Montag, 29. Juni 2020

Philippines

Natural Landmarks

Balete tree in Maria Aurora – Aurora
Calbiga Caves (Langun – Gobingob Caves) – Samar
Chocolate Hills in Bohol
Coron Island cliffs – Palawan
Donsol whale sharks – Sorsogon
El Nido - Palawan
Hinatuan Enchanted River – Surigao del Sur
Hot spring of Cayangan Lake (Kayangan Lake) – Coron Island
Hundred Islands National Park
Langun Cave – Samar
Mayon Volcano – Albay
Monfort Bat Cave – Davao del Norte
Mount Apo
Mount Pinatubo
Mount Pulag National Park
Pagsanjan Falls (Magdapio Falls) – Laguna
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River
Pygmy forest of Mount Hamiguitan – Davao Oriental
Salinas Salt Springs – Nueva Vizcaya.
Secret Beach of Matinloc – Palawan

Sugar Beach - Negros, Sipalay City

Taal Volcano and Taal Lake – Batangas
Tinuy-an Falls – Surigao del Sur
Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park
Zambales Mountains 


Man made Landmarks

Banaue Rice Terraces – Ifugao
Battad rice terraces 
Belfry of Cagsawa Church – Albay
Fort Santiago – Metro Manila
Intramuros Walled City – Metro Manila
Manila (Skyline or Bird View
Miag-ao Church (Santo Tomas de Villanueva Church) – Iloilo
Sagada and its famous hanging coffins
San Agustin Church in Paoay – Ilocos Norte
Tumauini Church of San Mattias – Isabela

Georgia

Natural Landmarks

Katskhi pillar – Imereti
Mchishta Spring and Cave
Mount Kazbegi
Takhti Tepa mud volcanoes – Kakheti 


Man made Landmarks

Adysh (Adishi) – Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Alaverdi Cathedral – Kakheti
Anakopia – Abkhazia
Ananuri – Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Ateni Sioni Church – Shida Kartli
Bagrati Cathedral
Chazhashi (Chajashi) – Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Dartlo – Kakheti
David Gareja monastery complex 
Gergeti Trinity Church – Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Gonio – Adjara
Gori Fortress – Shida Kartli
Gremi Church of Archangels – Kakheti
Jvari Monastery – Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Kelasuri Wall – Abkhazia
Keselo – Kakheti
Khertvisi Fortress – Samtskhe-Javakheti
Kvetera Church – Kakheti
Likani Palace – Samtskhe-Javakheti, Borjomi
Mestia – Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Nicortsminda Cathedral  
Ninotsminda Cathedral – Kakheti
Nokalakevi (Archaeopolis) – Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Old Tbilisi – Tbilisi
Pitsunda Cathedral – Abkhazia
Samtavisi Cathedral – Shida Kartli
Shaori megalithic fortress – Samtskhe-Javakheti
Shatili – Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral – Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Tejisi menhir in St.Nicholas Church – Kvemo Kartli
Tsitsamuri (Zaden-Tsikhe) – Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Uplistsikhe – Shida Kartli
Vani Caves (Vahani Caves) – Samtskhe-Javakheti
Vanis Kvabebi – Samtskhe-Javakheti
Vardzia monastery – Samtskhe-Javakheti

Freitag, 26. Juni 2020

Argentina

Natural Landmarks

Bariloche and Argentina's Lake District
Cerro de los Siete Colores – Jujuy
Copahue crater lake – Neuquén
Falkland Islands (Penguin Colonies)
Glaciar Viedma, Glaciar Upsala, Glaciar Spegazzini, Glaciar Perito Moreno 
Humahuaca Canyon & Horconal (14-color hill)
Iguazu Falls – Misiones and Paraná
La Garganta del Diablo and Anfiteatro – Salta
Lake with The Eye – Buenos Aires
Monte Fitz Roy (Cerro Chaltén) – Santa Cruz and Chile, Magallanes
Patagonia
Perito Moreno Glacier
Potrero de la Aguada – San Luis
Pozo de las Animas (Well of Souls) – Mendoza
Puente del Inca – Mendoza
Salto del Agrio – Neuquén
South Georgia Island
Talampaya Gorge – La Rioja
Ushuaia: The End of the World
Ventisquero Negro (Glaciar Río Manso) – Río Negro

Man made Landmarks

Historic Córdoba Cathedral

Sonntag, 21. Juni 2020

Syria

Man made Landmarks

Ain Dara Temple – Aleppo
Apamea – Hama
Azm Palace (Azem Palace) – Damascus
Citadel of Aleppo and Old City – Aleppo
Citadel of Saladin (Salah Ed-Din) – Latakia
Damascus - Old City
Dura-Europos – Deir ez-Zor
Fakhr-al-Din al-Maani Castle – Homs
Great Mosque of Aleppo – Aleppo
Krak des Chevaliers – Homs
Masyaf Castle – Hama
Muhammadia noria – Hama
Palmyra – Homs
Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi – Homs
Roman Theatre Bosra
Shmemis (Chmemis) – Hama
Temple of Ba’al in Palmyra (Temple of Bel) – Homs
Umayyad Mosque – Damascus

