Global Gallivanting

Global Gallivanting

Category : UNESCO Sites

Descending Dragon – Mystical Halong Bay

Anna
Local fishing boats ‘putter putter’ through Halong Bay The putter putter of small boat engines is the only sound that breaks up the serene stillness of the mystical and magical landscape of Halong Bay. All around me lay still emerald waters and towering limestone karst peaks covered in green foliage......

Cape Tribulation – Where Rainforest meets Reef

Anna
Cape Tribulation – where the Daintree Rainforest meets the Great Barrier Reef Cape Tribulation is where two UNESCO world heritage sites met. The world’s oldest rainforest – the Daintree Rainforest tumbles right down the crescent shaped golden beach to met the Great Barrier Reef; the world’s largest coral reef system......

Exploring Sukhothai – The Birthplace of Siam

Anna
The ancient, ruined city of Sukhothai is believed to be the capital of the first kingdom of Siam (Thailand) and is one of the best places to visit in Thailand to start learning about Thai history and culture. Sukhothai translates as ‘the dawn of happiness’ and was founded by King......

Elephanta Island and Caves

Anna
When we arrived in Mumbai in the late afternoon, after another long, uncomfortable overnight train ride, I felt relieved and also slightly sentimental that we had finished our last railway journey in India. This time around we had no problems getting on the stupendously overcrowded suburban commuter trains that had......