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Coffee Cultural Landscape
J_neveryes Canada - 01-Nov-23
This review is not intended to be a review of the Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia generally because I was only physically in the buffer zone of this World Heritage Site. Specifically, this review is based on my visit of a coffee farm near a small town named Salento. While small portions of the World Heritage Site is within the political boundaries of Salento municipality, the town of Salento, as most know of it, is neither a part of the core zone nor the buffer zone
However, if you are in this pretty and somewhat touristy town of Salento, you should have no trouble arranging a coffee farm tour, some of which will be within the core or the buffer zone. I visited Las Acacia Coffee farm, which is nestled in the green mountain valleys near Rio Navarco and Rio Quindio
Read OnThree parallel rivers of Yunnan
J_neveryes Canada - 26-Oct-23
There are pleasant experiences that fade in your memory over time, and there are experiences that will remain embedded for the rest of your life. My two-day hike of Tiger Leaping Gorge will stay with me, clearly and fondly. The colourful mountains, the gorge, and the pleasant mountain villages along the way make this hike unforgettable.
First, a general overview of the hiking trail:
The trail is fairly easy to follow, although not consistently marked. There were couple of instances where we missed a turn, but village folks were able to point us to the right path fairly quickly. The trail is not technically challenging, but portions of the trails are on the cliff's edge. A very unfortunate misstep could result in serious injury or death, but as long as you are not intentionally walking on the very edge of the trail, you should be safe. There are some switchbacks and inclines that will strain most hikers' energy, especially in heat. We hiked in April (so not in the middle of the summer) but I found myself drinking copiously every few steps upwards
Read OnWulingyuan
J_neveryes Canada - 24-Oct-23
In 2019, I visited the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park portion of this World Heritage Site.
The scenery is stunning; absolutely, wonderfully, and undeniably. It is as if an imaginative painter decided to paint a fantastical world rather than one based on the mundane earthly reality.
The park is very large and easy to access, both in terms of getting to the park itself (about 50-90 minutes by bus from Zhangjiajie City) and within the park. The paths are paved, shuttle buses take you from one part of the park to another, and there is even a 326 metres tall elevator to whisk you to the top of the cliff. There is certainly enough to see to spend two full days at the park.
Read OnHiraizumi
J_neveryes Canada - 21-Oct-23
Under light snow in February 2023, I explored Chūson-ji Temple site of Hiraizumi. My introduction to the temple area was by walking through Tsukimizaka (Moon Viewing Slope), lined by well-postured cryptomeria trees. The slope leads to a slightly meandering path, which is decorated on both sides by subordinates temples and shrines.
All but three buildings at the site are reconstructions. The three surviving originals buildings are:
the gold-leaf covered Konjiki-dō (built 1124 but restored in the 20th century); Konjiki-dō Ôidô (built in 15th century), which sheltered Konjiki-dō before the current concrete building; and Chūson-ji Kyôzô (built in 1122 with the lower storey reconstructed in the 14th century). While one may visit the grounds for free, you must pay to visit Konjiki-dō and the museum. While Konjiki-dō is objectively an visually stunning structure, its aura is compromised by how this small building is presented. To elaborate, the allure of experiencing a building in situ is severely reduced when the said building is kept inside a concrete structure and behind glass
Read OnRed Bay Basque Whaling Station
J_neveryes Canada - 17-Oct-23
Ok, I will admit. I absolutely love Newfoundland & Labrador, which may have resulted in me giving this site at least a 1/2 star more than had it existed in a less beautiful province.
Red Bay is located in the Labrador part of the Newfoundland & Labrador, which is even less populated and more remote than the rest of this rugged province. Red Bay has a small but well put-together interpretation centre. The highlight of the centre is a 16th century Basque chalupa (small boat), which was discovered in the waters of Red Bay and painstakingly restored.
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Rating StatsAngkor 5Rome 5Split 5Arequipa 4.5City of Bath 4.5Cuzco 4.5Great Wall 4.5Machu Picchu 4.5Masada 4.5Prague 4.5Vienna 4.5Cordoba 4Evora 4Florence 4Granada 4Iguacu 4Seville 4Tallinn 4Toledo 4Trier 4Vilnius 4Cesky Krumlov 3.5Dubrovnik 3.5El Escurial 3.5Gyeongju 3.5Himeji-jo 3.5Humayun's Tomb 3.5Jantar Mantar 3.5Jeju 3.5Kutna Hora 3.5Old City of Acre 3.5Potosi 3.5Quito 3.5Québec 3.5Red Fort 3.5Riga 3.5Rila Monastery 3.5Salzburg 3.5Schönbrunn 3.5Sintra 3.5Stonehenge 3.5Sucre 3.5Thingvellir 3.5Vatican City 3.5Volubilis 3.5Warsaw 3.5Wartburg Castle 3.5Wulingyuan 3.5Kuldiga 3Mostar 3Tiwanaku 3Bauhaus Sites 2.5Belem 2.5Hiraizumi 2.5Lima 2.5Rabat 2.5Grand Pré 1.5Danube Limes 0.5Reviewed WHS
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- Casablanca, Ville du XXème siécle, carrefour d'influences (T)
- Central Balkan National Park (T)
- Central Park (T)
- Delhi - A Heritage City (T)
- Diocletian's Palace and the Historical Nucleus of Split (extension) (T)
- Dreams in Stone - the palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee (T)
- Early Chicago Skyscrapers (T)
- Ellis Island (T)
- Historical Lisbon, Global City (T)
- Jerusalem (T)
- Kuressaare Fortress (T)
- Lake Titicaca (T)
- Moulay Idriss Zerhoun (T)
- Sea of Galilee & its Ancient Sites (T)
- The Ancient Plovdiv (T)
- The Bachkovo Monastery (T)
- The Central Axis of Beijing (including Beihai) (T)
- The Galilee Journeys of Jesus & the Apostles (T)
- The Lijiang River Scenic Zone at Guilin (T)
- The Roussensky Lom National Park (T)
- Thingvellir National Park (T)
- VIKING MONUMENTS AND SITES / Thingvellir National Park (T)
- Zadar - Episcopal complex (T)
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