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Tag: Dark Tourism

Rusty ship wreck in the desert with a cat in the foreground
Uzbekistan

A trip to the shores of the Aral Sea

by Westwards / 15 August 201819 December 2021

The water is shallow, and the ground covered with soft mud. On our trip to the last remnant of the …

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Rotten room at Maison des Esclaves in Agbodrafo
Senegal, Togo, UNESCO

Reminders of the Slave trade: The House of Slaves on the Île de Gorée in Senegal and Woold House in Agbodrafo/ Togo

by Westwards / 7 February 201819 April 2021

A tall black man in a fluttering white garment is folding his hands in prayer, then sweeping them over his …

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Memorial building at the United Nations cemetery
South Korea

The United Nations Cemetery– a look back at the Korean war

by Westwards / 5 September 201726 March 2021

“Please, visit the chapel”. The caretaker ushers us into a small building near the entrance of the United Nations Cemetery …

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Crumbling houses on Hajima
Japan, UNESCO

Visit Gunkanjima (Hajima) – a James Bond location

by Westwards / 8 August 20173 October 2021

If you are in Nagasaki in Japan, do not miss a visit to the island of Gunkanjima. The Japanese word …

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The torn top of the Teufelsberg surveillance station
Germany

The Cold War surveillance station at the Teufelsberg in Berlin

by Westwards / 26 June 201628 March 2021

„The historical guided tour for the cold war surveillance station Teufelsberg will start at approximately 1 pm sharp“, roars the …

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Atomic bomb dome in Hiroshima
Japan, UNESCO

Sightseeing at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima

by Westwards / 13 May 201628 March 2021

This year, Natascha went out to find the place where the world’s first atomic bomb (except for the test bomb) …

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Tombs with ladder
Uzbekistan

The Mizdakh Khan cemetery in the Qaraqalpaq desert

by Westwards / 21 September 201310 April 2022

During our research trip for the new edition of our Uzbekistan guidebook we finally found the time to visit the …

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Soldier descending into a tunnel
Vietnam

Tourists turning tunnel rats at the Cu Chi Tunnels

by Westwards / 10 February 20133 April 2021

Our guide Thong points to the ground, which is covered with grass and leaves: „That’s the entrance to one of …

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Memorial in Majdanek concentration camp
Poland, UNESCO

A visit to the concentration camps of Majdanek and Auschwitz-Birkenau

by Westwards / 1 February 20105 April 2021

Trolleybus No 156 runs directly from the city centre to Majdanek on the outskirts of Lublin. Unlike other Nazi camps, Majdanek …

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