July 19, 2017
Posted by ramon in Astronomy, Class 1, Coastlines, Day Hike, Diving, Hiking, Indonesia, Islands, IUCN Protected Category 2, Looped Hike, National Parks, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Reefs, Tropical Coral Reefs, Tropical Savanna, UNESCO
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July 7, 2017
Posted by ramon in Broadleaf Rainforests, Kedah, Malaysia, Tropical Monsoon, UNESCO, Waterfalls
Waterfalls of Langkawi
Telaga Tujuh Waterfall is Langkawi's most well-known waterfall. The waterfall's name means "Seven Wells" in English, and is derived from a series of seven interconnected pools that are located on its upper level. The waterfall is located on the slopes of Mount Mat Chinchang and lies along a demarcation area between the Machinchang Formation, which consists mainly of sandstone and shale, and Mount Raya Read more
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Langkawi
Langkawi is an archipelago in the Andaman Sea that consists of more than a hundred islands that are blanketed in 10-million-year-old rainforests and smatterings of barren rock that poke through the vast tree canopy. The rock formations that can be found here consist mainly of hard granite that make up the spine of the main island and give rise to both Mount Raya (elevation : 881 m) and Sawar Hill, as well as much older Read more
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June 12, 2016
Posted by Ramon in Broadleaf Rainforests, Budget, Caves, China, Climbing, Cycling, Guangxi, Humid Subtropical, Karsts, UNESCO
Yangshuo Day 01 & 02 – Treasure Cave
Yangshuo (Mandarin: 阳朔) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is well-known for the thousands of karst peaks that seem to have suddenly erupted from the flat plains that surround them. Unique karst landscapes like this are produced when soluble rocks (200 million-year-old limestone in this case) are dissolved by the carbonic acid that is present in rainfall. Normally, just caverns and fissures are produced Read more
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March 15, 2015
Posted by Ramon in Australia, Camping, Class 8, Hiking, IUCN Protected Category 2, Lakes, Looped Hike, Multiday Hike, National Parks, Oceanic, Peak Labels, Ridges, Tasmania, Temperate Deciduous Forests, UNESCO
Western Arthur Range
The Western Arthur Range lies in South-West National park, in south-west Tasmania, and is one of the most dramatic mountain ridges in the whole of Australia. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is known for its glaciated landscapes, jagged quartzite crags, spectacular lakes (approximately 30 of them, and along with the peaks and ridges, were named after celestial objects), unpredictable and violent Read more
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March 1, 2013
Posted by Ramon in Broadleaf Rainforests, Budget, Class 5, Day Hike, Hiking, Indonesia, IUCN Protected Category 2, Jawa Timur, Looped Hike, Mountains, National Parks, Tropical Monsoon, UNESCO, Volcanoes