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Wellington, New Zealand At this New Zealand airport things can get pretty scary due to the hair-raisingly short runway and the fact that the landing strip sees constant windy conditions. The runway at Wellington is relatively short at 6,647 ft, which is barely enough for larger aircraft, and the strong crosswinds caused by nearby Cook Strait can make landing there a wild experience. Saba Landing Strip, Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport  This is a terrifyingly small piece of earth to land a plane. Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport is the only airport in Saba, an island in the Caribbean, well-known to pilots because of the dangers of landing and taking off there. One side has high hills while all the others drop into the sea. The runway length is a bone-chilling 396 m, only allowing small aircraft and helicopters to land, and without even an air traffic control center. Courchevel Airport, France  A ski area in the French Alps, Courchevel’s airport is infamous for having...

Whenever someone say 'Baluchistan', an image that comes in a mind is basically a desert, camels, and nothing else. But once you would see these beaches of Balochistan, you would visualize this province a very different way next time. These naturally preserved beaches, i.e. local authorities have done almost nothing to make attractive or worth tourism, yet they look so beautiful and mesmerizing. Next time, when you would visit deserts of Balochistan, do visit these beaches. Some of these beaches are just near deserts and it gives an amazing extravaganza when you see desert and ocean side by side. Astola Island Beach near Barambah Coast Guards, Makran Coastal Highway Gadani Beach Gawadar Gawadar Harbor Hammer Head, Baluchistan Jiwani Beach Kund Malir Beach Lasbela Beach Ormara Beach Outskirts of Ormara Paddi Zirr (West Bay), Beach Pasni Pishukan, District Gwadar, Balochistan Sonmiani Beach Tahsil Beach nea...

Photographer Unknown (via  KULfoto.com) Mauritius  is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) off the southeast coast of the African continent. Mauritius was first discovered by the Arabs in 975 AD, then by the Portuguese between 1507 and 1513. Since then there have been periods of succession and colonization between the French, Dutch and British. The island became a republic in 1968. Located at the Southwestern tip of the island you will find a fascinating illusion. When viewed from above, a runoff of sand and silt deposits creates the impression of an ‘underwater waterfall’. Satellite views (as seen in the  Google Maps screenshots below) are equally dramatic, as an underwater vortex seemingly appears off the coast of this tropical paradise. [h/t  pdmcmahon ] Satellite Photograph by  DigitalGlobe  via  Google Maps Satellite Photograph by  DigitalGlobe  via  Google Maps ...

1.  Whitehaven Beach     Airlie Beach, Whitsunday Islands, Australia WOW! This beach is incredible. Pure white squeaky sand, crystal clear water...   read more Photo by Kassi10 2.  Agonda Beach     Goa, India Beautiful beach! Very quiet - it's like a secret... Took a boat at sunrise to see dolphins.   read more Photo by genlovestotravel 3.  Flamenco Beach (Playa Flamenco)     Puerto Rico, Caribbean Culebra is the best kept secret in the Caribbean. I hope it stays that way, because…   read more Photo by SpanishParrot 4.  Las Caletas     Puerto Vallarta, Mexico If you can get here during the day, it's a fantastic little hangout. Beautiful beach...   read more Photo by Walksy22 5.  Sapodilla Bay     Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, Caribbean Worth trying to find! This is a ...