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/

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    Welterbetag 2025: Hildesheim Cathedral and Church
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    Cilento and Vallo di Diano, Naples, Pompei, Royal Palace at Caserta
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    Sept. 13, 2024
    Eisinga Planetarium
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About Ian Cade

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Reviews by Ian Cade

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Les passages de Bruxelles by Ian Cade

Les passages de Bruxelles (On tentative list)

Les passages de Bruxelles

Apparently Galerie St Hubert was the first shopping gallery in Europe and it is rather nice. I have been to other and better examples around Europe but this is certainly …

Wachau Cultural Landscape by Ian Cade

Wachau Cultural Landscape (Inscribed)

Wachau Cultural Landscape

A trip to the Wachau valley really is an impressive day trip from Vienna.

I started off my trip with a guided tour of the abbey at Melk. It really …

Tallinn by Ian Cade

Tallinn (Inscribed)

Tallinn

This was a great place to spend a cold mid-winter weekend. I don’t think I have ever visited an historic centre that is so thoroughly preserved as Tallinn. It seems …

Kronborg Castle by Ian Cade

Kronborg Castle (Inscribed)

Kronborg Castle

New Year’s eve and New Year’s day are always awkward times to visit world heritage sites, and for the third year in a row I found myself locked out of …

Semmering Railway by Ian Cade

Semmering Railway (Inscribed)

Semmering Railway

It is not that often that traveling between one World Heritage site and another will mean you visit a third. However if you catch a train between Vienna and Graz, …

Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape by Ian Cade

Lednice-Valtice Cultural Land… (Inscribed)

Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape

This site had been a thorn in my side for a few years. 3 previous attempts to visit were abandoned, and it sat there taunting me for not 'completing' all …

Roskilde Cathedral by Ian Cade

Roskilde Cathedral (Inscribed)

Roskilde Cathedral

Having seen a lot of cathedrals in the process of visiting World Heritage Sites, it takes something a little different to linger in my memory. Roskilde certainly does that. As …

Gyeongju by Ian Cade

Gyeongju (Inscribed)

Gyeongju

I found Gyongju to be a pleasant place to be based during my first few days in Korea. Some guidebooks seem to go over the top with their praise of …

Summer Palace by Ian Cade

Summer Palace (Inscribed)

Summer Palace

Much to my surprise, this turned out to be my favourite site in Beijing. I had originally only scheduled a few hours to explore it, however a bit of a …

Grand Canal by Ian Cade

Grand Canal (Inscribed)

Grand Canal

It looks like this site may be China's proposal in 2014. As such I decided I could attempt to get in a pre-emptive strike at what I hope may be …

Haeinsa Temple by Ian Cade

Haeinsa Temple (Inscribed)

Haeinsa Temple

Once or twice every year I try and put a little bit of extra effort into visiting a certain World Heritage Site. This is in the hope that it will …

Peking Man Site by Ian Cade

Peking Man Site (Inscribed)

Peking Man Site

There is not much I can add to the existing reviews. If you are in Beijing then this should probably be the lowest priority WHS to head for. Having said …

Malbork Castle by Ian Cade

Malbork Castle (Inscribed)

Malbork Castle

There is something about big sprawling castles that unlocks the child in me. Malbork certainly did that, for as soon as I had traversed its draw bridge and penetrated its …

Hwaseong Fortress by Ian Cade

Hwaseong Fortress (Inscribed)

Hwaseong Fortress

Sometimes things just come together to make a visit a little more enjoyable. That was the case with my visit to Suwon to see this fortification.

I had already had …

Jongmyo Shrine by Ian Cade

Jongmyo Shrine (Inscribed)

Jongmyo Shrine

From reading the other reviews it seems there is a bit of a split in people’s views of this shrine. I will say I am in the baffled camp. It …

Great Wall by Ian Cade

Great Wall (Inscribed)

Great Wall

Well it didn't disappoint. This is one of the World Heritage Sites that I always reel off when people ask me what places are included on this list I am …

Royal Joseon Tombs by Ian Cade

Royal Joseon Tombs (Inscribed)

Royal Joseon Tombs

I didn’t really do this site justice; my experience was limited to one group of tombs at Seollung in the south of Seoul. These are by far the most accessible …

Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen by Ian Cade

Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa … (Inscribed)

Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen

The main thing that struck me was how delicate this structure looked despite the massive size of its capstone, it was perched like a delicate Brancusi sulpture. Ganghwa island is …

Imperial Tombs by Ian Cade

Imperial Tombs (Inscribed)

Imperial Tombs

Well this is the best review I can give. It is based on the 15 minutes during which I was given a dull tour of a few reconstructed buildings. From …

Changdeokgung Palace Complex by Ian Cade

Changdeokgung Palace Complex (Inscribed)

Changdeokgung Palace Complex

Palaces and me are not the greatest mix, as such I focused my visit here on the picturesque Biwon/ Huwon (Secret Garden) at the rear of the complex. I visited …

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