Vacation Blog

Rémire-Montjoly Beach - By Lebrouillard - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24968273

• Annandale Falls
  
• La Sagesse Nature Centre
  
• ​Rainforest
  
• Seven Sisters Falls
  
• La Sagesse Beach (St. David)
  
• Mango Bay
  
• Whisper Cove Marina (St. David)
  
• Dragon Bay (St. George)​
• Mornerouge
  

 The summit of Mt. Volzburg in Suriname - By David Evers - originally posted to Flickr as Amazon jungle from above, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9561123

Cayman Islands⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Camana Bay
  
• ​West Bay
  
• Seven Mile Beach
• Cayman Kai, Grand Cayman
  
• Sandy Point, Little Cayman
  
• Smith’s Cove
  
• Rum Point
• ​Starfish Point
  
• ​Barker's National Park
  

• South Beach, Florida
• Waimea Canyon, Kauai, Hawaii
  
• ​Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area, Hawaii, Hawaii
  
• Siesta Key, Florida
  
• ​Lanikai Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
  
• ​Driftwood Beach, Georgia
  
• Kauai, Hawaii
  
• ​Ozarks, Arkansas
  
• Channel Islands National Park, California
• Capitol Reef National Park
  
• Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
  
• Grand Canyon
  

Aerial view towards Manzanillo beach on the East coast of Providencia Island By luis barreto from MED, - COL - Providencia, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3287392

• Western Brook Pond
• Cheakamus Lake
  
• ​Gaspé Peninsula
  
• ​Fjord Saguenay
  
• ​The Laurentians Mountains
  
• Lake Superior
  
• ​Bow Lake
  
• ​Mingan Monoliths
  
• White Pass
  
• ​Peyto Lake
  
• ​Grouse Mountain
  

Washington-Slagbaai National Park - By Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble - Washington-Slagbaai National ParkUploaded by Amada44, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25298213

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South Georgia in Antarctic waters with its myriads of penguins. By Sascha Grabow www.saschagrabow.com - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13294091

View overlooking White Bay, Jost Van Dyke, BVI

By Cemerp - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4605991

• Isle Royale National Park. Michigan
  
• Door County, Wisconsin
  
• Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado
  
• ​Biscayne National Park, Florida
  
• ​Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska
  
• Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
  
• ​Congaree National Park, South Carolina
  
• ​Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska
  
• ​Big Bend National Park, Texas
  
• Estes Park, Colorado
  
• Redwoods National and State Park
  
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
  
• Florida Keys, Florida
  
• Marco Island, Florida
  

Rum Point - By Diane LaPlant

View of Piscadera Fort and Bay - By Miguelpalm - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9093773

• The Maroon Bells, Colorado
  
• Grand Prismatic Spring, Wyoming
  
• Zion National Park, Utah
  
• Niagara Falls, New York
  
• Rocky Mountains, Colorado
  
• Glacier National Park​, Montana
  
• Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
  
• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, Hawaii
  
• Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
  
• Acadia National Park, Maine
  
• Yellowstone National Park and Falls, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho
• Badlands National Park, South Dakota
  
• Canyonlands National Park, Utah
  
• Jewel Cave, Custer, South Dakota
  
• Wind Cave, Hot Springs, South Dakota
  

Nicaragua is known as the land of lakes and volcanoes; pictured is Concepción volcano, as seen from Maderas volcano.- By Adrian Sampson from Bainbridge Island, WA, USA - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=359699

Dominica ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Wotten Waven
  
• Castle Bruce
  
• Scotts Head
  
• Morne Trois Pitons National Park
  
• Soufrière
  
• Laudat
  
• Hampstead
  
• Northern Forest Reserve
  
• Toucari Beach
  
• Woodford Hill
  
• Victoria Falls
  
• Trafalgar Falls
  
• Mero Beach
  
• Calibishie
  

A beach at Feuillère. - By No machine-readable author provided. Smiley assumed (based on copyright claims). - No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=553783

Guadeloupe ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• ​Plage De Petite Terre
  
• Carbet Falls
  
• Bleu Blanc Vert
  
• Guadeloupe National Park
  
• Marie-Galante
  
• Le Gosier
  
• Saint-François, Guadeloupe
  
• Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe
  
• Bouillante
  
• Petit-Bourg
• Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante
  

Uruguay⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Punta del Diablo
  
• Piriápolis Coast
  
• San Gregorio de Polanco
  
• Playa Mansa
  

Saint Barthélemy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Colombier Beach
  
• Gouverneur Beach
  
• Shell Beach
  
• Anse de Grande Saline
  
• Baie de St-Jean
  
• Cheval Blanc Beach
  
• Grand Fond
  
• Toiny Coast
  
• Grand Cul de Sac Beach
  
• Fort Karl (Gustavia)
  
• Lorient
  
• Petite Anse (Anse des Flamands)
  

Dominican Republic ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• ​Catalina Island
  
• Bahia de las Aguilas
  
• Juanillo
  
• Macao Beach
  
• Playa Rincon
  
• Isabel De Torres National Park
  
• Las Terrenas
  
• Jarabacoa

Mexico ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Pico de Orizaba
• Tamul Falls
• Copper Canyon
• Cenote Dos Ojos
• El Arco, Palenque (Palenque Mayan Ruins Tour)
• Tulum
  
• Sian Ka'an
  
• Ik Kil
• ​Todos Santos
  

Piriápolis coast in winter low season.- By http://www.flickr.com/ photos/jararg/ - http://www.flickr.com/photos/jararg/1356961770 /, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2758913

The Beauty of Our Natural World

When I began to write this month's blog on the beautiful countries around our world, I had grand dreams of covering everything in one month.  What WAS I thinking!😖  With over 200 countries calling our names to visit, I was biting off much more than even I could chew!  So I decided to cut it into thirds, covering the Americas, Mexico, Greenland, and the Caribbean this month, Europe, the Middle East and Africa in October, and Asia and Oceana in November.

