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Asher has spent time in 38 countries (and
no, airports do not count). He has also seen 74 of the 890 Unesco World
Heritage Sites (linked), and 15 tentative WHSs (italics). He has also
visited five of the eight wonders of the world: one ancient (Giza
pyramids), and four of the seven
modern (Chichen
Itza; Christ the Redeemer;
Colosseum;
Great Wall;
Machu Picchu;
Petra; Taj Mahal).
1.
Argentina (BA)
2.
Australia (Blue
Mountains; Royal
Exhibition Building; Sydney
Opera House)
3.
Belgium (Beguinages;
Grand Place; Belfries; Brugge; Horta houses; Antwerp)
4.
Cambodia (Angkor)
5.
Canada (Old Quebec;
Rideau Canal)
6.
China (Forbidden
City; Great Wall;
Imperial Tombs; Summer Palace;
Temple of Heaven)
7.
Denmark (Roskilide)
8.
Egypt (Historic
Cairo; Thebes/Luxor;
Memphis/Giza;
Nubian Monuments/Philae/Abu
Simbel)
9.
Finland
10.
France (Avignon; Chartres; Versailles; Fontenay; Fontainebleau; Loire; Orange; Paris; Reims; St. Denis; Vaux-le-Vicomte;
Fontainebleau Forest; Champagne vineyards; Beaune vineyards)
11. Germany (Trier)
12. Guatemala (Antigua;
Tikal)
13.
Holy See (Ancient Rome; Vatican)
14.
Hong Kong,
SAR
15.
Hungary (Budapest)
16.
India (Humayun’s
Tomb; Qutb Minar; Red Fort)
17.
Indonesia (Borobudur;
Prambanan; Yogyakarta
Palace)
18.
Ireland
19.
Israel (Acre, Jerusalem;
Masada;
Tel Aviv;
Bahai Temple)
20. Italy (Florence; Siena; Venice; Verona; Rome;
Villa Adriana;
Villa d'Este)
21.
Japan (Kyoto; Nara; Nikko)
22.
Jordan (Petra;
Jerash; Wadi Rum)
23.
Laos (Luang
Prabang; That Luang)
24.
Luxembourg (Old Walled City)
25.
Malaysia (Melaka)
26.
Mexico (Chichen-Itza, Mexico
City; Uxmal)
27.
Myanmar (Bagan)
28.
Netherlands (Amsterdam)
29.
New Zealand
30. Singapore
31.
Spain (Escurial;
Gaudi)
32.
Switzerland (Berne)
33.
Thailand (Ayutthaya)
34.
Turkey (Historic
Areas of Istanbul)
35.
United Kingdom (Westminster)
36.
United States (Independence
Hall; Statue of Liberty;
Yosemite; Brooklyn Bridge;
Pt. Reyes; Washington
Monument)
37.
Uruguay (Colonia)
38.
Vietnam (Hue; Hoi An; Thang Long)
Here
is a map of the countries he’s visited.
More soon!
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