Posts Tagged ‘india’
The Taj Mahal has been on the list since 1983
The number of Unesco World Heritage Sites is on the rise again, which is a good thing since we as travelers like to have a good destination, and because the dart-to-map method is just a horrible way to go, the Unesco World Heritage Committee is around to make our decision uncompromising. If you like natural, cultural or historic relevance you simply must visit their website, look for the places with coolest sounding names and go there.
I’m a huge fan of the Unesco sites list since it represents what’s best about the world we live in, be it natural, man-made or a combination of the two, without being condescending or overly showy about it.
Yesterday the committee wrapped up a busy weekend making all kinds of changes to their sites list. It conducted its 34th session in Brasilia, Brazil and among its yield were 21 new sites added to its already prodigious list, 4 sites added to its World Heritage in Danger list and the approval to expand 7 existing sites. New sites are added every year and with the additions come a measure of prestige for the hosting country, who also get funding for their upkeep and management.
Here is the entire list of their additions, but to showcase them I’ve listed several of the more interesting spots recognized by the committee. Take a look and love them for what they are: the depth and scope of the beauty of your world.
Sarah is one of AirTreks senior and longest standing travel consultants. And she’s done her fair share of international travel, having been to parts of the globe most of us only see in pictures. So I was super excited to hear what her dream trip would be. It appeared China, India and Northern Europe are the parts of the planet she still needs to fill in.
To Sarah I posed the requisite Your Agent’s Dream Trip question:
“Without having to state your reasons, and if cost was of no importance, what would be your dream around-the-world trip in 10 stops or less.”
Sarah lives in Portland with her husband Dan, also a talented AirTreks travel consultant, so her trip starts and ends there, in that lovely Pacific Northwest city.
Take a tour of the sights and sounds using modern multimedia and discover agent Sarah’s dream trip. Click on the icons for videos, photos and maps.
The triumphant return of our Photo Friday feature comes today! Seven great shots by way of our Flickr group pool, AirTreks World Journey, spotlighting some of the greatest locations in world travel.
If you have any photos you’d like to contribute to the group please feel free to click here and join. We’d love to have you! We may even spot light some of your own photography in a future installment of this feature.
Have a great weekend!
Aviation as glamour. Imagine!
No one will deny airline travel has changed a lot over the years. From commanding respect and a debonair sense of authority, to a comic and ego-crushing experience you just crave the end of.
Needless to say a trip on an airplane isn’t what it used to be, and nowhere is that more apparent than in its advertisements.
To make you pine for the past all the more, I’ve gathered together some of the more interesting and beautiful ads from one of the great eras of flight – the 1950s.
So, grab your leather suitcase, tilt your pillbox hat, polish up your pearly cuff links and prepare for a nostalgic trip across the years.
India, land of Bollywood, divine curry, divine cows and scents you will never ever forget, no matter how hard you try.
It’s also a huge draw for those that love to broaden themselves with new and unique experiences.
India does however absolutely require a visa to enter its borders. Passport control will send you back to your point of origin to get one (as opposed to giving you one upon arrival) if it doesn’t exist in your passport, creating a hassle and expense that can be easily avoided.
Our recommendation is this: make sure you have an Indian visa before going there.
I usually don’t start conversations telling people I’m “well-traveled”. Especially when I see websites like this around. I have however compiled a fairly good list of stamps in the passport, and because I interact with other world travelers both professionally and personally, I’ve got a pretty good idea of more amazing places I want to go.
This Friday, I thought I’d share a list of some of my favorite destinations in this wondrous world along with a few I still really want to get to. The list of course is abbreviated since I’d have to talk your ear off (perhaps over dinner?) to tell you all of them.
Recently I found about a great project going on in the western Indian city of Ahmadabad by an AirTreks client leaving for his trip: a truly one-of-a-kind restaurant that gives form to the elusive concept of Service. From its inception, Seva Café has been on a social mission: to help the local community by promoting good karma in the form of fine dining. Their restaurant is like none other I’ve heard of, operating inside values that are true to their community while delivering a social service model that other entrepeneurs can adopt. Theirs is to give back rather than to take profit, to help others rather than to simply serve themselves. A novel idea indeed!
More than 2000 years have passed since ancient Greeks labeled the Seven Wonders of the World. Now that votes are in check out the New Seven Wonders.
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