Google Earth
1.
Lepontine Alps, Switzerland --
7. Like any mountains, certainly beautiful. Like any place in Switzerland, certainly cozy. Still, I wouldn't call this particular spot anything outstanding. One would need to flip through a measly hundred or two kilometers and find the Dolomites, which take your breath away far more with their contrasts.
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Al Watan, Abu Dhabi --
3. What, live right in a palace? Just kidding, the idea is clear, but I'm neither a fan of that kind of architecture, nor a fan of the desert, nor a fan of the skyscrapers sticking out nearby, and least of all am I a fan of all those oil Arab monarchies. Alas, but it's a complete miss for me.
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Leith, South Georgia --
10. Now this is the thing when you discover something and take a deep breath in surprise. That's the effect which, I hope, someone will experience from my link. The subpolar zones of the southern hemisphere are a mysterious and unexplored topic, and here the spot is also chosen so well, plus the drone footage; that bay, those mountains, that little town with red roofs, those bright contrasting colors... It's as if sea air blows in your face from such pictures, very good, thank you so much for this.
4.
Osezaki, Japan --
5. The sea, of course, is a plus. Unfortunately, the weather catches us gray and windy, and you just want to shiver and hide in some little house, except the only enclosed building is fenced off with barbed wire, and our lighthouse has no roof, and up there it will only be colder. Maybe that house does belong to us after all, and we have the key? Or do we work there on shift? Well, anything is possible, but for some reason I think a person wouldn't last long in such conditions. Sorry, Japan, but if that's how you are, then I don't need it.
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Altai, Russia --
9. I liked this quite a lot. Not sure the panorama is chosen perfectly; after poking around a bit, I found more interesting spots nearby, but yes, this is definitely a good moment — in the small vicinity of the shot there's a wild number of the most diverse landscapes (what else to expect from Altai?). P.S. Google Maps is indeed more convenient than Google Earth, the author did it right, and all of us didn't.
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TARDIS, London, England --
8. Don't know how it is inside, but outside it's quite decent. I have a vague idea of London; it's pleasant to see such cozy streets, although the realization that everything around you within a 10 km radius is built up can demotivate you a bit (haha,
where would he say?). Well, it's fine, in short, the main thing is to know your limits and then move the TARDIS to the suburbs when you want to be closer to nature.
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Some mountains near Hikerendzhi, Hobbitania --
8. Oh, little sheep... The element of surprise is achieved in a way; the place is so remote that there are almost no toponyms nearby. Fortunately, my sheep (and I, apparently, am a shepherd) don't care, and so neither do I. Walking a bit through this mountainous terrain, you can suddenly stumble upon...
upon Iop's sword


What it's doing there, no one knows, same as several other strange "relics" in a circle. Perhaps the local natives (before the hobbits, who lived here, some elves) once long ago thought this wasn't Hobbitania, but Incarnam.
In short, interesting.
8. Writing about my own, those who didn't vote, don't read. Better to form your own opinion, but I want to tell why what I sent seemed very, very appealing to me.
Au Sable Light Station, Michigan, USA
In short, look. A lighthouse on a freshwater lake in the States, on the border with Canada, apparently currently non-operational (the sign "Temporarily Closed"), around it something like taiga, the population apparently consists of deer/moose or whatever lives there. You have everything you need: a house, a lighthouse, a barn, some other little sheds... And I hope a car, because every American has one, right? And then, if you ever need to get out somewhere, you're a little over an hour from the airport, 2 hours from Green Bay, 3 hours from Detroit... There are no traffic jams, which makes transport accessibility much better than Moscow's, even if the distances are greater... Though, that realization came later; at first I just walked along the pedestrian paths around, looked at this beauty and understood — this is it.9.
Ogimachi Castle, Shirakawa, Japan --
9. As I understand it, this is a castle of the "flat rampart with a small wall" type. Although little is visible of the castle itself, if there was anything besides the remaining buildings, the view is quite nice. If you walk around, you can appreciate a village of wooden houses "styled old-time," some open-air museums, little rivers... I think the air is good to breathe there. As I read on wiki, in winter this little mountain area used to be cut off from the lowlands; well, that's hardly the case now, but still, the relative wilderness adds romance. Thanks for this place too.
Ah, it wasn't easy to give ratings, I knew it, of course... As an explorer by nature, everything is too interesting to me. But I think I managed more or less, as best I could...