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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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.

Mazagan by john booth

Mazagan (Inscribed)

Mazagan

I travelled to El Jadida by train from Casablanca-Voyageurs, then took a petit taxi to visit the Portuguese city.

This was very compact area contained within walls and bastions. The …

Wooden Churches of Southern Malopolska by john booth

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Wooden Churches of Southern Malopolska

In October I visited three of the listed churches:

Debno : reached by bus from Krakow, changing at Nowy Targ. The driver stopped outside the church car park, and the …

Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region by john booth

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Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region

In October I visited 5 of the wooden Tserkvas in Poland:

Radruz : reached by bus from Jaroslaw and Zamosc changing at Lubaczow. This church was open for visits. The …

Kraków by john booth

Kraków (Inscribed)

Kraków

Visiting Krakow was the highlight of my visit to Poland. I enjoyed the city itself, especially Kazimerz, the Jewish Quarter with its synagogues and Jewish restaurants. Then there was Wawel …

Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines by john booth

Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal S… (Inscribed)

Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines

In October I visited both the Bochnia and Wieliczka salt mines.

Bochnia I accessed by train from Krakow Glowny. The mine was entered and exited via the Campi shaft. Although …

Centennial Hall by john booth

Centennial Hall (Inscribed)

Centennial Hall

I travelled to the Zoo stop by tram #2 from Wroclaw Glowny station. The Centennial Hall is just accross the road from the zoo.

Because I reached the site early …

Churches of Peace by john booth

Churches of Peace (Inscribed)

Churches of Peace

Last October I reached both churches in one day from Wroclaw. I travelled by train to Jawor, changing at Legnica. Later I caught a bus from the Tesco car park …

Warsaw by john booth

Warsaw (Inscribed)

Warsaw

Like Jorge I stayed at the hotel Gromada near the airport, as I was leaving next day for Riga. Very conveniently bus #175 stopped outside the hotel and took me …

Zamość by john booth

Zamość (Inscribed)

Zamość

The centre of the town of Zamosc seemed like a minature of the Stare Miasto in Warsaw. But the features of this WHS that made it different were the extensive …

Białowieża Forest by john booth

Białowieża Forest (Inscribed)

Białowieża Forest

I visited the Polish side in autumn when few other visitors were around. Enjoyed long hikes in the forest examining flora and fauna. The varity of fungi that I found …

Torun by john booth

Torun (Inscribed)

Torun

The core area of the town, the Rynek Staromiejski is full of interesting buildings with quirky little details. I spent some time looking for them on the different fascades. I …

Malbork Castle by john booth

Malbork Castle (Inscribed)

Malbork Castle

This castle must be listed for its massive size and for the millions of bricks used in its construction. I did not find the structure aesthetically pleasing.

I did however …

Struve Geodetic Arc by john booth

Struve Geodetic Arc (Inscribed)

Struve Geodetic Arc

Last autumn I found some more sites within the Baltic States:

Simuna and Voivere, Estonia - an obelisk in Simuna and an underground stone at Voivere, both sites accessible by …

Corfu by john booth

Corfu (Inscribed)

Corfu

The fortresses were massive and forbidding. But the town was depressing with so many restaurants, shops etc closed down.

The Island is still easy to access, by air from Athens, …

Tallinn by john booth

Tallinn (Inscribed)

Tallinn

The tramway system in Tallinn is very efficient. It links the bus station, the Baltijaam (railway station), the hotels and the old town. And a 5 day ticket costs only …

Paphos by john booth

Paphos (Inscribed)

Paphos

Another part of this WHS is the Sanctuary of Aphrodite near Kouklia village, just off the highway between Paphos and Limassol. This contains ruins of an ancient temple complex.

Painted Churches in the Troödos Region by john booth

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Painted Churches in the Troödos Region

Over two days I managed to visit all ten of the listed painted churches. This involved driving through magnificent autumn scenery, along steep winding roads, wel;l worth the effort. Of …

Euphrasian Basilica in Porec by john booth

Euphrasian Basilica in Porec (Inscribed)

Euphrasian Basilica in Porec

I had tried to reach Porec in 2012 from Koper in Slovenia, but the last bus had left the day before (30 Sept), with no more until spring. So in …

Stari Grad Plain by john booth

Stari Grad Plain (Inscribed)

Stari Grad Plain

On disembarking from the ferry at Stari Grad harbour I found two buses, one headed for Stari Grad town, the other for Jelsa. So I took the latter and travelled …

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