Posts in Tag: UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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Lake Taupo and Other North Island Wonders
This is the third full day of the March 2025 Adventures Abroad New Zealand tour and if it’s anything as action packed as yesterday’s Maori themed events, it will be something to remember. We will be travelling from Rotorua through the most volcanic area of the country on a portion of the Thermal Explorer Highway […]
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Valparaiso – Chile’s Faded Superstar
This is my third post from Chile and the first one that deals specifically with a day on the Adventures Abroad itinerary. In the first post I described a day in Santiago with local guide Chris Whatmore that I recommended as a warm up for the AA tour. In the second I gave an overview […]
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My Son – Spiritual Capital of the Champa Empire
In the last post from the Adventures Abroad tour of Vietnam we settled in for a three day stay in the wonderful little city of Hoi An. On the second full day there we left the city to visit the archaeological site of My Son which like Hoi An is also a UNESCO World Heritage […]
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Hoi An – Vietnam’s City of Wood
In the last post from the Adventures Abroad Vietnam tour we visited two very different sites in Da Nang, the Museum of Cham Sculpture and the pagodas of Marble Mountain. It was yet another eye opening day in this fascinating country as I had no idea who the Cham people were and their important role […]
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Caceres – Extremadura’s Magical City
This is my fourth post from a recent SATW sponsored trip to the Extremadura area of Spain. In the first post I gave seven great reasons to visit the Extremadura. In the second I focused on the connection with ancient Rome to be found in the city of Merida and its environs. In the third […]
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Plain of Jars – Laos’ Greatest Mystery
In this post we’ll visit one of Laos’ three UNESCO World Heritage Sites and the scene of one of the world’s most intriguing archaeological mysteries, the Plain of Jars. Nobody knows who built the stone monuments that resemble gigantic jars or why they built them, but everyone who visits this remote place comes away with […]
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Luang Prabang World Heritage Site
In my last post I weighed the pros and cons of visiting Laos with Adventures Abroad and concluded that the pros far outweighed the cons. In this post I’ll begin zeroing in on the wonderful sights that await the visitor to this exotic country starting with the former royal capital and religious centre of Laos, […]
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Cuenca – Ecuador’s Fantastic Third City
When most people think of Ecuadorean cities, Quito and Guayaquil usually come to mind, but not the country’s third largest city, Cuenca. I confess that even though I am supposed to be a geography buff it was not on my radar screen until I started planning our itinerary for after we had concluded the Adventures […]
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Ayutthaya – Thailand’s Forgotten Capital
This is my fourth post from Thailand which Alison and I visited on two occasions in early 2023. In the last post we ventured out of Bangkok to visit the celebrated Bridge on the River Kwai and the museum associated with the Death Railway. In this post we’ll also leave Bangkok and head up the […]