I love to travel and see all of the natural beauty that the world has to offer, and personally I like a bit of sun too. But believe it or not, there is a lot of beauty in world in locations where the sun doesn’t shine so much.
So if you don’t mind a bit of drizzle and you like to explore – here are 4 locations worth visiting whenever you can.
Ireland
In the UK (partly), Ireland is a relatively tiny country with seemingly masses of open wilderness. Being on the edge of the Atlantic it gets a lot of rain, plenty of harsh winds tearing in and it’s not exactly warm for the majority of the year.
If that hasn’t put you off though, it is worth a visit to Ireland to see such natural wonders as the Giant’s Causeway, a bizarre landscape which looks as though it belongs on the moon. This landscape was created many millions of years ago by volcanic eruptions, but Irish legend tells an altogether more fantastic story of giants.
Scotland
Scotland is a country which enjoys a varied landscape, starting at the English border you perhaps wouldn’t even know you were in Scotland save for the road signs and the accent. But as you move further up the country the weather gets decidedly worse and the scenery does just the opposite.
Scotland is of course known for it’s Lochs and not least the famous “Loch Ness”. Myths aside though, Scotland’s lochs are basically huge lakes surrounded by green mountains and a beautiful sort of green wilderness.
During the winter snow is not uncommon and it is possible to Ski in the Nevis range of mountains. But if that isn’t your thing just spending some time hiking and exploring castles and forts is also fun.
Iceland
There are few countries as full of natural beauty as Iceland and with the recent collapse of it’s economy the exchange rates have recently made the country just about affordable to visit. The country is a hot bed (pun intended) of geo-thermal activity.
The Blue Lagoon is a marvel of nature, fed by heated sea water from the nearby powerplant, this is a huge natural lagoon which is constantly warm and steaming in the cold air that surrounds it. Iceland is also northern enough that during some months you may be lucky enough to get a glimpse of the northern lights – this alone makes the visit worthwhile.
India
Ok, you got me, India is actually quite warm, very warm even. So why is it on this list? Well if you go at the end of July you will see. During monsoon season it is still warm, and often sunny, but there is also a fair amount of time where the sun seems like a distant memory and you genuinely start to wonder whether you should be building an Arc.
Take a trip into the mountains (there are plenty of ranges to choose from, but Munar in Kerala holds a special place in my heart) during the monsoon and once you get high enough to be in the clouds you will see a scenery which seems to belong in a sci-fi film.
This post was written by Alex from Birmingham Airport Parking (.com). Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy your travels.
