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" />We’re all going nowhere at present. So for most of us we can only enjoy a bit of armchair travel and dream about our next holiday. Recently I was sent a copy of this lovely coffee table book published by Lonely Planet called “The Joy Of Water”. Once I opened it I was enchanted by the beautiful images in the publication. You see I’m a water lover and I’ve always been drawn to the sea, a lake or river. Maybe I was a mermaid in another life!
This wonderful book is not only exceptional eye-candy, but raises awareness of our most precious resource – water, from all over the world. The brilliant photography draws you in immediately and makes you want to don a swimsuit or wetsuit and jump straight in!
Wadi al mujib Natural Reserve in Jordan
The preface to the book written by traveller and adventurer, Luke Waterson (a very apt name), describes the water as: “A dip in our planet’s waters rarely requires specialist equipment, save perhaps some gumption. And once immersed, it is an absolute sensory experience: you smell it, you hear it, it touches every inch of you. It is the easiest way to throw yourself into nature’s great unknowns”.
Myvatn, Iceland
The Joy of Water is broken up into five chapters featuring five continents:
Grotto Azzurra in Capri
There are a total of 68 aquatic paradises featured in the book which will whet (or should I say wet), your appetite. The watery wonderlands are varied and include ocean pools, infinity pools, beautiful beaches, water holes, hot springs, blue lagoons, lovely lakes, waterfall-fed pools, rock pools, underwater caves, sacred rivers, snorkelling hotspots, bathing ponds, thermal baths, volcanic crater lakes, white pebbled coves and tropical island paradises.
People bathing at a natural spa with waterfalls in Saturnia.
Luke sums up the purpose of the book perfectly: “Readers can discover new places in each part of the world to splash in, soak up or simply stare out at the water, as well as remembering places they have already been – and hope to return to.”
There are so many places around the world that you can experience the joy of water and although I consider myself to be well-travelled, I have only really discovered the tip of the iceberg.
Goffs Caye, Belize, Caribbean Sea
Some of the places featured in the book that I have experienced first-hand include Pammukale in Turkey, a few of the beautiful island beaches in the Caribbean, a couple of Japanese Onsens, the natural sea grottos of Capri in Italy, St Peter’s Pool in Malta and the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro. All of these bodies of water and pools are absolutely exquisite.
Bay of Kotor, Montenegro
After browsing through this book I’m now frothing about seeing some of these other aquatic paradises:
To-Sua Ocean Trench in Samoa
In my own country of Australia the selections are highly commendable, with most of them being in remote regions that are a little off the beaten track, including:
Ningaloo Reef Whale Shark
If I were to select other aquatic paradises in Australia I would also add the following:
Lake Argyle in The Kimberley, West Australia
The Joy of Water book is available from all good book stores and is very reasonably priced from between $17 to $30. It would make a great gift for a fellow water-lover or just someone who loves to travel and explore this wonderful water-filled world of ours.
Kathy was a 50 something year old when she started up this blog 6 years ago, but has since turned over another decade and is now in her early 60s. She is married with two adult children and lives on the Tweed Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Kathy enjoys living life to the fullest and loves to keep fit and active by maintaining a healthy diet and exercising regularly. Some of her interests include reading, photography, travelling, cooking and blogging! Kathy works part-time as a freelance writer but her real passion is travelling and photographing brilliant destinations both within Australia and overseas and writing about it.
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Seana Smith
May 20, 2020Hi there, this sounds right up my street, thank you for the heads us.
Kathy
May 20, 2020You’re welcome Seana. I really enjoyed this book. It’s given me heaps of inspiration for future travel