GOURMET TRAVELLER

Uplifting panoramas

AUSTRALIA HUTT LAGOON PORT GREGORY

The sleepy fishing village of Port Gregory, south of Kalbarri in Western Australia, is home to the ‘Pink Lake.’ The water’s vivid colour is created by a carotenoid producing algae, which is used to colour food and fabric and as a source of vitamin A.

PRETTY IN PINK

At a time when we all need a splash of colour in our lives, we have brought you a vibrant collection of pinks from around of the world to uplift and inspire you

USA ANTELOPE CANYON ARIZONA

Flash floods have, over time, eroded the Navajo sandstone geological formation with rainwater running into the slot canyon sections, then picking up speed and rushing down into the narrow passageways below, deepening and smoothing them to make the distinct ‘flowing’ shapes.

PORTUGAL ‘PINK STREET’ LISBON PANTAI MERAH KOMODO ISLAND INDONESIA

Pantai Merah – or ‘Pink Beach’ – on Komodo Island, gets its soft pink shade from single-celled organisms Foraminifera, which produce a red pigment on the coral reefs. When tiny fragments of coral combine with white sand, magic happens.

HANEUL PARK GRASSES SOUTH KOREA SEOUL

The pastel pink waters of this Valencia natural park are due to microorganisms and micro-seaweeds, which synthesise the components of the salty water in order to survive – entrancing visitors in the process.

SPAIN LAS SALINAS DE TORREVIEJA VALENCIA

TULIPS AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS

Swathes of tulip bulbs (above) burst into flower across the Netherlands every spring. Feast your eyes on row upon row of blooms at the world-famous Keukenhof Gardens, just outside of Amsterdam.

INDIA PINK PALACE JAIPUR

Built in 1799 in vibrant red and pink sandstone, Hawa Mahal was inspired by Khetri Mahal in Jhunjhunu, now a ruin. Characterising the palace’s honeycomb-like structure, the 953 latticed windows were designed to allow the ladies of the royal court to observe daily life without being seen; due to purdah, they could only appear in public with faces covered.

KENYA FLAMINGOS RIFT VALLEY

The vast gatherings of gorgeous greater and lesser flamingos on Lake Bogoria, Lake Elmenteita and Lake Nakuru among others in Kenya’s Rift Valley, comprise one of the most arresting bird spectacles anywhere in the world. The flamingos – up to two million of them at a time – feed on the lakes’ abundant algae, which thrives in the warm, alkaline water.

A bird’s eye view of Yucatán’s blush pink salt lakes, which are separated from the Gulf of Mexico by a narrow sand spit.

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