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painting with text "Tombs in the Village of the Workers Luxor Egypt"

An ancient worker’s village: Deir el-Medina in Luxor, Egypt

Posted onMarch 6, 2021March 7, 2021Leave a comment

The craftsmen who built tombs for Egypt’s pharaohs lived near their workplace. Today, visitors to Luxor’s West Bank can see the remains of the Village of the Workers (Deir el-Medina) and the colorful tombs these Read More …

CategoriesAfrica & Middle East, EgyptTagsUNESCO World Heritage

decorated interior of a tomb with text "Valley of the Kings"

Hidden treasure awaits in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings

Posted onMay 25, 2020March 1, 20216 Comments

At the height of Egypt’s power more than 3,000 years ago, the pharaohs built ornate burial chambers in a desolate valley across the Nile from Luxor. Today a few of their elaborately decorated tombs are Read More …

CategoriesAfrica & Middle East, EgyptTagsUNESCO World Heritage

mountains rising above a road with text "Driving New Zealand's Milford Road"

Driving Milford Road: Even better than a Milford Sound cruise?

Posted onOctober 20, 2019December 26, 20204 Comments

If you think the only reason to drive New Zealand’s Milford Road is to get to your Milford Sound cruise, I have a surprise for you. The Milford Road is one of the world’s great Read More …

CategoriesNew ZealandTagsroad trips, sailing and cruising, UNESCO World Heritage

Palace with gardens and text "Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape"

Wander Czechia’s beautiful Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape

Posted onJune 24, 2019March 5, 202112 Comments

The UNESCO World Heritage Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape in Czechia (the Czech Republic) preserves one of the largest artificial landscapes in Europe. (Think of it as a huge private park with castles.) This was home to Read More …

CategoriesCzech Republic (Czechia), EuropeTagsUNESCO World Heritage

flower garden and Rotunda with text "Stroll through the Baroque Flower Garden in Komeriz Czechia"

A stroll through the Baroque Flower Garden of Kromeriz Castle, Czechia

Posted onNovember 18, 2018December 15, 20209 Comments

The Baroque Flower Garden of Kromeriz Castle (Zámek Kroměříž) in the Czech Republic (Czechia) is beautiful. But it’s not a UNESCO world heritage site just because it is beautiful – this garden captures the moment Read More …

CategoriesCzech Republic (Czechia), EuropeTagsUNESCO World Heritage

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Scenic views from the Grand Canyon’s South Rim

Posted onSeptember 10, 2017February 4, 202114 Comments

In Arizona, the South Rim of the Grand Canyon provides 30 miles of some of America’s most iconic and scenic views. While avid hikers can see it all, paved roads and shuttle buses let everyone Read More …

CategoriesArizona, USATagsdesert southwest, UNESCO World Heritage, US National Parks

path to forested lake shore with text "Hiking Lake O'Hara"

Hiking Lake O’Hara, Canada

Posted onAugust 8, 2017December 15, 202010 Comments

The Canadian Rockies are among the most breathtakingly beautiful place I’ve seen. And, while there is more than enough spectacular scenery to go around, the area around Lake O’Hara in Canada’s Yoho National Park is Read More …

CategoriesBritish Columbia, CanadaTagsUNESCO World Heritage

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A peek into Maligne Canyon, Jasper National Park, Canada

Posted onMay 24, 2016December 26, 2020Leave a comment

In an area with more than its share of geological oddities, lovely Maligne Canyon in Canada’s Jasper National Park is a standout. A short walk along the top of the canyon allows visitors a peek Read More …

CategoriesAlberta, CanadaTagsUNESCO World Heritage, waterfalls

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Sunrise magic at Many Glacier, Glacier National Park, Montana

Posted onJune 10, 2015December 14, 202010 Comments

Sometimes magic happens even when you don’t really deserve it. Those who know me at all know I’m not much of an early morning person. Getting up in the dark, even with the promise of Read More …

CategoriesMontana, USATagsUNESCO World Heritage, US National Parks

Hoary Marmots at Glacier National Park, Montana

Posted onAugust 24, 2014July 16, 20202 Comments

The largest ground squirrel in North America, marmots are found throughout the northwestern mountains of the US, through western Canada, and into Alaska. Glacier and the Canadian parks are home to hoary marmots. Lucky (and Read More …

CategoriesMontana, USATagsUNESCO World Heritage, US National Parks

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