About The World Of Waterfalls
WHO ARE WE?
My name is Johnny, and I’m the author of the World of Waterfalls. My wife’s name is Julie. Julie and I started this adventure as a duo out of the Greater Los Angeles area, but now we’re a trio thanks to our daughter Tahia who we’ve taken on our travels with us.
WHY WATERFALLS?
Back in 2000, I was in graduate school and working full time. Julie was also working full time. So as we were looking for ways to balance our lives, Julie had this idea about doing local hikes to waterfalls on the weekends in the Southern California area.
After all, we were nature lovers and it just seemed like one of those ideas that made a lot of sense to us. We quickly learned that just engaging in this activity recharged us.
Soon local trips grew to road trips further abroad. Then, road trips grew to overseas trips. Before we knew it, we were seeking out waterfalls around the world, and it had become a lifelong adventure.
When we shared the love with friends and family, we also learned that we were able to spend quality time with each other while out waterfalling.
These days, we’re looking for any excuse to seek out waterfalls as they tend to coincide with the most meaningful moments of our lives.
WHY GO AROUND THE WORLD FOR WATERFALLS?
In addition to waterfalls, Julie had a passion for travel. She always wanted to go places, and in our early days of being together, she managed to get me over my fear of flying to explore places like Cancun, Maui, and Tahiti.
When we realized the benefits of waterfalls, we wanted to combine these passions. We not only got to experience diversity in the people, the food, the environments, the culture, and the languages, but we also got to experience the natural world in these foreign lands. With each of these experiences, we found ourselves learning a lot about the world around us as well as a lot about ourselves.
In fact, many waterfalls forced us to go well off the beaten tourist paths, which allowed us to stumble upon some relatively hidden gems (both waterfalling and non-waterfalling) that engaged us more with the locals while allowing us to see the most beautiful places on earth.
WHERE HAVE WE BEEN?
So far, our waterfall travels have taken us to 38 states in the USA and 46 countries across the world spanning all continents except Antarctica. To give you a sense of where the waterfalls we’ve been to are located, check out the world map below…
WORLD OF WATERFALLS: AN EMOTIVE JOURNEY
Looking for a taste of what you can find on this website? How about taking an emotive journey through the wonderful World of Waterfalls by watching this video…
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Australian Waterfall Chaser February 28, 2018 10:59 am - Hi Everyone, I am an Australian waterfall chaser. I absolutely love the beauty of nature. I'm very happy to share several of the waterfalls i have been to in Australia so far. My focus is New South Wales at the moment. I plan to branch out when I finish my studies. ...Read More
Poconos September 21, 2017 2:04 pm - Wife and I are waterfall enthusiasts. Saw great ones in Quebec and Ithaca area this year. Your site is great but it amazes me that you haven't been to the Poconos in Pennsylvania which has some great waterfalls so close to Patterson NJ. In fact you list no PA waterfalls at all. Check out Bushkill,… ...Read More Great site for waterfalls March 14, 2017 4:34 am - my wife and I have traveled extensively in the last decade and visited several of the waterfalls you listed - worldwide and USA. Victoria and Iguassu but not Niagara which is ridiculous since we live in Georgia. It is high on the bucket list. Agree with you that the Yosemite Valley is one the most… ...Read More Thanks for the inspiration! October 24, 2016 9:25 pm - My wife and I absolutely love this site. We have spent hours reading your itineraries, especially your trips here downunder. We live in Sydney, with our 2 adult children. Our interest in waterfalls began 12 years ago, when we were fortunate enough to have a family holiday to the UK, Norway and Sweden, with our… ...Read More A Short Testimonial of Waterfalling September 28, 2014 6:18 pm - First off, I would like to personally thank you for creating such a wonderful website full of beautiful scenery, luscious vegetation, and, of course, magnificent waterfalls. I would also like to thank you for sharing your personal experiences, as it really helps to grasp what you guys are visualizing and experiencing. Reading through your website,… ...Read More
Thank You for this wonderful site March 14, 2014 2:37 am - I have been using this site as a reference and thanks to it, I have been to some really nice waterfalls in Victoria, Australia. Just wanted to share some pictures and say thank you. ...Read More
dan.d – waterfaller March 3, 2013 5:27 pm - Hey! I'm dan from israel, i'm eleven years old and i have special hobby that i realy like. I motion waterfalls all over the world with "Google earth". I really specializes in waterfalls And I know a lot of waterfalls. I motioned for over 1000 waterfalls in the world. I was Iguazu Falls and Niagara… ...Read More
Chasing Waterfalls February 16, 2013 4:31 am - I am an engineer by trade but a photographer at heart. My engineering career has taken me all over the globe which has allowed me to enhance my photography. Sunsets and waterfalls are my goal whenever I am out and about. I have shot waterfalls from Washington State to Norway and a sunset in every… ...Read More Great Site September 6, 2012 9:05 am - I grew up in upstate NY where waterfalls and fresh, cold streams were plentiful, now in FL 10 years am a single Mom and can't get out much at all (at least till my daughter's a bit older). In order to keep up hope I've enjoyed browsing your site when I needed a beautiful shot… ...Read More
I like this web site June 19, 2011 11:31 am - I was surprised that there are people who love waterfalls that much. I also love waterfalls, and enjoy them. I visited a lot of water falls around the world (Europe, USA, Asia), and since I'm from a desert country I miss the green and blue colors which I can see in the green or forests… ...Read MoreShare your thoughts about what you’ve read on this page
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