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Plaza de España, Seville.

It looks beautiful and there's probably no sand anywhere near.

Onsen in rural Japan. Straight out of Studio Ghibli anime!

Excuse my ignorance, but what exactly is an Onsen?

The best view of the Louvre isn’t the Mona Lisa

Can barely see the Mona Lisa anyway with all the fucking chickens in the way

Venice truly does not disappoint... especially at dusk

Hey, you're not allowed to like Venice in this forum. It has _tourists_

Hiking in Svaneti, Georgia.

I was there last week. Please do the hike to the ushba glacier. It is not easy but stunning! You can walk all the way to the glacier and watch it melt. If you want to camp at the glacier you need an extra approval in you passport issued at mazeri

Stuck in Norway for the summer. Spent five days seeing some fjords. Not that bad.

https://www.reddit.com/gallery/i6mjdo

I wish I were stuck in Norway, in summer!

2 miles into a 4 mile hike in Kauai

Napali Coast! Beautiful spot, that.

The ancient city of Petra, Jordan

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One of the most beautiful cities I have visited. Porto, Portugal

I’m visiting this summer and I’m so excited! Any tips for someone visiting Portugal for the first time? (Going for 2 weeks, seeing Lisbon, Figueira da Foz, Porto/Douro Valley, and Algarve.)

Southwest China is kinda nice

https://www.reddit.com/gallery/n1xbqd

At this point, a random camp spot 30 min from my house is nice considering this past year. These pics look like heaven.

I think I got pretty lucky with this photo of Machu Picchu.

I'm sure this llama would like this photo to put on their dating profile.

Edinburgh made me feel like I had stepped back in time.

https://www.reddit.com/gallery/valfje

Love Edinburgh. Did not spend near enough time there on my last trip but will next time.

Turned a corner in Venice and ended up in a painting

Italian here, born and raised close to Venice. What some people are pointing out in this thread is unfortunately very much true. Venice has become a dirtier place than it was, hordes of disrespectful tourists from around the world combined with our infamous mismanagement and lack of public funds have hit our beloved Venezia hard. Nevertheless i believe it is a city everyone must see before they die. It's uniqueness make it something you won't easily forget. Visit it during mid-season and get lost in its calli and campi's after sunset, pure magic!

Petra is one of those places where photos really don’t do reality justice, but this was one of my best efforts from today

To anyone who hasn't been : There is SO MUCH MORE to Petra than just the Treasury (building in this photo). It's a massive complex, we spent 2 full days there and barely scratched the surface.

Went on a hike in Grindelwald, Switzerland

Searching for the Elder wand I see!

Earlier this year, my brother and I bought a car in Georgia and spent 100 days driving across all of Central Asia. It was the most epic trip i've ever done. Here is Caspar(our car) on the Roof of the World, the Pamir Highway. [More in comments]

That must have been an adventure!

Christmas in the fairytale town of Bruges, Belgium

"Bruges is a shithole." I do need to return there someday though.

Hiked to an altitude of 16,000 ft. Kedartal Lake, Uttarakhand, India.

How did you get there? I'm heading to New Delhi this fall and was wondering if it is possible to drive up there.

Highway 50 up to Lake Tahoe, California

https://v.redd.it/u6oq681lffxz

Feel like I'm almost there

I took an early morning hot air balloon ride over the pyramids of Teotihuacán Mexico and it was breathtaking. View of pyramid of the sun and pyramid of the moon.

What an awesome photo

Landed in Berlin yesterday. Stopped for a quick drink in the park.

Loved that park. It was raining when I was there a few years ago but I still lingered and ate my packed lunch on the lawn in front of you. Berlin has so much shit to see and do - 4 days wasn't close to enough.

I just got back from my first trip to the UK. I spent 18 days in England and Scotland and brought watercolors to do some sketching on the trip.

https://www.reddit.com/gallery/vstc15

So talented! I’m jealous but these are gorgeous!

We can't get enough of these colors! Guanajuato, Mexico.

Beautiful! Do you mind if we ask where you're staying, that has such a stunning view?

