Clyde

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I love travelling to experience different cultures and new places. Apart from the well-known iconic places and landmarks, I love visiting UNESCO World Heritage Sites as the list also includes places that are quite off the beaten track or places I would have never visited or even read about.

My favourite WHS are a combination of cultural WHS and spectacular nature WHS. I'm not a fan of industrial WHS or modern architecture WHS but I'm always open to visit to learn something new. Since the last few years I try to cover as many top WHS as possible on the longer trips while I try to cover the remaining European WHS on shorter trips or as road trips.

 

My most impressive site: Rapa Nui, Florence, Venice, Borobodur, Komodo NP, Skellig Michael, Angkor Wat, Pyramids of Giza, Taj Mahal, Petra, Great Wall, Rome, Chichen Itza, Tikal, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Great Barrier Reef, Fraser Island, Tasmanian Wilderness, Galapagos, Machu Picchu, Nemrut Dagi, Goreme NP, Teotihuacan, Mexico City, Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserves, Rock Islands

My proposal for a new site: Drift Passes of Rangiroa

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    Rock Islands
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    Baroque Churches, Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras, Vigan
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    Mount Hamiguitan
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About Clyde

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Reviews by Clyde

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Sceilg Mhichíl by Clyde

Sceilg Mhichíl (Inscribed)

Sceilg Mhichíl

I visited this WHS in July 2012 and I was lucky to pick a sunny day in the usually rainy Summer in Ireland. The only way to visit this site …

Brú na Bóinne by Clyde

Brú na Bóinne (Inscribed)

Brú na Bóinne

I visited this WHS in July 2012 and was expecting Newgrange to be the highlight of my trip. By all means, Newgrange is well kept and the triathlon entrance, spiral …

Horyu-ji Area by Clyde

Horyu-ji Area (Inscribed)

Horyu-ji Area

I visited this WHS in October 2009. The several Buddhist monuments in the Nara prefecture are some of the oldest wooden structures in the world. There are deer grazing freely …

Giant's Causeway by Clyde

Giant's Causeway (Inscribed)

Giant's Causeway

I visited this WHS this Summer 2012 by car on a splendid sunny day. I went there early before the crowds and I was practically alone, climbing the hexagonal basalt …

Wadi Rum by Clyde

Wadi Rum (Inscribed)

Wadi Rum

I visited this WHS by 4x4 and stopped at various natural bridges, canyons and rock formations. There are also several old rock drawings scattered throughout the valley. The highlights are …

Petra by Clyde

Petra (Inscribed)

Petra

This WHS is one of my favourite and deserves at least 3 full days to get a glimpse of such an immense site. There are several trekking trails to follow …

Budapest by Clyde

Budapest (Inscribed)

Budapest

I visited this WHS in September 2012. Budapest is a great city with a lot of interesting sights to see along the Danube river. The highlight of my visit was …

Old City of Jerusalem by Clyde

Old City of Jerusalem (Inscribed)

Old City of Jerusalem

So many historical and religious sites to visit but my thoughts and prayers went to those who are really suffering because of the disgraceful concrete walls in the West Bank …

Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou by Clyde

Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou (Inscribed)

Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou

I visited this WHS in June 2011. This traditional pre-Saharian habitat houses several homes crowded together within tall defensive walls near the Ounila river. It is a striking example of …

Bethlehem by Clyde

Bethlehem (Inscribed)

Bethlehem

Very interesting to visit is the Church of the Nativity. However, the highligh of this WHS is that so many different or closely related faiths interact with one another in …

Vallée de Mai by Clyde

Vallée de Mai (Inscribed)

Vallée de Mai

This WHS is home to the largest seed in the world. I'd suggest to visit early in the morning on weekdays to avoid most tourist groups and be able to …

Rock Art of Alta by Clyde

Rock Art of Alta (Inscribed)

Rock Art of Alta

I visited this WHS in May 2010. It is quite remote, close to the Arctic Circle and still cold although there was the midnight sun when I went there. However, …

Statue of Liberty by Clyde

Statue of Liberty (Inscribed)

Statue of Liberty

I visited this WHS by boat from Manhattan and after visiting Staten island. It is really huge and still one of the biggest presents in the world. I saw 2 …

Mining Sites of Wallonia by Clyde

Mining Sites of Wallonia (Inscribed)

Mining Sites of Wallonia

I visited the Grand-Hornu and Bois-du-Luc sites this Summer 2012. I think that the sum of these sites together was a wise choice for entry as a WHS. I wasn't …

Stoclet House by Clyde

Stoclet House (Inscribed)

Stoclet House

I visited this WHS this Summer 2012. It can only be viewed from the outside as it is a private residence. The main entrance is being restored but the rest …

Bryggen by Clyde

Bryggen (Inscribed)

Bryggen

I visited this WHS in May 2010. The colourful leaning wooden houses along the Bryggen harbour were the highlight of my visit. I ate a delicious whale steak with cranberry …

Plantin-Moretus Museum by Clyde

Plantin-Moretus Museum (Inscribed)

Plantin-Moretus Museum

I had visited Antwerp twice and didn't know that this WHS museum was there! It is really interesting and well worth a visit although quite expensive.

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai by Clyde

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tourn… (Inscribed)

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai

I visited the cathedral in Tournai in 2011 and was really impressed by the town in general. Clean, not so many tourists when I visited, quiet, lots of bars and …

Major Town Houses by Clyde

Major Town Houses (Inscribed)

Major Town Houses

I was lucky enough to visit some of the Horta houses in October 2011 when they were opened to the public. I can see a Horta house from my window …

Ancient Thebes by Clyde

Ancient Thebes (Inscribed)

Ancient Thebes

I visited the WHS in April 2010. It is the cradle of ancient egyptian civilization and includes the temples of Karnak and Luxor and the Valley of the Kings with …

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