Maldives

The Maldives consists of hundreds of paradisiacal islands and coral atolls and are situated off the coasts of Southern Asia's India and Sri Lanka. The majority of these islands are uninhabited, but those that are populated feature either sleepy local settlements surrounded by pristine beaches or first rate international seaside resort hotels.Snorkeling is almost a national pastime in the Maldives and, although all of the islands' beaches feature sparkling white sand and seas of the purest sapphire blue, there are several resorts and beaches in the Maldives that deserve further inspection. o­ne of these is the Nika Island Resort, which is located about 74km away from the country's capital at Male and which lies o­n an enchanting lagoon. Apart from snorkeling, visitors can also enjoy such diverse water activities as windsurfing, sunset fishing and canoeing.
The Banyan Tree Island Resort o­n the North Male Atoll is another example of a stunning Maldives seaside site. This resort's beaches are the ideal venues for scuba diving, catamaran sailing and night-fishing and visitors can also enjoy water-skiing and deep sea fishing. The surf surrounding the South Male Atoll's Cocoa Island Resort is enriched by the exotic species that wander in from the nearby Kandooma Channel, and fishing here can be a thrilling experience.

The Maldives also offers some superb surfing locations, particularly o­n the Outer Atoll and the North Male Atoll, and the best time to surf would be during the March through November monsoon period. First rate surfing spots include the Kanifinolhu and Lohifushi Island resorts.
 Maldives offers spectacular beaches where everyone can have fun in the sun.

Salar de Uyuni

3,800 square-miles of salt flat spread out across Bolivia’s remote southwest. Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat in the world, an endless sheet of hexagonal tiles (created by the crystalline nature of the salt), dotted with pyramids of salt. Despite the desert dryness, freezing night temperatures, and fierce desert sun, this landscape is not devoid of life. Pink flamingos, ancient cacti, and rare hummingbirds all live in the Salar de Uyuni.During the wet season, the salt desert is transformed into a enormous salt lake, albeit one that is only six to twenty inches deep, traversable by both boat and truck. During this time, the shallow salt lake perfectly mirrors the sky, creating bizarre illusions of infinity. In the middle of this seemingly infinite salty lake is a hotel built entirely out of naturally salt.Created from salt bricks held together with salt mortar, the hotel and everything inside it, including the chairs and tables, is made from salt. While the Hotel Playa Blanca has no electricity and little in the way of amenities, and its water must be trucked in, it does offer even more important and certainly rarer qualities: utter silence, an all-encompassing austere beauty, and an astonishing view of the night sky.Also worth traveling to are the nearby Laguna Colorado and Laguna Verde. Laguna Colorado is a red-hued lake filled with thousands of pink flamingos, while Laguna Verde is a blue-green salt lake found at the foot of the volcano Licancabur. Its shifting aqua color is caused by copper sediments and microorganisms living within the lake.