Most beautiful places you've ever been.

[Cole train]

U ever take the party boat to Estonia?

I got to see cool stuff in Sweden, but it was the local friends helping me.

There is stuff to see there but it takes some working in ways alot of tourist probably wont do.

Sweden has cool stuff but not really anything that made me go woah like prague or mountains in norway or russia

 

[HHJ]

How long was your stay, and how much did you spend? I know it's pricey, but I'm just trying to gauge if the juice is worth the squeeze. For me

The first time was 7 days but it was also three of us so that mitigated the cost. We rented a car for three days. I wound up doing that again later and with insurance the car cost abour 600 to rent for three days. The gas is expensive too but the car will have wifi internet which is of course is insanely useful when your in the fuckin mountains.

Airbnb in Iceland is the way to go, for lodgings if your staying in Reykjavik as we did.

If you are into drinking a pint of beer there is like 9 or 10 bucks, but its always pints and there's no tipping....and the regular beers they usually have on tap there are decent enough.

Always have some food to cook in the airbnb (make sure your airbnb has cooking stuff) because if your gonna drive 6 hrs you might get back after 9 pm where most restaurants stop serving food.

This tricked me because they are open till 11 but only serve drinks after 9.

They recently have 7-11 type places there now that are open all night, if you wanna get some microwavable shit

 

[Possum Jenkins]

I love cities and going to Paris was a dream.

This was the first thing I saw when I came up from the subway. (the sun was even shinier than this pic though)

 

[chardog]

You gotta bro. I dunno where you live or how easy it is to get there but go! if u have any questions let me know, ive been to Iceland several times now.

isnt it super windy? I've been hearing mixed review, some folks that complained keep going back!

 

[HHJ]

isnt it super windy? I've been hearing mixed review, some folks that complained keep going back!

The wind there is absolutely no joke. But it isn't always windy. The weather there is unpredictable. And it's bloody pants-shitiingly gorgeous.


It looks exactly like what it is. A mostly uninhabited harsh volcanic wonderland that's hasn't been fucked up by the humans living on it.

 

[Doughie99]

Whitehaven Beach, in the Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, in Australia.

Anyone who has been there... Knows.
Only access is by seaplane or organized boat. No other access and usually there is NOBODY on the beach when you arrive. No buildings or huts are permitted whatsoever. There is zero litter, no nothing, ever (been there several times).
The sand is 98% pure silica, and there are NO FOOTPRINTS as the sand is so fine the wind just flattens off any traces of you and anyone else walking on it. It looks almost like fresh fallen virgin snow.

Final thing is the sand SQUEAKS when you scuff your foot along it. Really it does. Bizarre.

It's a ridiculously pretty location :


Runner up shout out to Yosemite National Park in summer time. stunning and breathtaking. (was there years ago before all the California forest fires).

 

[Bacco]

Some more random places i liked


Mont Saint Michel

Perros Guirec

Apricale

Isola Bella

Mantova

Caves of Drach

Lake of Bled

Sacra di San Michele

Dubrovnik

Porto Venere

Sofia's Monastery of Rila

 

[Wilmer Digreux]

This one la quinta inn in the french quarter in new Orleans

 

[whocares]

The first time was 7 days but it was also three of us so that mitigated the cost. We rented a car for three days. I wound up doing that again later and with insurance the car cost abour 600 to rent for three days. The gas is expensive too but the car will have wifi internet which is of course is insanely useful when your in the fuckin mountains.

Airbnb in Iceland is the way to go, for lodgings if your staying in Reykjavik as we did.

If you are into drinking a pint of beer there is like 9 or 10 bucks, but its always pints and there's no tipping....and the regular beers they usually have on tap there are decent enough.

Always have some food to cook in the airbnb (make sure your airbnb has cooking stuff) because if your gonna drive 6 hrs you might get back after 9 pm where most restaurants stop serving food.

This tricked me because they are open till 11 but only serve drinks after 9.

