Best UNESCO sites in Japan – our insider Top 5
Japan is a heaven for travellers looking for UNESCO World Heritage sites. 25 sites in Japan belong to the UNESCO …
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UNESCO World Heritage sites that we visited:
A visit to the Rietveld Schröder house – an architectural icon
Canals, bridges, cobbled streets – Utrecht is an exceedingly cute small town in the Netherlands. But our primary motivation for …
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A visit to Wadi Al-Hitan – exploring fantastic whale fossils
The pyramids are incredibly old! 5000 years of civilisation look down on us from those Pharaonic monuments in Egypt. For …
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Hiking from Haghpat Monastery to Sanahin Monastery
In the mountains near the industrial town of Alaverdi in the north of Armenia, two Christian monasteries from the 10th …
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The golden mosaics of Ravenna – Early Christian monuments
Jesus is standing in the hallway like a young warrior, the cross casually over his shoulder. Also, he’s stepping on …
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A quest for Jože Plečnik’s architecture in Ljubljana
On our first evening in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, we pass a bridge sporting fierce dragons. They are Ljubljana’s …
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A visit to the Umayyad city of Anjar in Lebanon
The Umayyad dynasty sparkles. Perhaps that is because so little is left of their legacy in their Levantine heartland. The …
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Pienza in Tuscany – a Renaissance model town
Whenever we travel, we have a look at the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. In Northern Italy we expected …
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The Castles of Bellinzona – straight out of the Middle Ages
Who doesn’t like to visit a mediaeval castle? The small town of Bellinzona in the Swiss canton of Ticino has …
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Unusual things to do in Khiva – a cycling tour in the outskirts
Uzbekistan has seen an increase in tourist numbers over the last years. While most travellers visit the capital of Tashkent …
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