A. Our UNESCO List
On occasions we are asked 'how' we select the cities and countries we have visited over the past 5 years of travel. Two sources spring to mind:
1. The list of travel destinations from friends, family and social media feeds.
The reality is that you pick somewhere to visit because you have read or heard that it was an amazing experience and you don't want to miss out.
2. The UNESCO World Heritage List. UNESCO, an agency of the United Nations is dedicated to encouraging international cooperation in the conservation of our world's cultural and natural heritage. The World Heritage List is often our starting point and inspiration for things to see, as per the quote on the website:
Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration.
1. The list of travel destinations from friends, family and social media feeds.
The reality is that you pick somewhere to visit because you have read or heard that it was an amazing experience and you don't want to miss out.
2. The UNESCO World Heritage List. UNESCO, an agency of the United Nations is dedicated to encouraging international cooperation in the conservation of our world's cultural and natural heritage. The World Heritage List is often our starting point and inspiration for things to see, as per the quote on the website:
Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration.
UNESCO sites we have visited to date:
Historic Centre of ViennaHistoric Centre of Brugge
City of Potosí
Historic City of Sucre
Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar
Old City of Dubrovnik
Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
Historic Centre of Prague
City of Quito
Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn
Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
Strasbourg – Grande île
Historic Site of Lyons
Episcopal City of Albi
Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof
Archaeological Site of Delphi
Acropolis, Athens
Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus
Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
Historic Centre of Florence
Historic Centre of Siena
Historic Centre of Naples
Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
Genoa and the Palazzi dei Rolli
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
Petra
Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas)
Historic Centre of Riga
City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications
Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca
City of Valletta
Medina of Marrakesh
Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)
City of Cuzco
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
Historic Centre of Lima
Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa
Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa
Historic Centre of Kraków
Cultural Landscape of SintraHistoric Centre of Saint Petersburg
San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano
Historic Centre of Cordoba
Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
City of Bath
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada
Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
Historic Areas of Istanbul
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
Palace and Park of Versailles
Kronborg Castle
The Loire Valley
Angkor
Cathedral of Notre-Dame Reims
Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
Vatican City
Cologne Cathedral
Sydney Opera House
Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
La Grand-Place, Brussels
Canal du Midi
Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
Bordeaux, Port of the Moon
Hanseatic City of Lübeck
Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars
Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
Tower of London
Maritime Greenwich
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Megalithic Temples of Malta
Bryggen
Rio de Janeiro
Paris, Banks of the Seine
Auschwitz Birkenau
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube,
Venice and its Lagoon
Iguazu National Park
Greater Blue Mountains Area
Upper Middle Rhine Valley
Þingvellir National Park
Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast
Great Barrier Reef
Mosi-oa-Tunya Victoria Falls
Wadi Rum Protected Area
B. 'Must Do' List
Every travel blogger that has been bitten by the bug that spreads the infectious symptoms of wanderlust has a list of travel destinations in their back pocket. The list that gets memorized for dinner party conversations after the 'name your favourite country' question. Where would we travel to next if money was no option and we decided to quit our corporate careers?
Many places come to mind...but here are some at the top of the list:
2. Dive in the Galapagos Islands - We visited Ecuador but missed out on seeing this site
3. Climb Mount Kilimanjaro - And a safari in the Ngorongoro Crater since we are in the area
4. Visit Antarctica - No list is complete without a trip to the 7th continent
5. Cairo and the Pyramids - This ancient wonder is a must-do
6. Great Wall of China - Mei visited it in 2000, but it doesn't count until we both have
7. Paricutin Volcano, Mexico - Along with No.1, completes the 7 natural wonders list
8. Chichen Itza, Mexico - To complete the 7 new wonders of the world list
9. Taj Mahal - To complete the 7 new wonders of the world list
10. Dive with Whale Sharks - Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
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