While researching, I was stunned by the absolutely incredible beauty on our planet, especially in countries I had a steriotypical impression of because of schooling (or lack thereof) in America.  Some of the biggest surprises were Croatia, Canada, and French Polynesia. Did you know that Mexico has a "Grand Canyon" too, called Copper Canyon, and that Patagonia is truly one of the last untouched places on earth?  True, there are places you cannot throw a stone without hitting something incredibly beautiful, like the Caribbean Islands and French Polynesia, and others, like Suriname and Syria, you might have to search a bit because of the unrest.  However, nearly every place in the world has its own special type of natural beauty. With that in mind, I have used a five star rating system for each country with five stars being the top and one star the lowest.

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Although I haven't traveled to as much of my own country as some of my friends, I have been to more than half of the states and lived in four for some time. (California, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Colorado.) The states of Colorado, Florida, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Hawaii are my favorites because of their stunning features, but there is so much of our states I haven't seen, that my favorites list is still wide open.

My first travel adventure was as an eight year old with my parents and my two brothers.  We spent our nights in a pop-up tent which we dragged behind us for two weeks.  We lived on Dinty Moore Beef Stew, Kool-aide and Jiffy Pop popcorn.  Our journey took us from Wisconsin, down to Iowa, through the states of Nebraska, Arizona, Wyoming, Utah, then up through North and South Dakota, and Minnesota on the trip back to Wisconsin.  During this time, we took in Mount Rushmore, Jackson Hole Wyoming, Yellowstone, The Painted Desert, A concert in the Mormon Tabernacle, we panned for gold, and saw various other sites.  But the thing I remembered the most was the mountains and how awestruck I was when I first saw them.  I was hooked!  What had first begun with a National Geographic special on the Watusi Dancers when I was 5, became forever embedded in my mind with this trip:  I was born to travel.  Alhough it took me until my Junior year of college to begin to implement that dream on my own, I have been pursuing it with a single-mindedness ever since.

Darwin's Arch.By Movera at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5985378

Turks & Caicos Islands ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Grace Bay, Providenciales
  
• ​Chalk Sound National Park, Providenciales
  
• Sapodilla Bay, Providenciales
  
• Salt Cay, Providenciales
  
• ​Pine Cay, Caicos Islands
  
• Long Beach (Sailrock Beach), South Caicos
  
• ​Conch Bar Caves National Park, Middle Caicos
  
• ​Crossing Place Trail, Middle Caicos
  
• ​Mudjin Harbour, Middle Caicos
  
• ​Gibbs Cay, Grand Turk
  
• Pillory Beach, Grand Turk
  
• ​White Sands Beach, Grand Turks
  

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic - By Vicki Kralapp

St. Lucia ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Rodney Bay 
• ​The Pitons
  
• Gros Islet​
  
• Dennery Quarter
  
• Choc
  
• Soufriere Bay
  
• Castries
  
• Vieux Fort
  
• Laborie Quarter
  
• Malgretoute
  
• Roseau
  
• Sugar Beach
  

Beach scene at Current Island, Eleuthera By Trish Hartmann from Tampa, Florida, USA - Beach scene at Current, Eleuthera, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40646685

A small island with spruce trees on an alpine lake surrounded by peaks, Jasper National Park, Alberta - CC BY-SA 3.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47637113

• Arashi Beach 
  
• Bachelor's Beach, 
  
• Boca Grandi Beach
  
• Dos Playa Beach
  
• Black Stone Beach
  
• Boca Andicuri Beach
  
• Baby Beach
  
• Hooiberg
  
• Natural Bridge
• Eagle Beach
  

Guatemala ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Lake Atitlán
  
• Semuc Champey
  
• Lake Petén Itzá
  
• Pacaya
  
• Lake Amatitlán
  
• Santa María Volcano
  
• Volcán de Fuego
  
• Acatenango Volcano
  
• Volcán San Pedro
  
• Volcán Atitlán
  
• Volcán Tolimán

• ​Muela del Diablo
  
• Isla Incahuasi
  
• Huayna Potosí
  
• Kunturiri
  
• Parinacota Volcano
  
• Tunupa Volcano
  
• Lomas de Arena Regional Park
  
• Pomerape Volcano
• ​Laguna Colorada
  

Grand Canyon - Smoke from prescribed fires on the South Rim, as seen from Yavapai Point, April 2007.[40] By Tobias Alt - Own work, GFDL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3065062

• Guanabara Bay
  
• Canoa Quebrada
• Itacaré
• Baía dos Porcos, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco
• Galés, Maragogi, Alagoas
• Praia do Forno, Rio de Janeiro
• Praia do Espelho, Trancoso, Bahia
• Praia Vermelha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Iguazu Falls
  

Coatepeque Caldera.- By This work has been released into the public domain by its author, Laspelotas at the wikipedia project. This applies worldwide.In case this is not legally possible:Laspelotas grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. - en wikipedia (en:Image:Teopan.jpg), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3928172

• Rose Island
  
• Great Harbour Cay
  
• Windermere Island
  
• Inagua National Park
  
• North Palmetto Point
• Eleuthera Island

Iguazu Falls from the Brazilian side - By gicar93 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30124212

