Saturday, November 29, 2014

Oregon USA

The Oregon State (capital Salem) in the United States of America (capital Washington, D.C.) has a number of places to visit (www.placestoseeinoregon.com). Here are the ones that I wish to visit : 

1) Three Sisters Volcano



12 Magical Places  
The name of the volcano comes from its three connected peaks, which are Faith (the north), Charity (the south), and Hope (the center). The volcano is based in the Cascade Range area of Oregon. 

2) Mount Hood

http://www.ejphoto.com/images_OR/OR_MtHood14.jpg 
Things to Do  : Hiking (Spring), Skiing(Winter), Camping, Visit Brewpubs

3)  Multnomah Falls :
Multnomah Falls plunge down 620 feet. From the information center, you can hike 1.2 miles and climb approximately 600 feet to the top of the Falls. This trail provides great views of the falls and the Columbia River Gorge. From the top, you can continue hiking six miles to the top of Larch Mountain or make a loop with the Wahkeena Loop Trail. 
http://www.travelphotoadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Multnomah-Falls-in-Oregon-by-Michael-Matti.jpg



 4) Cannon Beach :
Things to Do : Watch HayStack Rock at sunset.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Haystack_rock_00022.jpg

 5) Crater Lake National Park :Beautiful Place. Blue, clean and relaxing. Hike upto Garfields Peak.  Try stopping at the Rogue River gorge and the natural bridge on the way. Visit in Spring to Enjoy the Rim Drive. Visit Wizard Island, if not too expensive.
http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/705/cache/hiker-crater-lake-national-park_70528_990x742.jpg

6) Washington Park :
washington Park is a big place. This is actually a recreation place rather than a must see place. I would love to visit this place too. There are a lot of places inside the park that can be seen.

Lets see when I get to visit Oregon ! :-)






 

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Queensland Australia



Australia (capital Canberra) is a beautiful island continent. Queensland (capital Brisbane) is one of the states in Australia and is famous for the Great Barrier Reef.

Here are my picks from Queensland which I want to visit :
http://www.destinationqueensland.com


1) The Great Barrier Reef   http://www.greatbarrierreef.org/ :
Stretching over 2000km along the eastern coast of Australia, the Great Barrier is a mind-blowing natural wonder. This marine wonderland and Unesco World Heritage Site harbours one of richest ecosystems on the planet. Over 2900 individual reefs compose this complicated living system, along with some 900 islands scattered from the Tropic of Capricorn to the fringes of Papua New Guinea.
Visit time : June to November.
Explore The Great Barrier Reef multiple times by visiting these beaches :
Cairns, Port Douglas, Palm Cove, Airlie Beach, Townsville

Visiting The Great Barrier Reef satisfactorily is a challenge in itself. Here are the islands that I would like to visit :
Haggerstone Island,
Heron Island,
Brampton Island,
Bedarra Island,
Lizard Island,
Hayman Island
Whitsunday Island
Frazer Island

TASK : Learn Swimming very properly. Do a deep sea diving / snorkelling in India first at Netrani first.

2) Brisbane http://www.visitbrisbane.com.au/

3)  Springbrook National park and Lamington National park

4) Palazzo Versace : Luxury 5-star hotel in Main Beach, Australia