They recently have 7-11 type places there now that are open all night, if you wanna get some microwavable shit

We're planning on going back to Iceland in the next year or two. We were there last September, we had a week so we basically stayed from Reykjavik to Vik and took trips out to Vantajokyll and Hverdalir in the highlands. Next time we'll go to Snaefellsnes, up North and out to the Westfjords. Considering renting a travel camper this time.

The weather was all over the place for us, I don't think the surrounding oceans recognize that there's an island there. We weren't planning on going to the Blue Lagoon but the the winds and rain/hail was so gnarly our first day, we didn't want to be walking around Reykjavik like we'd planned in that so we popped into the Lagoon instead. Even though we were getting pelted it was still really cool, and who knows how long that place is going to exist at this point. Probably check out the Sky Lagoon next time.

We stayed at Eldhestar, a horse farm/hotel in Hveragerdi. Caught the Northern Lights there for the first time (ever) then we stayed at an airbnb cabin right on Reynisfjara beach and saw the Northern Lights again. Got lucky with that because it was pretty much raining and cloudy the entire week. But yeah, the scenery is something else and we were also there during peak foliage which you could see more in the brush and that just added to it.

It has become customary for me and my wife to get tattoos on every vacation now so we booked at Reyjavik ink the first day and got it done on our last day, then went bar hopping and got annihilated. I'm not into cities here in America but I sure enjoy European cities, Reyjavik is a lot of fun. Also picked up the norovirus somewhere around the end of the trip so that was a nice shit and pukefest when I got home but all in all it was a great trip and can't wait to go back.

Spent a good amount of time researching Norway and while it looks beautiful with a lot to do, it also looks pretty complicated to get around and I'm not interested in using 3-5 different forms of transportation to see all the places I'd want to go to.

 

[HHJ]

We're planning on going back to Iceland in the next year or two. We were there last September, we had a week so we basically stayed from Reykjavik to Vik and took trips out to Vantajokyll and Hverdalir in the highlands. Next time we'll go to Snaefellsnes, up North and out to the Westfjords. Considering renting a travel camper this time.

The weather was all over the place for us, I don't think the surrounding oceans recognize that there's an island there. We weren't planning on going to the Blue Lagoon but the the winds and rain/hail was so gnarly our first day, we didn't want to be walking around Reykjavik like we'd planned in that so we popped into the Lagoon instead. Even though we were getting pelted it was still really cool, and who knows how long that place is going to exist at this point. Probably check out the Sky Lagoon next time.

We stayed at Eldhestar, a horse farm/hotel in Hveragerdi. Caught the Northern Lights there for the first time (ever) then we stayed at an airbnb cabin right on Reynisfjara beach and saw the Northern Lights again. Got lucky with that because it was pretty much raining and cloudy the entire week. But yeah, the scenery is something else and we were also there during peak foliage which you could see more in the brush and that just added to it.

It has become customary for me and my wife to get tattoos on every vacation now so we booked at Reyjavik ink the first day and got it done on our last day, then went bar hopping and got annihilated. I'm not into cities here in America but I sure enjoy European cities, Reyjavik is a lot of fun. Also picked up the norovirus somewhere around the end of the trip so that was a nice shit and pukefest when I got home but all in all it was a great trip and can't wait to go back.

Spent a good amount of time researching Norway and while it looks beautiful with a lot to do, it also looks pretty complicated to get around and I'm not interested in using 3-5 different forms of transportation to see all the places I'd want to go to.

I have been to Snaefellsnes as well and it its absolutley worth visiting.

I can list some of the other places i've been.

Reykjadalur Thermal Bathing Pools​

This is in Hveragerði which is not too far from Reyjkavik. I went in the summer and the weather was kind of atrocious as we made our nearly two hour hike getting drenched in the cold rain. The views while making the hike though were amazing and if we had clear blue skies it probably would be GOAT level scenery. There was some sheeps up there as well.

