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Riga - Art Nouveau

Andrew Petcher wrote 1 day ago: On the first morning of the visit to Riga we walked around the Art Nouveau district where previousl … more →

Tags: History, Latvia, Art Nouveau, bosoms, ice skating, Riga

50th Anniversary of Charles Darwin Foundation and Galapagos National Park 1 comment

rhtgalapagos wrote 3 days ago: Bureau of Public Affairs Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC July 2, 2009 The Charles Darwin Foun … more →

Tags: Galapagos Ecuador Latin America, Environment & Conservation

Roman Amphitheatre at Pula

Andrew Petcher wrote 1 week ago: The amphitheatre at Pula in Croatia is the sixth largest in the world and one of the best-preserved … more →

Tags: Croatia, Europe, History, Italy, Colosseum, gladiators, Pula, Rome

Mt. Wutai added to UNESCO World Heritage List

chiarch wrote 1 week ago: A short announcement came out on the 24th of June that China was nominating 2 sites to UNESCO’ … more →

Tags: News Articles of Interest, China, Cultural Heritage, Preservation, World Heritage Sites, UNESCO, Nomination, Mt. Wutai, world heritage list

The Grand Tour of Europe

Andrew Petcher wrote 1 week ago: People have always travelled to other parts of the world to see great buildings and works of art, t … more →

Tags: Europe, France, History, Italy, Travel, Grand Tour, Ryanair, Tourism

World Heritage Update

Pedro F. Marcelino wrote 1 week ago: Day 37 (Friday): As we arrived in Santiago Island this past Monday, I was convinced UNESCO would ha … more →

Tags: Cape Verde, participation, Rural Areas, cidade velha, happiness, santiago, UNESCO

Royal Garden Party

Andrew Petcher wrote 1 week ago: One day in May I returned home from work to find a very posh envelope amongst the bills and circula … more →

Tags: Europe, History, united kingdom, Buckingham Palace, London, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Family, Royal Tea Party

‘Acceptable’ Africa and so on

Pedro F. Marcelino wrote 1 week ago: Day 36 (Thursday): One month, that’s all it takes. I read the papers, have Internet, access to the i … more →

Tags: capacity building, Cape Verde, Day-to-day stuff, development, Empowerment, interviews, migration, My 'house', NGOs

Even more SAVE KASHGAR Facebook and Petition Initiatives

chiarch wrote 1 week ago: Just got wind of yet another set of initiatives aimed at garnering attention and awareness of the on … more →

Tags: Cultural Heritage, Different Perspectives, Preservation, World Heritage Sites, facebook, initiative, kashgar, Petition, safe

Thai Govt to Oppose World Heritage Listing of Preah Vihear

neenoi wrote 1 week ago: The Prime Minister pledges that he will oppose the move to list Preah Vihear Temple as a world-heri … more →

Tags: government/politic, Preah Vihear, UNESCO, Thai delegation

World Heritage Sites

Andrew Petcher wrote 1 week ago: In 1954, the government of Egypt announced that it was to build the Aswan Dam, a project that propo … more →

Tags: Europe, Greece, History, Spain, Travel, Gaudí, ibiza, Knossos, Swingers

Plitvice National Park, Croatia1 comment

ianshive wrote 1 week ago: 16 lakes are connected by hundreds of waterfalls in a National Park here in Croatia that is so stunn … more →

Tags: national park, Nature, Photography, Croatia, Plitvice, UNESCO

Crete - the Palace of Knossos

Andrew Petcher wrote 1 week ago: In 2001 I visited Crete with Jonathan and while we were there we visited the ancient site of the Pa … more →

Tags: Europe, Greece, History, Travel, archaeology, Crete, Knossos, Minoans

Athens - Ancient Greece

Andrew Petcher wrote 2 weeks ago: I was reading a blog posting this weekend and the author suggested that while the Acropolis is a pl … more →

Tags: Europe, Greece, History, Travel

The Acropolis Museum in Athens1 comment

Andrew Petcher wrote 2 weeks ago: The Parthenon in Athens was built about 447-438 BC to house a colossal statue of the goddess Athena … more →

Tags: Europe, Greece, History, Travel, Acropolis, byron, elgin marbles, Parthenon

Tourists Banned to Preserve Ancient Forest

chiarch wrote 1 month ago: “Chinese authorities have taken the rare step of banning tourists from a key protection area o … more →

Tags: News Articles of Interest, China, archaeology, Cultural Heritage, chinese archaeology, Preservation, World Heritage Sites, Fujian, Mt. Wuyi

Bikini Atoll drops a heritage bombshell

pinkpig1569 wrote 1 month ago: MAJURO, Marshall Islands: Bikini Atoll, where the United States conducted its largest hydrogen bomb … more →

Tags: World, Bikini, Heritage, Nuclear, Atoll, Bikini Atoll, The History, She said, the World

Bikini Atoll drops a heritage bombshell

teen1990 wrote 1 month ago: MAJURO, Marshall Islands: Bikini Atoll, where the United States conducted its largest hydrogen bomb … more →

Tags: World, Bikini, Heritage, Nuclear, Atoll, Bikini Atoll, The History, She said, the World

Bikini Atoll drops a heritage bombshell

gamegame123 wrote 1 month ago: MAJURO, Marshall Islands: Bikini Atoll, where the United States conducted its largest hydrogen bomb … more →

Tags: Bikini, World, Heritage, Nuclear, Atoll, Bikini Atoll, The History, She said, the World


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