Photo: Anup Mukerji
Bodh Gaya is a journey of the mind and spirit when stories once heard materialise into serene reality and scenes evoke lessons learnt from textbooks…
Source: In the land of the Buddha
Photo: Bangkok Post
Visiting historical parks and museums may well have been boring in the past. Well, not any more. Visitors cannot only look at ruins of palaces and temples or ancient artefacts, but they can also have fun learning about the history from well-trained guides and multimedia presentations, share opinions, ask questions, and grasp what the old sites were like in ancient times.
Source: Learning history in a funway
Photo: Bangkok Post
This year, Sa Kaeo province is aiming to be “a green tourist province” with the focus on eco-tourism and anti-global warming. Its governor Sanit Naksuksri invites all to the 8th Pang Sida Butterfly Watching Festival in order to cherish the unspoiled beauty of forests in Thailand’s Eastern Region.
Source: Butterfly watching in Sa Kaeo
Photo: Toronto Star
Renting a barge on the Canal du Midi is a fine way to see France.
Source: Europe Travel: Barge your way through the Canal du Midi for a great cruising holiday in France
Photo: Chosun Ilbo
Jeonju in North Jeolla Province is famous for its delicious food, history of traditional paper-making, and now also its film festival.
Source: Bus Tour of North Jeolla Takes in UNESCO Site and ‘Great Wall of the Sea’
Photo: PeopleOfAr
A wonderful article on Armenia by Ruth Hill of Washington Times, who writes columns about contemporary Christian travel destinations.
Ancient stone walls hang off cliffs overlooking the beautiful Azat River Gorge in Armenia. Grounds of the Geghard Monastery hold monastic cells and several small churches, cut from surrounding rock during the 11thcentury. Visitors can almost hear the chanting monks whose pious steps have worn valleys into the stone steps.
Source: Armenia: Christianity’s forgotten cradle – PeopleOfAr
Mangroves anchor the edges of the world, but they are slipping away, thanks to coastal development, pollution, over-harvesting, nutrient loading, overuse of freshwater, and climate change. The world’s largest intact halophytic (salt-tolerating) mangrove forest is the Sundarbans, a UNESCO World Heritage…
Source: Sundarbans Mangroves: Freshwater Species of the Week
Many people believe that the Icheri Sheher district in Baku has what it takes to be a world-class tourism destination.
Photo: Savannah Now
After five centuries the white-washed castles along Ghana’s Atlantic shoreline continue to dominate the horizon. These castles have no turrets nor towers nor moats with wooden drawbridges because they were originally built by early European explorers as fortresses to protect their durable trade goods.
Source: Ghana castles have rich history
Photo: SKN Vibes
Photo: Bangkok Post
With two Unesco World Heritage sites _ the Dazu Rock Carvings and the Three Natural Bridges in Wulong _ some might say Chongqing does not need to go on the offensive to draw tourists to this burgeoning Chinese municipality.
Source: Chongqing says attractions deserve a bigger audience
Photo source: Times of Malta
Source: Ponts, popes and painters
Photo: Andy Anderson
Christianity, as founded by the Apostles Thaddeus and Bartholomew in the generation after the death of Jesus, survives with inspirational power in Armenia.
Source: Remembering genocide and faith at Geghard Monastery in the mountains of Armenia
Photo: Industrial Landscapes
Photo: Bangkok Post
Hidden in a secluded narrow passage between the limestone cliff faces, sheltered beneath a towering natural arch as tall as the mountains that conceal it from the outside world, the “ancient” Chinese way station down below not only looks as if it has always been there for centuries but also adds entrancing magic to this mystifying sanctum.
Source: The hidden gateway
Photo: Hello Magazine
In the pretty pink-hued city of Albi in southern France, birthplace of Toulouse-Lautrec, the biggest museum dedicated to the works of the renowned artists has reopened its doors after an ambitious refurbishment project lasting for 11 years..
Source: Discover the world of Toulouse-Lautrec in Albi, France
Photo: Deccan Herald
Travel: Aruna Chandaraju visits the World Heritage Site of Pattadakal, which, along with Badami and Aihole, makes for one of Karnataka’s best-known tourist triangles.
Source: Pattadakal, a Chalukyan legacy
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Photo: Steve Parode
Southern Italy’s World Heritage Sites include places in Naples, Amalfi Coast, Matera, and Puglia. Here are the UNESCO sites in southern Italy.
Source: UNESCO Sites in Southern Italy: from Naples to the Heel of the Boot
Photo: Korea Times
Source: Ganghwa History Museum
Photo: Korea Times
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