-green.' The only way visitors can climb to the top is from the Gran Sabana side, in Venezuela.

4.       Wish - List: Norway

Location: It is the second least densely populated country in Europe. The country shares a long border with Sweden; it is also bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east; in its south Norway borders the Skagerrak Strait across from Denmark.

Fjord, Norway: The fjord is one of Norway's most visited tourist sites and has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Lysefjord is located in Ryfylke in the county of Rogaland, near Haugesund and Stavanger, south in Fjord Norway.

5.       Wish - List:  Ladakh

Location:  in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and lies between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south.

Phuktal-monastery, India: the monastery is a unique construction built into the cliffside like a honeycomb. It located on the mouth of a cave on the cliff face of a lateral gorge of a major tributary of the Lungnak (Lingti-Tsarap) River. A massive cave monastery located in Zanskar, Phuktal is located atop steep mountains, giving it a unique charm. Built in the 12th century, the foundation of the monastery is made of twigs and mud and serves as home to 70 monks. The main attraction of the monastery is the cave that has a hollow which holds what is believed to be healing water.

6  .   Wish - List: Jaipur

Location:in state of Rajashthan in India

Chand Baori - Abhaneri, India: Abhaneri is a small village in northern Rajasthan. 'Abhaneri', is believed to be a mispronunciation of 'Abha Nagri' or the 'city of brightness'. Though the village is in ruins now, tourists throng the village to see 
Chand Baori which is a huge step well, a unique idea conceived by the natives to work as a water reservoir.

 

To be continued…