Places of memory

Stone roofs and historic houses of Gjirokastër above the Drino Valley.

Gjirokastër from the Bazaar to the Tower Houses and Fortress

A walking route through Gjirokastër to understand its tower houses, bazaar and fortress, with practical attention to steep slopes, cobblestones and changing opening hours.

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Pliva Waterfall below Jajce’s historic town.

Culture

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jajce brings together a waterfall, mills and the memory of 1943

Jajce is best understood in two parts: a steep historic centre and, five kilometres away, the Pliva Lakes with their wooden mills. The visit gains depth when you include the AVNOJ Museum and avoid confusing a Tentative List entry with a UNESCO inscription.

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Marked visitor path among stone jars at the Plain of Jars.

Culture

Laos

The Plain of Jars from Phonsavan: Three Sites and a Clear Boundary

Sites 1, 2 and 3 offer an introduction to the archaeology of the Plain of Jars without turning a landscape shaped by war into an improvised excursion.

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Routes

Jamaica

Blue Mountain Peak and Holywell: choosing your hike in Jamaica

A practical choice between the demanding ascent to Jamaica’s highest point and Holywell’s shorter trails, set within cloud forest and maroon history.

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Tavurvur volcano beside Simpson Harbour near Rabaul.

Practical guides

Papua New Guinea

Rabaul and Kokopo: Understanding a Caldera That Reshaped Life

A visit to Rabaul and Kokopo calls for the 1994 eruption, wartime memory, and current security and volcanic conditions to be considered together.

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Memorial gardens at the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Gisozi.

Culture

Rwanda

Kigali Genocide Memorial: a thoughtful visit to the Gisozi site

The Gisozi memorial calls for time, emotional preparation and a respectful approach. This guide helps you decide when to go, how to get there and what to expect.

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Stone walls of San Jerónimo Fort beside Portobelo Bay.

Culture

Panama

Portobelo brings together fortresses, Afro-descendant memory and Congo culture

A day —or better still, a night— to connect the forts around the bay, the Royal Customs House and the cultural practices that give Portobelo its contemporary presence.

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Open white horizon of the Makgadikgadi salt pans with distant acacias.

Nature

Botswana

Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan: Choosing Rain, Wildlife or the Scale of the Salt Flats

In the Makgadikgadi complex, the decisive choice is not accommodation but the state of the water. Nxai Pan, Nata and the Boteti plains follow different rhythms.

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Responsible travel

Nauru

Nauru’s Topside, Buada and eastern coast in one flexible visit

In Nauru, a visit becomes more meaningful when the mining plateau of Topside is connected with Buada Lake and the narrow coastal strip where everyday life unfolds.

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Culture

Bahrain

Muharraq and the Pearling Path, from Shoreline to Historic Souq

A walk of around 3.5 kilometres tracing Bahrain’s pearling economy from Bu Mahir to the houses, warehouses and courtyards of Muharraq.

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Culture

Sierra Leone

Bunce Island from Freetown: a journey into Atlantic memory

An island in the Sierra Leone River estuary preserves the ruins of a British slave-trading fort. The boat crossing requires checking current conditions, but the essential preparation is historical and ethical.

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