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OCTOBER 2019| The Australian Women’s Weekly 159

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Lookingfora uniquetwistonyournextvacation?Checkoutthese

bizarreand beautiful natural phenomena from around the world!

WILDBLUE

YONDER

Thebioluminescent

planktonatVaadhooisland

is justtheicingonthecake

whenvisitingtheMaldives,

withbluelagoons,colourful

reefsandwhite-sand

beachesbeckoning

travellersfromalloverthe

world.Byday,relaxonthe

beachin thewarmsun

andexplorea rangeof

thrillingwaterandland-

basedactivities.Bynight,

takea glow-in-the-dark

swimwiththeresident

phytoplanktonlighting

uptheoceanin a

neon-blue spectacle.

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Sky lightsWitnessthegreatestlightshowontheplanet!Aurora

Borealis,alsoknownastheNorthernLights,dazzlesthenightskyin earth’s

upperhemispherewithshadesofyellow,green,pink,blueandviolet.Thebest

countries to spot this spectacular phenomenonareIceland,Norway,Sweden,

Finland, Canada and Greenland.

A CHANCEFORREFLECTION

Theworld’slargestsaltflats,SalardeUyuni,in Bolivia,

alsoactastheworld’slargestmirror.Duringthearea’s

rainyseason,a thinlayerofwaterspreadsacrossthis

uniquesaltlandscape,creatinga surrealeffect.In drier

seasons,thewhitedesertofsaltis stilla mesmerising

sight – and a photographer’s dream.

Thelushornamental

vinescascadingalong

Japan’swisteriatunnel

willwowyouwiththeir

pastelcolours– from

yellowandwhiteto

pink,purpleandblue.

Bestexploredfromlate

Apriltomid-May,the

famedattractionin

KawachiFujiGardens

spans 20 different

speciesandis home

toupto 150 wisteria

plants.Talkabouta

perfect photo op!

Destinations

Tip: New Zealand is privy to its own light show, Aurora

Australis, or the Southern Lights. The further south you

are, the more likely it is you’ll catch a glimpse.

WISTERIA

WONDER