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Forth Bridge
Patrik Netherlands - 30-Jan-24
I took a regular 747 stagecoach bus straight from Edinburgh Airport that dropped me at the slip road to the south of old road bridge. I crossed the road under the pedestrian passage and climbed the viewpoint arriving there just after sunset. This is also the site where the Unesco plaque is displayed these days.
I walked around admiring the bridge from several viewpoints in South Queensferry, then walked accross the old road bridge to the north side. Luckily the railway bridge is illuminated at night so it was still worthwhile to do this in the dark. On the north side one can appreciate the cantilever construction better as on the south side it starts further offshore.
Read OnBelize Barrier Reef
Patrik Netherlands - 30-Jan-24
I wanted to point out here one possibility that has not yet turned up in the reviews so far.
I took an afternoon snorkeling excursion from Placensia to the Laughing Bird Caye. The excursion took about 3.5 hours, including a 35 minute choppy boat ride, a short stay on the tiny island and a round of snorkeling and came at a cost of 85 USD.
When our small tour group of three arrived at the tiny island, it was very busy with a big boat moored nearby. It was a strange contrast with the quiet beach in Placensia where we arrived from.
Read OnJesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
Patrik Netherlands - 24-Mar-23
I visited all six churches on the circuit in March 2023. It was not particularly hot, mostly it was clouded and it rained every afternoon, which made the afternoons often cooler than the mornings. I entered Bolivia from Brazil, crossing the border between Corumba and Porto Quijarro. The passenger trains between Santa Cruz and Porto Quijarro have not been running for two years but there are busses leaving around 11 am (and there are night busses too). I took one of the busses, it was rather comfortable, if not too clean, and the bus dropped me off around 17.30h in San Jose. It was a Sunday afternoon and seeing the church open, I entered the church with my lugguge. The sight of the church made my heart jump a little in surprise
Read OnCavernas do Peruaçu Federal Environmental Protection Area (APA) / Veredas Do Peruaçu State Park (T)
Patrik Netherlands - 07-Mar-23
There are actually two similar sites on the tentative list, this one submitted 16/09/1998, and 'Canyon du Rio Peruaçu, Minas Gerais', submitted 11/03/1998. The latter is submitted by IPHAN, the institute that protects cultural sites in Brazil, but strangly this organization marked it a natural site. The organisation submitting this site is IBAMA, which manages the natural parks, and IBAMA is marking it as a mixed site. As both descriptions talk about archeology, it seems also the first submission should have been a mixed site. Anyway, IBAMA took 6 months longer and apparently took this time to write a proper description, so I will consider only this one.
Read OnPirin National Park
Patrik Netherlands - 27-Dec-22
I stayed in Bansko for a week in an apartment at the start of October 2022. I took the fast train from Sofia to Septembri and changed there to the narrow gauge train to Bansko. This is a pretty, enjoyable ride but it takes all day to get to Bansko.
The gondola did not work at this time of the year except for one ride at 8.00h on weekdays but I preferred to hike up. I chose the side valley one day towards Demianitsa hut which is nicer as there is no ski slope in this valley
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- Alexandria, ancient remains and the new library (T)
- Amalienborg and its district (T)
- Ancient cities of Upper Myanmar : Innwa, Amarapura, Sagaing, Mingun, Mandalay (T)
- Archaeological Site and Historic Centre of Panamá City (T)
- Archaeological site of Ancient Messene (T)
- Architecture Moderne du XX siècle de la Ville de Montevideo (T)
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- Brazilian Fortresses Ensemble (T)
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- Canyon du Rio Peruaçu, Minas Gerais (T)
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- Casablanca, Ville du XXème siécle, carrefour d'influences (T)
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- City of York: historic urban core (T)
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- Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo's Home-Study Museum (T)
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- Dreams in Stone - the palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee (T)
- Eastern Arc Mountains Forests of Tanzania (T)
- Eglise et Monastère de Sao Bento, Rio de Janeiro (T)
- Egyptian Museum in Cairo (T)
- Ensemble of Alvaro Siza's Architecture Works in Portugal (T)
- Former M-13 prison/ Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (former S-21)/ Choeung Ek Genocidal Centre (former Execution Site of S-21) (T)
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- Frontiers of the Roman Empire - The Danube Limes in Bulgaria (T)
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Serbia) (T)
- Gorge of Samaria National Park (T)
- Großglockner High Alpine Road / Großglockner Hochalpenstraße (T)
- Hala Sultan Tekke and the Larnaka Salt Lake Complex (T)
- Harran and Sanliurfa (T)
- Head Office and Garden of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (T)
- Hell’s Gate National Park (T)
- Historical Lisbon, Global City (T)
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- Inle Lake (T)
- Insular area and bay of Colonia del Sacramento (T)
- Kakamega Forest (T)
- Karst Valleys of Slovakia (T)
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- Lake Maggiore and Lake D'Orta lakelands (T)
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- Le Chateau-fort médieval d'Esztergom (T)
- Le noyau historique de la ville d'Alba Julia (T)
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- Cavernas do Peruaçu Federal Environmental Protection Area (APA) / Veredas Do Peruaçu State Park (T)
- Pietrosul Rodnei (sommet de montagne) (T)
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- Eastern Arc Mountains Forests of Tanzania (T)
- The Transhumance: The Royal Shepherd's Track (T)
- Lake Naivasha (T)