Where did you visit for its geographical significance?

[RooFlyer]

Lencois Maranhenses

Hadn't heard of that. Damn. Add it to the list.

 

[bPeteb]

Yes, hopefully we all want or do go to places with impressive, interesting, <insert superlative> places, but my interpretation of @Mattg OP was those more specific locations that in themselves may not be the most spectacular but unique because they’re one of kind (as have some examples been listed).

Another one we did years ago (at SYD+1s insistence) was going to the “Meeting of the waters” where the Amazon River and the Rio Negro meet. There were visions of blue water meeting black water….

There is indeed a noticeable colour difference and even a specific point where they meet, but it’s basically light poo coloured water meeting really dark poo coloured watered…. Possibly one of the most underwhelming experiences, but we “Ticked” that one of the list….

Agree. The Lencois is all about the geography and it was definitely worth the effort. Dunes forever and between each beautiful pools. We flew up to Sao Luis just to go here

 

[offshore171]

Antipodes


Find the Antipode of your home city, and travel there

Examples

for Sydney it is the Azores

Antipode of Sydney, Australia - Geodatos

Map with the exact location on the opposite side of the world to New South Wales, Sydney. Cities that are on the other side of the world, farthest cities

www.geodatos.net

Brisbane - the Canary Islands

Antipode of Brisbane, Australia - Geodatos

Map with the exact location on the opposite side of the world to Queensland, Brisbane. Cities that are on the other side of the world, farthest cities

www.geodatos.net

Perth - Bermuda

Antipode of Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Geodatos

Map with the exact location on the opposite side of the world to Western Australia, Perth. Cities that are on the other side of the world, farthest cities

www.geodatos.net

 

[Seat0B]

Find the Antipode of your home city, and travel there

Canberra's is Castelo Branco, Azores, Portugal - sounds interesting, if rather challenging to get to!

 

[VPS]

The opposite side of the world to Adelaide is Lajes das Flores, Azores, Portugal.

I thought that would be neat to go to when I'm next in Portugal. Then I realised it's out in the Azores in the middle of the ocean but I can fly there in 90 minutes from Lisbon - yeah nup

 

[Quickstatus]

Lowest point on dry land (Shore of Dead sea)
But I am sure I will be not able to go to the highest point on earth

Have also visited BadWater Basin - the lowest point in the US

Also Point Robert - an USA Exclave accessible only via Canada.

 

[Quickstatus]

What is that town in Germany which is located inside a meteorite crater.?

Did a quad bike tour once to the Northernmost border checkpoint on Earth - Storskog–Borisoglebsk between Finland and Russia

 

[OZDUCK]

What is that town in Germany which is located inside a meteorite crater.?

Did a quad bike tour once to the Northernmost border checkpoint on Earth - Storskog–Borisoglebsk between Finland and Russia

Nördlingen

Nördlingen - crater town and history on the Romantic Road

Discover Nördlingen: Town wall, Ries Crater Museum and medieval old town along the Romantic Road. Explore now!

romantischestrasse.de

 

[Quickstatus]

Number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites have you you have ticked off?

 

[RooFlyer]

Number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites have you ticked off?

Ah! I've been meaning to look into that.

 

[RooFlyer]

Number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites have you ticked off?

205.

 

[Groundfeeder]

Not sure if it's worthy but there can't be many airports where you land in one state and takeoff in another, aka Cooly.

 

[kelvedon]

Or a cities airports located in a different country?

I’ll start with Basel.

 

[offshore171]

Or a cities airports located in a different country?

I’ll start with Basel.

As is one of its two main train stations. Technically situated in a carved out German enclave in the city.

Basel Badischer Bahnhof - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[SydneySwan]

Basel airport- take the wrong exit and you end up in a different country..

 

[RooFlyer]

Basel airport- take the wrong exit and you end up in a different country..

Same with Geneva, I think.

 

[Happy Dude]

The grassy knoll.

 

[SYD]

The grassy knoll.

Been there, done that!

The “X” marks the spot on the road is a bit creepy.

 

[Tiki]

Antipodes


Find the Antipode of your home city, and travel there

Examples

for Sydney it is the Azores

Antipode of Sydney, Australia - Geodatos

Map with the exact location on the opposite side of the world to New South Wales, Sydney. Cities that are on the other side of the world, farthest cities

www.geodatos.net

Brisbane - the Canary Islands

Antipode of Brisbane, Australia - Geodatos

Map with the exact location on the opposite side of the world to Queensland, Brisbane. Cities that are on the other side of the world, farthest cities

www.geodatos.net

Perth - Bermuda

Antipode of Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Geodatos

Map with the exact location on the opposite side of the world to Western Australia, Perth. Cities that are on the other side of the world, farthest cities

www.geodatos.net

I've been to Tenerife which is not for from that actual antipodean island Frontera. We stayed in Santa Cruz but drove around in a rental car.

 

[offshore171]

I've been to Tenerife which is not for from that actual antipodean island Frontera. We stayed in Santa Cruz but drove around in a rental car.
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I'll have to add it to the list.

While I haven't been to Sydney's exact antipode yet, I've been fairly close.

Bermuda is Perth's counterpart

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Thread 'All the way to BDA'

Oct 17, 2018

Earlier this month we visited Bermuda, so I thought I'd drop a trip report.

As it's almost the exact antipode of Sydney, it's quite a journey to get there.

For us, it started with QF11, right through to JFK.

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