As a grand finale to our tour around Sicily from Mount Etna to the Baroque Towns, today’s World Heritage Site visit is to a site that combines relics of all three millennia of Sicilian civilization:Sy...
Read MoreUNESCO Cultural Landscapes Prize Nominations 2019
Hey, all our culture-appreciating readers: Know anyone who deserves recognition for their work protecting cultural landscapes? If so, be sure to let UNESCO know:
Call for nominations - 2019 UNESCO-Gr...
Read More#travel #blog VoloGratis
So we were pretty darn happy with the #travel1k changed algorithm last week that had us up to #113; let’s see how we did with our newly abbreviated posting schedule whilst we finish up our new project...
Read MoreWHS: Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto, Italy
From the Villa Romana del Casale we hurried off along Sicily’s southern coast as time was getting a little short, with quick visits to the various properties that make up today’s World Heritage Site, ...
Read MoreLive Adventure, Give an Adventure
Here’s a heartwarming initiative from Exodus Travels you might want to keep in mind when booking your next adventure tour:Live Adventure, Give An Adventure
The Inspiration Project takes child...
Read MoreWHS: Villa Romana del Casale, Italy
After wandering through the Grecian temples of Agrigento, our next stop was just an hour and a half to the northeast, but hundreds of years further in time; for today’s World Heritage Site is of the R...
Read More#travel #blog Ticker Eats The World
Alright, looks like the changes to the #travel1k rankings are definitely on our side — last week we were at #835 after missing a couple weeks off walkabout Down Under, and for the week of January 9th,...
Read MoreWin An Australian Hotel For $100!
No, we didn’t miss a word, this isn’t a contest to win a hotel stay like most we post — this is a chance to win the actual hotel!Apply for My Home - BethungraSubmit your application to own historic Sh...
Read MoreWHS: Archaeological Area of Agrigento, Italy
After hunting down every last one of the nine properties listed as part of Palermo, we headed to the south of Sicily to visit the most emblematic World Heritage Site of them all. And what makes a Worl...
Read MoreMTP’s 19 New Places For 2019
Want somewhere really really off the beaten path to go in 2019? Well, extreme traveler checklist site Most Traveled People decided that 874 just isn’t enough places for you to visit, so there’...
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