30 Alternative Wonders of The World

Here is a VERY rough start!



For me starting and finishing in England. I missed about three of the list off. The best thing to do (I think) is lmit the number of air miles to the lowest possible. This for me would leave me with only two big flights, Africa to SOuth AMerica, and AMerica to England/Iceland.

Like I said pretty basic, but this is how I would start my planning. Theres about 20 countries. If we budget so much for each country, and keep it the same we could end up with a rough total figure. Wonder what that figure would be?.............

No problem guys, glad to brighten up some peoples days

Fantastic.Best post I've ever seen.Cheers.

There should be multiple HD web cams at these site's.(Free of charge of course).And it would also stop everybody going there and messing them up.Double cheers.

Wow! Amazing pics and what fabulous sites! Thanks for sharing!

I wonder if there are other unknown sites away from the mainstream which doesnt get discussed much? If anyone knows any such site, please post.

Cheers!

Great Job OP. With the world going to hell in a handbasket, everday. Its nice to see something positive and uplifting. Who knows maybe the wonders of planet earth is one of the reasons aliens like to visit so much.
Natural wonders...wouldn't that be something.

The everlasting lightning storm would be awesome to see.

reply to post by Scope and a Beam


WOW S and F!!

Your thread's pictures and information had me completely memorized!!

How absolutely Stunning and Gorgeous Pictures and Places!!

WOW - I only wish I could see all those places myself!!

Very Nice thread and putting it together for us to all enjoy!!

Thank you - I had such peace looking at all those too!

reply to post by JayinAR


The Blue Grotto is absolutely fantastic. Taking a boat from Positano to Capri takes about 90 minutes. You have three grottos to see, White, Blue and Green. If you take a private boat (about $75), you can stop, hop off the boat and swim in all three.

I'm surprised Lake Vostok didn't make the list. A freshwater lake the size of Lake Ontario beneath 13,000 feet of ice in Antarctica makes the list for me.

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Awesome post! Thanks for this.

great thread thanks for brightening the day!

i have been to the blue grotto...just amazing and a definate wonder.

been also to sharks bay in gorgeous W.A as part of a school trip. back then you listened and learned though its not until your alittle wiser do you really understand what your've witnessed.

alittle more info i found-

◦Until about 500 million years ago, stromatolites were the only macroscopic evidence of life on the planet.
◦The microbes that built the stromatolites were an essential building block for the evolution of more complex life forms.
◦One kind of microbe found in Shark Bay is thought to have descended from an organism that lived 1.9 billion years ago – one of the longest continuing biological lineages known.

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reply to post by Scope and a Beam


Simply beautiful.

I love that there are things in the world that people couldn't even imagine existed.

Thank you for this magnificent and breath-taking thread.

i just wanted to thank you for posting these, and i admire every single one of these places!

...wish there was even just a slight possibility i could visit all these places...

Fantastic, beautifull places... S & F

There are two more that I would like to share... sorry if this spoils your thread...


Aldabra Attol

Home to over 100 000 Giant Tortoises

en.wikipedia.org...

The Sardine Run

The greatest shoal on Earth

www.sardinerun.net...



[edit on 3-8-2009 by halfmanhalfamazing]

I want to go to almost all those places

reply to post by Scope and a Beam


Awesome thread. Star and Flag, Thank you!

Very cool. Thank you for the travel ideas!

ive been lucky enough to drive cross country in the united states and see some sites

but i always knew it was my dream to travel and see the world

thanks for a great thread that opens the eye to places most of us have never heard of and will never see in person

hopefully ill be able to witness even a fraction of these places

Absolutely wonderful.

The earth is a thoroughly wonderful place.

Really really amazing....i only wish that someday i get to visit those places in person