A trip to Northern Thailand, Laos, and Southwestern China!
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Category: World Heritage
World Heritage Sites
“The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.”
Mad Dash Across Japan Day 7: Itsukushima-jinja and Kintai-kyō
World Heritage Site Miyajima (宮島) The previous afternoon, I booked another rental car online at the Hiroshima Station Toyota Rent-a-Car.[…]
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Mad Dash Across Japan Day 6: Afternoon in Hiroshima
World Heritage Site Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park (広島平和記念公園) As soon as I arrived in Hiroshima, I dropped my bag off[…]
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Mad Dash Across Japan Day 6: Morning Visit to Himeji Castle
World Heritage Site Himeji (姫路) I woke up in yet another new city and after showering, packing my small bag,[…]
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Mad Dash Across Japan Day 2: To the hills! But first, a temple
World Heritage Site Takaoka (高岡市) We woke up and had a traditional Japanese breakfast at the Ryokan then went to[…]
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Glaciar Perito Moreno
World Heritage Site The day I walked on a glacier.
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Sick at Banteay Srei Again
World Heritage Site Banteay Srei The next morning we woke up, got into the Tuk Tuk, and prepared for a[…]
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Back to Angkor
World Heritage Site We took the bus up to Siem Reap and explored quite a bit of Angkor Wat. As[…]
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