Tag: UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Art & Architecture, Austria, Brno & South Moravia, Culture, Czech Republic, Day Trips & Tours, Europe, Food & Drink, History, Travel Guides, Vienna, Wine & Wineries Roughly halfway between Brno, Czech Republic & Vienna, Austria sits a notable area of architectural & landscape beauty in South Moravia. Known as the Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape UNESCO World …
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Culture, Day Trips & Tours, England, Europe, Hiking & Outdoors, London, Movies, Television, Music, & Books, Travel Guides Richmond is part of London, but it feels like a whole other world. Filled with some of the best green spaces in Greater London, Richmond is an excellent escape …
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Art & Architecture, Culture, Day Trips & Tours, England, Europe, History, Kent, London, Museums, Travel Guides Canterbury is one of the most popular day trips from London. The main attraction of the medieval city is Canterbury Cathedral. It’s also filled with other pretty historic architecture. …
Granada, Spain is a beautiful city, blending centuries of history & architecture from Moorish & Spanish influences. The old Arab Quarter, known as the Albaicín, is an excellent place …
The Vizcaya Bridge near Bilbao, Spain is like no bridge you’ve ever seen. It was the first ever transporter bridge built in the world, and it’s one of the …
Greenwich makes for a lovely day out from hectic London. Between its open parklands, walks along the Thames, and history around every corner, there’s plenty to see and do. …
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Art & Architecture, Culture, Day Trips & Tours, Europe, Food, Food & Drink, History, Lisbon, Museums, Portugal, Travel Guides No trip to Lisbon is complete without a day trip to Belém. Belém was a crucial port during the Age of Discovery. Today it is home to a UNESCO World Heritage …
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Art & Architecture, Cascais, Culture, Day Trips & Tours, Europe, Food, Food & Drink, Hiking & Outdoors, History, Lisbon, Museums, Portugal, Sintra, Travel Guides Sintra is one of the most popular day trips from Lisbon, and it’s easy to see why. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is home to several architectural & historical …
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Art & Architecture, Culture, Day Trips & Tours, Europe, Food, Food & Drink, Guimaraes, History, Museums, Porto, Portugal, Travel Guides If you’re looking for a great day trip from Porto, the beautiful medieval town of Guimarães is just 25 miles away, making it a perfect escape from the city. Guimarães is …
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Art & Architecture, Culture, Day Trips & Tours, Europe, Evora, Food, Food & Drink, History, Lisbon, Museums, Portugal, Travel Guides Portugal is filled with beautiful historic towns & cities. Thanks to being a small country, it’s easy to access many of them on a day trip if you are …
No visit to Barcelona is complete without seeing the works of famed architect Antoni Gaudí. From the lampposts in Plaça Reial to Palau Güell near La Rambla to the …
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Art & Architecture, Bordeaux, Culture, Day Trips & Tours, Europe, Food, Food & Drink, France, History, Travel Guides, Wine & Wineries Bordeaux is one of the most famous wine regions in the world, and thus an obvious destination for wine lovers. While you can do your own tour of the …
Many visitors to Bordeaux come to go wine tasting across the Bordeaux region, but the city itself is not to be overlooked. Central Bordeaux & the Port of the …
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Art & Architecture, Asia, Busan, Culture, Day Trips & Tours, Favorite Stories & Experiences, Gyeongju, Hiking & Outdoors, History, South Korea, Travel Guides Gyeongju, South Korea, is a major city in world history, yet comparatively few people are aware of its rich background. During the time of the Silla Dynasty, which lasted …
While Jongmyo Shrine is not one of the Five Grand Palaces of Seoul, it was still a very important site of the Joseon Dynasty. It serves as a shrine for …
Central Seoul is filled with historic buildings and monuments, among them the Five Grand Palaces of Seoul. These royal palaces date back hundreds of years to the Joseon Dynasty, …
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Art & Architecture, Asia, Culture, Day Trips & Tours, Food, Food & Drink, History, Hong Kong, Macau, Travel Guides Although there are plenty of things to do in Hong Kong, there’s an entirely different experience to be had in Macau, which is just an hour or so away …
After spending 8 hours on a bus from Queenstown to Franz Josef, it was time to stretch my legs. Thanks to the early morning departure from Queenstown, I arrived …
With my trip to New Zealand stretching through the holiday period, I figured that Christmas Day would be a great day to start the long, 2-day journey north to …
One of the most popular day trips from Queenstown, New Zealand is to the majestic Milford Sound on the South Island’s West Coast. Accessing Milford Sound is not easy. …