Mittwoch, 17. Juni 2020

Kazakhstan

Natural Landmarks

 

Aksu Canyon – South Kazakhstan 
Altyn-Emel National Park 
Charyn Canyon 
Kiin Kerish – East Kazakhstan 
Kok-Kol Lake and Aidahar – Jambyl 
Sherkala – Mangystau 
Singing Sand Dune – Almaty Province 
Stone Balls Valley – Mangystau 
Valley of Castles in Charyn Canyon – Almaty Province 
Zhamanshin crater – Aktobe


Typical Animals

Argali
Caspian Sea Wolf
Central Asian Red Deer
Common Spoonbill
Eurasian Brown Bear
Goitered Gazelle
Golden Eagle
Gray Wolf
Great Bustard
Great Gerbil
Greater Flamingo
Jerboa
Russian Tortoise
Saiga Antilope
Sibirian Dhole
Squacco Heron
Steppe Eagle
Turkmenian Kulan
Urial


 Man made Landmarks

 


Astana Skyline
Bayterek Tower – Akmola Province
Gagarin’s Start in Baikonur Cosmodrome
Khan Shatyr – Akmola Province, Astana 
Khoja Akhmet Yassawi mausoleum – South Kazakhstan
Zenkov Cathedral (Almaty Ascension Cathedral) – Almaty.

Afghanistan

Natural Landmarks

Band-e Amir Springs – Bamyan
Hazarchishma Natural Bridge (Hazarcheshma Arch) – Bamyan

Man made Landmarks

Bagh-e Babur – Kabul
Buddhist shrines in Bamyan – Bamyan
Friday Mosque of Herat (Jama Masjid) – Herat
Green Mosque of Balkh – Balkh
Herat Citadel – Herat
Minaret of Jam – Shahrak
Shahr-i Ghulghulah – Bamyan
Shrine of Ali in Mazar-i-Sharif (Blue Mosque) – Balkh

Donnerstag, 11. Juni 2020

Mexico

Natural Landmarks

Agua Azul  – Chiapas
Cave of the Crystals, Naica – Chihuahua
Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba) – Veracruz and Puebla  

Cuatrociénegas Valley – Coahuila
Hierve el Agua – Oaxaca
Lake Alchichica – Puebla

Land's End in Cabo San Lucas
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve – Michoacán and State of México
Parícutin – Michoacán.
Piedra Volada – Chihuahua
Sótano de las Golondrinas (Cave of Swallows) – San Luis Potosí
Sumidero Canyon – Chiapas
Systema Ox Bel Ha – Quintana Roo
Systema Sac Actun – Quintana Roo

Volcan de Colima

Man made Landmarks

Balankanche Caves – Yucatán
Bonampak – Chiapas
Calakmul – Campeche
Cantona – Puebla
El Tajín – Veracruz
Great Pyramid of Cholula – Puebla 

Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlán - Mexico City
Kabah – Yucatán
Labna – Yucatán
La Quemada – Zacatecas
La Venta – Tabasco
Los Guachimontones – Jalisco
Mayapan – Yucatán
Mexico City (Skyline or Bird View)
Mitla – Oaxaca 

Monte Albán – Oaxaca

Morelia Cathedral

Palacio Nacional - Mexico City

Puerto Vallarta's Old Town (colored houses)
Querétaro aqueduct – Querétaro
San Lorenzo – Veracruz

Teotihuacan – México
Torre Latinoamericana 
Tres Zapotes – Veracruz
Tula or Tollan – Hidalgo
Xochimilco – Ciudad de México

Montag, 1. Juni 2020

Estonia

LEGENDS:

Green - I have it already

Orange and

 Black – I don’t have it…yet. Maybe you can help me ;) 

 

Natural Landmarks

Ehalkivi – Lääne-Virumaa
Jägala Waterfall – Harjumaa
Kaali Crater – Saaremaa
Matsulu National Park
Tuhala Witch Well (Kata Nõiakaev) – Harjumaa
Valaste Waterfall – Ida-Virumaa 

 

Man made Landmarks

Alatskivi Palace – Tartumaa 
Haapsalu Castle 
Kadriorg Palace – Harjumaa 
Kõpu Lighthouse – Hiiumaa 
Kuressaare Castle – Saaremaa 
Narva River Promenade 
Pöide Church – Saaremaa  
Taagepera Castle – Valgamaa  
Tallin Bird View 
Tallinn Old Town – Harjumaa 
Tallin TV Tower 
Valjala Church – Saaremaa 
Windmill (Open Air Museum)