Similar to the man-made “world wonders”, various natural phenomena such as the Grand Canyon in the United States or the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia are sometimes referred to as such, many of which are also unesco World Heritage Sites. The New7Wonders Project conducted a worldwide survey from 2007-2011, in which more than 600 million participants from all over the world voted for the most beautiful natural wonders. The following 7 wonders of nature, of which we …
» Read the full blog postTravel Reports » UNESCO World Heritage Sites
UNESCO is an international organization of the United Nations for Education, Science and Culture, which has made it its mission to award and protect outstanding testimonies of human history and natural history with the World Heritage Title. The World Heritage List was first opened in 1978 and today comprises 1,121 sites in more than 167 countries (as of May 2020), which are world-important in their uniqueness, authenticity and integrity. These are currently 869 cultural monuments, 213 natural sites and 39 mixed natural and cultural sites. They are all architectural and artistic masterpieces, diverse cultural landscapes and parks, unique natural areas or testimonies of social and technological developments and testify in their entirety to the diversity of the world’s natural and cultural heritage. There are currently 46 World Heritage Sites in Germany, including seven cross-border or transnational sites.
The New 7 Wonders of the World – Impressive Buildings of Humanity
In the mid-2000s, the NewOpenWorld Foundation set itself the goal of defining the so-called “New 7 Wonders of the World”. The election took place in several phases and reached more than 100 million votes cast online, by sms and by telephone. In July 2007, the new 7 wonders of the world were announced in Lisbon as part of an elaborately staged television show. Of these 7 wonders of the world, we have already seen 6. All we are missing is …
» Read the full blog postGlacier Bay National Park – A Scenic Cruise in Alaska (USA)
After the last days on our journey through the Inside Passage the cities of Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and Haines, the last 2 days of our Alaska cruise with Princess Cruises were a “Scenic Cruise”. This means that the ship no longer docks in a harbour, but that you can admire the highlights of Glacier Bay National Park and college fjord directly from the ship.
» Read the full blog postLe Havre & Etretat – A day trip to the Atlantic coast (France)
After exploring the beautiful city of Rouen on our own yesterday and today in the early morning, we took part in the 5-hour excursion “Céte d’Albétre, Étretat & Le Havre” in the afternoon via the A-ROSA excursion program, which is offered in the excursion program for 59 EUR per person.
» Read the full blog postThe monasteries of Meteora – a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Greece)
M E T E O R A – When we first heard the word, it immediately triggered something magical and mystical. The monasteries of Meteora have long been on our list of destinations that we really wanted to see. We were all the more pleased that this year, as part of our trip to Greece, it was successful to visit this UNESCO World Heritage Site 🙂
» Read the full blog postMeteora – How to get there, Hotel & Sunset Tour (Greece)
After 3 wonderful days on the island of Kefalonia, our journey went back to the Greek mainland, because our destination was the town of Kalambaka in Thessaly. Here are the Meteora monasteries, a UNESCO World Heritage Sitethat we have always wanted to see 🙂
» Read the full blog postThe Acropolis – The landmark of Athens (Greece)
She has been on our bucket list for a long time and we have been looking forward to the moment when we would finally see it: the Acropolis of Athens.
» Read the full blog postEverglades Alligator Farm – An Airboat Tour in South Florida (USA)
If you are in South Florida, an airboat tour through the Everglades National Park is not to be missed. We both knew the airboat tours along the Tamiami Trail between Miami and Naples. And together we did such a tour a few years ago in Orlando. Since this is always very funny and there is a lot of nature to see, we really wanted to repeat it again 🙂
» Read the full blog postMauritius – Travel Guide, Things to Do & Tourist Attractions (Travel Report)
Our week in Mauritius really thrilled us 🙂 We liked the island very much and despite its small size has a lot to offer. In the following article we want to tell you everything you need to know about Mauritius.
» Read the full blog postThe Church of Cap Malheureux & Port Louis (Mauritius)
After diving on the west coast of Mauritius this morning, we used the afternoon to look at a beautiful church and make a detour to the capital Port Louis.
» Read the full blog postLe Morne Brabant – Hike to the top by your own (Mauritius)
It is one of the most striking mountains in Mauritius and offers a dreamlike backdrop on the Le Morne peninsula: the 556-metre-high Le Morne Brabant mountain. We no longer know who of us both came up with the idea of going to this mountain. But we know one thing: even if it was super exhausting – it was definitely worth it. Every single step.
» Read the full blog postYosemite National Park – Glacier Point & the Yosemite Valley (USA)
After visiting the giant sequoias of Mariposa Grove in the morning, we continued towards Yosemite Valley. Before that, however, we made a detour to the 2,200 meter high Glacier Point.
» Read the full blog postYosemite National Park – Mariposa Grove & the Grizzly Giant (USA)
After exploring yosemite national park from the east via the Tioga Pass yesterday, we went from our Hotel in Mariposa to the south entrance of the park today first to the giant sequoias of Mariposa Grove.
» Read the full blog postYosemite National Park – Things to know & Tioga Pass (USA)
After visiting the ghost town of Bodie in the morning, we set off for Yosemite National Park at around 12 o’clock. The eastern entrance of the park at Tioga Pass is only about an hour away from Bodie. On the way there we made a short stop at Mono Lake.
» Read the full blog postThe Geirangerfjord & our private tour in Geiranger (Norway)
After visiting the city of Bergen yesterday, our journey with AIDAsol tonight went further north along the Norwegian coast and then into the beautiful fjord landscape. On this day, a highlight of our Norway trip awaited us: the journey through the Geirangerfjord 🙂
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