Comments on: 12 lesser-known ruins of the world http://matadornetwork.com/trips/photo-essay-12-lesser-known-ruins-of-the-world/ travel culture worldwide Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sandy@Shots http://matadornetwork.com/trips/photo-essay-12-lesser-known-ruins-of-the-world/#comment-6273 Sandy@Shots Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:06:07 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=3735#comment-6273 Great post....there are so many places that never get a mention, might even book a flight to Indonesia to check out Borobudur with my camera! Great post….there are so many places that never get a mention, might even book a flight to Indonesia to check out Borobudur with my camera!

]]> By: Kim Miller http://matadornetwork.com/trips/photo-essay-12-lesser-known-ruins-of-the-world/#comment-6131 Kim Miller Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:11:16 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=3735#comment-6131 I'm enjoyed seeing Mesa Verde on this list. It's a pretty phenomenal place right here in the states! I’m enjoyed seeing Mesa Verde on this list. It’s a pretty phenomenal place right here in the states!

]]> By: Naomi http://matadornetwork.com/trips/photo-essay-12-lesser-known-ruins-of-the-world/#comment-5131 Naomi Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:48:55 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=3735#comment-5131 Great list! I was lucky enough to visit Volubilis a couple of years ago, and it absolutely blew me away - it's an entire city that's amazingly well preserved (mosaics abound in the ruins of houses and baths) and definitely rivals parts of the Roman Forum, yet it was nearly deserted when I went and entrance only cost 1€! What a deal....although they were in the process of building a museum when I went, which (if completed) has surely drawn bigger crowds. The one site I might add to this list would be the Etruscan tombs in Tarquina, Italy. While the site isn't that striking on the surface, visitors can go down into the tombs and see really well preserved wall paintings. The Etruscans (forerunners to the Romans) were famous for their decadence and notorious for their hedonism, and the scenes they painted definitely show it! Great list! I was lucky enough to visit Volubilis a couple of years ago, and it absolutely blew me away – it’s an entire city that’s amazingly well preserved (mosaics abound in the ruins of houses and baths) and definitely rivals parts of the Roman Forum, yet it was nearly deserted when I went and entrance only cost 1€! What a deal….although they were in the process of building a museum when I went, which (if completed) has surely drawn bigger crowds.

The one site I might add to this list would be the Etruscan tombs in Tarquina, Italy. While the site isn’t that striking on the surface, visitors can go down into the tombs and see really well preserved wall paintings. The Etruscans (forerunners to the Romans) were famous for their decadence and notorious for their hedonism, and the scenes they painted definitely show it!

]]> By: Photo Essay: 17 of the World’s Most Recognizable Mountain Peaks http://matadornetwork.com/trips/photo-essay-12-lesser-known-ruins-of-the-world/#comment-5463 Photo Essay: 17 of the World’s Most Recognizable Mountain Peaks Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:03:18 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=3735#comment-5463 [...] Mt. Merapi, Indonesia Located near the ruins of Borobudur in central Java, this volcano is very active. Would You Live Here? Photo: [...] [...] Mt. Merapi, Indonesia Located near the ruins of Borobudur in central Java, this volcano is very active. Would You Live Here? Photo: [...]

]]> By: phyu wah http://matadornetwork.com/trips/photo-essay-12-lesser-known-ruins-of-the-world/#comment-4806 phyu wah Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:23:55 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=3735#comment-4806 # All of the photos are excellent like back ground and the view. # Among them, the photos of Bagan,Myanmar and Palmyra,Syria. # These two are interesting for me. # I do hope you to get full of ability more and more on the other hand, you already have ability. # Thank you so much for sharing these photos! # PW # All of the photos are excellent like back ground and the view.
# Among them, the photos of Bagan,Myanmar and Palmyra,Syria.
# These two are interesting for me.
# I do hope you to get full of ability more and more on the other hand, you already have ability.
# Thank you so much for sharing these photos!
# PW

]]> By: Sejal http://matadornetwork.com/trips/photo-essay-12-lesser-known-ruins-of-the-world/#comment-4192 Sejal Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:13:33 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=3735#comment-4192 Great selection, Hal! The Bagan, Myanmar temples and the ruins in Syria are mindblowing! Great selection, Hal!
The Bagan, Myanmar temples and the ruins in Syria are mindblowing!

]]> By: elisa http://matadornetwork.com/trips/photo-essay-12-lesser-known-ruins-of-the-world/#comment-2841 elisa Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:02:52 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=3735#comment-2841 My jaw was hanging open, too. BEAUTIFUL. My jaw was hanging open, too. BEAUTIFUL.

]]> By: Hal Amen http://matadornetwork.com/trips/photo-essay-12-lesser-known-ruins-of-the-world/#comment-3505 Hal Amen Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:38:38 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=3735#comment-3505 Thanks! They look pretty sweet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guachimontones Thanks! They look pretty sweet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guachimontones

]]> By: Somegirlcalledro http://matadornetwork.com/trips/photo-essay-12-lesser-known-ruins-of-the-world/#comment-3504 Somegirlcalledro Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:53:20 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=3735#comment-3504 That's it, I am going to Turkey! I think the Guachimontones Ruins in Jalisco State, Mexico are also excellent. That’s it, I am going to Turkey!

I think the Guachimontones Ruins in Jalisco State, Mexico are also excellent.

]]> By: joshua johnson http://matadornetwork.com/trips/photo-essay-12-lesser-known-ruins-of-the-world/#comment-3475 joshua johnson Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:42:31 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=3735#comment-3475 stunning! this got my travel feet itching like nothing else this week! the pic of Borobudur especially! stunning! this got my travel feet itching like nothing else this week! the pic of Borobudur especially!

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