We spent a week in the village of Varenna in Lake Como of Northern Italy, and it's probably a photocopy of Heaven on Earth

We stayed in Torno, on Lake Como. Absolutely beautiful.

Edinburgh - Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

I travel a lot for work, but Edinburgh is the first city I ever travelled to with my wife and daughter. Special place in my heart for the place and the people. I’ll never forget my wife’s reaction when we rounded a corner in a taxi (at night) and the Christmas market near the castle came into view.

Colorful steps leading to Batu caves, Malaysia

Is this a recent thing? I went in June this year and the steps were not painted like this. They were renovating the temple at the top and asked for volunteers to carry a bucket of sand with them to the top.

Walking towards the Blue Mosque, a jewel in Istanbul's crown

Have you also visited the basilica cistern? Man I miss Istanbul.

A lit up Westminster Abbey in London tonight

Wow, that’s really beautiful. I’m sure it’s even more amazing in person.

I, too, went to Lake Bled

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Visited Sørvágsvatn in the Faroe Islands and proceeded to have my socks knocked off.

I'm having a hard time processing what I'm looking at... Wow.

In Golden Gai, Tokyo, there's thousands of bars that seat 4-6 people tops, mostly locals. I found one where the locals didn't mind cuddling with a stranger.

Notable also that they only served wine. It was good wine, and the owner was extremely friendly.

For the past few years I have been trying to document my travels in a different way.

https://www.reddit.com/gallery/jrt0da

Such a cool way to document your travels! And you’re really good at drawing!

I made my Reddit pilgrimage to Lauterbrunnen

This area of Switzerland is one of my favorite places I've ever been. Beautiful.

I spent last Christmas in Guangxi, China, and got to see the 700 year old Longji Rice Terraces.

So my girlfriend and I (both Canadians living in Shanghai) decided to escape the cold (and bad air) and head south over Christmas last year. We chose Guangxi as we'd both never been, and it's usually fairly mild in the winter. Of course when we get there, they're having an unseasonable cold spell which meant temperatures hovering around freezing and rainy the whole week! Of course, once we started exploring, we totally forgot about the weather and had a great time. [Here's a photo](https://i.redd.it/8ukxwzinomdy.jpg) to show you more of the geography, that I took the day before this one on the Li river.

I was in Cobh; Co. Cork; Ireland! The last port the Titanic left from, and a very lovely little town.

This looks like the Irish version of the Full House title sequence

Amsterdam late at night after a day of rain. Been there many times and late night walks are the best there.

Awesome. I’ll be there in 2 weeks. 😀

Mürren, Swiss Alps.

Heading out there in two months. Any suggestions on lodging?

One of the most beautiful restaurants I have ever eaten at in the mountains of Lebanon.

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I too, visited a 6/7 seat Izakaya (local bar) in Golden Gai, Tokyo, and tried to captured the mood

https://imgur.com/DTUoe1E

I can tell you the mood of the guy on the far right

We went to Québec City last month. It was so cold (by Texas standard), but so worth it.

Don't worry, I live in Québec City and it was cold as ... by Québécois standards too, depending on when you were here, but it has been mostly very cold and also very snowy.

Finally had the chance to visit Petra. It didn’t disappoint

Wow, that is so cool. This is definitely on my bucket list. What is the context for your trip here? A whole trip around the middle east, or just in and out of Jordan?

After 7 months backpacking through Western Europe, we stoped in Croatia for a break before continuing on to the Balkans and then East. We planned on staying a week or two, but ended up staying a month. You can see why. Šibenik, Croatia

This is so unbelievably beautiful

Recently moved to Seoul, South Korea. I've lived in Texas my whole life and was so glad I saw the royal palace on a snow day.

What makes you move from Texas to Seoul? Honestly super curious!

The stained glass windows of Saint Chapelle

http://i.imgur.com/HGZWEcp.jpg

Paris. Recommend getting museum pass. Big discount. Covers most popular museums and chateaus including st chappelle and notre dame. Also recommend weekly metro pass $27. Spent 9 days there and had plenty to do.