The Macchu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Cusco in Peru, at twilight.By Martin St-Amant (S23678) - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https: //commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8450312

Canada​​ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Rocky Mountains​
  
• Canadian Rockies​
  
• Stanley Park
  
• Moraine Lake
  
• Bay of Fundy
  
• Horseshoe Falls
  
• Maligne Lake
  
• ​Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve
  
• ​Berg Lake Trail
  
  

The isthmus of The Neck with rockhoppers - By Ben Tubby - flickr.com, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2637523

View of Lake Titicaca during sunrise - By Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43198604

Curacao ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Mambo Beach 
  
• Baya Beach
  
• Hato Caves
  
• Playa Porto Marie
  
• Grote Knip
  
• Grote Knip Kenepa Grandi
  
• Daaibooi
  
• Playa Jeremi
  
• Shete Boka National Park
  
• Parasasa Beach
  
• Christoffelberg
  
• Kleine Knip
  
• Seaquarium Beach
  
• Playa Cas Abao
  
• ​Piscadera Fort and Bay
  

Calibishie, Dominica, W.I.-By © Hans Hillewaert /, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=863713

Virgin Islands (British)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Virgin Gorda Island
  
• ​Jost Van Dyke Island
  
• ​Spanish Town
  
• ​Anegada Island
  
• White Bay, Jost Van Dyke
  

Grenada ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• ​Leeward Islands
  
• Grand Anse Beach
  
• Levera National Park
  
• Tyrell Bay Beach
  
• BBC Beach
  
• Queens Park
  
• Morne Rouge Bay
  
• Grand Etang National Park & Forest Reserve
  
• Levera National Park

Costa Rica ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Manuel Antonio National Park
  
• Arenal Volcano
  
• Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
  
• Chato Volcano
  
• Puerto Carrillo
  
• Playa Conchal
  
• Arenal Volcano National Park
  
• La Paz Waterfall, Costa Rica
  
• Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park
  
• Playas del Coco

​Colombia ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• ​San Andrés
  
• Tayrona National Natural Park
  
• Los Nevados National Natural Park
  
• Rosario Islands
  
• Cabo de la Vela
  
• Nevado del Ruiz Volcano
  
• Serranía de la Macarena
  
• Rodadero
  
• Chicamocha Canyon
  
• Tequendama Falls
  
• Lake Tota
  
• Iguaque Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
  
• Providencia Island
  

Lagunazo (Avila National Park)Sunset - By Damián Loza - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33009897

Ecuador ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• ​Cotopaxi Volcano
• Yasuni National Park
• Floreana Island
• Cotopaxi National Park
• Machalilla National Park
• Floreana Island
• Baltra Island
• Cajas National Park
• Chimborazo Volcano
• Tortuga Bay
• Fernandina Island
• Cayambe Volcano
• Darwin Island
  
  

The distinctive El Arco rock formation - CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=143381

Haiti ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Labadee Beach
• ​Jacmel
  
• Île-à-Vache
  
• Camp-Perrin
  
• Grand-Goâve
  
• Lake Péligre
  
• Les Cayemites
  
• Lake Azuéi
  

• ​Montego Bay
• Ocho Rios
  
• Green Grotto​
  
• Dunn's River Falls
  

• Puka Pukara
  
• Huanchaco
  
• Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve
  
• Cordillera Blanca
  
• Gocta Cataracts
  
• Misti Volcano
  
• Huascarán
  
• Salcantay
  
• Ausangate
  
• Yasuni National Park
• Machu Picchu
  

Down the valley towards Denali on this beautiful day, with the (one) park road wending its way. Similar view to <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/nicmcphee/250228407/">this image</a>, but without the manipulation.- By Nic McPhee from Morris, MN, USA - Road to special places, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2280396

Photo of El Yunque from the east, Puerto Rico - By Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=569491

• Coral World Ocean Park
• Rainbow Beach, St. Croix
  
• Magens Bay, St. Thomas
• ​Cruz Bay, St. John
  
• ​Christiansted, St. Croix
  
• Reef Bay, St John
  
• ​Red Hook, St. Thomas
  
• ​Fredriksted, St. Croix
  
• Bolongo, St. Thomas
  
• Smith Bay Beach, St. Thomas
  
• ​Butler Bay, St. Croix
  
• Maho Bay, St. John
  
• Cay Beach, St. Croix
  

Turkmenistan

The Hopewell Rocks at low tide, on the New Brunswick shore - By Tango7174 - Own work, GFDL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9946654

Inside of Lower Antelope Canyon - By Dariusz

Jemielniak - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https:// commons. wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50774688

Mornerouge - http://wikitravel.org/wiki/en/index.php?curid=34646

NORTH AMERICA

Venezuela ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Morrocoy National Park
• Angel Falls
• Parque del Este
• Médanos de Coro National Park
• Pico Bolívar
• Playa El Yaque
• Mochima National Park
• Chorros de Milla Zoo
• Llovizna Falls 
• Pico Naiguatá
• Venezuelan Coastal Range
• Gran Roque Island
• Pico Espejo Mountain
• Playa Parguito
• Choroni Beach
• Auyán-tepui Mountain
• Henri Pittier National Park
• Playa El Agua
• El Ávila National Park
  

