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1. Abandoned Shopping Malls Why? I don't know why. It just fascinates me . . . maybe I just like to see this institution I love to hate brought to its knees. With the housing crisis going on and commercial real estate harder to manage as a result, we're likely to see more of th...
2. Mayan Ruins of Chichen Itza Chichen Itza is one of the greatest remnants of the Mayan civilization from the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. In 2007, it was voted as a Wonder of the World, joining ranks with the Great Pyramid of Egypt and the Taj Mahal.
3. Visit St Andrews in Fife, Scotland When visiting St Andrews, you could be suprised at what a small town it is, but this little place on the edge of Fife packs centuries of history into its compact area! Once an important place of pilgrimage with its mighty cathedral, and one of Britain...
4. Mexico City, Zocalo, Teotihuacan Pyramids and Xochimilco Mexico city is a big sprawling city, but with a lot of interesting cultural things for a tourist to do in a small area near the centre and also some fascinating archeological sites, such as the enormous Teotihuacan Pyramids just outside the city...
5. Living In Central America Today there are many people from all over the world looking to move to Central America. There are several reasons and attractions to wanting to move to this part of the world. My wife and I are among this group of people that have this attraction. Ea...
6. Mesa Verde National Park Nowhere else in America can there be found such an intricate and telling glimpse into the past of the Ancestral Puebloan people than at Mesa Verde National Park. With hundreds of ancient cliff dwellings, the Puebloans found an ideal mesa that had pro...
7. Hart Island Hart Island is a small island in the Long Island Sound which acts as the New York City Cemetery maintained by the New York Department of Corrections (and worked by inmates from Rikers). The island has been the final resting place of the city’s...
8. Rome, Italy: The must-see sights of Rome Layered with thousands of years of history, the city of Rome is the only place on earth where you can find a church built by Michelangelo built into the ruins of an ancient Roman bath. After centuries of cultural transformations, from ancient times...
9. Chaos! Panic! Pandemonium! I can't remember where I saw this quote, but I liked it so much I just knew it had to become a T-shirt. As always, the leading question was, "what kind of image?" I ended up with a few variations.
10. Teotihuacan If you are going to be in Mexico City, you absolutely MUST schedule a day to go to Teotihuacan! It is not to be missed and you certainly won't regret the time and effort it takes to see it. Take a tour bus from your hotel and enjoy your friendly tou...
11. Provence, France Provence is a popular region southwestern France, geographically diverse, yet with a mostly mild climate. Its scenery ranges from the marshy coastal plains of the Camargue to the towering mountains of the Alps. My own five day visit was all too brie...
12. Tintagel I think the castle's this way. Tintagel is the site of an ancient Cornish castle in the North of Cornwall. The castle technically could be called two castles because one part is on the mainland and the other is on a part of land that could almost b...
13. Jerash of Jordan Gerasa, Antioch on the Golden River, Pompeii of the Middle East ... all names lead to one place ... Jerash. An ancient and modern city, find more about its history and what is it like, find more resources like books, DVDs, photos, links and more abou...
14. My Yucatan The Yucatan is so much more than the Riviera Maya. Many people only know the route from the Cancun Airport to the Cancun Playa. But the Yucatan Peninsula is full of not only jungle, but wonderful things to experience - from archaeological sites to Po...