Anyway when you final reach the destination you can heal all wounds in these glorious thermal pools and never want to leave.








Just keep in mind that because of the unpredictable weather, you may want to keep your clothes in a backpack or something because there is no shelter from the rain up here whatsoever. Also if u need to get naked or something there isnt any private place to change. Icelanders though do not care about these kinds of things and have no shame about their nakedness.


It was an amazing day and getting back down is obviously a breeze compared to getting up there. Always prepare to have clothes in case of horrible stupid cold rain and winds cos it can happen at a moments notice.

Even if you go in august youll need winter clothes as it will rarely get above 60 out there

 

[HHJ]

Kerid Crater

Yes you can go on the lip of it or go all the way down right to where the water is. It is incredible.


Lots of tourists when I went though. Its amazing that no one falls in. People were pretty reckless up there. Anyway there is a small fee to get in, but its nothing.

 

[whocares]

I have been to Snaefellsnes as well and it its absolutley worth visiting.

I can list some of the other places i've been.

Reykjadalur Thermal Bathing Pools​

This is in Hveragerði which is not too far from Reyjkavik. I went in the summer and the weather was kind of atrocious as we made our nearly two hour hike getting drenched in the cold rain. The views while making the hike though were amazing and if we had clear blue skies it probably would be GOAT level scenery. There was some sheeps up there as well.

Anyway when you final reach the destination you can heal all wounds in these glorious thermal pools and never want to leave.


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Just keep in mind that because of the unpredictable weather, you may want to keep your clothes in a backpack or something because there is no shelter from the rain up here whatsoever. Also if u need to get naked or something there isnt any private place to change. Icelanders though do not care about these kinds of things and have no shame about their nakedness.


It was an amazing day and getting back down is obviously a breeze compared to getting up there. Always prepare to have clothes in case of horrible stupid cold rain and winds cos it can happen at a moments notice.

Even if you go in august youll need winter clothes as it will rarely get above 60 out there

We stayed right near there but decided against Reykjadalur mainly on account of my shitty ankle and that it would've been early in the trip. I can comfortably hike about 5-6 miles max in a day but it's a gamble because if my ligaments stretch out or pull off the bone again (grade 3 tears and a lot of secondary injuries) I can't walk for a couple days afterwards. I pushed it too far in Zion going up the Narrows and had to do airport travel in a wheelchair the next day, so I have to be very cautious about how much I'm hiking and when. It sucks because the rest of my body can easily handle more but it is what it is, I've had it operated on twice and so long as I stay within my limits I'm ok.

We got the same kind of weather in Sept. It was mostly highs in the 50s - low 60's which is fine but the wind and rain is the killer. I dropped a good deal of money on rain gear and basically spent the whole trip wearing all of it. Thermal, breathable layers, rain pants, jacket, waterproof boots etc. I was wearing jeans the day we went to the Blue Lagoon and they got soaked through just from walking from the parking lot to the building lol. We learned very quickly to anticipate crappy weather and to have a flexible itinerary. The ring road got closed the day before we were travelling up to Diamond Beach on account of wind and luckily it opened back up, and of course the F-roads are hit or miss anytime outside of summer. We hiked pretty far up Skogafoss to all the other waterfalls and I'd estimate the wind gusts were getting up to 60mph up there. Being prepared for the elements is definitely crucial. My gear made so I didn't get cold or wet and that's pretty much the key in Iceland, in the warm months anyway lol.

 

[HHJ]

We stayed right near there but decided against Reykjadalur mainly on account of my shitty ankle and that it would've been early in the trip. I can comfortably hike about 5-6 miles max in a day but it's a gamble because if my ligaments stretch out or pull off the bone again (grade 3 tears and a lot of secondary injuries) I can't walk for a couple days afterwards. I pushed it too far in Zion going up the Narrows and had to do airport travel in a wheelchair the next day, so I have to be very cautious about how much I'm hiking and when. It sucks because the rest of my body can easily handle more but it is what it is, I've had it operated on twice and so long as I stay within my limits I'm ok.

