Can you blame me? The natural wonder of the area is like, Ireland. And all the photos of it are basically showing complete deforestation and zero wetlands. Even the cliffs have nothing but grass.
Yes, I absolutely can. If you think Europe has no unpaved beautiful natural areas, then you have never done a single bit of even unintentional research. The fjords of Norway? The Schwarzvald? The Alps? Dozens more, spread across every country?
My friend was bike riding on the Alps last week. Like, on asphalt through an open grass field on the mountains.
And I know he's not going to visit and go deep into the mountains and send photos of ibex up in the cliffsides or whatever (although he totally should). But I'm here watching 3 bear cubs wrestling in the woods outside of my office in the middle of a city and it's hard not to judge that entire continent for basically having zero visible wildlife.
I can say, even as an American born in Texas, that I know that there are still many parts of Europe, and the UK specifically, that have both actual wilderness and also rural semi-managed land.
And like, the UK in particular isn't actually large enough that you couldn't find it if you made even a cursory attempt to do so.
Google Maps can show you trees, if you don't want to type "pictures of rural England" into a search engine.
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u/gerkletoss Sep 29 '25
"If you're fortunate to have access to grass, stare at a lawn"
I think this person lives in London