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
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June 2006
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Reviews by Frederik Dawson

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Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn by Frederik Dawson

Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn (Inscribed)

Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn

“Beauty has an address” is the tourist promotion of Oman, but from my experience when I traveled in beautiful Oman, it was very hard to find address in this country …

Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple by Frederik Dawson

Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple (Inscribed)

Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple

After reviewed Ellora, Ajanta and Elephanta Caves, I felt oblige to write a review on Dambulla, another World Heritage listed cave temple in South Asia, which maybe the most unique …

Ellora Caves by Frederik Dawson

Ellora Caves (Inscribed)

Ellora Caves

After a very satisfied tour at Ajanta Caves, I continued my journey to Ellora Caves, another rock craving wonder of India near the city of Aurangabad, to see the famous …

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus by Frederik Dawson

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Inscribed)

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

In one Saturday morning I decided to do a city walk, from the Gateway of India to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, to discover Mumbai's colonial heritages in the historic area as …

Ajanta Caves by Frederik Dawson

Ajanta Caves (Inscribed)

Ajanta Caves

I discovered my love on Buddhist rock craving when I visited Longmen and Yungang Grottoes in China and this love has been cemented when I visited Ajanta Caves. I did …

Elephanta Caves by Frederik Dawson

Elephanta Caves (Inscribed)

Elephanta Caves

After lunchtime from the Gateway of India, a symbolic entrance to subcontinent during the British Empire in Mumbai, I took a boat ride to see the Elephanta Caves on the …

Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries by Frederik Dawson

Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuari… (Inscribed)

Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries

The last World Heritage Site I saw during my one week trip in Chengdu was the famed Sichuan Panda Sanctuaries, home of pandas but also one of the most stunning …

Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha by Frederik Dawson

Mount Emei, including Leshan … (Inscribed)

Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha

With a chance to stop en-route between India and US in China, I took this opportunity to visit Chengdu for a week to see 3 World Heritage Sites around the …

Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan by Frederik Dawson

Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan (Inscribed)

Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan

My first impression while I stepped out from my bus to the gate of Dujiangyan was irritating, it was a very fast 60 kilometers high speed train ride from Chengdu …

Western Ghats by Frederik Dawson

Western Ghats (Inscribed)

Western Ghats

As a World Heritage enthusiast, it is a big shame to visit a site that is a World Heritage and does not know it is until a week later! In …

Fortress of Suomenlinna by Frederik Dawson

Fortress of Suomenlinna (Inscribed)

Fortress of Suomenlinna

Eight hours transit at Helsinki Airport was a perfect chance for me to discover Finland's capital and the nearby World Heritage Site, Fortress of Soumenlinna. Unknown that today was a …

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks by Frederik Dawson

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (Inscribed)

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks

One of my personal goals during my two years term in US is to visit the Canadian Rocky, so I successfully persuaded my friends to make Calgary to be our …

Yellowstone by Frederik Dawson

Yellowstone (Inscribed)

Yellowstone

I planned to make a road trip in US for quite a while, after a lot of information gathering, my travel teammates decided to go to Rocky Mountains and one …

Fujisan by Frederik Dawson

Fujisan (Inscribed)

Fujisan

Less than a month after Fujisan has officially been listed as World Heritage Site, my friend in Shizuoka invited me to visit Japan, after reading its nomination document and found …

Shiretoko by Frederik Dawson

Shiretoko (Inscribed)

Shiretoko

Eastern Hokkaido is an unusual image of Japan; the area is a large unspoiled rural region with the scenery similar to northern Sweden with Japanese signs! I started my trip …

Blaenavon Industrial Landscape by Frederik Dawson

Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Inscribed)

Blaenavon Industrial Landscape

Really sorry for the people of Blaenavon, but for me Blaenavon is become the synonym of one misfortunate after the other in my life as my visit to this place …

Kew Gardens by Frederik Dawson

Kew Gardens (Inscribed)

Kew Gardens

I have to say that I am extremely skeptical with historic botanical garden, after I have a very disappointing experience with the UNESCO’s listed Orto Botanico of Padua in Italy; …

Ironbridge Gorge by Frederik Dawson

Ironbridge Gorge (Inscribed)

Ironbridge Gorge

When my taxi driver pointed me to see the famous Ironbridge, the symbol of the Industrial Revolution, I felt quite underwhelmed with the appearance of the bridge which was very …

Liverpool by Frederik Dawson

Liverpool (Delisted)

Liverpool

I have to say that I really like Liverpool especially at night time, it was one of the best sight I have seen during my England tour, not only the …

Maritime Greenwich by Frederik Dawson

Maritime Greenwich (Inscribed)

Maritime Greenwich

Greenwich is the name that commonly appeared since one of the first things that travelers normally do before travelling aboard is checking the differences of local time and the Greenwich …

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