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• Send Me To Korea (7) : Sunrise Peak in Jeju Island

  
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  Sunrise Peak or Seongsan Ilchubong is one of UNESCO Wold Heritage located at Jeju Island.  It is a volcanic crater with vertical cliffs rises up from the shore.  It was named “Sunrise Peak” because this area is the first to greet each day’s new sun.  To enjoy the beautiful sceneries we should climb to the top ...
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• Attracting Spot of Turkiye

  
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  Picture on the Left 1 : Bodrum 2 : Oludeniz - Fethiye 3 : Celsus Library - Ephesus Picture on the center : Wooden Horse - Troy Picture on the Right 1 : Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge - Istabul 2 : Pamukkale 3 : Side What interesting most about Turkiye is Pamukkale or known as Cotton Palace. I been seeing this in one of ...
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• Friday Link Love: The World in Lego, Secret Travel Tips and more

  
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  TGIF. Is the week before Thanksgiving always this long? Take a load off this weekend, and enjoy some of the interesting stuff going on around the travel web: How well do you know the flags of the world? Check out these 12 Awesome National Flags Made out of Food , from a basil, spaghetti and tomato Italy to a tuna ...
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• winners of ‘Happiness: the Tribute 21 Plate Challenge’

  
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  The Tribute 21 Plate Challenge is part of Felissimo’s “cause-related merchandise.” The Felissimo Tribute 21 Plate project began in 1996 with the desire to make the dreams of children around the world come true. The plates feature designs and messages by celebrities and influential people from all walks of ...
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• Will Varanasi and Sarnath join the World Heritage list?

  
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  Filed under: Activism , Arts and Culture , History , Learning , Asia , India Its World Heritage Week from November 19-25 and countries around the globe are celebrating the priceless treasures that UNESCO, which runs the list, is helping to preserve. But one country, India, is wondering why two of its most ...
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• The Royal Haciendas

  
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  A five-star vacation hideaway at the heart of the Riviera Maya, MexicoWarm sun year-round, crystal-clear turquoise waters and miles of powder - white sand that is cool to the touch whatever the weather would seem powerful attractions enough to lure visitors from a cold grey climate, yet the Mexican Caribbean offers so ...
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• New UK wind turbine policy threatens heritage sites

  
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  Based from the recent energy plans unveiled by government ministers, wind turbines as high as 50ft can now be built on industrial estates and farmlands even without planning permission. Under the new policy, turbine installation in the UK’s countryside will be approved as long as they meet the minimum stipulated ...
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• View of Everest, Lhotse, Makalu and Ngozumpa Glacier from Gokyo Ri, Nepal

  
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  Location: Mountainscape from Gokyo Ri, Nepal (27°5741.69"N 86°4056.79"E ) Date: 14 April 2000; 7.45am Camera: Canon EOS 500N (analogue) on slides and scanned There are two great spots to see Mount Everest (from here on, respectfully referred to as Sagarmartha, which is its Sherpali name, in ...
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• Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA): Israels ancient wonders face ruin

  
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  by Ben Hartman, JPOST Israels greatest archeological treasures are in danger of being destroyed by natural disasters and vandalism, and preventative measures must be taken, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) warned on Wednesday. The statement came at the end of a three-day workshop in Acre called "Disaster ...
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• Museum of Storytelling

  
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  Here’s a good thing. A museum of storytelling in Oxford is getting the go-ahead after an anonymous £2.5m donation. From Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland to JRR Tolkien’s Middle-earth, CS Lewis’s Narnia and the parallel universes of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials, Oxford has played host to some of the ...
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• Filipino books for children: “good stories” or “good for you stories”?

  
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  In 2008 the Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU) began putting more emphasis on programs to ensure cultural diversity, conducting educational activities and building Asia-Pacific networks with the goal of protecting and maintaining diverse cultures around the globe. One of the many events that resulted ...
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• 1000 Years in 100 Minutes (Luxembourg)

  
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  Since 963 when Count Siegfried first built a castle on a rocky outcrop overlooking a sharp bend in the Alzette River, various European powers have battled for control of the tiny state of Luxembourg. At times, the Burgundians, Spanish, French, Austrians, Prussians and Germans have all held sway over this scenic nation ...
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• UNESCO Gets Off the Track Again

  
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  Why do we allow the United States to pay dues for membership in UNESCO? That stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. One of President Ronald Reagans many excellent decisions was his 1984 termination of U.S. membership in this United Nations affiliate because it was corrupt, ...
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• UAE mulling over publishing China’s People’s Daily

  
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  Abu Dhabi, Nov 17 (IANS) The possibility of publishing an overseas edition of the Chinese newspaper People’s Daily was discussed here Tuesday between the UAE’s National Media Council Director General Ibrahim Al Abed and the newspaper’s visiting delegation.Once published from the UAE, the paper will cater to ...
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• Stories in stone

  
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  The story of Hampi is the story of stone. You disagree? You think it is sacrilege to reduce the heady might and valour of the Vijayanagara kings to the passivity of stone? Stone – inanimate, indifferent and cold? No, it is true. In Hampi, the stones tell you more interesting stories than your guide ever can (and ...
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• Chilling out in Melbourne

  
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  On my previous two trips to Australia, I’d only made it to the East Coast states of Queensland & New South Wales, but I’d long heard from other friends who’d travelled to the country that Melbourne was easily their favourite cityAfter a hectic few months of travelling, I was really looking forward to ...
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• Discover The World … Up Close …With A Silversea Mid-Voyage Land Adventure

  
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  (15 October 2009) The world offers such an abundance of intriguing cultures, landscapes and experiences that Silversea has designed nearly 40 extended mid-cruise excursions for its voyages in 2010. Unlike a partial-day shore tour, these single- or multiple-day inland adventures offer travellers a more leisurely, ...
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• Seven Nature Reserves In China Join Biosphere Program

  
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  Seven nature reserves have been approved by the Chinese National Committee for Man and Biosphere Program to join the China Biosphere Protection Network. The reserves include Tianbaoyan in Fujian; Nanshan in Guangdong; Jiuduansha Marshland in Shanghai; Dongyanggou in Sichuan; and Jiangcuibei Marshland in ...
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• Understanding the wild west: Visiting a Native American pueblo

  
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  Filed under: Arts and Culture , North America , United States New Mexico , like much of the western US, has long been home to many Native American tribes who shaped the history of the region every bit as much as the white settlers and cowboys who came after them. Around Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Taos, ...
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• On November 16

  
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  On this day in ... ... 1989 (20 years ago today) , at the 25th session of its General Conference, UNESCO adopted the Seville Statement on Violence . ( credit for image from 2003 UNESCO conference discussing Statement) Produced by a global consortium of scientists meeting in 1986 in Spain, the Statement ...
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