Frederik Dawson

Member since June 2006

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My most impressive site: Rapa Nui, Yellowstone

My proposal for a new site: Royal palaces and temples in Bangkok / Engineering Feats of Niagara Falls / Panama Canal / Haussmann's Paris

Recent Visits
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    May 19, 2025
    Nan Madol
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    April 21, 2025
    Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas
  • 5
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    March 7, 2025
    Bryggen, Rjukan / Notodden, Røros, Urnes Stave Church, West Norwegian Fjords
Top 10 Missing
  1. Galapagos Islands 4.62
  2. Petra 4.61
  3. Victoria Falls 4.47
  4. Tikal National Park 4.46
  5. Bagan 4.44
  6. Serengeti 4.41
  7. Uluru 4.40
  8. Ancient Thebes 4.39
  9. Pompei 4.38
  10. Istanbul 4.38
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About Frederik Dawson

First name
Frederik
Member since
June 2006
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Reviews
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Reviews by Frederik Dawson

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Valparaiso by Frederik Dawson

Valparaiso (Inscribed)

Valparaiso

Valparaiso, the seaport of Chile near the capital, Santiago, is a place that really hard to explain as the city is beautiful but at the same time very ugly. When …

Quito by Frederik Dawson

Quito (Inscribed)

Quito

Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, is not only my first World Heritage Site in South America but also the first place I have seen in this continent and that …

Phong Nha - Ke Bang by Frederik Dawson

Phong Nha - Ke Bang (Inscribed)

Phong Nha - Ke Bang

I decided to visit Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park after the hotel receptionist in Hue confirmed to me that the one day trip to visit the cave is …

Hué by Frederik Dawson

Hué (Inscribed)

Hué

On my way to Danang Airport, I looked back on the past few days I spent in the former capital of Imperial Viet Nam, Hue, which in my opinion, one …

Phu Phrabat by Frederik Dawson

Phu Phrabat (Inscribed)

Phu Phrabat

Thailand is planning to propose Phu Phrabat as a World Heritage Site in 2016, the news really made me want to write the review of this strange historical park in …

Prambanan by Frederik Dawson

Prambanan (Inscribed)

Prambanan

After an amazing trip to Krakatoa, I decided to choose Indonesia as a destination for Christmas holiday as I wanted to fulfil my dream to explore the Javanese culture and …

Ujung Kulon National Park by Frederik Dawson

Ujung Kulon National Park (Inscribed)

Ujung Kulon National Park

Despite many trips to Indonesia, I only have seen Jakarta and really wanted to visit this country’s World Heritage Sites especially the nearest one from the chaotic capital, the Ujung …

Hoi An by Frederik Dawson

Hoi An (Inscribed)

Hoi An

Maybe I have seen many old port cities in Guangdong and Fujian as well as many old historic small towns in China before, so I did not feel any special …

My Son by Frederik Dawson

My Son (Inscribed)

My Son

Hidden away in the tropical forest near the port city of Danang and the very popular World Heritage town of Hoi An is the Champa civilization’s sacred valley of My …

Ayutthaya by Frederik Dawson

Ayutthaya (Inscribed)

Ayutthaya

The former capital of Thailand for more than 400 years is truly a tragic reminder of war time destruction that changed one of the most luminous cities of Asia to …

Mesa Verde by Frederik Dawson

Mesa Verde (Inscribed)

Mesa Verde

Before I visited Mesa Verde National Park, I really had no idea what the place will be looked like except the famous image of Cliff Palace, as a result, I …

Redwood by Frederik Dawson

Redwood (Inscribed)

Redwood

Driving along the Pacific coast from Los Angeles to Portland, Oregon is maybe one of most stunning road trip routes in America, and one of the most memorable parts along …

Tusi Sites by Frederik Dawson

Tusi Sites (Inscribed)

Tusi Sites

Tusi Sites are the very surprising nomination for me and when I heard these sites have been inscribed as World Heritage Site, I was laughing out loud for the memories …

Champagne by Frederik Dawson

Champagne (Inscribed)

Champagne

The inscription of Champagne did remind me the first time when I visited the city of Reims in 2006. The main reason to visit was to see the famous Cathedral. …

Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings by Frederik Dawson

Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings (Inscribed)

Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings

It seems very strange to me that many reviewers have been to the famous Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York but did not write any review on this stunning …

Statue of Liberty by Frederik Dawson

Statue of Liberty (Inscribed)

Statue of Liberty

Maybe because this is one of the most iconic sites of the world and probably one of the most recognizable images of USA, its pictures and stories are almost compulsory …

Taos Pueblo by Frederik Dawson

Taos Pueblo (Inscribed)

Taos Pueblo

When I reached Taos during the Memorial Day weekend, I was extremely shocked to see congested traffic in the town because of many tourists; I was really worried that my …

San Antonio Missions by Frederik Dawson

San Antonio Missions (Inscribed)

San Antonio Missions

Remember the Alamo and don’t forget other four missions are maybe the words that will be in every tourist magazine of the lovely city of San Antonio especially after June …

Cahokia Mounds by Frederik Dawson

Cahokia Mounds (Inscribed)

Cahokia Mounds

On the rainy day of May, after saw the impressive Eero Saarinen’s Gateway Arch and tried toast ravioli in central St Louis, I drove to Collinsville, Illinois to see the …

Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region by Frederik Dawson

Hidden Christian Sites in the… (Inscribed)

Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region

Understanding the story of Kirishitan or Hidden Christian in Japan in the 16th and 17th centuries is mandatory to fully appreciate this nomination, strangely that in 1999 I have learnt …

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