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Are you thinking of where to go to be thrilled? Want to take it to the limit? Test your survival skills? See how much the world can dish out? Well, here's some places you might have missed on those 'hot vacation spot' lists!

Some Very Strange And Dangerous

Places! Enjoy! :)

Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Pacific Ocean:
Also described as the Pacific Trash Vortex, it is a gyre of marine litter in

the central North Pacific Ocean. Some say it is larger than the U.S. state of

Texas, others estimate it's larger than the continental United States,

however the exact size is not known for sure. The Patch is characterized

by exceptionally high concentrations of pelagic plastics, chemical sludge,

and other debris that have been trapped by the currents of the North

Pacific Gyre. One man's garbage? Check it out if you dare.

Izu Islands, Japan: Because of their volcanic nature, the islands are constantly filled with the

stench of sulfur (makes the hair raise on the back of your neck as you

smell this odor of farts). Residents were evacuated from the islands in

1953 and 2000 due to volcanic activity and dangerously high levels of gas.

The people returned in 2005 but are now required to carry gas masks

with them at all times. Bring your mask and have some fun!

The Door to Hell, Derweze, Turkmenistan:
While drilling in Derweze in Turkmenistan in 1971, geologists accidentally

found an underground cavern filled with natural gas. The ground beneath the

drilling rig collapsed, leaving a large hole with a diameter of about 50-100 meters.

To avoid poisonous gas discharge, scientists decided to set fire to the hole.

Geologists had hoped the fire would go out in a few days but it has been

burning ever since. Locals have named the cavern The Door to Hell. Visit this

place from a distance. Going inside this cavern is really risky -

bring a fire protection suit for this place!

Alnwick Poison Garden, Denwick Lane, Alnwick, NE66 1YU, England Well now, this could be fun. The Alnwick Poison Garden is a garden

devoted entirely to plants that can kill. Flame-shaped beds contain

belladonna, tobacco and mandrake. The Alnwick Garden has a Home Office

license to grow some very special plants; cannabis and coca which are

found behind bars in giant cages - for obvious reasons. Just tape your

mouth and be sure not to let any plant touch you and you

could have the adventure of your life!

Asbestos Thetford-Mines, Quebec, Canada: Asbestos is a set of six naturally occurring silicate minerals highly prized

for their resistance to fire and sound absorption abilities. Exposure to

it causes cancer and a variety of other diseases. It is so dangerous that the

European Union has banned all mining and use of asbestos in Europe. In Canada though,

at the Thetford Mines, you are in luck! You can visit a big open pit asbestos

mine which is still fully operational.

The workers in the mines aren't required to wear any sort of respiratory

protection, and in some sections of the nearby town, residential areas

are butted right next up against piles of asbestos waste. The mine offers

bus tours of the deadly environment during the summer months. Tickets are free.

If you visit here, don't forget your full body bio-hazard suit.

Ramree Island in Burma:
Ready for life on the wild side? Visit here to the swamp home for 1000s

of enormous salt water crocodiles, the deadliest in the world. It is also

home to malaria carrying mosquitos, and venomous scorpions.

During the Second World War, the island was the site of a six week

battle in the Burma campaign. Here is a description of one of those

horrifying nights: 'That night [February 1945] was the most horrible

that any member of the M.L. [motor launch]

crews ever experienced.

The scattered rifle shots in the pitch black swamp punctured by the

screams of wounded men crushed in the jaws of huge reptiles, and

the blurred worrying sound of spinning crocodiles made a cacophony

of hell that has rarely been duplicated on earth. At dawn the vultures arrived

to clean up what the crocodiles had left. Of about 1,000 Japanese soldiers

that entered the swamps of Ramree, only about 20 were found alive.'

North Yungas Road: Ths Road of Death or Death Road is a 43 mile road leading from

La Paz to Coroico, 35 miles northeast of La Paz in the Yungas region

of Bolivia. It is legendary for its extreme danger. 200 to 300 travelers

are killed yearly along it. The road includes crosses marking many of

the spots where vehicles have fallen. The road was built in the 1930s

during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners. It is one of the few routes

that connects the Amazon rainforest region of

northern Bolivia, or Yungas,

to its capital city. Because of the extreme dropoffs of at least 2,000 feet,

single-lane width - most of the road no wider than 10 feet and lack of guard rails,

the road is extremely dangerous. Further still, rain, fog and dust can make

visibility precarious. In many places the road surface is muddy,

and can loosen rocks from the road.

Mud Volcanoes of Azerbaijan at Lokbatan: Azerbaijan has mud volcanoes - hundreds of them.

Mud volcanoes are the little-known relatives of the more common

magmatic variety. They do erupt occasionally with spectacular results,

but are generally not considered to be dangerous - unless you happen

to be there at the wrong time: every twenty years or so, a mud volcano

explodes with great force, shooting flames hundreds of meters

into the sky, and depositing tonnes of mud on the surrounding area.

In one eruption, the flames could easily be seen from 15 kilometers away

on the day of the explosion, and were still burning, although at a lower level,

three days later.

The Zone of Alienation: The Zone of Alienation is the 19 mile exclusion zone around the site

of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster and is administrated by a

special administration under the Ukrainian Ministry of Extraordinary

Situations (Emergencies). Thousands of residents refused to be

evacuated from the zone or illegally returned there later.

Over the decades this primarily elderly population has dwindled,

falling below 400 in 2009. Approximately half of these resettlers live

in the town of Chernobyl; others are spread in villages across the zone.

Because of looting, there is a strong police presence. So if you choose

to visit here, you could either be shot or get radiation poisoning.

Ilha de Queimada Grande:
Off the shore of Brazil, almost due south of the heart of Sao Paulo,

is a Ilha de Queimada Grande (Snake Island). The island is untouched by

human developers, and for very good reason. Researchers estimate that

on the island live between one and five snakes per square meter.

The snakes on Queimada Grande are a unique species of pit viper,

the golden lancehead. These snakes are responsible for 90% of

Brazilian snakebite-related fatalities. The golden lanceheads that

occupy Snake Island grow to well over half a meter long, and they

possess a powerful fast-acting poison that melts the flesh around their bites.

This place is so dangerous that a permit is required to visit.