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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    Feb. 23, 2025
    Cilento and Vallo di Diano, Naples, Pompei, Royal Palace at Caserta
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    Sept. 13, 2024
    Eisinga Planetarium
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    July 29, 2024
    Beijing Central Axis, Via Appia
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About Ian Cade

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December 2005
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United Kingdom
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Reviews by Ian Cade

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Gardens and Castle at Kromeríz by Ian Cade

Gardens and Castle at Kromeríz (Inscribed)

Gardens and Castle at Kromeríz

The Palace and Gardens are a reasonably interesting half day trip from Olomouc. The Palace is just off of the main square and there are regular tours. The interior is …

Major Town Houses by Ian Cade

Major Town Houses (Inscribed)

Major Town Houses

These four houses are some of the finest city residences in Europe, and in my view the finest works of the Art Nouveau movement. The main problem is that the …

Blenheim Palace by Ian Cade

Blenheim Palace (Inscribed)

Blenheim Palace

Blenheim Palace is the quintessential English stately home, with vast landscaped grounds and a central building dripping with extravagance. I must admit palaces bore me rigid as they remind me …

Works of Antoni Gaudí by Ian Cade

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Works of Antoni Gaudí

The works of Gaudi are possibly the biggest tourist attraction in Barcelona so these sites are very busy but still very impressive.

Unfortunately Palacio Güell was closed when I was …

Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau by Ian Cade

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Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau

The two buildings on here are quite a way apart from each other in Barcelona but can both be seen easily if you want to spend a couple of hours …

Kew Gardens by Ian Cade

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Kew Gardens

Over the years Kew has been one of the World Heritage Sites I have visited most regularly. Moving from a place I enjoyed for chasing ducks as a child, through …

Blaenavon Industrial Landscape by Ian Cade

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Blaenavon Industrial Landscape

I managed to fit this in to a long day trip with breakfast at Stonehenge, lunch in Bath and getting to Bleanavon for the last tour of the day! Bleanavon …

Flemish Béguinages by Ian Cade

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Flemish Béguinages

Having travelled pretty extensively in Flanders, I have managed to see quite a few Begijnhofs. The most impressive one I have seen so far is the Groot Begijnhof of Leuven. …

Dougga/Thugga by Ian Cade

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Dougga/Thugga

This is one of the best UNESCO sites I have visited, it is on a huge scale and very well preserved. The theatre and Capitol are almost entirely intact! And …

Kerkuane by Ian Cade

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Kerkuane

This is a really nice site to visit, it is out of the way and situated on a great piece of coastline. There is not much left (everything is less …

Amphitheater of El Jem by Ian Cade

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Amphitheater of El Jem

The Coliseum at El Jem is pretty fantastic and it has a capacity that was probably greater than the population of the town that now surrounds it! The site is …

Kairouan by Ian Cade

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Kairouan

Kairouan is the fourth holiest city in Islam, (although I have just done a little research and this may be a tad controversial!) and it is said that travelling there …

Medina of Tunis by Ian Cade

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Medina of Tunis

The Medina of Tunis is perhaps the best Medina in the country, whilst the sites are nothing spectacular, and you can walk straight past them if you do not keep …

Medina of Sousse by Ian Cade

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Medina of Sousse

The Medina in Sousse is perhaps the nicest in the country to look at, and a cool feeling is given off by the white washed walls and blue medina doors. …

Avignon by Ian Cade

Avignon (Inscribed)

Avignon

Avignon was a fantastic place, where we spent the best part of a week in late September, enjoying the city and travelling to the cluster of WHS within easy travelling …

Vienna by Ian Cade

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Vienna

I had received pretty mixed reviews about Vienna so I was not expecting much when I arrived. However I was stunned when I got to walk around, the wealth of …

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