Ian Cade

United Kingdom \ Member since December 2005

#132 324 53 8

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

Member since
December 2005
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
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#132
WHS
324
Tentative Sites
53
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Reviews by Ian Cade

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Tower of Hercules by Ian Cade

Tower of Hercules (Inscribed)

Tower of Hercules

An early finish to my Camino gave me a day spare to venture north to A Coruña and visit the windiest WHS so far.

The lighthouse is quite impressive and …

Santiago de Compostela by Ian Cade

Santiago de Compostela (Inscribed)

Santiago de Compostela

Santiago almost defeated me. It rained heavily and consistently for the 3 days I was there, the times of masses seemed to never correlate with the information I was given, …

Asturian Monuments by Ian Cade

Asturian Monuments (Inscribed)

Asturian Monuments

At the start of my trip around northern Spain I based myself in Oviedo, to enable me to see a bit of Asturian countryside and also the bulk of the …

Roman Walls of Lugo by Ian Cade

Roman Walls of Lugo (Inscribed)

Roman Walls of Lugo

I had a lovely morning strolling along the circuit of walls watching banks of fog roll in and then burn off in the early autumn sun. Like, Els I also …

Amsterdam Canal Ring by Ian Cade

Amsterdam Canal Ring (Inscribed)

Amsterdam Canal Ring

Amsterdam is a truly worthy addition to the World Heritage List, and it hopefully will start to bring some balance to the pretty esoteric sites that the Netherlands has so …

Studley Royal Park by Ian Cade

Studley Royal Park (Inscribed)

Studley Royal Park

This was a great place to spend a leisurely afternoon and was one of the more impressive WHS I have visited in England. The planned gardens were particularly impressive especially …

Darwin's Landscape Laboratory by Ian Cade

Darwin's Landscape Laboratory (Removed from tentat…)

Darwin's Landscape Laboratory

This is an interesting place to visit and one that is incredibly linked to one of the most influential thinkers of the modern period. However I am not sure if …

Astronomical Observatories of Ukraine by Ian Cade

Astronomical Observatories of… (On tentative list)

Astronomical Observatories of Ukraine

After a little bit of scouting I discovered that one of these Observatories was located in a leafy part of central Kiev, so decided to head there for a bit …

Kyiv Cathedral and Lavra by Ian Cade

Kyiv Cathedral and Lavra (Inscribed)

Kyiv Cathedral and Lavra

This was my first real experience of an eastern orthodox cathedral and the interior of St Sophia’s cathedral certainly didn’t disappoint. I wasn’t quite expecting to see such a beautiful …

Nesvizh by Ian Cade

Nesvizh (Inscribed)

Nesvizh

This was the second WHS we visited on our day trip from Minsk. It was certainly more impressive than Mir, the castle was complemented by a large park and lake …

Francysk Scaryna avenue in Minsk by Ian Cade

Francysk Scaryna avenue in Mi… (Removed from tentat…)

Francysk Scaryna avenue in Minsk

For some reason I really liked Minsk. It isn't rammed full of must see sites and isn't really the prettiest place in the world, however I enjoyed the three days …

Mir Castle by Ian Cade

Mir Castle (Inscribed)

Mir Castle

Quite how this ended up on the World Heritage list I’m not sure. Whilst it is a fairly pleasant place, it seems to be pretty unremarkable. When we visited there …

Warsaw by Ian Cade

Warsaw (Inscribed)

Warsaw

I was really impressed by Warsaw. I had heard some pretty mediocre reports about the city from others that had visited, however I really enjoyed the two days I spent …

Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings by Ian Cade

Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings (Inscribed)

Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings

I will be very surprised if these buildings do not make it onto the World Heritage List as they are exceptional testaments to one of the most important architects of …

Trakai Historical National Park by Ian Cade

Trakai Historical National Pa… (On tentative list)

Trakai Historical National Park

It is a shame that this site will probably not make it onto the list as it was perhaps my favourite site in Eastern Lithuania. The main point of interest …

Kernavė by Ian Cade

Kernavė (Inscribed)

Kernavė

I spent a pretty bleak morning at Kernave in February 2010. The site itself was fairly interesting and larger than I thought it would be. The main point of interest …

Struve Geodetic Arc by Ian Cade

Struve Geodetic Arc (Inscribed)

Struve Geodetic Arc

At some stage this interest in World Heritage Sites turned from an awareness of major tourist sites into a full blown obsession. This was perhaps best illustrated by the fact …

Vilnius by Ian Cade

Vilnius (Inscribed)

Vilnius

A big thumbs up from me for Vilnius. Whilst the main sights are nice they are not astounding however the city has a great atmosphere and wandering aimlessly around the …

Amiens Cathedral by Ian Cade

Amiens Cathedral (Inscribed)

Amiens Cathedral

I was very impressed with this cathedral. It had been a few years since I visited a huge French gothic cathedral and therefore I wasn’t suffering from the fatigue that …

Fortifications of Vauban by Ian Cade

Fortifications of Vauban (Inscribed)

Fortifications of Vauban

I had already visited several Vauban fortifications; however at the start of 2010 I finally visited one of the fortifications that is inscribed on the list.

Arras

From Lille I …

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