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Old Nov 14, 2012, 5:30 am
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I think many of us try to seek out great views. I thought this list was one with a bit of a twist, particularly those looking for something extraterrestrial on earth!

Of those on the list, I think the Bolivian Salt Flats look really cool, along with China's Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. It really amazes me the landscapes that exist out there!

I'm a bit sad I have yet to make it to any of these places - Giant's Causeway is probably the closest for me!

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Old Nov 14, 2012, 6:59 am
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Very interesting photographs. Thanks for sharing the link!

The most exotic landscapes I've seen were both in China. One is Guiling and the other Huang Shan (Yellow Mountain).
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Old Nov 27, 2012, 2:01 pm
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I need some new lenses and some airline tickets.

Thanks for the link.
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Old Nov 28, 2012, 9:35 am
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Zhangjiajie and the one in n. ireland make the top of my list damn
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Old Nov 28, 2012, 11:28 am
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Salar de Uyuni, the Bolivian salt flats, took a bit of patience to get to. I think the bus ride from La Paz was around ten hours, and at night, but the place sure was rad (bring sunglasses!) My ex-gf and I hired a driver when we got there, which include a lunch of alpaca and indeed, a pinch of salt.
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Old Nov 30, 2012, 6:40 pm
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Landscapes and Views

The Bolivian salt pans are on my list.

My favorite landscape views to date:

1. Torres del Paine national park, in Chile
2. Machu Picchu and surrounds
3. Turkish Cappadocia


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Old Dec 4, 2012, 11:38 pm
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They are great places. Really strange. Thx for sharing the link.
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Old Dec 6, 2012, 12:25 pm
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How about Pitcairn?
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Old Dec 8, 2012, 8:08 am
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Cappadocia, Turkey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cappadocia‎



















some more cappadocia pics




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Old Dec 8, 2012, 3:59 pm
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More places for me to do on my bucket list.
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Old Dec 8, 2012, 5:18 pm
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Thanks Manoni for the beautiful (albeit slightly photoshopped) photos of Capadoccia.
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Originally Posted by x1achilles
Thanks Manoni for the beautiful (albeit slightly photoshopped) photos of Capadoccia.
photoshop is needed sometimes because lens of camera are not better than eyes of us it is much more beautiful in reality, Cappadocia is really full of surreal landscapes.
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Old Dec 10, 2012, 2:17 pm
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Thanks for sharing the pics!!
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Old Dec 11, 2012, 10:03 am
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Pretty darn amazing!
So cool!
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out of this world

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