UNESCO World Heritage sites that we visited:
Updated in July 2021 The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has inscribed Iriomote Island on the World Natural Heritage list. In …
Continue reading “Iriomote Island: an exciting trip to Japan’s wildest island”
We have just entered the enormous Cologne Cathedral when an order in long red robes clears his throat. “Please, would …
At 5 am, several alarms beep and jingle and shafts of light tremble through the room, until finally someone turns …
Continue reading “Hiking Mount Teide for sunrise – on Spain’s highest mountain”
Tenerife is not exactly known for cultural tourism, but there is one Unesco Cultural World Heritage Site on the island: …
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The Pyramids of Meroe are visible from afar, a dozen or so triangles made from stone bricks sticking out from …
Continue reading “The Meroe sites in Sudan – Pharaonic temples and pyramids (UNESCO)”
A hot desert wind is sweeping across the sand dunes as we walk towards the pyramids in Nuri in Northern …
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This year, Natascha went out to find the exact place where the world’s first atomic bomb (except for the test …
Continue reading “Sightseeing at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima”
Fishmongers are shouting outside the massive city walls of the old town of Galle, showing off their shiny tunas and …
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During the 10th century the South Indian Chola rulers invaded Sri Lanka, conquered the Singhalese capital of Anuradhapura and took …
Continue reading “Polonnaruwa – a South Indian Chola capital in Sri Lanka”
“Don’t push!”, a young Chinese woman complains to the Singhalese family behind her. The atmosphere on the stairs winding up …
Continue reading “Sigiriya – Sri Lanka’s most expensive tourist site”
