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1. rickshaw wallahs gearing up in mumbai
auto rickshaw speeding through mumbai
There’s something quite special about listening to the sounds of a buzzing city come alive. Cabs in NYC, the rumbling underground in London, but few sounds bring with them the sense of anticipation and the feeling of ‘calm before the storm’ as hearing rickshaw wallahs spring into action at the crack of dawn in Mumbai. A growing crescendo of high-pitched black and yellow three-wheelers gearing up for a day on the mad and chaotic Indian streets is the perfect indication for the day ahead.
gear yourself up on a trip to india
2. surfacing whales on the peninsula valdes
the gushing of air from a whale
Being woken up by the sound of whales? Is that possible? Yep – without a doubt one of our favourite and most unique alarm calls can be heard on the Valdes Peninsula in Argentina. Between June and December this gem on the Patagonian Coast becomes a breading ground for the majestic Southern right whale and holing up on the coast here means swapping alarm bells for the water blasts of surfacing whales.
swop the alarm clock for nature in argentina
3. deafening sound of silence, antarctica
The sound of silence isn’t an easy thing to come across on this planet of ours. Always a whistling wind here and a bird chirping there, but waking up on a crisp still day on the vast plains and serene landscapes of Antarctica the sound of utter silence can be deafening (in a good way of course) and a completely life-changing experience.
experience true silence in antarctica
young monks
4. prayer wheels and laughter in bhutan
Prayer flags fluttering furiously, the sound of prayer wheels being turned continuously and best of all, the sound of young monks laughing. Far from the perception of Bhutan as a sombre land filled with a low drone of old chanting monks, waking up around the monasteries high in the Himalaya’s has to be (and not to get all hippy on you now) one of the most enlightening and calming ways to begin any day, anywhere.
5. buzzing cicadas in sabi sands
There are plenty of sounds to permeate your ear drums when out on safari. But to us, hearing the early morning buzzing of cicadas while lying back in your lodge is the perfect reminder to exactly where you are. Africa. On safari. Bliss.
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warm waters lapping on your private hut
6. lapping water in tropical panama
The sound of lapping water. A bit of cliché right? Well, when it’s calm, warm water lapping up against your private stilted hut on a tropical island in Panama you quickly realise that clichés aren’t always a bad thing.
let the waters awake you in perfect panama
7. church bells in granada
Early morning church bells chiming out may remind you of a local village wedding, but heading off for a morning of exploration in the colourful, colonial town of Granada in Nicaragua to these well orchestrated sounds of the church has influence to take you back in time to the colonial era and the intoxicating days of Spanish rule.
8. clearing of the heavens, borneo
clearing of the heavens
Lying back and facing the heavens in a rustic lodge as the morning breaks in the remote rainforests of Borneo holds a cacophony of wondrous sounds. But to wake to the heavy pitter patter of rain drops falling through the lush vegetation and the rumbling of thunder clearing the dense air for a day of exploration ahead is an experience that’s utterly magical.
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9. calls to prayer on java
Dozens of loudspeakers blaring out eerie, compelling prayers almost completely unfamiliar to western ears might not sound like the perfect wake up call at the crack of dawn. But trust us, a reminder like this in the morning has to be the perfect way to inspire you to get yourself up and ready to explore a culture completely different to what we’re used to.
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10. purring boats pulling into panarea
panarea
When staying on the exclusive island of Panarea in the Aeolian Islands it’s not exactly hard to wake of up with a grin on your face. But to wake with the quaint sound of a small boat purring into the delectable white-washed port of San Pietro and its sun-kissed coves, you quickly realise that this island is known as the “la dolce” (the sweet one) for good reason.
wake up to the sweet purrs of the enchanting aeolian islands
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