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Almost everyone has the most famous mountain places topped with people, hotels, and queues on their wishlist. Ergaki is different. Located well into the Peaceful Western Sayan Mountains of Siberia, it felt like going to a natural elysium untouched by the hand of modernity. When you begin to meet the true face of Ergaki, you…
Even places that are very popular for being loud and crowded. Procida, Italy, is different. The best small island to captivate you with peaceful streets, colorful houses, and the calm sound of waves is located near Naples. This is not trying to wow anybody. Instead, it welcomes you with open arms already upon arrival. But…
I thought that Iceland would be love at first sight. But not really for a small, remote village in Iceland. I’ve always longed to get away from constant honking horns, busy main roads, and a smartphone with its endless ringing for notifications. Yet, as soon as I arrived, everything changed; there was a freshness to…
I never expected Port Blair to be the one setting surprises for me. You were not aware that you were going there for beaches and blue water. I found instead tales, muteness, good humans, and time that planted itself inside me until I reached home. Well, you must add Port Blair to your travel destination…
I have been to many beautiful places, but nothing like the Putorana Plateau. It was like entering some realm that had forgotten to include people. By the time I arrived so spontaneously again in May, and long before I ended this unplanned vacation, somehow the silence returned; the waterfalls; the cliffs forever. Putorana Plateau should…
When one thinks of famous lakes, many people from the West might picture places near cities or beaches. From the first moment you read about Lake Baikal, everything about it feels different. The place can be found somewhere alone in Siberia with vast forests, mountains around, and extended winter. But this tranquil lake conceals tales…
Not due to a place’s notoriety, but feeling something about a place will help some places stick in memory for years. One of them is Purple Mountain, India. The entire topography is straight out of a storybook when purple hills set the scene. You breathe in fresh air, the sky does not seem duller, and…
Some places don´t require a loud audience to fill stadiums with crowds or notorious landmarks to become unforgettable. A rare place of such is Red Mountain, India, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. When you first spot its crimson rocks, it feels as if nature smeared a set of giant watercolor brushes across the land. It is that…
Many tourist attractions will go out of their way to attract your interest. Chidiya Tapu does the opposite. No elevated attractions or bustling masses are required. Instead, it steals your heart with silence, open air, and astonishing landscapes. Port Blair is famous for its beautiful sights in the Andaman Islands, but the well-hidden marvel nearby…
You don’t have to go out of your way and experience the same crowds, luxury hotels, and famous landmarks as everyone else for places to be unforgettable. Yellow Mountain India is one such place that is very seldom visited. A hill that starts glowing as soon as the sun hits its yellow rocks. It feels…