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Rock carvings in Tanum on the Swedish West Coast

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 09:52:02 +0000

Viking rock carvings on Sweden’s West Coast. Are you visiting the West Coast of Sweden? You can’t miss out on seeing the Viking rock carvings in Tanum! [wp_geo_map] The West Coast On the West Coast of Sweden you can find rock carvings from the Vikings. The area of Tanum is covered in granite rocks where […]

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Finding a baby seal in Greece – the endangered Mediterranean monk seal

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 22:36:57 +0000

The endangered Mediterranean monk seal When you think of seals, where do your thoughts go to? To the Californian coast where the wild sea lions live on the docks? Perhaps you picture the seals playing with a ball in a seal sanctuary, but have you ever heard of the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus)? You […]

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Overlooking the jungle from the ancient Mayan pyramid of Coba

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 23:08:56 +0000

Coba, Mexico Climbing to the top of Coba’s pyramid, which is the highest Mayan pyramid of the Yucatan Peninsula. It gives a majestic view of the Mexican jungle surroundings. It’s Friday morning when we hop on one of the ADO buses in Tulum to head for Coba. The night before we had already bought our […]

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My 5 favorite things to do in Tulum

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 08:00:01 +0000

We just spent a week in Tulum visiting the archaeological site of Tulum, snorkeling in Gran Cenote, getting an epic dive experience at The Pit and Cenote Dos Ojos, relaxing at the nearby beach, swimming with big sea turtles at Akumal and on our last day we made a worthwhile trip to the famous Chichen […]

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An unsolved mystery of the colossal Olmec heads

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 19:08:48 +0000

One of the first people to have lived in Mexico were the Olmec people and you can find their history in the Mexican province of Tabasco. In the city of La Venta colossal Olmec heads made out of rocks were found by archeologists, which nowadays are located at the nearby Villahermosa. There they are exhibited […]

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Hiking to ancient Vrougoúnda

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 11:31:02 +0000

Going to Vrougoúnda was something I had wanted to do all summer. I heard so many stories about this place, that it had gained my curiosity. Perhaps the beach was really as spectacular as I’d heard, but most of all it was the feeling I wanted to get – the feeling of being somewhere far, […]

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How to explore the Pirate island Saria, arrr!

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 15:27:57 +0000

Have you ever heard about the small island of Saria (in modern Greek Σαρία)? It is a rocky, volcanic island on the northern side of Karpathos. With only a couple of Shepherds living in Saria it is still said to be an uninhabited island. The history of the name In ancient times the islands Karpathos […]

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Enchanted by the Mayan ruins of Tulum at sunrise

Renate Rigters | That Wanderlust — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 22:26:44 +0000

Tulum is a laid-back Mexican town on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula where popular Mayan ruins are located on a cliff overlooking the beach. Here’s how to avoid the crowds and have the beautiful ruins all to yourself during a visit to Tulum. The Mayan ruins of Tulum are quite different from other […]

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