A weekend in Verdun, France should be on your top priority location to visit when learning about all World War One. Verdun is different from locations such as Albert in France and Ypres in Belgium, with historic ruins, fascinating forts and original trenches still to…
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Alcatraz Tour: A Top Dark Tourism Spot In California
The Alcatraz Tour is a must for all visitors travelling California and specifically San Francisco. This notorious prison island is located just 30 minutes away by tour boat. This dark tourism location in California is one of the top highlights to see during a visit…
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Exploring Dark Tourism Locations Worldwide
During our travels we also like to explore the darker side of tourism, called dark tourism. Dark tourism can be defined as a tourist who is curious and intrigued to explore locations of abandonment, natural disasters or places of violence. Two top dark tourism locations…
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Chernobyl Disaster: Exploring The Unbeaten Path In Ukraine
Chernobyl Disaster, now more than 32 years ago. The city of Chernobyl, and dark tourism locations in general are becoming more popular to visit by tourists. Curious of the past and seeing it for their own eyes, the destruction and aftermath of a nuclear disaster….
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Eifel National Park: Hiking & Vogelsang Nazi Camp
Eifel National Park is located close to the beautiful city of Monschau, south of Aachen and close to the Dutch border. Grab your hiking boots or rent a bike to explore this beautiful and rich landscape for yourself. OR come for the intriguing history of the…
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San Francisco Highlights: Our 2 Day Itinerary With And Without A Car
We arrived for many San Francisco highlights with the rental car a day earlier from our 2 Week US Road Trip itinerary as snow stopped us from entering Yosemite the day before. We couldn’t wait to visit locations like Land’s End, Sutro Baths, Alcatraz and Fishermans…
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Remembering The Fallen of WW1: Gordon Flowerdew
Remembering The Fallen of WW1 was an important reason for our weekend away for many historical sites and memorials. We visited Ypres, Belgium and Albert, France as well as in search of a fallen WW1 soldier who fought and laid to rest in Northern France. A soldier…
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Abandoned Ghost Town Doel, Belgium
The abandoned ghost town Doel is situated next to the Antwerp Port close to the border of the Netherlands. This little Belgian village was once home to bustling locals in the seventies, now reduced to a merely 20 of left over residents. Now for those…
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City Visit To Albert: Battle of Somme Guide To The WW1 highlights
Our city visit to Albert is the perfect Northern France base to seek out many memorable and historic locations of World War One. Such as the Lochnagar Crater, Somme Museum and the Thiepval Memorial. You can also explore the graveyards, other museums and many memorials surrounding the small…
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