We got the same kind of weather in Sept. It was mostly highs in the 50s - low 60's which is fine but the wind and rain is the killer. I dropped a good deal of money on rain gear and basically spent the whole trip wearing all of it. Thermal, breathable layers, rain pants, jacket, waterproof boots etc. I was wearing jeans the day we went to the Blue Lagoon and they got soaked through just from walking from the parking lot to the building lol. We learned very quickly to anticipate crappy weather and to have a flexible itinerary. The ring road got closed the day before we were travelling up to Diamond Beach on account of wind and luckily it opened back up, and of course the F-roads are hit or miss anytime outside of summer. We hiked pretty far up Skogafoss to all the other waterfalls and I'd estimate the wind gusts were getting up to 60mph up there. Being prepared for the elements is definitely crucial. My gear made so I didn't get cold or wet and that's pretty much the key in Iceland, in the warm months anyway lol.

Yes I spent a day hitting Skogafoss and Hraunfossar

God bless that intense blue natural water that looks like it tastes like Blue gatorade.

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[Meatspin]

Whitehaven Beach, in the Whitsunday Islands Queensland, is Australia.

Anyone who has been there... Knows.
Only access is by seaplane or organized boat. No other access a d usually there is NOBODY on the beach when you arrive. No buildings or huts are permitted whatsoever. The sand is 98% pure silica, and and there are NO FOOTPRINTS as the sand is so fine the wind just flattens off any traces of you walking on it. It looks almost like fresh fallen virgin snow.

Final thing is the sand SQUEAKS when you scuff your foot along it. Really it does. Bizarre.

It's ridiculous.
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Runner up shout out to Yosemite National Park in summer time. stunning and breathtaking. (was there years ago before all the California forest fires).

That beach has been on my list for ages, thanks for the reminder

 

[Daverisimo]

Big Sur

I actually walked all the way from Carmel by the Sea to Morro Bay. I don't necessarily recommend doing that unless you have the time to kill, but a road trip through Big Sur is a must do if you're in the area. Spend a day or two in Pfeiffer State Park if you have the time.

The Sierra Nevadas

I hopped a freight train through here on my way from Provo Utah to the Bay area a few years back. Definitely the best way to see it imo, but probably not advisable for most people, lol.

The Columbia Gorge

Another train ride for me, and probably the most scenic one I ever did. I definitely plan on going back at some point and hitting up some of the hiking trails.

 

[Jack Reacheround]

I’ve also been to Cinque Terra, Italy. That was gorgeous. And the water was warm enough there too.

 

[wlu.29]

I love cities: NYC, tokyo, kyoto, miyajima

Also loved Hawaii and Portugal

 

[HHJ]

Big Sur

I actually walked all the way from Carmel by the Sea to Morro Bay. I don't necessarily recommend doing that unless you have the time to kill, but a road trip through Big Sur is a must do if you're in the area. Spend a day or two in Pfeiffer State Park if you have the time.

The Sierra Nevadas

I hopped a freight train through here on my way from Provo Utah to the Bay area a few years back. Definitely the best way to see it imo, but probably not advisable for most people, lol.

The Columbia Gorge

Another train ride for me, and probably the most scenic one I ever did. I definitely plan on going back at some point and hitting up some of the hiking trails.

I just saw someone post themselves on top of a freight train in Utah and it was amazing. But yeah, that aint for me, even though it looked cool as hell.

 

[fingercuffs]

I love the times I've spent with white sands and turquoise seas in The Caribbean but out in the sticks in the hills in Tuscany...can't wait to move there in a few years.

 

[I Am Legion]

I can't match some of these mountain views you guys are posting. Holy shit, breathtaking. I do like the views on Cape Cod with a small cove loaded with sailboats. You drive around and all of a sudden, a stunning view of a peaceful cove. This pic doesnt do it justice.