• Curral Beach
  
• Ipanema Beach
• Angra dos Reis
  
• Serra da Bocaina National Park 
  
• Lopes Mendes Beach
  
• ​Ubatuba
• Itamambuca beach
  
• Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park
  
• Niterói
  
• Praia do forte
  
• Itacimirim Beach
  
• Trancoso, Bahia
  
• Cabo Frio
  
• Maragogi

Lower Yellowstone Falls closeup. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. - By Scott Catron - Own work, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=850767

Taino Beach - By Pietro - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26463424

Kosovo

Puerto Rico ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️​

• Caja de Muertos
  
• Isla Palomino
  
• Crash Boat Beach
  
• Culebra National Wildlife Refuge
  
• Pozo de Jacinto
  
• Jobos Beach
  
• Flamenco Beach
  
• Cayo Icacos
  
• Balneario El Escambrón
  
• Playa Sucia
  
• Patillas
  
  

• Waterton Lakes National Park
  
• ​Garibaldi Lake
  
• Lake Louise
  
• Kootenay National Park
  
• Flowerpot Island
  
• Pyramid Lake
  
• ​Perce Rock
  
• ​Cabot Trail
  
• ​Crowfoot Glacier
  
• ​Columbia Lake
  
  

View of the American, Bridal Veil and Horseshoe Falls from the Presidential Suite of the Sheraton Fallsview Hotel, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.By Saffron Blaze - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15045971

St. Kitts & Nevis ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Frigate Bay
  
• Bloody Point
  
• Pinney's Beach
  
• Nevis Peak
  
• Turtle Beach
  
• Pinneys beach
  
• Lovers Beach
  
• Oualie Beach
  
• Shitten Bay
  
• South Friars Bay
  
• St. Kitts Eco-Park
  
• Cockleshell Bay
  

Licancabur and Laguna Verde - By Albert Backer - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18987441

Suriname ⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Brownsberg Nature Park
  
• Central Suriname Nature Reserve
  
• White Beach
  
• Mount Volzburg
  

Chalk Sound - By Tim Sackton - Flickr: Chalk Sound, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19892274

Aerial view of the central expanse of Uummannaq Fjord, with Salleq Island, Appat Island, and Perlerfiup Nunaa in the background - By Algkalv (talk) - Own work,

CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10052762

Andean Flamingos (Phoenicopterus andinus), Laguna Colorada, Bolivia.

​By I, Luca Galuzzi, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1810796

Panoramic view of the commune Salango, Machalilla National Park, Ecuador - By Ecuador planeta magico - Own work, GFDL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12231950

• ​​Gros Morne National Park
• ​Forillon National Park
  
• ​Thousand Islands National Park
  
• ​Mount Revelstoke National Park
  
• ​La Mauricie National Park
  
• ​Fathom Five National Marine Park
  
• ​Vuntut National Park
  
• ​Tuktut Nogait National Park
  
• Banff National Park
  
• Deep Cove
  

Cruz Bay Harbor - CC BY 2.5, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12315264

The twin peaks of Petit Piton and Gros Piton behind the town of Soufrière as seen from mountains in the North East. - By Aneil Lutchman - https://www.flickr.com/photos/aneil4lom/31648170265/in/dateposted-public/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54096710

United States ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Joshua Tree National Park, California
• Kenai Fjords, Alaska​
  
• Horseshoe Bend, Grand Canyon, Arizona
  
• Monument Valley, Arizona  
  
• Yosemite National Park, California
  
• Big Sur, California
  
• Mojave Desert, California
  
• Antelope Valley, California
  
• Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, California
  
• Zabriskie Point, Death Valley, California
  
• Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada
  
• Maroon Bells, Colorado
  
• Seven Mile Bridge, Florida Keys, Florida
  
• Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia,
  
• Antelope Canyon, Arizona
  
  

Bolivia ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• ​Salar de Uyuni
  
• Madidi National Park
  
• Laguna Verde
  
• Amboró National Park
  
• Valle de la Luna
  
• Chacaltaya
  
• Licancabur Volcano
  
• Nevado Sajama Volcano
  
• Illimani
  
• Tariquía Flora and Fauna National Reserve

Beach in the Cochinos Cays - By Elmer Claros - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10392783​

Bonaire ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Klein Bonaire Islet
  
• Washington Slagbaai National Park
  
• Kralendijk 
  
• 1,000 Steps Beach
  
• Lac Bay, Bonaire
  
• Miriam C. Schmidt Botanical Garden, St Eustatius
  
• The Quill, St Eustatius
  
• Mount Scenery, Saba
  

Peru ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• ​Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
  
• Huayna Picchu
  
• Islas Ballestas
  
• Manú National Park
  
• Huascarán National Park
  
• Paracas National Reserve
  
• Kuélap
  
• ​Huayhuash​
  
• Lake Titicaca
  

Valley of the Ten Peaks and Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Canada. By Gorgo - Photo taken by author, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=334627

Hot springs - By Svickova - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3454085

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Antigua & Barbuda ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• English Harbour
  
• Falmouth, Antigua and Barbuda
  
• Indian Town Point
  
• Five Island Harbour
  
• Half Moon Bay, Antigua
  
• 17 Mile Beach, Barbuda
  
• Dickenson Bay, Antigua
  
• Devil's Bridge: Indian Town National Park, Antigua
  
• Hawksbill Beaches, Antigua
  
• Galley Bay Beach, Antigua
  

Montserrat's coastline - By T. Gilligan - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1697784

​St. Martin/Marten ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Maho Beach, St. Maarten-St. Martin
  
