Ian Cade

United Kingdom \ Member since December 2005

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I discovered the World Heritage list whilst studying in the Czech city of Olomouc in 2003, and since then I have spent a fair bit of my time visiting the sites and boring people with information about them. World Heritage Sites provide a great way to hunt out the best bits of countries and can give you a look at some great parts of a destination that you would otherwise not see. A few of my favourite sites have been the ones that I have made a special effort to get to see because of their place on the list; Sceilg Mhichíl, Guanajuato and Preah Vihear

I mostly take short trips around Europe, making the most of budget airlines special offers, seeing some of the continent's great cities, visiting friends and dragging them to some pretty obscure places.
I try to travel outside Europe at least once a year and hope to tick off a few of the places on my wish list when money, politics and time enable this.

It's not about the shark!:
Whilst the World Heritage Sites themselves are the focus of my travels, they are more a means to an end, the real joy of travelling comes from interacting with people, waiting for trains at hitherto unknown corners of the world then eating and drinking the tasty (and not so tasty) delights on offer.

My most impressive site: Angkor

My proposal for a new site: Major Buildings of the Chicago School of Architecture

Check out my website: https://letterboxd.com/meltwaterfalls/

Recent Visits
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    Cilento and Vallo di Diano, Naples, Pompei, Royal Palace at Caserta
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    Eisinga Planetarium
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    July 29, 2024
    Beijing Central Axis, Via Appia
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About Ian Cade

Member since
December 2005
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United Kingdom
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#132
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Reviews by Ian Cade

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Holy Trinity Column by Ian Cade

Holy Trinity Column (Inscribed)

Holy Trinity Column

Central Europe's hidden treasure; Olomouc has thus far avoided all the pitfalls of Prague, Cesky Krumlov and Krakow. Despite being beautiful it is as yet off of most tourists itineraries. …

Le Havre by Ian Cade

Le Havre (Inscribed)

Le Havre

The first thing you can see when approaching from the sea is the tall tower of St Joesph church, this was one of the key projects that Perret designed himself, …

Ironbridge Gorge by Ian Cade

Ironbridge Gorge (Inscribed)

Ironbridge Gorge

This was one of the original group of UK entries to the list, the site is essentially the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. It was here that coke was first …

Liverpool by Ian Cade

Liverpool (Delisted)

Liverpool

The main part of the WHS is the riverside area Pier Head and Albert Docks, the Pierhead area (pictured) has the most famous building ensemble in the Royal Liver, Cunard …

Greater Blue Mountains by Ian Cade

Greater Blue Mountains (Inscribed)

Greater Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains provide a great break from Sydney, and it really does not take long to get out to them. It was about two hours if I remember correctly …

Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin by Els Slots

Rock Art of the Mediterranean… (Inscribed)

Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin

Having just looked at the inscription in more detail I have discovered that it is made up of a whopping 727 seperate sites!!.

This is one of the strangest inscriptions …

Cahokia Mounds by Ian Cade

Cahokia Mounds (Inscribed)

Cahokia Mounds

The site is actually the largest Pre-Colombian city north of Mexico and formerly had a population of around 15,000, the main aspect of the park are the 69 man made …

Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France by Ian Cade

Routes of Santiago de Compost… (Inscribed)

Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France

The Pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compestela plays a large role in European history and as such is very justified in being inscribed on the WH list however I would …

Medina of Marrakesh by Ian Cade

Medina of Marrakesh (Inscribed)

Medina of Marrakesh

The medina here is no preserved museum it is busy, dirty and noisy and it is here that it’s massive charm can be found. The whole place feels completely alive, …

Lübeck by Ian Cade

Lübeck (Inscribed)

Lübeck

I visited Lübeck to celebrate the New Year 2006/7 and had a really lovely time. It was great to see in the New Year on the banks of the river …

Strasbourg by Ian Cade

Strasbourg (Inscribed)

Strasbourg

I have to admit perhaps my favourite places to visit are these medium sized European cities, and Strasbourg was definitely well worth a weekend break.

The city centre is on …

Würzburg Residence by Ian Cade

Würzburg Residence (Inscribed)

Würzburg Residence

My enthusiasm for Palaces is very low, however the main staircase of the Residence is well worth the effort to see. It is one of the finest pieces of Baroque …

Upper Middle Rhine Valley by Ian Cade

Upper Middle Rhine Valley (Inscribed)

Upper Middle Rhine Valley

We only managed to visit the Southern part of the valley, from Bingen to Bacharach, however we really enjoyed the experience, and felt we got a feel for the site …

Messel Pit by Ian Cade

Messel Pit (Inscribed)

Messel Pit

This was a site that I really had no preparation for visiting and it was a split second decision at Darmstadt station that brought us here instead of Lorsch. What …

Bamberg by Ian Cade

Bamberg (Inscribed)

Bamberg

Central Europe has thrown up some of my favourite towns and Bamberg certainly ranks among them. We spent an unexpected and very cold day here in January 2007, and it …

Giant's Causeway by Ian Cade

Giant's Causeway (Inscribed)

Giant's Causeway

All of Britain's natural World Heritage sites contain coastlines, but this is perhaps the most unique and recognisable of them all. We had a lovely day trip here from Belfast …

Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou by Ian Cade

Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou (Inscribed)

Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou

I really enjoyed my visit to this site, and it had a distinctly African feel to it, due to the mud brick architecture.

The village sits on a hill on …

Megalithic Temples of Malta by Ian Cade

Megalithic Temples of Malta (Inscribed)

Megalithic Temples of Malta

These seven temples are distributed across Malta and its sister island of Gozo. They consist of some of the oldest freestanding buildings in the world, providing an insight into some …

Hal Saflieni Hypogeum by Ian Cade

Hal Saflieni Hypogeum (Inscribed)

Hal Saflieni Hypogeum

The Hypogeum is tucked away on a fairly unremarkable street in the suburbs of Valletta. From the outside it looks just like another house, however what lies below is very …

Valletta by Ian Cade

Valletta (Inscribed)

Valletta

The small capital of Malta is a great place to visit and I was happy to make this World Heritage Site visit number 100!

The city sits at the end …

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