My first time in Rome, and I had always heard the Colosseum looks its best early in the morning. I took this a little before 6 today, and the plaza was completely empty. I was not disappointed.

Everything looks best in the early morning. It's one of the toughest things to do while travelling, but to get up every day before sunrise and to get to the best photo spots for the early morning Golden Hour before they fill up with tourists is almost always worthwhile.

the streets of Baku, Azerbaijan

https://www.reddit.com/gallery/107czab

These are some spectacular shots. What lenses and editing software did you use? You transmit a truly tranquil vibe here, great work!

From my visit to Preikestolen, Norway earlier this year

Nice! Here's mine from June: https://i.imgur.com/bOxXfsZ.jpg

Machu Picchu + Llama

http://imgur.com/OKSr7Hv

Looks like my old friend [MC GINA](http://i.imgur.com/0ZJuHW6.jpg), the most [photographed llama in the world](http://i.imgur.com/ApS8fhg.jpg).

Hard to beat the view of the Dolomites from my hotel in Sesto, Italy

And for 1/3 the cost of Switzerland!

Took a day trip to Füssen, Germany while in Europe a week ago and stepped into the ultimate Winter Wonderland

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Our honeymoon view in Santorini

https://imgur.com/y4Ww03v

What hotel is that? I'm thinking of Santorini for a honeymoon in a few years and would love to get hotel recommendations

Celebrated New Year in Venice and went for a walk at 7am on January 1st.

Kinda hard to sleep in past 7 in Venice anyways eh? . Since 7 am is when they start ringing the church bells.

Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Ahhh, yes. Lake Reddit

North Cascades National Park, 2 hours from Seattle. Probably one of the most beautiful places I’ve seen.

Diablo lake? I spent some time there a few summers ago. Insanely jealous of the state and all the mountains, compared to the Northeast. Don't get me wrong, I love VT/NH/ME, but the mountains are just a total different beautiful out west. Did you have any time to go through Olympic NP? I'm not sure which I thought was more beautiful. Olympic had a more peaceful vibe to it, and the size of the trees is just insane.

Sunset in Amsterdam! Took this the night before the King's Day chaos ensued

I want to visit Amsterdam more and more with each photo I see. Did you have any stroopwafels?

This perfect moment in Rome.

absolutely love Rome

For those wondering what it might be like to jump out of a plane into sparkling blue waters (The Great Blue Hole in Belize)

https://v.redd.it/wafaltfr8r011

Pretty cool. I dove the blue hole about 15 years ago. I wonder how much the skydive thing costs. I remember the boat ride out to it was around 2 1/2 hours. Also in reference to the other post, yeah there are a bunch of sharks out there. Saw my first hammerhead there.

Had the Gothic Quarter in Barcelona to myself when I woke up at dawn due to jet lag!

Shhhh That's the secret of traveling: If you want to see the city without annoying tourists and noise pollution, visit it at dawn.

The quiet streets of Seville, Spain after a storm

Absolutely amazing city!

View from above of Neuschwanstein Castle,Germany

https://v.redd.it/i4nkzj5a2le51

Gorgeous view! Thank you so much for sharing it!

These are the Nubian pyramids of the Kingdom of Kush.

Looks like the Kingdom of Kush is part of what is now Sudan and South Sudan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Kush

I flew in a hot air ballon out side of Mexico City.

That is insane!! Adding this to my bucket list!

The last McDonalds cheeseburger sold in Iceland. McDonalds no longer exists in the country

By contrast, my suburban/semi-rural county here in the USA has only 15k fewer people than Iceland, but at least 12 separate McDonalds locations.

I did it! Kjeragbolten,Norway

I googled it and it appears that no one has ever fallen to their death from this rock. I will keep googling it until someone does.

Under the Bridge in Slovenia

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Last week my girlfriend and I finally got to visit Monschau, Germany. It's a beautiful little village just over the border with Belgium!

Looks like a fairytale! Is it worth a visit or just if you pass it anyway? And is it just that spot that’s so lovely?

