This archipelago in the Arabian Sea is home to over 800 unique species of flora and fauna, the striking dragons blood trees rising over a ruggedly gorgeous wonderland to give it a unique quality that is at once alien but reminiscent of earthly beauty. Surrounded by sparkling turquoise ocean, Socotra is a gem of biodiversity seemingly untouched, even forgotten: delightfully shaped fauna embellishes the horizon with various endemic species of birds circling the clear skies overhead for experiencing nature in all its purest forms, there is truly no other place on earth like it.
6. Ta Prohm In Angkor, Cambodia
No, you havent walked straight into Middle-earth: unlike many other temples in the Angkor region of Cambodia, the Ta Prohm complex has been left untouched for centuries of abandonment after the fall of the Khmer Empire. The imposing ruins have, over those years of neglect, been taken over by the surrounding jungle, giving them a haunting and poetic atmosphere that enraptures visitors from the world over. Provoking cameras and pens alike to mesmerized excess, Ta Prohms most distinctive features are the trees whose creeping roots grow from the weathered stonework of the 12th century temple, creating that feeling of lost time that makes this site so popular: a reminder, in no uncertain terms, of the powerful coercions of nature and time.