• Philipsburg, Saint Maarten
  
• Simpson Bay, Saint Maarten
  
• Cole Bay, Saint Maarten
  
• Cupecoy Beach, Saint Maarten
  
• Grand Case, Saint Martin
  
• Cul-de-Sac, Saint Martin
  
• Colombier, Saint Martin
  
• Marigot, Saint Martin
  
• Quartier-d'Orleans, Saint Martin
  
• Orient Bay, Saint Martin
  

French Guiana (France) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Awala-Yalimapo
  
• Chutes de Fourgassier Waterfall
  
• ​Cayenne
  
• ​Awala-Yalimapo
  
• ​Kourou
  
• ​Remire-Montjoly Beach
  
• ​Montravel Beach
  
• ​Salvation Islands
  

• Concepción Volcano
  
• Somoto Canyon National Monument
  
• Masaya Volcano National Park
  
• Tisey Estanzuela Natural Reserve
  
• Miraflor Natural Reserve
  
• Playa Gigante
  
• Mombacho Volcano National Preserve
  
• Cosigüina
  
• San Cristóbal Volcano
  
• Salinas Bay
  
• Ojo de Agua

Belize ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Ambergris Caye
  
• Placencia
  
• St. Herman's Blue Hole National Park 
  
• Sarteneja
  
• Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary
  
• Payne's Creek National Park 
  
• Copper Bank
  
• Corozal Bay
  
• Turneffe Atoll​​
• The Great Blue Hole
  

Monserrat​ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Little Bay
  
• Soufrière Hills Volcano
  
• Rendezvous Bay Beach
  
• Woodlands Bay
  
• Little Bay Beach
  
• Montserrat National Trust
  
• Blackwood Allen
  

The coast of Oahu, Hawaii - By Vicki Kra;app

• Arch of Cabo San Lucas - El Arco
  
• Isla Contoy
  
• Iztaccihuatl Volcano
  
• Popocatépetl Volcano
  
• Sayulita​
  
• Islas Marietas National Park
  
• Sumidero Canyon
  
• ​Acapulco
  
• ​Agua Azul Waterfalls
  

San Juan del Sur beach, and the hill with the Christ of Mercy atop - By Fashiondetective - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25461239

Osorno in front of the Petrohué Waterfalls.By I, Rlohaus, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7797757

CENTRAL AMERICA

Cuba ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Viñales Valley
  
• Topes de Collantes
  
• Cayo Levisa
  
• Alejandro de Humboldt National Park
  
• San Luis Valley
  
• Desembarco del Granma National Park
  
• Pico Turquino
  
• Playa Esmeralda
  
• Varadero
  
• Guardalavaca
  
• Playa Paraíso, Cayo Largo del Sur
  
• Cayo Coco
  
• Baracoa
  

• Bahía Drake
  
• Isla del Caño
  
• Samara Beach
  
• Rincón de la Vieja Volcano
  
• La Sabana Metropolitan Park
  
• Tapantí National Park
  
• Cabo Blanco Absolute Natural Reserve 
  
• Playa NegraGandoca Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge
  
• Santa Rosa National Park 

• Anse-Bertrand
  
• Terre-de-Bas Island
  
• Feuillere Beach
  
• Vieux-Fort, Guadeloupe
  
• Foret Departimentalo Domaniale
  
• Rifflet

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My sister and I went to Jamaica in 1985 after we had saved up enough to travel. During our trip we visited Ocho Rios, Dunn's River Falls, 7 Mile Beach in Negril, Kingston Town, the Green Grotto, and the Blue Mountains.  Although Jamaica has its problem areas, what struck me the most beside the intensity of the sun was the unrelenting beauty of the water and the lushness of the forested areas. It was a trip that left us both wanting more of the Caribbean.

My next vacation in the Americas was many years later with a significant other when I was introduced to the Dominican Republic and reintroduced to snorkeling.  We spent our time in Punta Cana in an all-inclusive, but that didn't stop us from venturing out to explore the island and the waters around us.  Thankfully this became a yearly event with our friends and we visited Riviera Maya in Mexico soon afterwards.  The snorkeling and diving in places like Tulum and the cenyotes was beyond description and left us in awe. (It still is one of my favorite spots to snorkel!)  The following year a trip back to the Dominican Republic allowed us to see everything we missed the first time with a visit to caves and an educational retreat one that would make any nature lover druel.

A few years later, a much needed spring break took me to the Western Caribbean islands of Roatan, Caymans, Belize and Cozumel on board one of the Carnival Cruises.  It allowed me the chance to see several places and experience the cultures of each place for a day and placed Belize and the Caymans on the top of my list of Caribbean Islands to revisit. Roatan is a sure fit for those who enjoy unspoiled nature, and although diving and snorkeling is their best attraction at the present time, I believe that island tourism will eventually catch up. Belize and the Caymans both took my breath away (My sister visits the Caymans with her family whenever she can!) and I would recommend each to anyone who likes to snorkel, dive, lie in the sun or just enjoy island beauty.  I will be heading back to the Caymans with her and her family in 2019 for a week to walk the Mastic Trail, get my pictures of the stingrays, enjoy the beautiful beaches and enjoy the rum drinks of course.

​In 3 short weeks, I will be heading off to Hawaii on yet another adventure to meet my Australian friend in Honolulu, where we will be whisked off to the Big Island for 8 days of relaxing, snorkeling and enjoying the beauty of the island.  I have a feeling I will become fall in love with the place and never want to return, as I did in Australia.  Stay tuned for an update.  Catch the story of my travel under the travel section of my blog!

