Guide to UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Location: Guanajuato, Mexico
Visited: December 26th, 2010
Site Type: Cultural
Inscribed: 1988
Background and Opinion:
Guanajuato’s history starts in the 1540s when huge deposits of silver were found in the region. Mines were quickly built and thousands came to collect the precious metal. Both the mines and the colonial era buildings still remain.
It’s been quiet for a while here, so let me start by saying hello to everyone… again! I missed blogging but man, it really is hard to get back on the wagon once you stop. I am applying for grad school and finally went on a longish trip (which is what this post is about) here in New Zealand, so sorry for my absence.
So, from April 8th – 25th, I went around both the North and the South Islands of New Zealand with Sid and Sarah. Lots of laughs ensued. I did manage to hit up 2 out of the 3 UNESCO sites in the country (the 3rd is, unfortunately, an almost inaccessible cluster of sub-Antarctic islands). For now though, I just wanted to take you guys on a short (okay, long-winded) overview what we did day by day. Let’s get this started…
Location: (Mostly) Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand
Visited: July 15-19, 2014
Site Type: Natural
Inscribed: 2005
Background and Opinion:
The ranges of Dong Phayayen and Khao Yai National Park make up one of the largest expanses of protected natural land in all of Thailand. They are home to hundreds of different species, including the endangered asian elephant, Vogel’s pit viper, and the pig-tailed macaque. While there are many places in Thailand where you can see these animals performing for the amusement of tourists, this is the eco-friendly way to go about it. Read more
Rated top beach in New Zealand blah blah blah only 20 minutes from Auckland yata yata. LISTEN! Nobody likes ranking things more than I do, but we have a mystery to solve. A strange, pink (well, purple really) blob-like object threatens to cover the entire western coastline! Okay, maybe there were about 10, BUT STILL! Read more