The world's most wondrous sights and sites, manmade and natural, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe! In other words, to paraphrase the bestseller, more than 900 places to see before you die (better get hopping!).

 

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Martinique´s UNESCO World Heritage Mount Pelée

Just over a half hour up the coast from capital Fort-de-France, the town of St. Pierre was once considered the "Paris of the Caribbean" before it was buried by the 1902 eruption of nearby Pelée, the island´s highest peak at 4,583 feet (1,397 meters). And while a new town grew up nearby, visitors can explore the ruins of the old city, including a jail cell which protected of the eruption´s three survivors, and learn more at the Musée Volcanique. These days the volcano is calm (though still…

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Zambia´s UNESCO World Heritage eco reserves

 Diego Delso When it comes to safaris and ecotourism, Zambia often takes a back seat to the likes of Botswana, Kenya, and Tanzania. But this large country in south-central Africa is positively packed with eco treasures, and its marquis attraction is one of the planet´s most spectacular waterfalls, Victoria Falls, which it shares with Zimbabwe. In addition, there are some 20 teeming nature reserves which offer as rewarding an eco-experience as any of Zambia´s neighbors – arguably even more so,…

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UNESCO sites in '10 of the Coolest Experiences You Can Have in Vietnam´

This scintillating southeast Asian country is renowned for its many historic temples, colonial architecture, geological wonders, fine beaches, and mouthwatering cuisine, but Vietnam also offers plenty of cool experiences - some of which are unusual, and several of which you can´t even have elsewhere. Despite years of colonialism, then war, then modernisation, there remain parts of Vietnam which remains relatively authentic, where locals make great efforts to preserve many traditions and…

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UNESCO World Heritage candidates in Gaza, Palestine

Ramez Habboub This narrow strip of land along the Mediterranean coast between Israel and Egypt is tiny – just 141 square miles/365 sq. kilometers (about the size of Las Vegas or the British city of  Sheffield) – and with a population of nearly 2.1 million, making it one of the world´s most densely packed territories. And Gaza has of course massively been in the news since October 7 because of the tragic and horrific reasons with which by now we´re all too familiar. And when it comes to spots…

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  • Samarkand is a UNESCO sites that's a fabled Silk Road "Crossroad of Cultures," and Uzbekh authorities have been restoring and rebuilding mosques, palaces, and other historic landmarks since Soviet times. But National Geographic recently reported that concerns about how they have been going about it in Samarkand have been coming increasingly to the fore. Read about the controversy here: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/the-controversy-b...
    The controversy behind this Silk Road city’s ancient wonders
    In Uzbekistan, debate simmers around whether restoration in Samarkand preserves or erases history.
  • An interesting video of about the royal palaces of Abomey, a UNESCO World Heritage. Located a three-hour drive inland from Benin's capital Porto-Novo and 2½ from its largest city Cotonou, the compound was the centre of the Dahomey kingdom which from 162 through the end of the 19th century became rich and powerful especially thanks to the transatlantic slave trade. Dahomey conquered surrounding peoples, then sold them to European slavers. It's a sobering reminder that the evils of chattel slavery were the responsibility not just of white Europeans by of black Africans victimising other black Africans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XinLxUEcYbU
  • In honor of Black History Month in the USA, MSN's Travel Noire channel cites top historic sites in sub-Saharan Africa, many inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list. https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/beyond-the-pyramids-of-e...
  • Have  you ever been to Cote Divoire  to  visit Grand Bassam , a great old  Unesco city.Come and visit this great place and you will love it

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