exotic lands
Faraway, unfamiliar places
Exotic lands are distant, unfamiliar places that seem romantically different from one's own country—typically evoking images of tropical climates, unusual customs, or adventure.
The phrase appears in travel writing and fantasy: She dreamed of sailing to exotic lands.
What counts as exotic depends entirely on where you're standing.
- AntarcticaSouthernmost continental landmass
- Amazon RainforestSouth American tropical wilderness
- BaliIndonesian resort province
- HimalayasAsia's highest range
- MadagascarAfrican island republic
tribal rituals · spice · Shangri-La · ancient ruins · cultural fusion · terra incognita · uncharted territory · indigenous art · language diversity · desert dunes · Sahara Desert · mythical realms · Serengeti · coral reefs · tropical paradise · ceremonial dances · mangrove forests · floating markets
- traveller's talesea voyage, shipwreck, narrow escape, lost city, hidden treasure
- exploration themesexploration, adventure tales, pioneering spirit, sea voyages, polar exploration
- RomanticismWilliam Blake, the sublime, J.M.W. Turner, Eugene Delacroix, emotionalism
- medieval travel literatureMarco Polo, Canterbury Tales, pilgrimage, travelogues, travelers' tales
- travel writingtravelogue, travelogues, travel memoir, travel memoirs, travel diaries
exotic landshome
One's personal residence
homeland · hometown · native land · home country · home turf