As I sit at my desk thinking about what to do for my blog for my digital marketing class, I look out my window to see it pouring rain and dread the thought of having to venture outside later on today into the cold, wet, miserable weather. I love Cork, it will always be my home but I can’t help to think about the places out there where you can actually put your jackets away for a few months of the year..... then all of a sudden I decided what i’m about to spend the next few weeks writing about in my blog- “Places I want to see before I die”.
The place on the top of my list is most definitely Australia, more specifically the Great Barrier Reef. I think it’s the scuba diving in the warm clear waters that attracts me most. Tourism in this region generates 1 billion Australian dollars per year. The reef is home to a vibrant assortment of sea creatures, including dolphins, fish, sharks and turtles- sounds like a scene from Finding Nemo! It contains the world’s largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral and 3000 individual reef systems and literally hundreds of picturesque tropical islands with some of the worlds most beautiful sun-soaked, golden beaches. ( sounds almost too good to be true)
It seems like a different world to that outside my window a the moment but hopefully one day i’ll be able to tick it off my list of places I want to see before I die.
Ash,
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While in Australia it would almost be a crime not to travel to the nation's Red Center.
There you must see Ayers Rock.
See it: http://www.tourpacific.se/image_gallery.cfm?nsupplierid=591&nModuleId=62&id1=15719&id2=&nImageId=108328&nOnlineCatalogueNo=15719&nHotelNo=0
Ayers Rock is also known by its Aboriginal name 'Uluru'.
Uluru is considered one of the great wonders of the world and one of Australia's most recognizable natural icons.
It is a sacred part of Aboriginal creation mythology, or dreamtime - reality being a dream.
Uluru is a large magnetic mound large not unlike Silbury Hill in England.
Located in Uluru National Park in central Australia, it's 335 km south-west of Alice Springs. The Park covers 1325 km2 and encompasses Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata. Tjuta (the Olgas) in an arid landscape and protects a range of desert ecosystems.
More than a quarter million visitors trek to the site annually.
Of course, it is far a field, but it's certainly worth seeing the pallet of color and natural beauty as the sun sets or rises against the rock before you die!
Everyone,
ReplyDeleteAustralia is indeed wonderful, but as CNFXZ said it's far afield!
There are a myriad of hidden gems in Europe.
Take Italy for example; millions upon millions travel to Rome to see the Colosseum or the Coliseum,(Italian: Colosseo).
Originally the Flavian Amphitheatre, it's an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city. The largest ever built in the Roman Empire. It's considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and Roman engineering.
But the true hidden theatre gem in Italy is in Sicily!
The Greek Theater in Taormina is perhaps the most stunningly panoramic ancient site.
See: http://www.siciliae.com/foto/greek-theatre-and-mount-etna-taormina-sicily.jpg
Though originally built in the Hellenistic era, it was completely reconstructed by the Romans and used for gladiatorial shows.
The theater is situated at the very top of a hill, levelled for the purpose, using the natural incline of the valley for the "cavea": the auditorium seating.
The backdrop view would doubtless have added splendid dramatic impact to past productions.
Today, the remains of a small temple stand on the side of the theater. Remnants of an arcade, once leading to the theater, stand at the top of the auditorium.
The majestic location, combined with a spectacular view of Mount Etna and the Calabrian mountains, renders this hollowed out hill a natural theatric stage, as well as a stage for natural beauty...one that is a must see before you die!
thanks for the tips and advice! much more to come, watch this space...!
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