Travel and Expat Articles about UNESCO - Expatify https://www.expatify.com Travel & Expat Lifestyle Magazine Thu, 22 Nov 2018 18:07:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.9 https://www.expatify.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-expatify-site-logo-32x32.png Travel and Expat Articles about UNESCO - Expatify https://www.expatify.com 32 32 Monday Escape: Cape Coast, Ghana https://www.expatify.com/ghana/monday-escape-cape-coast-ghana.html https://www.expatify.com/ghana/monday-escape-cape-coast-ghana.html#respond Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:04:00 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=4570 Cape Coast, or Cabo Corso, is the capital of the Central Region of Ghana and is also the capital city of the Fante people. It is also the ancestral town of U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, and has been visited by her entire family during her husband’s trip to Ghana. With a population just over […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/ghana/monday-escape-cape-coast-ghana.html/feed 0 World Heritage in Danger — India, Pakistan and the Philippines https://www.expatify.com/asia/world-heritage-in-danger-india-pakistan-and-the-philippines.html https://www.expatify.com/asia/world-heritage-in-danger-india-pakistan-and-the-philippines.html#respond Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:45:30 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=4465 The World Heritage List includes 890 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage that the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value. This list includes 689 cultural, 176 natural and 25 mixed properties in 148 countries. On this list are 31 properties that the World Heritage Committee feels are in danger. […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/asia/world-heritage-in-danger-india-pakistan-and-the-philippines.html/feed 0 World Heritage in Danger–Africa https://www.expatify.com/africa/world-heritage-in-danger-africa.html https://www.expatify.com/africa/world-heritage-in-danger-africa.html#respond Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:34:43 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=4292 The UNESCO World Heritage List is intended to bring attention to and protect 890 sites around the world that the World Heritage Committee considers ‘have outstanding universal value.’ These sites are deemed internationally important and so their care and upkeep are of interest to us all. Civil unrest, lack of good management, poachers, and lack […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/africa/world-heritage-in-danger-africa.html/feed 0 Monday Escape: Luang Prabang, Laos https://www.expatify.com/laos/monday-escape-luang-prabang-laos.html https://www.expatify.com/laos/monday-escape-luang-prabang-laos.html#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:36:27 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=3983 Luang Prabang is the former capital of Laos and a UNESCO World Heritage city. Many people call it the most charming city in Southeast Asia, though unlike other tourist destinations in surrounding Thailand or Cambodia, Laos’ Luang Prabang is still being kept a secret. In fact, the adjective most often applied to Laos might be […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/laos/monday-escape-luang-prabang-laos.html/feed 1 World Heritage in Danger https://www.expatify.com/asia/world-heritage-in-danger.html https://www.expatify.com/asia/world-heritage-in-danger.html#respond Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:50:38 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=3876 The UNESCO World Heritage List includes 890 sites around the world that the World Heritage Committee considers ‘have outstanding universal value.’ This means that although they may be important to the heritage of the local residents, they are also significantly important to world heritage. One of the advantages to living overseas is the luxury of […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/asia/world-heritage-in-danger.html/feed 0 The Most Famous Gardens in China https://www.expatify.com/china/the-most-famous-gardens-in-china.html https://www.expatify.com/china/the-most-famous-gardens-in-china.html#respond Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:00:11 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=3273 China’s tradition of beautiful garden design extends over more than 3,000 years. Historically, there were three main garden types: palace gardens, temple gardens and scholar gardens. These each had a religious or symbolic role. In addition to these main types, there are three others: the vegetable garden, the domestic courtyard, and the hunting park, although […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/china/the-most-famous-gardens-in-china.html/feed 0 Monday Escape: Paphos, Cyprus https://www.expatify.com/cyprus/monday-escape-paphos-cyprus.html https://www.expatify.com/cyprus/monday-escape-paphos-cyprus.html#respond Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:42:25 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=2778 What better place to escape to than the home of the mythical Greek goddess of love and beauty? That’s right, Paphos, Cyprus is the birthplace of Aphrodite. Even more impressive, the town is included in the official UNESCO list of cultural and natural treasures of the world’s heritage. In the founding myth, even the town’s […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/cyprus/monday-escape-paphos-cyprus.html/feed 0 Monday Escape: Valletta, Malta https://www.expatify.com/malta/monday-escape-valletta-malta.html https://www.expatify.com/malta/monday-escape-valletta-malta.html#respond Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:50:23 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=1827 The expat life doesn’t really get much better than in Malta. Sitting in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, there are blue seas, blue skies and international people. And because the island sits in such a strategic spot historically, it is covered in UNESCO World Heritage sites. The entire city of Valletta, the nation’s capital, […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/malta/monday-escape-valletta-malta.html/feed 0 Monday Escape: Black Sea Coast, Bulgaria https://www.expatify.com/bulgaria/monday-escape-black-sea-coast-bulgaria.html https://www.expatify.com/bulgaria/monday-escape-black-sea-coast-bulgaria.html#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:22:11 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=1246 Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast is lined with quaint towns, bustling port cities, exquisite summer resorts and over 130 km of golden, sandy beaches. We suggest you pick your own special spot along this gorgeous coastline! Before the fall of the Soviet Union, Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast was internationally known as the “Red Riviera”, though today […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/bulgaria/monday-escape-black-sea-coast-bulgaria.html/feed 3 Monday Escape: Port Vila, Vanuatu https://www.expatify.com/vanuatu/monday-escape-port-vila-vanuatu.html https://www.expatify.com/vanuatu/monday-escape-port-vila-vanuatu.html#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:50:32 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=1046 Port Vila is the capital city of the beautiful Pacific islands nation of Vanuatu. It’s also the country’s economic and commercial center and most populous city. And you’ll be hard pressed to find many better places to live in the whole of the South Pacific. Vanuatu is a tax haven, which many business oriented expats […]

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