​Until then, Ciao! 😎

• Isla Margarita
  
• Los Roques
  
• Los Llanos
  
• Mount Roraima
  
• Mérida
  
• Los Roques
  
• El Agua Beach
  
• The Kukenan
  
• Gran Sabana
  
• Medanos de Coro Desert
  
• Andes
  
• Lagunazo
  

By Cotopaxi5897 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50743199

Greenland ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Disko Bay
  
• Narsaq
  
• Kulusuk Island
  
• Melville Bay
  
• Uummannaq Fjord
  
• Perlerfiup Nunaa 
  
• Salleq Island
  
• Appat Island
  
• Kulusuk Island
  
• Clavering Island
  
• Melville Bay
  
  

Crystal Caves - By Diane LaPlant

• Athabasca Falls
  
• Whistler Blackcomb
  
• Cascade Range
  
• Niagara Falls
• Montmorency Falls
  
• Bruce Peninsula National Park
  
• Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
  
• ​Auyuittuq National Park
  
• Jasper National Park
  
• Kinney Lake
  
• Mount Robson Provincial Park
  
  

Argentina ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Bariloche
  
• Los Glaciares
  
• Iguazu Falls
  
• El Calafate
  
• San Martín de los Andes
  
• El Bolsón
  
• Esquel
  
• Ischigualasto Provincial Park
  
• Villa La Angostura
  
• General Carrera Lake
  
• San Juan Province 
  
• Los Alerces National Park
  
• Lanín National Park
  
• Argentino Lake
  

• Owen Island, Little Cayman
  
• Mastic Trail, Grand Cayman
  
• Cayman Crystal Caves
  
• ​Governors Beach
  
• ​Barefoot Beach
  
• ​Spotts Beach
  

Serra dos Órgãos, part of the Serra do Mar.(Brazil) - By Carlos Perez Couto - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33032133

• Eastern National Park
  
• ​Bahia de Las Aguilas & Jaragua National Park
  
• Playa Dorada
  
• Lake Enriquillo​
• El Limon Waterfall
  
• Bayahibe Beach
  
• Punta Cana
  

Dunns River Falls Photo D Ramey Logan - By Don Ramey Logan - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24904111

 Martinique ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• ​Mount Pelée
  
• Route de la Trace
  
• Sainte-Anne, Martinique
  
• Les Salines
  
• Le Carbet
  
• Balata Botanical Gardens
  
• Caravelle Peninsula
  
• Diamond Beach
  
• Montagne Pelee (Arrondissement of Saint-Pierre)
  
• Les Gorges de la Falaise
  
• Anse Mitan
  
• Petit Anse (Les Anses d'Arlet)
  
• Cascade Couleuve (Le Precheur)
  
• Piste de Chateau Paille (Le Vauclin)
  

Brazil ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Copacabana Beach
  
• Paraty
  
• Fernando de Noronha
  
• Ilha Grande
  
• Jijoca de Jericoacoara
  
• Iguaçu National Park
  
• Bonito
  
• Arraial do Cabo
  
• Morro de São Paulo
  
• Angra dos Reis
  
• Castelhanos Beach
• Serra dos Órgãos
  

Pink sand beach near Sip Sip's, Harbour Island, Bahamas, looking North. - By Larry Deack - Harbour Island, Bahamas, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5247850

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footloose and fancy free!

Road by the ocean near Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante - By I, J-F Le Falher, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2801878

Panama ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• El Valle de Antón
  
• Colón Island
  
• Coiba
  
• Boquete District
  
• Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park
  
• Volcán
  
• Antón
  
• Darién National Park
  
• Campana
  
• Bocas del Toro Archipelago
  
• Chame District
  
• Solarte Island
  
• Punta Chame

• Meramec Caverns, Sullivan, Missouri
  
• Mammoth Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
  
• Kartchner Caverns, Benson Arizona​
  
• Arches National Park, Utah
  
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee 
  
• Pinnacles National Park, California
  
• Channel Islands National Park, California
  
• Kings Canyon National Park, California
  
• Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
  
• North Cascades National Park, Washington
  
• Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska
  
• Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska
  
• Saguaro National Park, Arizona

• Denali National Park and Mountain, Alaska
• ​Gila National Forest, New Mexico
  
• Bob Marshall Wilderness, Montana
  
• Olympic National Park, Washington
  
• Honopu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii
  
• Death Valley National Park, California
  
• Mackinack Island, Michigan
  
• ​Multnomah Falls, Oregon
  
• Texas Hill Country, Texas
  
• ​Colorado River, Colorado
  
• The Grotto at Hamilton Pool, Texas
  
  

• Riviera Maya​
  
• Playa del Carmen
  
• ​Isla Cozumel
  
• ​Mazatlán
  
• ​Puerto Vallarta
  
• ​Cancun
  
• ​Islas Marietas
  
• ​Isla Mujeres
  
• ​Gran Cenote
  

Ipanema beach panorama. - CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=447473

Valle de Viñales, Pinar del Río, Cuba. - By Severin.stalder - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29795375

Iguazu Falls, in Misiones (Argentina).By Reinhard Jahn, Mannnnnheim - own work, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, https:// commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=351798

Shell Beach (Anse De Grand Galet). By Nolangaskill - Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12628694

Honduras ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Roatan Island
  
• Lake Yojoa
  
• Pico Bonito National Park
  
• Celaque National Park
  
• La Tigra National Park
  
• Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve
  
• Cayos Cochinos
  
• Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 
  
• Cusuco National Park
  
• Montaña Santa Bárbara National Park
  
• Montaña de Comayagua National Park
  
• Capiro Calentura National Park
  

A small cove in St. Lawrence Gap with fishing boats. - By Mtaylor848 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52615876

