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Fanatic about travel; Done 181 UN member states so far. Took 2 1-year career break to travel, in 2002 and 2007. Enjoying visiting WHS.
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Les roças de Monte Café, Agua-lzé e Sundy de São Tomé e Príncipe (T)
Weecheng Singapore - 18-Jul-24
I visited Agua-Ize one month ago (June 2024). We saw the beautiful, haunting structures along the EN -2 (main national road) and turned into the Água Izé complex itself. The factory owners of this large plantation-factory complex had apparently abandoned it after the chaos at independence (1975), leaving the complex to decay and fall into ruins. Huge and magnificent even in a ruined, dilapidated condition. That is when problem arose - our car was quickly surrounded by aggressive young people who demanded to be engaged as guides. In any case, we might consider the proposal if we speak Portuguese, but we don't. The whole atmosphere was quite intimidating with some of them demanding that we leave if we didn't agree to accept them as guides
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Weecheng Singapore - 08-Jun-24
Tet el Bad is a very strange Unesco tentative site. It is a rectangular stone coffin or sarcophagus located on top of a raised platform behind the chiefs’ meeting house in Ollei traditional village in Ngarchelong State. The stone coffin is a fine example of expert carving of a sarcophagus with both the casket and the lid made of andesite rock. The coffin has a length of 233 centimeters and a width 66 centimeters and a height of 40 centimeters.No human remains have been found inside, leading to speculation about whether it was ever used or if the remains were removed or decayed beyond recognition. The absence of inscriptions or artifacts within the coffin leaves its story untold
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Weecheng Singapore - 08-Jun-24
Mysterious ancient city built on coral rocks on the SE corner of Pohnpei. You can either get a boat there (nice approach from the sea) that can be arranged via Pohnpei Surf Club (google them) or drive about 1.5 hr to get there. I will talk about the second method since I did not take a boat. A taxi will cost you US$80 for one person and a bit more for the whole car if more than one person. I went with the taxi driver named Augustine (691)9264085 who is recommended by many on Facebook EPS. For US$80, he can drive you to multiple sites all over Pohnpei for a full day.I do not suggest you drive yourself due to the complexity of finding one’s way to the ruins from the car parking area
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