what's up guys my name is Ryan and with almost all countries open for tourism I think we're all excited to travel some new destinations this year so here's my top 10 places to visit in [Music] [Applause] 2025 with tourism back to normal 2025 is going to be a year full of travel whether you experience the dramatic Landscapes of New Zealand or go cliff jumping in Greece I hope you can all safely visit some new places this year let's start this video off in Sylvania of all the countries in Europe I don't think there's a more compact country that offers just about every type of landscape you expect to find in Europe from the capital city of Luana you can drive 1 hour and either be in the Alps or down by the Adriatic Sea I spent some time in Sania this year and it quickly became one of my favorite European countries one of the most famous places in Sylvania is a lake bled it's a picturest lake with an island that has a Scenic church built on it while we were there we did a hike to this Lookout and got some amazing views of Lake bled in the surrounding area one of my favorite places I visited in pania was the river SOA it's this incredibly clean River with clear turquoise water and had such a fun time swimming in it and riding down the current as I Flo in the water a unique experience you can do in Sylvania is explore the Bostonia cave to get into the cave you get on this train that goes nearly 4 km under the earth I felt like we were riding into GRE got's from the Harry Potter movies once you make it to the end you can explore the cave I mean it's absolutely huge another one of my favorite features of Sylvania is its Hilltop churches they dot the landscape and create some of the most pitous sceneries one of the most notable ones is the Church of St Thomas it's perfectly placed on this hill overlooking the area with the Alps in the distance after slovania we're going to head up to nearby Austria if you love the Alps pictures Villages and idilic scenery Austria is your place it has the charm and beauty of nearby Switzerland but it's not nearly as expensive one of the most famous places in Austria is halat it's this fairy tale Village built on the edge of a lake when we went there we took the fairy in hallat and it gives an incredible view it from the boat we had a great time just walking throughout the Alleyways of this village now if you want to explore some Austria mountains the shaur is an incredible Peak to visit now to get there you R up on Austria's steepest train I mean I couldn't believe how steep it was now when we got to the top it was super fun to explore I mean the views up here are unreal of all the lakes that surround this mountain peak now if you're feeling really adventurous you can do the Sky Ladder via Fara it's located near the town of goau which is about 20-minute drive from H now to get to the start I took up a gondola and made the short hike to begin the V Fara it took took me about 2 hours of climbing to finally reach the sky ladder and when I got there I didn't realize how big it was I was a little nervous to do it as I started climbing it was a little wobbly but it was overall pretty easy and you're always hooked in so it's basically impossible to fall after a few minutes of climbing I made to the end of the Sky Ladder it was super fun if you want to get the adrenaline going in 2025 the FIA Fara is for you now afterwards we're going to head to Africa to visit Namibia located in the southern part of the continent Namibia is home to just other worldly landscapes if you're wanting to visit Africa for the first time Namibia is a great option it's one of Africa's safest countries and its roads and infrastructure are R the best in Africa now to travel to Namibia we flew into the capital city of vind hook and then we rented a 4x4 truck and started our Namibia road trip one of the most famous places in Namibia is deadly it's this clay pan with dried tree skeletons that are believed to have died 700 years ago there used to be a river in the area but it dried up and the trees eventually died and since the area is so dry the trees have decomposed and remained Frozen in time I mean it was just so surreal to walk amongst these ancient trees now overlooking the dead V is the Big Daddy sand dun it's the tallest Dune in the Solus Fleet area with a height of 325 M I wanted to hike to the top of it we began by walking along the ridge of the Dune next to dead V and we were able to get views of the clay pan as we got closer to Big Daddy I was just amazed by the scale of the Dune after about an hour and a half of hiking we made it to the top we had the most incredible 360 view of the Nao desert and the Landscapes just seem to go on forever another one of the most iconic places in Namibia is sandwich Harbor it's where the nambu desert meets Atlantic Ocean to get here you basically need to go with an experienced driver since you're navigating through deep sand the whole time Ian it was a little nerve-wracking driving on the dunes but it was such an adrenal rush now my favorite thing that we did in Namibia was witnessing the desert elephants there's only a few desert elephants in Namibia and they have adapted to live in the harsh conditions of the desert to see them we went deep into the remote region of dearland and after an hour of tracking our guide found a herd of 14 elephants we spent the next few hours just observing them and it was one of my favorite Wildlife experiences I've ever had the mppus landscapes in Wildlife are truly on another level after we to head to Asia to visit Vietnam located in Southeast Asia Vietnam is an adventure and Backpackers Paradise one of the most impressive places in the country is Ban gak Falls it's located in the northern part of Vietnam straddling the Chinese border Bak is the biggest waterfall in southe Asia and the scenery here is just absolutely insane with the iconic cars mountains in the background another amazing spot in Vietnam is halang Bay located in the GF of tunin howong bay is this incredible area made up of emerald water and thousands