Gablabcebu

Member since August 2019

#435 117 32

My most impressive site: Te Wahipounamu, Canadian Rockies, Yellowstone, Ancient Thebes

My proposal for a new site: Baroque Churches of Southern Cebu, Dalaguete Range and Chocolate Hills: Karst Landscapes of the Visayas, San Sebastian Church (Manila), Historic Town of Jimenez (Misamis Occ.), Taroko National Park (Taiwan), Great Basin National Park (USA),

Recent Visits
  • 4
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    Jan. 20, 2025
    Citadel of the Ho Dynasty, Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago, Thang Long, Trang …
  • 9
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    Aug. 7, 2024
    Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Olympic National Park, Redwood ...
  • 104
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    Aug. 6, 2024
    Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch, Acropolis, Ancient Kyoto, Ancient Nara, Ancient Thebes ...
Top 10 Missing
  1. Galapagos Islands 4.62
  2. Rapa Nui 4.49
  3. Victoria Falls 4.47
  4. Tikal National Park 4.46
  5. Florence 4.46
  6. Great Wall 4.44
  7. Bagan 4.44
  8. Serengeti 4.41
  9. Uluru 4.40
  10. Pompei 4.38
Completed Countries
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About Gablabcebu

First name
GabLabCebu
Member since
August 2019
Country of Origin
None
Visits
Rank
#435
WHS
117
Tentative Sites
32
Website Participation
Reviews
96
Ratings

Ratings

World Heritage Sites
Tentative Sites
117 42
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Reviews by GabLabCebu

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Gaya Tumuli by GabLabCebu

Gaya Tumuli (Inscribed)

Gaya Tumuli

Daesong-dong Gobungun (+ surprise Jisan-dong Gobungun drive-by), June 2023

With an already packed Korea trip, I carelessly dismissed most Gaya Tumuli sites as too inaccessible to squeeze into the …

Lake Titicaca by GabLabCebu

Lake Titicaca (On tentative list)

Lake Titicaca

I visited Lake Titicaca in April 2016, crossing from the Bolivian side into Peru one afternoon, then visiting the Uros Floating Islands the next morning before leaving. While the experience …

Ancient Thebes by GabLabCebu

Ancient Thebes (Inscribed)

Ancient Thebes

WHS#61

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that Ancient Thebes is one of the most underrated WHS out there. I don't think it gets quite the …

Cuzco by GabLabCebu

Cuzco (Inscribed)

Cuzco

WHS#27

Cuzco is like the most quintessentially South American city, and yet, there's no other quite like it. It's truly an amalgamation and conglomeration of indigenous and colonial cultures; …

Sucre by GabLabCebu

Sucre (Inscribed)

Sucre

WHS#26

I visited Sucre on my trip to South America in April 2016. I did basically use Sucre as a jump-off point to see sites like Cal Orcko, Potosi, …

Rio de Janeiro by GabLabCebu

Rio de Janeiro (Inscribed)

Rio de Janeiro

WHS#25

Oh, Rio...

I don't really know what to make of this WHS. Now don't get me wrong, I love Rio de Janeiro as much as anyone else. …

Brasilia by GabLabCebu

Brasilia (Inscribed)

Brasilia

WHS#23

Brasilia was my entry point into South America when I visited back in April 2016, and it remains one of the most unique cities I've ever visited. My …

Iguacu by GabLabCebu

Iguacu (Inscribed)

Iguacu

WHS#24

Iguacu is just a special place for me. I visited in April 2016, and I was lucky enough to experience the falls from land, water, and air. Early …

Seville by GabLabCebu

Seville (Inscribed)

Seville

WHS#43

Together, according the the UNESCO Website, "the Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias as a series, form a remarkable monumental complex in the heart of Seville. They perfectly …

Salamanca by GabLabCebu

Salamanca (Inscribed)

Salamanca

WHS#46

I grew up going to school in an Hijas de Jesus institution in the Philippines. Salamanca was always a place I had wanted to visit, being the place …

Medina of Marrakesh by GabLabCebu

Medina of Marrakesh (Inscribed)

Medina of Marrakesh

WHS#45

Everything they say is true. You will get lost in Marrakesh. It's dirty. It's stinky. It's crowded and commercial. The buildings are crumbling. It's extremely hot and dusty. …

Rabat by GabLabCebu

Rabat (Inscribed)

Rabat

WHS#44

Rabat was one of the most memorable short city visits I made in my trip to Europe and Morocco in May 2017. My family and I took a …

Nubian Monuments by GabLabCebu

Nubian Monuments (Inscribed)

Nubian Monuments

WHS#61

Abu Simbel is the ultimate destination for a traveller in Egypt. It's so far removed from civilization, so distant from everywhere else most people visit in Egypt. Yes, …

Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" by GabLabCebu

Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond … (Inscribed)

Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan"

WHS#58

This may be a bit of an overly harsh rating for a site that I have no reason to hate, but we're talking about WHS here, and I …

Te Wahipounamu by GabLabCebu

Te Wahipounamu (Inscribed)

Te Wahipounamu

WHS#4

As a world traveller, I often get asked which country I loved the most. To answer that question, I usually look back on how surreal every day was …

Pyramids (Memphis) by GabLabCebu

Pyramids (Memphis) (Inscribed)

Pyramids (Memphis)

WHS#59

The Pyramids - the most famous symbol of the great civilization of Ancient Egypt. Their grandiosity has been admired across the world for millennia now. Memphis and its …

Wadi Rum by GabLabCebu

Wadi Rum (Inscribed)

Wadi Rum

WHS#57

Deserts have always been a bit of a mystery for me. I'm from a wet tropical place, and I hate the heat, but desert landscapes have been quite …

El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area by GabLabCebu

El Nido-Taytay Managed Resour… (On tentative list)

El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area

If you've read my review on the T-list site Coron, the stunningly pristine karst landscapes and seascapes, and abode of the native Tagbanwa in northern Palawan, you might've noticed that …

Ancient Kyoto by GabLabCebu

Ancient Kyoto (Inscribed)

Ancient Kyoto

WHS#3

Kyoto is the first WHS that I've had the chance to visit in 2 different trips. I first visited this amazing city on a day trip from Tokyo …

Petra by GabLabCebu

Petra (Inscribed)

Petra

WHS#56

Petra, man. There isn't much that hasn't been said about Petra, so I'll make this short for once. It's one of the most undeniable wonders of the world, …

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