The Plank Walk to Heaven on Mount Huashan China. We googled "world's most dangerous hike" and this came up so we put it on our list and yesterday we finally got to complete it.

every time I see pictures of this place posted, I consider "OK, walking on that would be scary, but.. some crazy bastard actually BUILT that walkway"

I got lost in the rice fields of the Mai Chau village, Vietnam

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View of the Santorini caldera from the hotel diving board

This looks absolutely incredible! What hotel did you stay at?

What I like and dislike about the USA.... as a tourist.

I have been touring the United States for several weeks now, visiting multiple states. I am from Europe. The Netherlands specifically. This is not my first time in the US but it is my most extensive. It strikes me how vastly different the USA is compared to my country or Europe in general. I'd just like to give my thoughts here from a European perspective. Which things I think are better here and which are worse. I am also keeping this limited to a tourist perspective, so I'm going to stay away from things that are only relevant when I would actually live here, like healthcare, taxes and politics. I am aware that the vast majority of Reddit users are American. I do not intend to offend in any way. Just putting my personal opinions here. Thinks I like * Nature. Raw, wild and untouched and - most of all - VAST. The sheer vastness AND variety of nature and pure wilderness here is definitely unmatched in Europe. Specifically the little nature we have in The Netherlands is laughable compared to the USA. * People are generally approachable and friendly. Yes I do like Americans, at least their overall demeanor. I would be greeted and asked where I'm from even by someone at the 7 eleven. In general Dutch people are quire rude. * Free refills! This is a small thing but really unheard of in the Netherlands. In my country you pay the same price for just one tiny cup of coffee. In fact, all drinks you order are tiny in The Netherlands and you pay for each one. * Traffic lights across the street. I can't for the life of my understand why we still have to lean over the steering wheel and get a sore neck looking straight upwards at the traffic lights in Europe. * The doggy bag. You MIGHT be able to get to take your leftover with you in certain places in The Netherlands, but it really not the norm and would surely raise an eyebrow if you ask. Here it is normal and I find it very good to not let the food go to waste. Besides, I did pay for it so its nice to be able to take it with me. Things I don't like * Tipping! Why the heck do I need to be partly responsible for a proper salary for these people? Also it is just annoying to have to calculate the tip every time. It is also annoying that listed prices are almost exclusively without tax. In my country - and across most of Europe as far as I'm aware - you pay exactly what is listed as the price. No hidden surprises. * The food, especially breakfast. Almost everything contains sugar. Breakfast is never with fresh bread and fresh good meats and cheese. In fact American cheese is awful, but maybe I'm spoiled living in cheese country. For dinner the food isn't quite as bad, but its still nowhere near the quality and variety that you find in Europe. * Plastic! Too much plastic is a problem in Europe also, but the amount of plastic (and styrofoam or other disposable crap) used here is bizarre. I also find it really bizarre that in every hotel breakfast its all disposable cutlery and plates also. You really NEVER see this in Europe, not even in the cheapest hotels. * Imperial measurements. Gallons, miles, feet and especially Fahrenheit is so bizarre. Also because the conversion factor to metric is odd. Almost all the world, as well as the scientific world, uses metric which makes so much more sense in every way. Why does the US hold on to such an archaic system? So here are some of my thoughts. Feel free to add your own, or tell me where you agree or disagree. I'd love to read the same perspective from Americans who have visited Europe.

https://www.reddit.com/r/travel/comments/13hmnlx/what_i_like_and_dislike_about_the_usa_as_a_tourist/

I'm South Asian and I live in the Netherlands now. I had no idea asking to pack up leftovers was weird. In the restaurants I've been to (South Asian ones) they've always packed it up for free! Learnt something new today :)

This is Reunion Island. A small island in the Indian Ocean.