of limestone Islands covered in Lush vegetation probably the best way to experience Hong Bay is by taking a cruise but I recommend at least doing an overnight cruise so you can witness Hong Bay during sunset and sunrise one of my personal favorite places in Vietnam is the te fields of Lan Coke it's one of the most pictures places I've ever seen with Dome shaped Hills and perfectly manicured t- Fields if you're looking for an adventure one thing you can do at Vietnam is a HW gang loop it's a several Day motorcycle route that take you through the mountains of Northern Vietnam the scenery is absolutely insane it looks like something out of a Dr Seuss book definitely something to add to your 20125 bucket list after it we to head over to Central America to visit El Salvador from real class surfing to stunning volcanoes El Salvador has so much to offer I have a special place in my heart for El Salvador because I lived here 10 years ago now the capital of the country is San Salvador and there are some cool places you can visit like the central historico one of my favorite places in El Salvador is El tuno it's probably the most famous beach in the country and has amazing waves perfect for surfing we came here for Sunset and the scenery did not disappoint another incredible place in the country is the Santa an a volcano we hiked up the volcano's Rim it took us about an hour to reach the top the Landscapes up here were insane now at the base of the volcano there's this lake called Lago deat pek and the scenery here is also next level I found this restaurant that had a diving Bo and it was so fun to send some jumps into the lake if you're looking for adventure in 2025 El Salvador is worth the visit after we going to head back to Europe to visit Norway's lefon islands lefon is located in Northern Norway and even though it's in the Arctic Circle it feels like you're on a tropical island with all the incredible beaches and fairly mild weather we were here last summer and the senior was next level one of my favorite places is the fishing Village of Hennings bar it's built on a few islands and it's home to one of the most scenic soccer fields in the world one of the best beaches on the islands is Kavala it's a decent hike down to the beach but you're rewarded with some of the most incredible scenery we came here for Sunset and it was one of the best I've experienced if you're into hiking the trck to RH to bring in is worthwhile it's probably the most famous hike in leoen Islands now to get to the top we had to climb nearly 2,000 Stone steps you get a perfect panoramic view of the Fjord Villages and sea mountains if you come during the months of June and July this is a insane blaz to experience the Midnight Sun we stayed up here for a good hour and enjoying the sunset and other world reviews if you're in Le phone and are able to hike you got to come experience the scenery of rhino bran after or head to Greece to visit some of its islands with over 6,000 Islands Greece has a lot to choose from one of the most well-known islands is sanini it's home to whitewash houses and all the Landscapes you expect to find on a Greek island but I will say it can get very crowded one of my personal favorite Greek Islands is Milos it has the classic whitewash houses but a more relaxed Vibe compared to sanini one of the most famous places on Milos is sakano Beach it's home to White lunar-like Landscapes and there's so many places to Cliff jump there's this one iconic ledge that is a perfect place to use some Dives and jumps into the sea one of my favorite places on Milos was CFO it's this incredible Bay with white rocks that come out of the sea you can bow or hike into the area and we had an incredible time just relaxing here if you do Bow into CFO you can also go to the nearby sikia cave it's one of the most unique places I've ever been it's this cave with a collapsed ceiling that connects to the Sea there's a little beach that some people would ride up their dingies to land on and then they could explore the cave I mean the water was just some of the clearest I've ever experienced and the boulders in the water created for one of the most beautiful settings I've ever came across now I have to say my favorite Greek island is Zinthos I've been here several times now and I just keep wanting to come back it's one of the most impressive locations I've ever been from thousand foot White Cliffs to The Bluest water you've ever seen zakintos has it all the most famous place in Zak kinos is Shipwreck Beach back in the 1980s a cargo ship from tur turkey was carrying a legal Contraband and the gree Navy chased some into this Cove where it crashed over the years the sand has built up around the ship and has created one of the most fly stunning locations in the real you can boat into the beach or you can also get a great view of it from The Cliffs above another stunning place is that kinos is mazis is this massive rock formation on the aan and you get a nice view of it from the nearby Cliffs we came here for Sunset and the sea was pretty rough which turned up the water giving it a Milky color it was such an amazing landscape with a Setting Sun coupled with the greens of the Pines and blues of the water gree's islands are some of the most spectacular on Earth after it War head to French pnia to visit the island of Mora known as the pearl of the sea Maria is one of the most beautiful places I've ever experienced we stayed here several nights and was just absolutely incredible now to reach Maria you'll first fly into the island of Tahiti and you can either take a ferry or another quick flight once you arrive on the island there's just so much to do here I think Mara is home to some of the most spectacular Mountains they're just so Jagged and unique looking my favorite one was called Mount mooa which translates to the shark's tooth it rises 880 m above the sea and I totally get where it gets its name with its sharp rigid appearance now if you're more into the beaches one of my favorite ones was the public beach T hiam Manu