Best Sunsets around the World

Whether you’re relaxing in your backyard, the local beach, or traveling around the world, you’ll want to pay special attention to the sunset. It’s a magical time. Here are some of the choices for travellers around the world:

Gulf of Mexico, Florida

If you live in Florida long enough and watch enough sunsets on the Gulf of Mexico, you learn an important trick. When the sun sets and all the tourists get up to leave, stop and look to the east behind you. If you are lucky, great clusters of cumulus clouds will reflect light from the sun below the horizon, often setting off explosions of color.

Santorini, Greece

It has been said many times that the sunset of the Greek island Santorini is where one can experience the most beautiful sunset. Expect to see packs of tourists parking on one of the many white-washed roof tops hoping to catch the best view and take photographs of bright, pink sinking suns.

Phuket, Thailand

One of the more spectacular sunsets can be found on the beach of Ao Patong in Phuket, Thailand. The vibrant colours hit the landscape with a yellowy-orange and deep red hue.

Sri Lanka

The verandah of the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka, faces directly out west over the Indian Ocean. This grand hotel, with its antique white-jacketed waiters was built in the 1800s, but its shabby colonial architecture has been left untouched since then. Make sure you get there by 7pm and order a glass of arrack (a sweet whisky-like spirit made from distilled coconut toddy) as you watch the disappearing sun.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Set amidst flowering cactus and breathtaking scenery and framed against the majestic McDowell Mountain, Hyatt Regency Gainey Ranch is the place to watch a magnificent sunset, especially in April, when the skies tend to be at their clearest.

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