{"id":17319,"date":"2018-09-03T08:51:57","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T04:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate.unioncoop.ae\/?p=17319"},"modified":"2018-09-18T11:05:12","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T07:05:12","slug":"ever-heard-about-these-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/ever-heard-about-these-places\/","title":{"rendered":"Ever heard about these places?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Enough has been said about some of the most visited places in the world but the places that deserve equal attention do not have a spokesperson. This blog will list some of the most unique destinations you may not have heard about:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Salar De Uyuni, Bolivia<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17320\" src=\"https:\/\/corporate.unioncoop.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/shutterstock_420226171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">The world\u2019s largest salt flat is a massive 4,086 square miles\u2019 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">area<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> formed by several prehistoric lakes. One of the many amazing facts about the lake is that it becomes reflective like a mirror during the rainy season. Breathtakingly!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">The Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17326\" src=\"https:\/\/corporate.unioncoop.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/shutterstock_626851340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Spanning over 1,400 miles, this is the largest collection of coral reefs in the world. This may not sound interesting but wait till you catch a glimpse of the place in person! Such is the majestic beauty of the place that it\u2019s among the seven wonders of the natural world. The picturesque location not only allows you to explore underwater <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">life<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> but also enables you to indulge in adrenaline-filled activities like diving. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Reed Flute Caves, China<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17324\" src=\"https:\/\/corporate.unioncoop.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/shutterstock_177783113.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">Better known as the \u2018Palace of Natural Arts\u2019, Reed Flute cave is a popular tourist attraction in China that not many are aware of. Don\u2019t let this multi-colour effect fool you because the place is about 180 million years <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">old<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\"> if experts are to be trusted. With more than 70 inked inscriptions, this place deserves much more recognition than it already has. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17322\" src=\"https:\/\/corporate.unioncoop.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/shutterstock_245388445.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">Located half-way between the capital Zagreb and the coast is <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Plitvice Lakes, <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">National<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> Park. You will be surprised to learn that the place is also a UNESCO <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">World<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> Heritage site. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Zhangye Danxia Landform, Gansu, China<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17328\" src=\"https:\/\/corporate.unioncoop.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/shutterstock_517213633.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"382\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\">The eye candy of Zhangye is a delight for art lovers and artists. What happens to be like a live oil painting is also one of the most underrated places as well. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you liked our <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.unioncoop.ae\/blog\/\">blog<\/a> then give it a thumbs up, and don&#8217;t forget&#8230; Sharing is Caring!<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enough has been said about some of the most visited places in the world but the places that deserve equal attention do not have a spokesperson. This blog will list some of the most unique destinations you may not have heard about: &nbsp; Salar De Uyuni, Bolivia The world\u2019s largest salt flat is a massive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":17333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[153,127,154,139,149,131,121,152,120,142,134,148,138,146,141,147,151,118,122,116,115,117,150],"class_list":["post-17319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-australia","tag-blogging","tag-bolivia","tag-carrefour","tag-china","tag-community-reporter","tag-consumer-cooperative","tag-croatia","tag-dubai","tag-largest-consumer-cooperative","tag-lifestyle","tag-lifestyle-blog","tag-lulu","tag-lulu-hypermarket","tag-middle-east","tag-places-to-visit","tag-plitvice-lakes-national-park","tag-retail-pioneer","tag-smartphone-apps","tag-uc-blog","tag-union-coop","tag-union-coop-blog","tag-zhangye-danxia-landform"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17319\/"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post\/"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5\/"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments\/?post=17319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17319\/revisions\/"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17333\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/?parent=17319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/?post=17319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.unioncoop.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/?post=17319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}