Most beautiful place on earth you've seen, if you're a regular person?

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A lake community (can’t remember) near the foothills of Mt. Fuji. Woke up early in the morning before sunrise and run along the lake shore with its serene views and mild fog. Very calming.

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Anonymous wrote:The Hoh rainforest in Olympic National Park.

For less normal (American) people landscape, I was blown away by St. David’s peninsula in Wales. Went there for a wedding and was flabbergasted at how beautiful it is.

We are headed to Hoh in July! Nice to see it pop up on this thread.

It was foggy and misty when we went and yes it felt surreal.

Besides that I would say Iceland, esp the volcanic island we went to. Like Hawaii and Scotland meshed together.

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I've been very lucky to travel to about 60 countries (Pan Am flight attendant after college and have owned a travel company for the past 8 years). I've been to most mentioned here and although some are certainly in my top 10, the most beautiful place I've ever been is Antarctica. I was on a luxury expedition this past March and truly, standing on the shores of Antarctica and seeing nothing man-made but only God's created beauty left me truly speechless.

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Lake Louise

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Gruyere, Switzerland

Obersee by Berchtesgaden in Germany

Maui

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Anonymous wrote:I've been very lucky to travel to about 60 countries (Pan Am flight attendant after college and have owned a travel company for the past 8 years). I've been to most mentioned here and although some are certainly in my top 10, the most beautiful place I've ever been is Antarctica. I was on a luxury expedition this past March and truly, standing on the shores of Antarctica and seeing nothing man-made but only God's created beauty left me truly speechless.

I'm curious what are the 9 others in your top list?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've been very lucky to travel to about 60 countries (Pan Am flight attendant after college and have owned a travel company for the past 8 years). I've been to most mentioned here and although some are certainly in my top 10, the most beautiful place I've ever been is Antarctica. I was on a luxury expedition this past March and truly, standing on the shores of Antarctica and seeing nothing man-made but only God's created beauty left me truly speechless.

I'm curious what are the 9 others in your top list?

Same! I would also like to hear about being a Pan Am flight attendant, and your travel company.

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Anonymous wrote:Glazier National Park
Rhonda, Spain
Big Sur
Rocky Mountain National Park

I immediately thought of Ronda, Spain when I saw this post. Absolutely stunning.

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Anonymous wrote:I am not an average person, but the view from Harpers Ferry is up there. Very beautiful.
Others-
Canyonlands and Grand Canyon, Grand Tetons
Lake Maninjau, Sumatra
Banaue rice terraces in the Philippines.
Ruskin’s view in kirkby lonsdale
Lake District
Isle of Skye
Santorini

I agree with the others on your list I've seen (I haven't been to Asia), but, yes, Harper's Ferry also deserves to be on this list.

I’ll third Harpers Ferry viewed from Maryland Heights. On nice weekends it’s overrun with people. I went up there on a weeknight for sunset and it was amazing. Best part…I had it all to myself.

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A lot of mine are already here, so I will add a new one- lakeside in Maine at sunset with Mt Katahdin framing the scene. I’ve been to bigger and more spectacular mountains, but the moment was just right.

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Eagle Beach in Aruba was the most beautiful beach w turquoise,clear almost still water.
Tuscany had the most breathtaking views.
Central Texas has the most gorgeous summer sunsets. It's hotter than hell but every time we come home from anywhere, I remember this being one of the reasons we stay.

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Lucky to have seen many beautiful places:
Yellowstone
Going to the sun road
Haleakala
North rim
Bryce
Mt fuji
Chamonix
Somehow, these eclipse the lovely cities I've seen.

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Altiplano Bolivia
Lake Titicaca
Rio

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Taormina, Sicily
Amalfi Coast
Taking the train along French Riviera
Phuket, Thailand

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Anonymous wrote:I've been very lucky to travel to about 60 countries (Pan Am flight attendant after college and have owned a travel company for the past 8 years). I've been to most mentioned here and although some are certainly in my top 10, the most beautiful place I've ever been is Antarctica. I was on a luxury expedition this past March and truly, standing on the shores of Antarctica and seeing nothing man-made but only God's created beauty left me truly speechless.

Aww,..,I just finished reading the book Come Fly the World about the Pan Am era. Loved it. I was fortunate enough to fly Pan Am Clipper class to Europe in the 1970's. I still have dreams about the boarding process at JFK. It felt like a true embarkation on a fabulous journey. Anyway, one of my friends just got back from Antarctica and felt the same way as you described. Thank you for posting this.