Clyde

Malta \ Member since August 2017

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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

Recent Visits
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    Talayotic Menorca
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    Sept. 29, 2025
    Serra de Tramuntana
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    Sept. 10, 2025
    Fortress of Suomenlinna
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About Clyde

Member since
August 2017
Country of Origin
Malta
Visits
Rank
#31
WHS
654
Tentative Sites
231
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Reviews
786
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Reviews by Clyde

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Wadden Sea by Clyde

Wadden Sea (Inscribed)

Wadden Sea

I visited this WHS in May 2012. I visited the Netherlands side of the Wadden Sea around the Frisian islands. The highlight of my visit was exploring the Wadden Sea …

Grand Place, Brussels by Clyde

Grand Place, Brussels (Inscribed)

Grand Place, Brussels

Since I have been living in Brussels for the past 4 years, I tend to forget that I have such a beautiful WHS close to my doorstep. Perhaps because it …

Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch by Clyde

Abbey and Altenmünster of Lor… (Inscribed)

Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch

I visited this WHS in September 2010. Lorsch is home to several rare remains of the Carolingian era. The 1200 year old 'Torhall' is still in perfect condition. After sightseeing …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Flemish Béguinages by Clyde

Flemish Béguinages (Inscribed)

Flemish Béguinages

I agree with others who say that you can easily tick 2 WHS off your list when visiting belfries & beguinages. I have visited 6 out of the 13 inscribed …

Belfries by Clyde

Belfries (Inscribed)

Belfries

This has to be one of the easiest WHS to tick off your list if you only intend to view one or a few of the 33 Belgian sites + …

The Four Lifts by Clyde

The Four Lifts (Inscribed)

The Four Lifts

This WHS was a great interesting surprise compared to the other Belgian WHS. When I visited in August 2012 on a hot sunny day I experienced 2 of the 4 …

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