This is Mafate, one of the 3 caldera in Reunion Island. The only one that can only be reached by foot. This photo was taken from Le Cap Noir lookout. Reunion Island is a beautiful island that had a bad reputation because of the shark attacks that happened in the last 10 years. Part of my family leave there. I lived there for 3 years. If you have any question, don't hesitate to ask. Edit: Might as well post the whole [album](https://imgur.com/gallery/T7wP8)

I visited Antarctica recently, these are some of the photos.

https://www.reddit.com/gallery/lnbo2r

The rest of the album is [here](https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10213412991693128&type=3), if anyone would like to see more.

Hallstatt, Austria is freezing cold this time of year, but stunningly beautiful.

How freezingly cold?

Tulparkul - Kyrgyzstan. Is this heaven on Earth?

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Pre-COVID breakfast in Santorini

I drank a whole Slim Fast this morning without taking a breath, but this also looks nice

Hiking in the Alps near Courmayeur, Italy

My fiancé and I did a 100 mile (160km) hike in the Alps passing through France, Italy and Switzerland called [Tour du Mont Blanc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_du_Mont_Blanc). The Italian portion was hands down our favorite on the entire hike. This was taken about a day's hike out of Courmayeur on the way to Switzerland. It was an amazing experience and a great intro to backpacking. If hiking 100 miles straight is too much, there are tons of options for day hikes that will take you to the same views based out of Chamonix or Courmayeur. It took us 10 days and we carried everything ourselves. We did not use a guide/tour for the booking or the actual trekking so it's definitely doable (and much cheaper).

Sunset on the summer solstice, in the Canadian subarctic. That’s 1:17AM... 🔥

https://v.redd.it/wg0zghz3he651

We headed out on a midnight hike in the Tombstones Territorial Park, in the Yukon, to watch the sunset on the solstice. I think the official sunset time was 1:45am, and the sunrise was about 1.5hrs later. We don’t see the stars for about 3 months a year up here, it’s always bright outside, so if you make a trip up here in the summer, leave your headlamp at home, eye masks are what you need! IG @keepingjimbowild

I dropped everything to finally see Europe! I’m a month in and sometimes I still can’t believe I’m here. Here’s a snap I took in Prague the other day.

Beautiful shot! Hope you’re having a BLAST! I’m so jealous!

Amazing Hotel Pool in Switzerland

https://v.redd.it/pbaq784yvzpz

This place is called Hotel Villa Hoenegg in Ennetbürgen. Not far from Luzern. Nicest place I've ever stayed, truly unbelievable.

After 3 days of uncertain weather and cancellations, I was lucky enough to hitch a balloon ride in Cappadocia, Turkey 🇹🇷

those rock formations are WEIRD — do you know anything about how they would have formed?

Is it just me or has AirB’nB lost its charm?

I feel like I’m cheating on a lover making this post. I used to LOVE AirB’nB. In fact, I haven’t stayed in hotels since 2016, always choosing AirB’n’Bs instead. I always found them simply better quality — more space and utilities for less money. However, now…sadly I think some precious part of the AirB’nB magic is gone. It’s like it sold its soul. The last place I stayed in (November, 2022) had a pretty high cleaning fee AND I was left with a list of chores to do before I left. Actually, I’m neat and tidy so I clean up anyway but what got me most was the little laminated signs hung up everywhere. They all said “If you use it, YOU CLEAN IT”. The last part was in all caps, bolded and underlined. It was like being stuck in a passive aggressive employee break room. Yucky. And the worst thing is, I felt compelled to keep this feedback private for fear of retaliation from the host. AirB’nB have either failed to see this trend coming, or they think its negligible from a business point of view. I guess the gradual swing away from AirB’nB isn’t hurting their balance sheet enough…yet. It reminds me a little of the way eBay went. Once upon a time eBay had charm and was all about peer-to-peer commerce. Then all the mass-produced items flooded the site and it’s just a poor substitute for Amazon. Edit to add: a helpful commenter shared this: https://news.airbnb.com/airbnb-is-introducing-total-price-display-and-updating-guest-checkout/ Seems AirB’nB is at least trying to tackle some of the issues. Edit also to add: yeah, I know I spell AirB’nB weird now. 😂

https://www.reddit.com/r/travel/comments/zi9u6x/is_it_just_me_or_has_airbnb_lost_its_charm/

I've stayed at 4 AirBnb's in the last year. 3 were perfectly pleasant. At one I went to make coffee, and the pot had a huge leak in it. I let the host know, and promptly got a bill for $65. I protested, and left a bad review. Like yea, your property had a broken piece of equipment, and its somehow my responsibility to pay for it. A new coffee pot is like $12. If the host asked, and offered to reimburse me I would have been happy to run over to target and pick one up. Instead trying to rip me off.

