Does your landscape change much if you travel an hour away from home?

Hi thea, My landscape is almost the same after an hours travel by car. All are tree of rocks. Only the different is the shape of it. I stayed at North Petaling Jaya, so if I go to west (Kuala Lumpur), south (South Petaling Jaya) or north (Damansara) all fill with sky high building. Nothing else. More stones then trees. The only different if I go to east (Klang/Shah Alam) where I still can see some tree after more then 30 minutes drive. I hope I can see more trees and more fresh air. But it is a very exclusive thing in a big city. The only trees left are trees of rock. Happy mylotting and have a nice day.

I feel the difference that many places to stay in the house first. in the way home I do not see more trees and rice fields in the street. all has changed with the house. I very sad to see all this.

The landscape doesn't change very much if we drive about an hour away from home. My mother in law lives about an hour from us so I know the hour drive very well. LOL It doesn't change much though....just stays the same. Trees, trees, and more trees and dirt. Now if we travel abot 3 hours we will start to see sand because we will be at the beach.

I live in a densely populated city - Manila, the capital of the Philippines. The environs of Metro Manila is a lot different. Two of which are my favorite and has a 'distinguished' character or feel to it. If you go down south, there is Tagaytay City. The weather is cool and windy. Its the 'nice' weekend getaway from the city where you can relax (there are known spa and resorts there)or try some adventure activities like the zipline, biking, etc. An then there's Coreggidor island, a historical fortress that's 45 minutes away from the city via fastcraft. The beach is different and but I had a blast going there with my friends. But my favorite landscape when I go to and from work is passing by the Walled City of Intramuros. It looks even nostalgic at night. The preserved architectural edifice almost lets you feel the grandeur of the Spanish Era. It's about an hour away from my home. When I head up north, the view changes dramatically. I love the mountain and rural view as I go the expressway

hi thea, it is pretty much the same. just tht it gets more crowded, i n dnt like going to the city, it is polluted too. but it is a different scene altogether where i was born n brought up, near a beach n the place is nice. if we travel a few kilometers, there u get backwaters n rivers n lakes. such a beautiful place, now i get to go there only once a year.

Theo09 where are you from and where do you live? I'm so jealous that your landscape is lush with olive trees that sounds beautiful!.. where i live is sorta a suburb of Hong Kong.. maybe 30 minutes away from the city center except it doesn't feel like much of a suburb since buses roam my area and on weekends you see masses of tourists flock over to the beaches.. making traffic actually pretty bad..it isnt quite as developed as the city but on weekends you hardly see it as a suburb.. as i move away from my suburb and towards the city it just becomes more and more developed... there is almost no greenery.. no beaches.. just tall buildings

it depends on which way i travel! i live in southern ontario (canada) and if you go one way, you head towards toronto, which is one of canada's largest cities, the other way, its farmland, sure there are smaller cities but nothing as big as toronto around here.

an hour away? depending on which way you're going,like to the capital city,it's more congested. if you go the other way off island,it's woodier,but still populated.they're carving more and more housing developments out of the woods,it's sad. i wish they'd pass a law that existing houses be filled before permits will be issued for new ones.

I don't get too far from home but basically things look about the same around Tennessee. It's a beautiful state in my opinion.I knowit must be pretty around u to. It sure does sonnd pretty.

Go on make even more insanely jealous than I already am. If it’s not enough that you put up photos of your lush landscape, olive trees and the fishing village you now taunt me with your description, lol. Well for me if I drove an hour south I would be in the centre of London which isn’t very nice. An hour North as well as West and everything would be pretty much the same as where I live, which is an ever expanding town. But if I was to break the speed limit and head East I may just reach the coast line, although even here that’s no where near as exciting or scenic as what you get to see, lol.

Hello, Thea. When we drive the 500 miles from our home in the Costa Blanca to the ferry port in Santander, Northern Spain, we travel through so many different regions you find it difficult to believe you're in the same country. Where we live, we have quite a mixture - there are the salt lakes, orange groves, sea and mountains all within a short distance and often overlapping. Around Alicante, about 35 miles away, it's different again, with quarries and industry on one side, and the sea and beautiful beaches on the other. Another 20 miles or so, and there's Benidorm, which is dominated by skyscrapers, but with a stunning coastline. Just up the road are the pretty, almost unspoilt fishing villages of the Northern Costa Blanca. Then you get into the middle of Spain, around Madrid, where it is very barren, and of course, there are factories around the bigger towns, so it's not very soul inspiring. Northern Spain has more rain, so it's very green and lush, much like England, and there are the stunning mountains. We like driving through there between December and March, when you can see snow on the tops of the mountains, and lovely green fields and rolling hills at eye level.

I live in a densely populated city - Manila, the capital of the Philippines. The environs of Metro Manila is a lot different. Two of which are my favorite and has a 'distinguished' character or feel to it. If you go down south, there is Tagaytay City. The weather is cool and windy. Its the 'nice' weekend getaway from the city where you can relax (there are known spa and resorts there)or try some adventure activities like the zipline, biking, etc. An then there's Coreggidor island, a historical fortress that's 45 minutes away from the city via fastcraft. The beach is different and but I had a blast going there with my friends. But my favorite landscape when I go to and from work is passing by the Walled City of Intramuros. It looks even nostalgic at night. The preserved architectural edifice almost lets you feel the grandeur of the Spanish Era. It's about an hour away from my home. When I head up north, the view changes dramatically. I love the mountain and rural view as I go the expressway.

No. Our lawn does change though. I came back once after a week and now we have mint. LOTS of mint. It was kind of weird.

If I travel an hour away from home, my landscape changes slightly. I am closer to the beach now, and it is a nice sight with the waves and scent of the ocean. Where I live, it is near the mountains, so the land is more barren then most other places.

The landscape and scenery is pretty much the same either going south or north after driving an hour because there are towns adjacents to the city and most townhalls and parks and schools can be seen from the highway as you drive by. But going west up to the mountains is different where you can see trees and rivers, gorges and waterfalls before entering a populated area.