Jay T

Member since August 2017

#119 337 62

It's a magical world, Hobbes, ol' buddy... Let's go exploring!

My most impressive site: Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks

My proposal for a new site: Badlands National Park: A North American Prairie

Recent Visits
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    June 15, 2025
    Fontainebleau, Provins
  • 4
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    June 4, 2025
    Antequera Dolmens Site, Garajonay, Grand-Bassam, Island of Gorée
  • 1
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    April 27, 2025
    Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Top 10 Missing
  1. Angkor 4.71
  2. Victoria Falls 4.47
  3. Tikal National Park 4.46
  4. Ancient Kyoto 4.45
  5. Bagan 4.44
  6. Great Wall 4.44
  7. Serengeti 4.41
  8. Persepolis 4.37
  9. Samarkand 4.36
  10. Los Glaciares 4.35
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About Jay T

First name
Jay
Member since
August 2017
Country of Origin
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Visits
Rank
#119
WHS
337
Tentative Sites
62
Website Participation
Reviews
179
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Reviews by Jay T

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Galapagos Islands by Jay T

Galapagos Islands (Inscribed)

Galapagos Islands

The Galápagos Islands are a nature-lovers dream, home to giant tortoises, iguanas, sea lions, penguins, flamingos, pelicans, Darwin's famed finches, frigates, and, my favorite, the blue-footed booby. And that's just …

Budapest by Jay T

Budapest (Inscribed)

Budapest

Budapest was my first foray into Eastern Europe beyond Russia, and it was an unforgettable city. I traveled to the city by train from Vienna with family and friends in …

Wet Tropics of Queensland by Jay T

Wet Tropics of Queensland (Inscribed)

Wet Tropics of Queensland

Lush, green rainforests carpet the low hills of the Wet Tropics of Queensland, which border the beaches, coastal towns, and agricultural fields of the northeast coast of Australia. When I …

Sangay National Park by Jay T

Sangay National Park (Inscribed)

Sangay National Park

The road through Sangay National Park is a fait accompli, providing a quicker route to the Ecuadorian city of Macas, east of the Andes. I can't speak to the ecological …

Paris, Banks of the Seine by Jay T

Paris, Banks of the Seine (Inscribed)

Paris, Banks of the Seine

Perhaps the most surprising thing about the Paris, Banks of the Seine World Heritage Site, one of the most famous and visited sites in the world, is that 16 French …

Kremlin and Red Square by Jay T

Kremlin and Red Square (Inscribed)

Kremlin and Red Square

A visit to Moscow's Kremlin and Red Square provides great insight into Russia's past and present. The red brick walls of the Kremlin are familiar worldwide, housing not just the …

Great Barrier Reef by Jay T

Great Barrier Reef (Inscribed)

Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef is as impressive a natural wonder as its name suggests, a wonderland of marine life stretching almost 1400 miles along the northeast coast of Australia. When …

Brú na Bóinne by Jay T

Brú na Bóinne (Inscribed)

Brú na Bóinne

Within an hour of leaving Dublin's international airport, my friends and I found ourselves within the beautifully bucolic Boyne River valley, home to the neolithic history encapsulated in the Brú …

Westminster by Jay T

Westminster (Inscribed)

Westminster

This is iconic London: the Palace of Westminster with its distinctive Tower of Big Ben, set against the River Thames, and the nearby Gothic Westminster Abbey, site of coronations and …

Sintra by Jay T

Sintra (Inscribed)

Sintra

I absolutely loved my visit to the town of Sintra in the mountains outside Lisbon, Portugal. Sure, the weather was grey and brisk, and my warm layers were packed away …

Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau by Jay T

Palau de la Musica Catalana &… (Inscribed)

Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau

Sometimes when you travel with family or friends, you are limited in the amount of time you can spend visiting World Heritage Sites; accordingly, my visits to the Palau de …

Kew Gardens by Jay T

Kew Gardens (Inscribed)

Kew Gardens

I should apologize to Kew Gardens that I ever associated it with The Avengers movie (not that one -- the other one you've tried to forget); apparently filming was done …

Göreme NP and Cappadocia by Jay T

Göreme NP and Cappadocia (Inscribed)

Göreme NP and Cappadocia

Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia are a geologic wonderland, steeped in the history of the early Christian church. I visited Göreme National Park and the Derinkuyu …

Blenheim Palace by Jay T

Blenheim Palace (Inscribed)

Blenheim Palace

Blenheim Palace is a fine example of British architecture and landscaping, and as the ancestral home of the Dukes of Marlborough, is rich in Churchill family history. The Crown bestowed …

Wadi Rum by Jay T

Wadi Rum (Inscribed)

Wadi Rum

My cousins highly recommended an overnight visit to Wadi Rum, so when I visited in March 2015, I doubled down and spent two nights in the Jordanian desert. I was …

Singapore Botanic Gardens  by Jay T

Singapore Botanic Gardens (Inscribed)

Singapore Botanic Gardens

I had less than 24 hours in Singapore when I visited in September 2012, but there was no way I was going to miss the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Accordingly, early …

Old City of Jerusalem by Jay T

Old City of Jerusalem (Inscribed)

Old City of Jerusalem

O Jerusalem -- a city revered and fought over through the centuries by armies from three faiths, and which struggles today to find peace and stability amongst its diverse residents. …

Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis by Jay T

Jesuit Missions of the Guaran… (Inscribed)

Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis

One year ago on a snowy night I watched the 1986 movie "The Mission", which covers historical events that affected the Jesuit Missions of the Guaranís in much warmer South …

Giant's Causeway by Jay T

Giant's Causeway (Inscribed)

Giant's Causeway

Giant's Causeway, in Northern Ireland, exceeds expectations. This geologic formation of hexagonal basalt columns extending into the ocean is a natural playground for visitors, and I had a great time …

Biblical Tells by Jay T

Biblical Tells (Inscribed)

Biblical Tells

Tel Megiddo, one of the three Biblical Tells (basically towns built right on top of each other over the span of hundreds to thousands of years, forming a mound) inscribed …

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