John Booth

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My most impressive site: Lava Tubes, Jeju Island, South Korea

My proposal for a new site: Volcanoes of Auckland, New Zealand

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Reviews by john booth

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Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont by john booth

Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont (Inscribed)

Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont

I spent some time touring Asti, Alba and Nizza Manfrotto in Piedmont in search of the OUV of this site, but it eluded me. I had previously visited the vinyards …

Causses and Cévennes by john booth

Causses and Cévennes (Inscribed)

Causses and Cévennes

I spent several days travelling through this rugged area of the Massif Central. My journey started in Ales, from where I travelled by bus up the Gardon d'Ales and over …

Serra de Tramuntana by john booth

Serra de Tramuntana (Inscribed)

Serra de Tramuntana

For a small island, Mallorca enjoys a variety of landscapes, and those of the rugged Serra de Tramuntana are quite spectacular. I visited the towns of Soller, Villahermosa and Polenca.

Photo by 	Daniel C-Hazard

Rammelsberg and Goslar (Inscribed)

Rammelsberg and Goslar

This year I visited the Harz Water Management System, which has been added to this site since my previous visit to Goslar.

I travelled from Goslar on bus #830 from …

Primeval Beech Forests by john booth

Primeval Beech Forests (Inscribed)

Primeval Beech Forests

With the exdtension of this WHS to include some German beech forests, I have now visited three of these.

Of them the Jasmund National Park on Rugen Island was the …

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe by john booth

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe (Inscribed)

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

I decided to travel first to Hercules, and from there descend along the winding path beside the cascade to the schloss.To reach Hercules I took tram #3 from Kassel city …

Wadden Sea by john booth

Wadden Sea (Inscribed)

Wadden Sea

With the expansion of this WHS to unclude the area within the borders of Denmark, I decided to include a visit to this area whilst in the Kingdom.

Basing myself …

Ilulissat Icefjord by john booth

Ilulissat Icefjord (Inscribed)

Ilulissat Icefjord

Reaching Ilulissat appeared to be a daunting task until I discovered Air Iceland's direct flights from Reyjavik (Iceland)'s City airport. The airline arranged my accommodation and transfers as well.

Once …

Tasmanian Wilderness by john booth

Tasmanian Wilderness (Inscribed)

Tasmanian Wilderness

Because of the limited public transport in Tasmania I travelled around the island by campervan. This enabled me to see remote areas of the Tasmanian Wilderness, especially at night when …

Australian Convict Sites by john booth

Australian Convict Sites (Inscribed)

Australian Convict Sites

It is at the convict sites in Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) that you hear the gory stories of murders, floggings and isolated incarceration of convicts at the hands of the …

Australian Fossil Mammal Sites by john booth

Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Inscribed)

Australian Fossil Mammal Sites

Some of the Premier Stateliner buses travelling between Adelaide and Mount Gambier stop at the township of Naracoorte. Others travel along the coast. The caves are some 14 kms distant …

Greater Blue Mountains by john booth

Greater Blue Mountains (Inscribed)

Greater Blue Mountains

Over several I days I took hikes in different parts of the Blue Mountains accessible by train from Sydney Central.

At Blackheath I hiked to Govett's Leap, then returned from …

Australian Convict Sites by john booth

Australian Convict Sites (Inscribed)

Australian Convict Sites

The New South Wales convict sites are at a variety of locations, but none as gruesome at those in Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) or Norfolk Island.

The Hyde Park Barracks …

Lagoons of New Caledonia by john booth

Lagoons of New Caledonia (Inscribed)

Lagoons of New Caledonia

Seeing the Lagoons and Reefs around New Caledonia involved viewing from the air, from vantage points on land, from the comfort of a cruising vessel and up close beneath the …

Australian Convict Sites by john booth

Australian Convict Sites (Inscribed)

Australian Convict Sites

A recent visit to the Kingston and Arthur's Vale area of Norfolk Island produced a number of memorable moments. On ship day, I watched the unloading of cargo by means …

Hawaii Volcanoes by john booth

Hawaii Volcanoes (Inscribed)

Hawaii Volcanoes

During a recent visit to the 'Big Island' of Hawaii we traversed the islands Saddle Road between Waikoloa and Hilo, and gained dramatic views of extinct Mauna Kea and active …

Chief Roi Mata's Domain by john booth

Chief Roi Mata's Domain (Inscribed)

Chief Roi Mata's Domain

I arranged a half day trip fro Port Vila through Island Holiday Tours to Chief Roimata's Domain at short notice. For 10,000 vatu I was taken by private bus to …

Medina of Tétouan by john booth

Medina of Tétouan (Inscribed)

Medina of Tétouan

Travelling from Tangier to Tetouan by bus involved crossing the scenic Rif Mountains.

The medina here is quite compact but crammed with the tiled fascades of numerous mosques, medressahs, mausolea …

Rabat by john booth

Rabat (Inscribed)

Rabat

I travelled to Rabat by one of the frequent trains from Casablanca Port.

The contrast between the old and new was most pronounced here, with the ancient Kasbah des Oudiadas …

Medina of Essaouira by john booth

Medina of Essaouira (Inscribed)

Medina of Essaouira

Travelling by bus from Marrakesh to Essaioura past endless olive groves was my introduction to the Moroccan countryside. It was the harvest season, so they were a hive of activity.

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