Tag: “Unesco”

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  1. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

    It was to this cliff edge that the Blackfoot people drove the bison, after days of patient tracking and persuasion, to their deaths. The jump is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  2. 6 Places to Visit in the Czech Republic that Aren’t Prague

    Try these suggestions for an authentic Czech experience without the throngs of crowds spilling into Prague’s streets and attractions.

  3. Taj Mahal

    The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra, India, that was built under Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

    The Taj Mahal (also "the Taj") is considered as the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements from Persian, Turkish, Indian, and Islamic architectural styles.

    While the white domed marble mausoleum is most familiar, Taj Mahal is an integrated complex of structures and was completed around 1648. Ustad Ahmad Lahauri is generally considered as the principal designer of Taj Mahal.

  4. Plitvice Lakes National Park

    The national park consists of sixteen turquoise lakes enclosed by densely wooded hills and connected by a series of waterfalls. Visitors float above the lakes and around the falls on 18km of surreal boardwalks and trails keeping them in the action and part of the scenery.

  5. old town

    The old town of Kotor, Montenegro, sits in the most secluded corner of the Gulf of Kotor, considered by some to be the southernmost fjord in Europe. Settled during Roman times and fortified in the Middle Ages, its coveted protected location has been conquered many times in its history, most notably by the Venetians between 1420 and 1797.

  6. Hue Lantern Girl

    A lone Vietnamese girl amidst a flood of lanterns being prepared for Hue's Chao Mung Festival. The girl inspects each lantern inside the grounds of the Imperial Citadel.

  7. Tomb of Khai Dinh Tower

    Framing one of the elaborate towers and staircase decoration in Tomb of Khai Dinh in Hue, Central Vietnam

  8. It stood, I stand

    A lone fisherman stands face to face with a lone karst at Ha Long Bay. The numerous karsts in the bay is a beautiful sight but mutilated by the sight of cranes and construction ships which may signal some development at this popular bay.

  9. Ha Long Junk View

    Stepped down on the lower deck of our Junk Ship and saw the vanishing perspective from where I stood.

  10. Entering the karst wonders

    The bluish cast of light renders the gradations of the numerous karst as a number of junks traverse this enigmatic bay.