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machouruguayo22
RT @aTravelCompanio: A2 Definitely #Bagan #Myanmar, but also Machu Picchu, Giza #travchat https://t.co/tXptFRwQIj
DoroLef
replying to @GarryJGray @GarryJGray @whatnossyate @travchats Despite the fact information is readily available too many make the same mistakes these days #travchat
RTWBarefoot
#travchat A2: Or there's the Aral Sea. https://t.co/PoDbCwn2q8 Modern, sobering, current, history.
writingtravels
replying to @DoroLef @DoroLef @findinganeish @opiumteahouse It looks so full of character! #travchat
wanderinghelene
Q2 Sadly, like others, the sites that made me speechless were scenes of where people experienced their darkest mome… https://t.co/DQSNZhiuHO
sl2016_sl
replying to @DoroLef @DoroLef A1. It’s very important! I love visiting historical places, the older the better! It’s most definitely not boring! #travchat
TanSuoTravel
replying to @travchats @travchats A2 Tragically we're going to go with a very sad example and say Unit 731 in northeastern China's Heilong… https://t.co/evaH07GVYS
DoroLef
replying to @writingtravels @writingtravels @findinganeish @opiumteahouse Very sad history from WW2 and cold war #travchat
aTravelCompanio
replying to @GarryJGray @GarryJGray most definitely, supposed to be other ones just as good nearby, I read #travchat
gotravelbug
RT @DoroLef: Hoe can one create a future without learning and understanding the past? #travchat
RTWBarefoot
replying to @suzystories @suzystories @travchats #travchat "I was born in year zero". So it's always been on the periphery of my mind.
HHLifestyleTrav
replying to @wanderinghelene @wanderinghelene Oh I can imagine. I want to visit there, but I know it will be so overwhelmingly emotional :-( #travchat
TanSuoTravel
replying to @suzystories @suzystories @travchats We're always very impressed by the way Cambodia chooses to stare unflinchingly into its pas… https://t.co/6NKftmkWG9
GarryJGray
replying to @DoroLef @DoroLef @whatnossyate @travchats Unfortunately we continue to witness it all over the world. #travchat Sorry, ge… https://t.co/7c73rQ7ET9
DoroLef
Q2 Tell us about a historic site or landmark that has left you speechless. Where is it & why is it so important? #travchat
TheWanderLyz
replying to @opiumteahouse @opiumteahouse A2 A museum in Cebu, some of the old buildings in Sydney. It's just so wonderful reading all the stu… https://t.co/IB4gvoj4UI
suzystories
replying to @wheresshellyii @wheresshellyii Couldn't agree more, so essential to visit and understand when you have the chance #travchat
wanderinghelene
Q2 Not sure if this counts but for a lighter note, I was in Berlin and saw the Ishtar Gate, the 7th gate to Babylon… https://t.co/JrXJ7qGUkm
masalaboxtravel
replying to @VicGetaways @VicGetaways A2 #travChat I was recently at the Bridge over river Kwai at Kanchanaburi, #Thailand-… https://t.co/aurATpcRIi
writingtravels
A2. I think I've settled for Linlithgow Palace - a beautifully preserved ruin with stories in the walls. #travchat
wanderinghelene
replying to @HHLifestyleTrav @HHLifestyleTrav it definitely impacted me more than I thought it would. #travchat
wheresshellyii
beeayeanoowhy
replying to @travchats @travchats A2. Lots and lots. Palaces, forts, caves, monasteries and minarets in India are filled with amazing stor… https://t.co/CZbHNn21Xp
Pinkzenjoy
replying to @seznz @seznz Yeah I hunt for accommodation in such areas. 😂 Stayed in the hutongs in Beijing, the Katajanokka district in… https://t.co/ESPGmR1kj2
TheConstantHost
replying to @TanSuoTravel @TanSuoTravel @travchats @HodderBuilders I’m not sure. It was in the late 70s when I was a child. #travchat - I… https://t.co/sHc3Mx9sv4
RTWBarefoot
replying to @wanderinghelene @wanderinghelene Every time I visit a site like that, someone's written "never again". And yet with hindsight I know it does/has. #travchat
DoroLef
A2 Berlin, so sad, the whole town is sad. But too many Germans are in their way to repeat the same stuff. #travchat
TravelProCobham
A2 Have always been mesmerised by Venice and how it became a melting pot of cultures from its unique position as a… https://t.co/Inz3eotTZx
GlobalGrapevine
replying to @travchats @travchats A2 Probably when I visited Stonehenge many years ago when it was a place to inhabit and touch and absorb… https://t.co/V88kZ7hkNP
Go2Africa
Q2 We totally under-estimated the Art #Deco mining district in downtown Johanneburg - absolutely stunning… https://t.co/LT1dumkv1h
opiumteahouse
Q3 Post a photo of one of the most interesting castles, ruins or historical structures you have visited. Share part… https://t.co/TLknfD9yng
DoroLef
replying to @GarryJGray @GarryJGray @whatnossyate @travchats Totally with you on that one #travchat
suzystories
replying to @TanSuoTravel @TanSuoTravel @travchats Well said! Absolutely brave, and I inspiring too #travchat
VicGetaways
Q3 Post a photo of one of the most interesting castles, ruins or historical structures you have visited. Share part… https://t.co/lJWzboJqTr
wanderinghelene
replying to @HHLifestyleTrav @HHLifestyleTrav @opiumteahouse such an impressive building, when I lived in Rome every time I drove past it I was… https://t.co/4LdyXmtWd2
findinganeish
replying to @opiumteahouse @opiumteahouse A2. Prague Castle is more of a complex than a fortification. It’s impossible to fit it into a single… https://t.co/0OP7mKPmfi
writingtravels
replying to @wanderinghelene @wanderinghelene It definitely counts! Museums are one of the main ways we consume history. #travchat
suzystories
replying to @travchats @travchats A3: it must be Angkor Wat! A perfect example of the reason we should appreciate history on our travels.… https://t.co/sqy5mTEghQ
opiumteahouse
replying to @wheresshellyii @wheresshellyii While WWII is my favourite topic in recent history, it's so sad to see what humans can do to each other #travchat
opiumteahouse
A3 The Mandarins House in #Macau — one of the finest examples of chinese architecture in Macau and former home to t… https://t.co/XQ4AXlOS1Y
seznz
replying to @wheresshellyii @wheresshellyii That was during my experimental photo editing stage haha #travchat
GarryJGray
A3: Maybe a little unimaginative, the #TowerofLondon. We did the #ceremonyofthekeys one night, a very special treat… https://t.co/39NpO3aK5S
HHLifestyleTrav
replying to @wanderinghelene @wanderinghelene @opiumteahouse I can imagine that the impact never gets old or tired! #travchat