Michael Novins

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About Michael Novins

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Reviews by Michael Novins

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Komodo National Park by Michael Novins

Komodo National Park (Inscribed)

Komodo National Park

I flew from Jakarta, where I spent the month of November 1997 on business, to Komodo Airport in Labuan Bajo on Flores. I had not made any prior arrangements, but …

Rainforests of the Atsinanana by Michael Novins

Rainforests of the Atsinanana (Inscribed)

Rainforests of the Atsinanana

In August 2016, I decided to stop in Madagascar while traveling from Seychelles to Mayotte so that I could visit one of the national parks in the Rainforests of the …

Les médinas des Sultanats historiques des Comores by Michael Novins

Les médinas des Sultanats his… (Nominated)

Les médinas des Sultanats historiques des Comores

Anjouan -- In August 2016, I flew on Inter Îles Air (http://www.inter-iles-air.com) from Dzaoudzi–Pamandzi International Airport located in Mayotte to Ouani Airport in Anjouan. I had arranged through Laka Lodge …

Ecosystèmes Marins de l'Archipel des Comores by Michael Novins

Ecosystèmes Marins de l'Archi… (On tentative list)

Ecosystèmes Marins de l'Archipel des Comores

I visited Moheli in August 2016, when stayed at Laka Lodge (http://www.lakalodge.com), the most interesting place to stay in Comoros. I spent my morning snorkeling in the Moheli Marine Park, …

Lord Howe Island by Michael Novins

Lord Howe Island (Inscribed)

Lord Howe Island

I visited Lord Howe Island in July 2016, when I stayed at Beachcomber Lodge and rented a car from Wilson's Hire Service. My main objective was to see the Lord …

Kuk by Michael Novins

Kuk (Inscribed)

Kuk

In July 2016, I spent a few days in Mount Hagen, where I stayed at the Highlander Hotel. Mount Hagen is a short drive from the Kuk Early Agricultural …

The Site of Ancient Town of Pyanjekent by Michael Novins

The Site of Ancient Town of P… (On tentative list)

The Site of Ancient Town of Pyanjekent

In May 2007, I visited from Samarkand, Uzbekistan, making a day trip visit to Penjikent, a city a few miles from the Uzbek/Tajik border -- the ruins of Penjikent were …

Grenadines Island Group by Michael Novins

Grenadines Island Group (On tentative list)

Grenadines Island Group

I visited the Grenadines in February 2010. Bequia Express and Admiralty Transport run frequent daytime ferries on the hour long trip from Kingstown to Port Elizabeth, Bequia.

Cellular Jail, Andaman Islands by Michael Novins

Cellular Jail, Andaman Islands (On tentative list)

Cellular Jail, Andaman Islands

I visited the Andaman Islands in December 2011. I stayed at Hotel Megapode Nest in Port Blair, a short walk from the Cellular Jail National Memorial, a former British prison. …

White Mosque in Ramle by Michael Novins

White Mosque in Ramle (On tentative list)

White Mosque in Ramle

In May 2014, I stopped to visit the White Mosque (really just a tower) in Ramle during a long drive from Nazareth to Masada.

Jacmel by Michael Novins

Jacmel (On tentative list)

Jacmel

I visited Haiti in October 2009, just a few months before the January 2010 earthquake. I made arrangements with Jacqui at Voyages Lumiere (voyageslumiere.com/), who I highly recommend. I based …

Historic zone of Basseterre by Michael Novins

Historic zone of Basseterre (On tentative list)

Historic zone of Basseterre

In February 2008, I flew on Winair from St. Maarten to Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport, which is only a short walk to Basseterre. In Basseterre, I visited the Berkeley …

Torres del Paine and Bernardo O'Higgins National P by Michael Novins

Torres del Paine and Bernardo… (On tentative list)

Torres del Paine and Bernardo O'Higgins National P

I visited Chile in November 1995. From Puerto Montt, I flew to Punta Arenas, the most prominent settlement on the Strait of Magellan (due to its location and size it …

Casablanca by Michael Novins

Casablanca (On tentative list)

Casablanca

I visited Morocco in December 2010, and ended my trip in Casablanca, where I stayed at Hôtel Maamoura, one of the city's many Mauresque (a blend of French-colonial design and …

Chobe Linyanti System by Michael Novins

Chobe Linyanti System (On tentative list)

Chobe Linyanti System

In August 2001, I went on safari in the Okavango Delta (where I stayed at Chitabe Camp), the Savute Channel in northern Botswana (where I stayed at Savuti Camp), and …

The Maasai Mara by Michael Novins

The Maasai Mara (On tentative list)

The Maasai Mara

My first visit to Kenya was in August 1999. I started that trip in Nairobi, where I stayed at the Norfolk Hotel, the most historic hotel in the capital. From …

Kaieteur National Park by Michael Novins

Kaieteur National Park (Removed from tentat…)

Kaieteur National Park

I arranged a day tour from Georgetown to Kaieteur National Park with Dagron Tours (www.dagron-tours.com). We flew on Trans Guyana Airways from Ogle Airport, which is used for charter flights. …

City Hall, Georgetown by Michael Novins

City Hall, Georgetown (On tentative list)

City Hall, Georgetown

I visited Guyana in August 2007, when I spent a couple of nights at Cara Lodge, the only historic hotel in Georgetown (caralodge.com). Cara Lodge was constructed as Woodbine House …

Apamee  by Michael Novins

Apamee (On tentative list)

Apamee

In May 2009, I visited the Great Colonnade at Apamea, one of the longest streets in the Roman world. During this trip, I stayed in room 203 of the Baron …

Cretaceous Dinosaur Fossil Sites in the Mongolian  by Michael Novins

Cretaceous Dinosaur Fossil Si… (On tentative list)

Cretaceous Dinosaur Fossil Sites in the Mongolian

I began my trip in Ulaanbaatar, where I stayed at the Ulaanbaatar Hotel, opened in 1961 and the city's oldest hotel (www.ubhotel.mn/), and ate hot pot at The Bull and …

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