• Great Guana Cay
• West End, Grand Bahama
• Norman's Cay
• Taino Beach​
  
• Acklins Island
• Rock Sound
• Little Harbour
• Clarence Town
• Sandy Point
• Tarpum Bay
  

Dickenson Bay beach, Antigua - By Paul Kowalow - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7015788

Union Island - CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=426685

St. Vincent and the Grenadines ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Bequia Island
• Canouan Island
  
• ​Mayreau Island
  
• ​Union Island
  
• St. Vincent Island
  
• Salt Whistle Bay, Mayreau
  
• ​Macaroni Beach, Mustique Island
  
• ​Chatham Bay, Union Island
  
• La Soufrière Volcano, St. Vincent Island
  
• Saline Bay, Mayreau
  
• ​Wallilabou Bay, St. Vincent
  

Guyana Kaieteur Falls 2004 may / rainy season (Cropped) - By Sorenriise at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org /w/index.php?curid=2849679

Tulum, Riviera Maya, Mexico - By Popo le Chien - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52139698

Paraguay ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• San Cosme y Damián
  
• Cerro Cora National Park
  
• Ñacunday Falls
  
• Ybycui National Park
  
• Saltos del Monday Waterfall
• ​Carmen del Paraná
  
• ​Itacurubí de la Cordillera
  
• Veu de Noiva Waterfall
  

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View of Island Harbour and Scilly Cay from Harbour Ridge Drive, Anguilla. - By Roy Googin - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8785501

Doctor's Cave Beach Club is a popular destination in Montego Bay. - By en:User:Op. Deo - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Doctors-Cave-Beach.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=974217

El Salvador ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Coatepeque Caldera
  
• San Salvador Volcano
  
• El Boqueron National Park
  
• Izalco Volcano
  
• Lake Ilopango
  
• Cerro El Pital
  
• Montecristo National Park
  
• Cerro Verde National Park
  
• Los Volcanes National Park
  
• Lago Suchitlán
  
• Chorros De La Calera
  
• ConchaguaEl Imposible National Park 
  

The Great Blue Hole. A phenomenon of karst topography - By U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) - Source: [1], fetched September 2006. Caption on this USGS web page was, "Blue Hole: Aerial view of the 400-ft-deep oceanic blue hole (Lighthouse Reef Atoll Blue Hole) located east of Belize.", Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1813649

Coast Redwood forest and understory plants —

in Redwood National Park, California.- By Michael Schweppe - http://www.flickr.com/photos/schweppe/21556590/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4049158

THE CARIBBEAN 

Barbados ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• ​Paynes Bay Beach
  
• Sugar Hill
  
• Crane Beach
  
• Bathsheba
  
• Welchman Hall Gully
  
• Harrison's Cave
  
• Hastings Rocks
  
• King George V Memorial Park
  
• Cove Bay
  
• Farley Hill
  
• Cherry Tree Hill
  
• Flower Forest
  
• St. Lawrence Gap
  
  

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Grand Anse Beach, St. George - By Vkap at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16483872

Jamaica ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Doctor’s Cave Beach 
  
• Dolphin Cove
  
• Blue Mountains
  
• Reggae Beach
  
• Irie Blue Hole
  
• Winifred Beach
  
• Bloody Bay
  
• Bamboo Beach
  
• Island Gully Falls
  
• Burwood Beach

Falkland Islands (UK) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• ​West Falkland
  
• Saunders Island, Falkland Islands
  
• Berkeley Sound
  
• The Isthmus of The Neck
  

Frigate Bay - By WilliamTorrillo - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8121876

The coast at Patillas, Puerto Rico - By Oquendo from Freeport, NY - Patillas, Puerto Rico, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6556455

Big Flowerpot on Flowerpot Island.- By Borbrav - Photographed by User:Borbrav., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2279252

• Ilulissat Ice-fjord
  
• Uunartoq Hot Springs
  
• Tasiilaq - East Greenland
  
• Thule & Northwest Greenland
  

Volcán Arenal. Costa Rica. - By Leonora (Ellie) Enking - https://www.  flickr.com/photos/33037982@N04/8448856390/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53643472

A view of Eagle Beach in Aruba.- By The original uploader was

Rumblebee at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Leoboudv using CommonsHelper., CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8704065

Playa Ancón.- De Esteban De Sousa - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8616855

Latvia

• Mount Nirvana
• Virginia Falls
  
• Nahanni National Park Reserve
  
• Torngat Mountains National Park
  
• ​Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
  
• Canadian Rockies
  
• Bridal Veil and Horseshoe Falls
  
• ​Hornaday River
  
• ​Nunavut
  
• ​Kejimkujik National Park
  
• Perce Rock
  
  

Bahamas⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Paradise Island
• Castaway Cay
• Nassau
  
• Freeport
  
• Eleuthera
  
• Grand Bahama
  
• Little San Salvador Island
  
• Marsh Harbour
  
• Harbour Island
• Green Turtle Cay

Vista del Salto Ángel en el Parque Nacional Canaima, Venezuela. - Vista del Salto Ángel en el Parque Nacional Canaima, Venezuela.

