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Chris combines business and leisure travel in an efficient luxury way. With ultimate goals to visited all continents, countries and UNESCO sites and finally go to space one day.
All my adventures I share on Chris Travel Blog / CTB Global.
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Agglomération Aného Glidji (T)
Christravelblog Netherlands - 10-May-23
Aného-glidji was added to the tentative UNESCO list of Togo back in 2021 so, why not make a visit. Even if it wasn’t added it’s a nice day trip from Lomé along the coast towards Benin. The area is most famous for the remains of German colonial time as they had their capital there until it moved to Lomé. The buildings do need a lot of renovations, but it was interesting to see this European colonial architecture there. After checking out most of the structures I picked up a local guide to visit a Voodoo sanctuary. I did a Voodoo ceremony which as interesting to experience. This was all unplanned as you cannot just go to these sanctuaries as a foreigner. I was lucky with a local. The sacred forest however was off limits and I could only see the entrance.
Read OnGreniers en série des grottes de Nok, Mamproug, Kouba et Bagou (T)
Christravelblog Netherlands - 10-May-23
Another suprise in Togo! From the 4 places of the TWHS Nok is most easily reached and the largest. At the time of my visit (late 2022) the northern parts of Togo, close to Burkina Faso, are not 100% safe. It's safe on the main roads, but my driver and local guide in the north advised against staying overnight there to not attract attention.
In the north of Togo, towards the border with Burkina Faso, the landscaped changes drastically
Read OnSites de la métallurgie ancienne du fer de Bassar (T)
Christravelblog Netherlands - 10-May-23
Yes this is for me a TWHS that has a good chance of inscribing. I loved it. Getting to Bassar is kind of out of the way, even in a small country as Togo. The easiest is to get there is from Sokodé (which is almost a day from Lomé). Visit and go through norther route to Kara to visit the only WHS and more TWHS. Make sure to leave around 9-10AM so you will be in Kara in the late afternoon. In the north of Togo there are plenty of police/military checkpoints which can slow you down. Going from Sokodé you also go through the Parc national Fazao-Malfakassa (allthough at the tip) but enough to tick it off, not to see elephants though.
Read OnKoutammakou
Christravelblog Netherlands - 10-May-23
Koutammakou, the land of the Batammariba, is currently the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Togo. If you are interested in local culture and ethnicities, visiting Koutammakou should be on your Togo travel itinerary. The site can be easily reached as a day trip from Kara via Kandé, which is a 2.5-hour drive one way. This day trip was the highlight of my Togo road trip itinerary. I left Kara at around 8:30 AM and arrived at the entrance at 10:00 AM. There is a small fee that must be paid, and you must be accompanied by a local guide. It is important to respect the local Tamberma people and their traditional way of life.
Read OnRachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli
Christravelblog Netherlands - 21-Feb-23
Tripoli is Lebanon’s second largest city and a Tripoli day trip is worth it if you're in Lebanon. It’s a completely different world compared to Beirut. I left Beirut around 08:30 and was in Tripoli at 10:00. I visited both the International Fair and also Tripoli Old Town, both worth it!
Oscar Niemeyer designed the Rachid Karami International Fair in the late sixties for the World Fair in 1976. The fair ground was never finished as the civil war broke out in 1975. Today all the concrete structures are still there and not damaged by the war
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Rating StatsBaalbek 5Ephesus 5Hoi An 5Iguacu 5Kraków 5My Son 5Nikko 5Shibam 5Wadi Rum 5Amiens Cathedral 4.5Bellinzone 4.5Dubrovnik 4.5Everglades 4.5Fujian Tulou 4.5Gwynedd Castles 4.5Hatra 4.5Huanglong 4.5Los Glaciares 4.5Mogao Caves 4.5Old City of Acre 4.5Rapa Nui 4.5Rila Monastery 4.5Salamanca 4.5San Gimignano 4.5Siena 4.5Tallinn 4.5Trang An 4.5Tugendhat Villa 4.5Urbino 4.5Uxmal 4.5Arequipa 4Assisi 4Babylon 4Bamberg 4Bryggen 4Byblos 4Gyeongju 4Hué 4Kaesong 4Kairouan 4Kerkuane 4Kernavė 4Le Havre 4Lübeck 4Modena 4Ping Yao 4Potosi 4Samarra 4Sigiriya 4Sucre 4Trogir 4Vilnius 4Abbey of St Gall 3.5Anjar 3.5Ashur 3.5Carthage 3.5Choirokoitia 3.5Congonhas 3.5Cuenca 3.5El Escurial 3.5Elvas 3.5Fagus Factory 3.5Gaya Tumuli 3.5Koh Ker 3.5Kutna Hora 3.5Litomysl Castle 3.5Luang Prabang 3.5Mount Taishan 3.5Pergamon 3.5Pienza 3.5Prambanan 3.5Provins 3.5Qadisha Valley 3.5Quedlinburg 3.5Reims 3.5Schokland 3.5Stećci 3.5Trebic 3.5Aranjuez 3Avila 3Caceres 3Corfu 3Dengfeng 3Ferrara 3Genoa 3Kulangsu 3Le Morne 3Lima 3Macao 3Masada 3Mérida 3Orange 3Paphos 3Pearling 3Qalhat 3Saltaire 3Split 3Telc 3Tiwanaku 3Troy 3Vézelay 3Yin Xu 3Atapuerca 2.5Bardejov Town 2.5Cuzco 2.5Jeju 2.5Mafra 2.5ShUM Sites 2.5Tyre 2.5Villa d'Este 2.5Al Ain 2Corvey 2Ivrea 2Kandy 2Nancy 2Pampulha 2Panamá 2Tarraco 2As-Salt 1.5Biblical Tells 1.5Luther Memorials 1.5Nice 1.5Rhodes 1.5Sian Ka'an 1.5Reviewed WHS
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