exotic locales
Distant, unfamiliar places
Exotic locales are faraway places perceived as excitingly unfamiliar or romantically foreign—tropical islands, ancient cities, remote wildernesses.
The phrase appears frequently in travel marketing and adventure fiction: The film was shot in exotic locales across Southeast Asia.
What counts as exotic depends entirely on where you're from; the term reflects the viewer's perspective rather than any inherent quality of the place.
- Bora BoraSouth Pacific resort island
- BaliIndonesian resort province
- tropical paradiseIdyllic warm coastal locale
- white sand beachesPale-grained tropical shorelines
- IcelandNordic island republic
Kyoto · Morocco · Machu Picchu · hidden gems · off the beaten path · uncharted territory · volcanic islands · Zanzibar · Seychelles · coral reefs · Madagascar · tribal dances · rainforests · Petra · indigenous music · Maldives · sacred rituals · luxury retreats
- adventure fictionpirates, treasure hunts, shipwrecks, sea voyages, exploration
- adventureadventure, quest, quests, exploration, explorers
- explorationexploration, explore, expedition, expeditions, voyage
- Film Locationsfilm sets, backlot, soundstage, TV sets, sound stage
- landsfarmland, grassland, wetland, marshland, parkland
- travel guidestravel guides, travel brochures, tourist guides, city guides, Lonely Planet
exotic localeshometown
One's place of origin
home turf · home · native land · home country · local spots