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# Bizarre similarities! Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea
islandboi321 11:15 UTC 14 Sep 2007 | I thought this was bizarre... Almost creepy... Well, creepy that two landscapes could look so similar... One being tropical, the other sub-arctic boreal forest in Canada. One picture is from New Caledonia... The other from Northern Saskatchewan. New Caledonia pines Saskatchewan spruce |
silvanocat 12:10 UTC 14 Sep 2007 | It is creepy. The New Caledonia lagoon looks so beautiful but the trees are offputting, I want lush palms not harsh pines. | 1
Laszlo 12:40 UTC 14 Sep 2007 | NC pines are not harsh!!! In fact I think they look lovely - and that shot of Oro Bay is a classic scene featuring them. Actually in other places, they stand mixed with coconut palms... The pines may look similar, but to me the NC photo still looks a lot more inviting than the Canadian one - more sunshine, pure blue water, white sand... ;-) When are you going, Greg? ;-) | 2
islandboi321 22:30 UTC 14 Sep 2007 | Laszlo: I have booked my ticket as of this week... I will be in SEA for 2 months and then on to Samoa for a few weeks. Will be leaving Jan. 5th. Where exactly are YOU now? | 3
Laszlo 07:40 UTC 15 Sep 2007 | In Indonesia - for a year! Coming over? ;-) | 4
cardamom 10:40 UTC 15 Sep 2007 | I see no similarities at all. The trees in question are similar in name only. | 5
bing2bong 19:06 UTC 15 Sep 2007 | I see as much similarity between the two kinds of trees as I do between the posters cardamom and copperspoon. Which is alot. | 6
mandja 20:47 UTC 15 Sep 2007 | Laszlo - are you sure that is Oro Bay - it looks a bit more like the Piscine to me. | 7
Laszlo 21:44 UTC 15 Sep 2007 | Yes, it's the Piscine, but that is usually referred to, notably on the zillion locally sold postcards featuring the same scene, as Oro Bay. I think the term Oro Bay tends to be used to cover that entire area, not just the sandy bayfront beach proper. | 8