Time With Friends: Kyoto, Japan

Could you please tell me the exact location? Is it a restaurant? I’d love the name of it so I could go there!

Finally got a chance to visit Istanbul. The Hagia Sophia was awesome in the truest sense of the word.

There is massive construction happening all over Istanbul thought at the moment. The Blue Mosque was covered in scaffolding on the inside and you couldn't even see the dome. Even the Hagia Sophia had scaffolding on a big portion of the main floor, I just did some clever cropping so you can't see it :-) Also, If anyone wants to see more travel photography, follow me on insta: @jovanidemetrie

Nasir-ol-molk Mosque in Shiraz , Iran. Waited an hour for the place to clear out before I took this shot. Beautiful place built during the Qajar dynasty sometime in the 18th century.

Islamic architecture with all the patterns and colors is incredibly beautiful and almost psychedelic like this!

Since 2011 I have been searching the globe for The Perfect Beach. These are a few of my favourites so far...

https://www.reddit.com/gallery/lf6eaz

I don't know if we can compete with exotic beaches, but pay a visit in Greece when all things go normal. We have countless diamonds here too.

The village of Eguisheim in France.

Alasace is wonderful and, I think, kind of underrated. Towns and villages like Eguisheim, Colmar, and Kaysersberg are some of the prettiest in Europe, it’s in the middle of Alsatian wine country, and there’s great art and architecture all around. While in the region I would also recommend a stop in Strasbourg, half an hour from Colmar by train, whose [cathedral has about as attractive a Gothic church façade] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strasbourg_Cathedral#/media/File:Cath%C3%A9drale_Notre-Dame_de_Strasbourg_ao%C3%BBt_2014.jpg) as I’ve seen.

Small Library in Prague

I was just there 2 days ago. It’s funny since you can’t actually go into it, everyone’s picture will look the same. At first I was like, hey they stole my picture

This summer I took a hot air balloon trip over the Cappadocia, Turkey

Well that's the snazziest thing I've seen all day

In awe with Casablanca

Absolute unit.

Friend recommended the Dyrhólaey peninsula for a good view of Reynisfjara black sand beach in Iceland, I’d say the view was way beyond good.

How do color

Palace of Venaria, Turin, Italy. The sunlight hitting the marble tiles is truly marvelous, pictures don't do it justice.

That floor is perfect

Took an unexpected trip to Seville and completely fell in love

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Recreating the final scene from Gladiator in Val d'Orcia, Tuscany

My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, Commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next

Havana, Cuba

El parque de la fraternidad

Cold, but beautiful day, in Cochem, Germany.

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When visiting Athens, Greece I recommend skipping the lines at the Acropolis and hiking to the Ancient Wall of Pnyx instead

https://imgur.com/CsqmEtV

If you have time, why not both? The Acropolis is pretty stunning and offers great views of the city.

Amazing day in Yosemite yesterday

I can already picture the Start menu and the Recycle Bin on the top left corner.

Pulled the trigger on a 3 week solo trip. This is Florence last night. Thanks to this sub for the help and encouragement.

https://imgur.com/1LFWoU3

Currently traveling Europe for six weeks solo as well! Just started off my trip in Paris today and will be in Florence by early June

Went to Lake Bled today due to this subreddit and was not disappointed.

Nice pic. Did you fly into Slovenia? Curious about the best way to access this place!

While backpacking in Europe last Fall, a local told me to catch a bus to Lake Bled, Slovenia. One of the prettiest places I've found

You went to Slovenia and didn't know about Lake Bled?