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Petra, Jordan |
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Petra is an archaeological site in southwestern Jordan, lying on the slope of Mount Hor in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. It is famous for having many stone structures carved into the rock. The long-hidden site was revealed to the Western world by the Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1812. It was famously described as "a rose-red city half as old as time" in a Newdigate prize-winning sonnet by John William Burgon. Burgon had not actually visited Petra, which remained accessible only to Europeans accompanied by local guides with armed escorts until after World War I. The site was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 when it was described as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage."
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Yemen |
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Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen is a Middle Eastern country located on the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia. With a population of about 20 million people, Yemen is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the North, the Red Sea to the West, the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden to the South, and Oman to the east. Yemen's territory includes over 200 islands, the largest of which is Socotra, about 415 kilometres (260 miles) to the south of Yemen, off the coast of Somalia.
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Pamukkale: A Natural Wonder in Turkey |
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Pamukkale, meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, is a natural site and attraction in south-western Turkey in the Denizli Province. The ancient city of Hierapolis was built on top of the white "castle" which is in total about 2700 meters long and 160m high. It can be seen from a great distance, eg. when driving down the hills on the opposite side of the valley to the town of Denizli, which is 20 km away. Pamukkale is located in Turkey's Inner Aegean region, in the River Menderes valley, which enjoys a temperate climate over the greater part of the year.
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Lynn's Japan Trip |
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I backpacked in Japan in 2003 and visited Tokyo, Kamakura, Hakone, Kyoto, Nara, Inari, Himeiji, Osaka, Kobe, Kanasawa, Nagoya, Takayama.
２００３年に日本に１０日間いた。あの時は日本語を勉強し始めたばがりだったから，あちごちへ行って旅行をとても楽しんだよ。 行った場所は：東京、鎌倉、箱根、京都、奈良、稲荷、姫路、大阪、神戸、金沢、名古屋、高山など。
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Lynn's China Trip, 2006 |
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I toured the western half of China in August-September, 2006, which started at Xi'an, via the Silk Route, to Urumqi, from Chengdu to Tibet, and from Shangri-la, via Tea-Horse Route, to Kunming.
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