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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Prehistoric Pile Dwellings by john booth

Prehistoric Pile Dwellings (Inscribed)

Prehistoric Pile Dwellings

During a brief visit to Austria last year I managed to find a few more pile dwelling sites:

Attersee: On the lakefront at Seewaldchen there is a mock-up of a …

Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge by john booth

Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge (Inscribed)

Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge

The bus journey from Sarajevo to Visegrad is slow but scenic. About half of the 3 hours was spent on smoko stops. But reaching the Lukavica bus station requires an …

Berat and Gjirokastra by john booth

Berat and Gjirokastra (Inscribed)

Berat and Gjirokastra

I recently travelled through Albania by bus from Ulcinj (Montenegro) to Sarande stopping in Skodra, Tirane, Berat and Gjirokastra along the way.

The road to Berat from Lushinje was the …

Butrint by john booth

Butrint (Inscribed)

Butrint

I reached Sarande by bus along a modern highway from Tirane, about 80% complete. From Sarande a local bus took me to the gates of the site. In exchange for …

Levuka by john booth

Levuka (Inscribed)

Levuka

From 1874, when Fiji was ceded to Queen Victoria, until 1879 Levuka was the capital city of Fiji. Actually it was little more than a village, one kilometer from end …

Komodo National Park by john booth

Komodo National Park (Inscribed)

Komodo National Park

I travelled to the islands of Komodo and Rinca by boat from the port of Labuanbajo on Flores Island.

Before landing on Komodo I spotted three dragons marching along the …

Bali Subak system by john booth

Bali Subak system (Inscribed)

Bali Subak system

I recently spent two days touring the Subak areas.

On the first day I visited the Pura Taman Ayun, a very neat compound which can only be seen from across …

Tropical Rainforest Sumatra by john booth

Tropical Rainforest Sumatra (Inscribed)

Tropical Rainforest Sumatra

Despite external forces of corruption there are still people in Sumatra that are dedicated to halting further encroachment by farmers, loggers and poachers on the remaining areas of tropical rainforest.

Lenggong Valley by john booth

Lenggong Valley (Inscribed)

Lenggong Valley

I reached this site travelling by bus from Kuala Kangsar to Lenggong. From there I took a taxi to the museum.

This site was the most disappointing of the three …

Longobards in Italy by john booth

Longobards in Italy (Inscribed)

Longobards in Italy

I succeeded in reaching six of the listed locations forming part of this site :

Cividale del Friuli - Longobard temple. Reached by train from Udine

Brescia - St Salvatore/Santa …

Heritage of Mercury by john booth

Heritage of Mercury (Inscribed)

Heritage of Mercury

After catching the 08.15 bus from Ljubljana station to Idrija, I reached the Antony Mine in time to get kitted up for the 10.00 tour of the mine shafts.

The …

Ferrara by john booth

Ferrara (Inscribed)

Ferrara

Finally I have succeeded in finding my way into the Po Delta area. I took a FER train from Ferrara to Codigoro to see the flood protection structures in the …

Prehistoric Pile Dwellings by john booth

Prehistoric Pile Dwellings (Inscribed)

Prehistoric Pile Dwellings

I knew that finding the locations of the WHS pile dwellings in a featureless wilderness like the Ljubljana Marsh would be difficult on my own. As anticipated there was no …

Skocjan Caves by john booth

Skocjan Caves (Inscribed)

Skocjan Caves

Besides the guided tour of the caves described by several people here, there is now a second route with an unguided tour which I followed. This can be done at …

Sighisoara by john booth

Sighisoara (Inscribed)

Sighisoara

The citadel of Sighisoara compares well with other medieval hilltop towns. Surrounded by defensive walls and towers its colourful streets and squares are full of interest. The covered bridge to …

Dacian Fortresses by john booth

Dacian Fortresses (Inscribed)

Dacian Fortresses

I found the reward for reaching two of the locations somewhat underwhelming given the amount of effort expended reaching them. The were both located at thev tops of vcery steep …

Wachau Cultural Landscape by john booth

Wachau Cultural Landscape (Inscribed)

Wachau Cultural Landscape

I took Klaus' advice and took a cruise along the Danube between Melk and Krems. The majestic architecture of Melk Abbey and Durnstein were awe insiring. But the relaxed atmosphere …

Monastery of Horezu by john booth

Monastery of Horezu (Inscribed)

Monastery of Horezu

This monastery is attractively located in the hills 4km north of Horezu village. Els' pictures accurately depict the buildings and frescoes, but I liked the small chapel beside the cemetery.

Pirin National Park by john booth

Pirin National Park (Inscribed)

Pirin National Park

This is a site where the journey reaching it is more exciting than the destination. I travelled from Septemvri to Bansko on the slow narrow gauge railway that winds its …

Villages with Fortified Churches by john booth

Villages with Fortified Churc… (Inscribed)

Villages with Fortified Churches

I reached five of the villages to visit the fortified churches :

Calnic - by taxi from Sebes station

Prejmer - by train to Ilieni, returning by bus direct to …

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