John Booth

I reached Arc-et-Senans by train from Besancon and returned to Dole. Salines Les Bains can be accessed by bus from Mouchard station.

There is an interesting collection of models of …

This site is best visited by train, as the railway runs through the site along the shore of Lake Geneva from Lutry to Vevey. It is a simple matter to …

This has to be one of the most congested cities in Europe, and finding parking is a nightmare. On my first visit the only parking we could find was at …

I visited the Rietveldt-Schroder house on a cold windy morning a year ago by taking a #4 bus from Utrect Central station to Hoogstraat and walking down Prins Hendriklaan. I …

To reach Schokland by bus involves walking from the nearest bus stop in the village of Ens. Buses arrive in Ens from Zwolle via Kampen, a picturesque riverside town with …

As things are a bit spread out in Strasbourg I found a day ticket for the buses and trams invaluable at 3.60 euros. It enabled me to visit the Court …

As in Strasbourg, in Lyon I bought a day ticket which covered buses, trams, funicular, trolleybus and metro all for 4.50 euros. This way I managed to visit in one …

Of all the walled cities on the WHS list, this is my least favourite. The place seemed to have been turned into one huge outdoor restaurant. It was impossible to …

My visit to Hwaseong happened to coincide with the Hwaseong Festival in October. As a result I was rewarded with seeing the spectacular buildings of the Haenggung adorned with people …

I admired the distictive architecture of the remaining houses in Middenbeemster, which I reached by bus #100 from Amterdam Centraal station.

A memorable part of visiting Jeju was meeting so many friendly visitors, mostly local, on ther ferry from Mokpo to Cgheju-do. But I did visit some of Jeju's volcanic attractions.

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I have now visited all three WHS listed dolmen sites in Korea and consider the Gochang site to be the most interesting. There I saw a whole mountainside dotted with …

From Seoul there are now fast KTX trains to Dongdaegu, and transferring from that station to the Seobu bus station can be easily effected by taking the metro to Seondangmot.

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Orkney Coaches run a fantastic service linking the four parts of the WHS with Stomness and Kirkwall. A day ticket cost 7 pounds, and I felt right at home on …

Although a number of the forts were closed I did manage to visit a few of them:

Aalsmeer fort - got a guided tour from the curator of the museum …

To get to Fountains Abbey I took a #36 bus from Harrogate to Ripon from where there was a #139 minibus that took me to the visitor centre inside the …

The Derbyshire Wayfarer ticket is a usful way of visiting this WHS. It covers all the buses and trains between Derby and Matlock.

Besides the mills themselves I was interested …

Basing myself in Bangor, itself a pleasant enough town, I was able to visit each of the royal castles:

Conwy - by train or bus from Bangor

Harlech - by …

Over a few days I managed to visit a number of the sites:

Hayle - port for exporting tin

Wendron mining district - the Poldark mine with its interesting museum …

I also found extensive views of Chesil Beach from the causeway near Weymouth and from Littlesea.

The quarry area on Portland bill was very interesting too, with the cut stones …