Els Slots

Netherlands \ Member since December 2005

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Since 1997, I have traveled extensively with a focus on World Heritage Sites (WHS) while working in ICT management. I quit in 2022, and since then, I have been dedicating all my time to WHS (including running this website) and WH travel.

Plans for 2025

Scotland in August

Big Trip to #1,000 (November/December)

My most impressive site: Kathmandu Valley (Nepal)

My proposal for a new site: Janaki Mandir, Janakpur (Nepal), Puthia (Bangladesh)

Check out my website: https://whtraveller.com/

Recent Visits
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    July 3, 2025
    Test for WHC 2025: Bikini Atoll, Bonaire Marine Park, The Prehistoric Sites of the Khorramabad …
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    June 19, 2025
    Kenya Trip 2025: Fort Jesus, Mijikenda Kaya Forests
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    May 7, 2025
    Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands , Khinalig
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About Els Slots

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Reviews by Els Slots

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Hal Saflieni Hypogeum by Els Slots

Hal Saflieni Hypogeum (Inscribed)

Hal Saflieni Hypogeum

One has to pre-book a visit to this site, as only 80 people are allowed inside daily. Also, photographing is forbidden, so I can't show more here than its entrance …

Evora by Els Slots

Evora (Inscribed)

Evora

This must be the largest disappointment of my Portugal trip. The town's beauty is sung by many guidebooks, and it has become very touristy.

Even around Christmas, quite a …

El Escurial by Els Slots

El Escurial (Inscribed)

El Escurial

I almost missed this one! Really, I could tell some stories about world heritages that I didn't see because I couldn't find them. Not a good sense of direction I'm …

Monastery of Alcobaça by Els Slots

Monastery of Alcobaça (Inscribed)

Monastery of Alcobaça

One of my Portuguese favourites, this site is. Two hours by public bus from Lisbon, through continuous rain, took me there.

But the sun started to shine when I …

Segovia by Els Slots

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Segovia

I enjoyed some wonderful days here. Segovia is a lovely town with a friendly atmosphere. Especially in the evenings when its inhabitants go for an evening stroll in the medieval …

Convent of Christ in Tomar by Els Slots

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Convent of Christ in Tomar

This I found a sight to go really out of your way for. You have to anyway because it's quite a long drive from the major motorway between Lisbon and …

Derwent Valley Mills by Els Slots

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Derwent Valley Mills

The A6 from Derby to Matlock is the place to go when you want to see the Derwent Valley and its mills. It's a small road that crosses green valleys …

Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust by Els Slots

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Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust

Brühl is a little town near Cologne that is famous for its amusement park 'Phantasialand'. I drove 2,5 hours from my home to see the castles though.

After I …

Beemster Polder by Els Slots

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Beemster Polder

So typical Dutch that it even is not remarkable anymore when you are living there. Flat, very flat, and neatly ordered. The best views of this and other polders in …

Dutch Water Defence Lines by Els Slots

Dutch Water Defence Lines (Inscribed)

Dutch Water Defence Lines

For my visit to the Defense Line, I chose Muiden and Pampus, two of the most accessible locations. Muiden is a historical fortress-town to the east of Amsterdam. The whole …

Orkhon Valley by Els Slots

Orkhon Valley (Inscribed)

Orkhon Valley

Karakorum nowadays is a small town in the center of Mongolia. There's even a road there from Ulan Bator, one of the few in Mongolia. The town hosts the country's …

Bryggen by Els Slots

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Bryggen

There's not much left of the special wooden houses: during the ages, a large number of them burnt down, and the remaining ones are now mainly used as souvenir shops …

Urnes Stave Church by Els Slots

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Urnes Stave Church

The world heritage sites I like best are those that require some effort to get to. That's also the case with Urnes: a flight, a local bus, a hired car …

Stonehenge by Els Slots

Stonehenge (Inscribed)

Stonehenge

At the parking lot, I bumped into a bunch of modern Druids. A cross-section of British society (old, young, men, women, white, black) were putting on white gowns that resembled …

Blaenavon Industrial Landscape by Clyde

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Blaenavon Industrial Landscape

Blaenavon is a small town in the green hills of Wales. The surrounding countryside is a great place for hiking. I went to the old coal mine instead and took …

City of Bath by Hubert

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City of Bath

Arriving from Cardiff by train, Bath presents itself as a clean, quiet and green city. The railway station even is called Bath Spa, a double hint to the town's claim …

Piazza del Duomo (Pisa) by Els Slots

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Piazza del Duomo (Pisa)

Campo dei Miracoli, Field of Miracles - what a name. But the green lawn in northwestern Pisa, with its marble medieval monuments, does deserve it.

The leaning tower of …

Valparaiso by Els Slots

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Valparaiso

I had heard raving reviews about this city, but it disappointed me at first sight. There is a lot of traffic and smog, and a real town centre is hard …

Rapa Nui by Els Slots

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Rapa Nui

I spent 5 days on Easter Island - making a dream come true. Reading the books by Thor Heyerdahl as a child, I never imagined I would set foot on …

Churches of Chiloé by Els Slots

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Churches of Chiloé

Wasn't it for the World Heritage List, I would never have heard of this place. It's left out often of Chile itineraries. Chiloe is a green island, or actually a …

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