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Blaenavon Industrial Landscape

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Vote for: What is the world's best industrial site to visit (part 5)

industrial | Sep 2nd, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
defence line amsterdam
Defence Line of Amsterdam
mill network kinderdijk elshout
Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
blaenavon industrial landscape
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
sewell mining town
Sewell Mining Town
glenfinnan viaduct
Glenfinnan Viaduct

The world is full of amazing locations at which one may observe the ever increasing desire to industrialize and commodify nature. These amazing sites offer a glimpse into the harsh reality of our undeniable need for ever greater resources to fulfill our expanding needs. Which of these amazing industrial sites would you most like to visit as a reminder of man's unquenchable thirst for greater progress?

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Vote for: Where is the best place to go on a wine tour (part 6)

wine tours | Oct 6th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
andalucian vineyards producers
Andalucian Vineyards and Producers
agave landscape ancient industry tequila
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industry of Tequila
douro
Douro
veneto
Veneto
maipo valley
Maipo Valley

Wine is the precursor to all good things; food, community, friendships built in foreign lands. By touring the great wineries of the world, you can get in touch with what makes people tick, with the true human face of the continents. Which of these great wine destiantions would you most like to visit on a world wide wine tasting tour?

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Vote for: Where is the best place to go on a wine tour (part 7)

wine tours | Oct 6th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
montalcino
Montalcino
central otago
Central Otago
tokaj wine region s historic landscape
Tokaj Wine Region's Historic Landscape
pitsilia wine route
Pitsilia Wine Route
willamette valley
Willamette Valley

Wine tasting is a fun way to spend an afternoon, an evening, a weekend or a month. The longer you spend touring and finding great wines to taste, the further afield you'll travel and the more amazing memories you'll develop, When you're out and about in the world, be sure to keep abreast of what local wineries are in the area. Which of these great wine regions from around the world would you most like to visit?

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Vote for: Which of the world's great industrial attractions would you most like to see?

destinations | May 22nd, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
sydney harbour bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge
bridge river kwai
Bridge over the River Kwai
d f wouda steam pumping station
D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station
wieliczka salt mine
Wieliczka Salt Mine
ironbridge gorge
Ironbridge Gorge

Industrial architecture is a 3D reminder of how much the way we live has changed over the last hundred years or so and reveals the dramatic way industrialised humanity has altered the earth’s landscape.Which of these awesome industrial achievements would you most like to examine up close and personal?

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Vote for: Which of the world's great industrial attractions would you most like to see (part 2)

attractions | May 22nd, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
las m dulas
Las Médulas
derwent valley mills
Derwent Valley Mills
humberstone santa laura saltpeter works
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
royal saltworks arc et senans
Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
v lklingen ironworks
Völklingen Ironworks

Great industrial sites, whether still active or long abandoned, offer tourists a place to see a little something of the history of a place. Sites in this list are all amazing examples of humanity's capacity to change the surrounding environment for our better. Which of these great industrial sites from around the world would you most like to visit and see for yourself?

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Vote for: What is the world's best industrial site to visit (part 1)

industrial | Sep 2nd, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
sydney harbour bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge
bridge river kwai
Bridge over the River Kwai
d f wouda steam pumping station
D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station
wieliczka salt mine
Wieliczka Salt Mine
ironbridge gorge
Ironbridge Gorge

Industry is how we, as humans, make more marks on the environment around us than any other field of human endeavor. Around the world, you will find many amazing industrial phenomena that illustrate man's undying quest to produce bigger, stronger, faster and better versions of the nascent industry of our forefathers. Which of these amazing industrial locations would you most like to visit?

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Vote for: What is the world's best industrial site to visit (part 2)

industrial | Sep 2nd, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
las m dulas
Las Médulas
derwent valley mills
Derwent Valley Mills
humberstone santa laura saltpeter works
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
royal saltworks arc et senans
Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
v lklingen ironworks
Völklingen Ironworks

A list of the world's great industrial sites provides the dedicated tourist with a fascinating itinerary of amazing places to see and explore. Around the world, these great sites of past and current industrial innovation provide vivid examples of how humans directly effect the environment they attempt to live in. Which of these great industrial sites would you most like to see?

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Vote for: What is the world's best industrial site to visit (part 3)

industrial | Sep 2nd, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
zollverein coal mine industrial complex
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex
sualkuchi silk
Sualkuchi Silk
assam tea
Assam Tea
saltaire
Saltaire
panama canal
The Panama Canal

Industrial sites around the world offer amazing examples of how far man will go to adapt his environment to his ever increasing needs for more products to consume. Around the world you can find many great examples of amazing industrial undertaking, and can see them for yourself if you so desire.Which of these great industrial sites would you most like to visit on a world tour?

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Vote for: What is the world's best industrial site to visit (part 4)

industrial | Sep 2nd, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
le canal du midi
Le Canal du Midi
cornwall west devon mining
Cornwall and West Devon Mining
a j mine
A-J Mine
four lifts canal du centre
The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre
verla groundwood board mill
Verla Groundwood and Board Mill

Around the world,. you can find many great sites that exemplify our modern need to develop greater and greater magnitudes of human industry. The whole globe is spotted with giant developments aimed at bootstrapping the economies of developing countries through mass industrial expansion. Which of these amazing industrialLe Canal du Midi locations would you most like to visit?

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