Labadee beach, close to Cap-Haïtien - CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1456949

Palm Beach - By Atilin - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8541191

Anguilla ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• ​​Island Harbour
  
• ​Sandy Ground
  
• ​Shoal Bay East
  
• ​Meads Bay Beach
  
• ​Rendezvous Bay Beach
  
• ​Maundays Bay Beach​
• Little Bay
  
• ​Prickly Pear Cays
  

Chenay Bay Beach

Virgin Islands (American)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge, St. Croix
• ​Trunk Bay, St. John
  
• Hull Bay, St. Thomas
  
• ​Cinnamon Bay, St. John
  
• Chenay Bay Beach, St. Croix
  
• Brewer’s Bay, St. Thomas
  
• Honeymoon Beach, St. John
  
• ​Jack’s and Isaac’s Bay Beach, St. Croix
  
• ​Coki Bay, St. Thomas
  
• Cane Bay Beach, St. Croix
  
• ​Sapphire Beach, St. Thomas
  

Western Brook Pond - By Tango7174 - Own work, GFDL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7992645

Aruba⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• ​Arikok National Park 
  
• Malmok
  
• Savaneta
  
• Paradera
  
• Boca Prins
  
• Natural Pool
  
• Rancho Daimari
  
• Druif Beach 
  
• Eagle Beach
  
• Palm Beach
  
• Malmok Beach
  
  

Chile ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

•  Torres del Paine National Park
  
• Chiloé Island
  
• Torres del Paine, Chile
  
• Strait of Magellan
  
• General Carrera Lake
  
• Lauca National Park
  
• Villarrica
  
• Llanquihue Lake
  
• Queulat National Park
  
• Osorno Volcano
  
• Todos los Santos Lake
  
• Navarino Island
  
• Conguillío National Park

• The coast of Oahu, Hawaii
  
• Adirondack Mountains, New York
  
• Niagara Falls, New York
  
• The Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina
  
• Oneonta Gorge, Oregon
  
• Crater Lake, Oregon
  
• Badlands National Park, South Dakota
  
• Bryce Canyon, Utah
  
• Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
  
• Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin
  
• Door County, Wisconsin
  
• Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
  
• Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

• Illiniza
  
• Pichincha Volcano
  
• Reserva de Produccion Faunistica Chimborazo
  
• Sumaco Napo-Galeras National Park
  
• Rumiñawi
  
• Isla de la Plata
• Darwin's Arch
  

Carlilse Bay, Barbados, with Bridgetown to the left and the pier of Barbados Yacht Club visible through the trees to the right - By Pontificalibus - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52988146

• Toro Negro State Forest 
  
• La Coca Waterfall
  
• Guánica State Forest
  
• Parque Nacional de Cerro Gordo
  
• Parque Nacional Tres Hermanos
  
• Vieques National Wildlife Refuge​
  
• El Yunque National Forest
  
  

Guyana ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• ​Monte Roraima National Park
  
• Kaieteur National Park
  
• Orinduik Falls
  
• Surama
  
• Iwokrama Rainforest
  
• Lethem
  
• ​Kaieteur Fallls

Beach at Santa Rosa National Park — Guanacaste Province, northwestern Costa Rica. - By Geoff Gallice - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dejeuxx/5677047841/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15953898

Picture of interior cave formations at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico taken in June 2003 by Eric Guinther (Marshman at en.wikipedia) and donated to Wikipedia project by the photographer.- By Eric Guinther, User:Marshman - Uploaded to the English Wikipedia August 2003 (deleted page), CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64449

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Grytviken
  
• Salisbury Plain
  
• Candlemas Island
  
• Saint Andrews Bay
  
• South Georgia Island
  
• Mount Paget 
  
• Saunders Island
  
• Harbor of Grytviken
  
• Gold Harbor
  
• Cumberland Bay
  

Nicaragua ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Apoyo Lagoon Natural Reserve
  
• Corn Islands
  
• Indio Maíz Biological Reserve
  
• Momotombo Volcano
  
• Los Guatuzos Wildlife Refuge
  
• Cerro Apante Natural Reserve
  
• Chocoyero-El Brujo Natural Reserve
  
• Cerro Negro Volcano
  
• Mombacho Volcano
  
• Playa Maderas
• San Juan del Sur beach
  

Philipsburg and the Great Bay - By Clavius66 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20473902

Saint-Pierre, with Mount Pelée in the background - By lb:user:Zinneke - own work,, GFDL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5617271

Trunk Bay - By Fred Hsu (Wikipedia:User:Fred Hsu on en.wikipedia) - Photo taken and uploaded by user, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6882543

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic - By Vicki Kralapp

Aerial panoramic view of Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. By chensiyuan - chensiyuan, GFDL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8891923

SOUTH AMERICA AND DEPENDENCIES

Véu de Noiva waterfall- By No machine-readable author provided. Vittau assumed (based on copyright claims). - No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2801910

Come see the world with me!
​​​Next month I will be writing about beautiful places in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
See you on Sunday, October 1, at 6:00 PM!
​​​ Happy travels! Ciao!  😎

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• Needham's Point
  
• Martins Bay
  
• Heywoods
  
• Silver Sands
  
• Sandy Lane
  
• Surfer’s Point
  
• Foul Bay
  
• Colony Club
  
• Alleynes Bay
  
• Bottom Bay
  
• Carlilse Bay
  
  

CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid =143381 - By No machine-readable author provided. JensUhlenbrock ~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). - No machine-readable source provided. Own work

assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=580281

Trinidad & Tobago ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Crown Point, Tobago
  
• Nylon Pool, Tobago
  
• Pigeon Point, Tobago
  
• ​Asa Wright Nature Centre and Lodge
  
• ​Mayaro Bay
  
• Playa Ancon