it's this really relaxing beach with sailboats and amazing scenery all around it's a prime place to watch the sunset another great thing you can do on Moria is go on a boat tour we went on a tour and unfortunately it was really rainy but it still was a great experience we swam with black tip sharks and we went outside the reef and swam in the deep ocean I mean I couldn't believe how warm the water was one of the main reasons people come to Moria is a swim of humpback Wells if you come in between the months of August to November you can swim with these gentle Giants after we're to head to New Zealand I think it's safe to say we all want to experience the scenery of New Zealand it's a land full of FS like Norway beaches like Hawaii and Landscapes straight out of Middle Earth New Zealand is made up of two main islands the North and the South now to get to New Zealand we flew into Auckland which is on the North Island and from there we went to one of my favorite places Cathedral Co when I imagine New Zealand this is one of the first places that come to mind to get there you can either hike or take a Buton we had such a good time exploring this place there's this cave Archway that gives you the famous view of Cathedral Cove with the T hoo Rock now if you want to venture to Middle Earth you can visit hobon it was a filing location for the Shire and the Lord of the Rings films and you can take a guided tour of it if you're looking for some Epic Adventures you got to head to New Zealand's South Island it's home to mount cook which is the tallest mountain in the country with a height of 3,724 M the drive to Mount Cook is arguably one of the most scenic in the world since you have views in the incredible Southern Alps coupled with the glacier Blue Waters the lake leading up to it we did the hike to the base of Mount Cook it was about a 10 km Trek and I love the bridges we walked on that cross the glacial Rivers when we got to the lake at the base of Mount Cook it was possibly the windiest place I've ever been they almost blew my wo and one of the most epic places you got to visit New Zealand is the Milford Sound located in the furland National Park the Milford Sound is possibly the most famous place in all of New Zealand and after exploring it I understand why the Milford swn is pretty isolated and the closest town is tanu which is about 2 hours drive to get there the road is one of the most beautiful I've ever been on the scene reminds me of the F Nori but slightly more tropical we saw some Kia Birds which are the only Alpine parrots in the world I me they were seriously so beautiful once we arrived at the Milford Sound we got on a boat that took us on a tour of the famous yord the views on the front of the boat were amazing as we headed into the Fjord I mean the scale of this place is insane the mountain wall is rid straight up thousands of feet high we came across several waterfalls cascading into the sound now after the boat tour I really enjoyed just walking around the sound there were some nice trails and I like this little Coastal area that had smooth rocks and really unique vegetation that line the shore it was just so calming to watch The Little Waves roll in for our final destination we're going to head over to nearby Australia if you like world class beaches tons of Wildlife and just Good Vibes you got to give Australia visit I spent some time there early in 2024 and I just absolutely loved it one of my favorite regions in the country is Western Australia it's home to some of the most pristine Coastline I've ever seen there's endless white sand beaches crystal clear waters and kangaroos just chilling around I think the area around espir is particularly beautiful it's home to some of the widest sand in Australia and the world another place to visit in Australia is the Outback the most iconic landmark in the outback is uru or a rock it's a massive monolith that's made up of sandstone now now if you want to see some of Australia's Wildlife a great place to go is Tasmania it's a pretty big Island located in Southern Australia and the main reason I came here was to see the Wombats they live in this area around cradle mountain and we could go on these raised walkways and there were several wombats grazing I was so peaceful to watch them munch on the grass now my all-time favorite place in Australia is Lord how Island I think it's one of the most perfect places in the world it's located in the tasmin sea and you get to Lord how by taking a 2-hour flight from Sydney the island is just insanely beautiful it's called the Hawaii of Australia and after visiting it I understand why there can only be 400 tourists on the island at a time and another interesting fact about Lord how is that it's the largest island ever to eradicate all its rats which in turn has allowed the birds and wildlife to flourish here one of the main reasons I wanted to go to Lord how Island was to visit Bal pyramid it's the tallest sea stack in the world with a height of 572 m is one of the wildest rock formations I've ever seen as it sits alone in the desolate ocean now get the balls pyramid it was about an hour boat ride from low Island we boat it around the entire sea stack and I was just baffled by the scale of this place I felt like Jack Sparrow discovering a treacherous Island after exploring Ball's pyramid we headed back to low Island and got some incredible views on the way while we were on Lord how we had bikes to get around and we did some great hikes one of my favorites was Malibar Kims there were some incredible views of the Sea Cliffs then we walked on this Ridge and got an amazing view of the whole island and this place is Paradise now for sunset I love going down to Lagoon beach to watch the sun light up the mountains of Lord how places don't get more perfect than this island well that is it for my 2025 top 10 let me know where you want to travel this year in the comments below you can follow me on Instagram and Tik Tok at shirley. films it's Ryan and we will see you later [Music] [Applause] [Music]