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Tag Archives: UNESCO
Thursday, January 17, 2013
 “You will need a bare minimum of three days to see the sights along the Yellowstone road system,” says the Yellowstone Visitors Guide. They are not exaggerating! The Guide goes on to say: “Only 3% of Yellowstone’s visitors ever venture more than 100 yards from the road! Getting out of your car and taking even…
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Posted inAmerica,Animals,Nature,TravelTags: animals,blog,National Park,nature,Photo Blog,travel,Travel Blog,UNESCO,Ursula Wall,wildlife,Yellowstone National Park
Thursday, December 6, 2012
 It’s pretty hard to beat nature. And Yellowstone National Park, that amazing natural space covering 8,987 square kilometres (3,472 square miles) of water, grasslands and forest in Western USA, serves up some of nature’s best. From the iconic spout of Old Faithful to the less visited but equally intriguing Artist’s Paint Pots, Yellowstone’s geothermic features are second…
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
 How many parks can claim UNESCO World Heritage status? Yellowstone National Park, the world’s oldest “National Park”, established in 1872 by an act of American congress, has been a designated World Heritage site since 1978. Home to more geothermic activity than anywhere else on earth, Yellowstone is also one of the last, nearly intact, temperate-zone ecosystems, providing a…
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Posted inAmerica,Nature,Travel,USATags: blog,National Park,nature,Photo Blog,travel,Travel Blog,UNESCO,Ursula Wall,Yellowstone National Park
Thursday, September 13, 2012
 Thailand is a treasure-trove of tropical plant life and ancient religious ruins. I like it best when the two coincide, as they do in Kamphaeng Phet: crumbling temples located on spacious well-tended sites, shaded by trees. Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park is part of the awkwardly-named UNESCO World Heritage Site: “Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic…
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Posted inArchitecture,Nature,Thailand,TravelTags: ancient,architecture,blog,buddha,buddhism,buddhist,history,Kamphaeng Phet,museum,Photo Blog,religion,Religious Practice,ruins,sculpture,Sukhothai,Thailand,travel,Travel Blog,UNESCO,Ursula Wall
 Sukhothai, the UNESCO listed collection of Thai ruins that was, in the 13th and 14th centuries, the capital of the Sukhothai kingdom, is a remarkable place. Inside the ancient walls are the remains of the old royal palace and twenty-six temples. What is even more remarkable, however, is the beauty to be found outside the walls. Beyond the northern walls…
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Posted inArchitecture,Craft,Culture,Fine Arts,Thailand,TravelTags: architecture,arts and crafts,blog,buddhism,Photo Blog,religion,ruins,sculpture,Sukhothai,temple,travel,Travel Blog,UNESCO,Ursula Wall,worship
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