In the summer through fall of 2023, my family and I spent 6 months traveling by land from Armenia to eastern China retracing the Silk Road. Following the UNESCO tentative …
Kevin Mcfarland
Member since June 2018
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We are a cross cultural family of four (5 year old son and 2 year old daughter) for the past 9 years and counting, explored over 50,000 miles along the Silk Roads and the far lands of the earth! Since August of 2024l, we have called Armenia our new home after years of traveling between Asia and the USA. We hope to forge new friendships in this small yet ancient nation while also setting up a central base to explore the Silk Roads more in depth.
While exploring far lands, researching and attempting to visit the UNESCO Sites are one of my top priorities. I fell WHS give a good introduction to a nation beyond simply what's popular, but what makes it important in a global level. It also has led to some fun adventures to reach some of the more remote sites!
My most impressive site: Angkor, Jiuzhaigou Valley, Goreme, Yellowstone, Ellora Caves
Check out my website: https://www.intofarlands.com/
Recent Visits
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200June 21, 2025Acropolis, Ancient Thebes, Archaeological Site of Delphi, Choirokoitia, Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of …
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50Jan. 8, 2025Aapravasi Ghat, Andrefana Dry Forests, Le Morne, Monte San Giorgio, Pitons of Reunion
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50Nov. 7, 2024Antigua Guatemala, Archaeological Site of Aigai, Archaeological site of Philippi, Meteora, Thessalonika
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About Kevin McFarland
- Member since
- June 2018
- Country of Origin
- None
Visits
- Rank
- #334
- WHS
- 166
- Tentative Sites
- 92
Website Participation
- Reviews
- 2
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Ratings
Ratings
World Heritage Sites
- Grand Canyon 5.0
- Machu Picchu 5.0
- Guanajuato 5.0
- Yellowstone 5.0
- Jiuzhaigou Valley 5.0
- Ellora Caves 5.0
- Petra 5.0
- Mogao Caves 5.0
- Angkor 5.0
- Ancient Thebes 5.0
- Göreme NP and Cappadocia 5.0
- Archaeological Site of Delphi 4.5
- Upper Svaneti 4.5
- Agra Fort 4.5
- Haghpat and Sanahin 4.5
- Monastery of Geghard 4.5
- Wadi Rum 4.5
- Pitons of Reunion 4.5
- Vatnajökull National Park 4.5
- Mostar 4.5
- Rome 4.5
- Pyramids (Memphis) 4.5
- Istanbul 4.5
- Samarkand 4.5
- Itchan Kala 4.5
- Bukhara 4.5
- Aphrodisias 4.5
- Pompei 4.5
- Historic Cairo 4.5
- Ajanta Caves 4.5
- Nubian Monuments 4.5
- Longmen Grottoes 4.5
- Olympic National Park 4.5
- Minoan Palatial Centres 4.5
- Oaxaca and Monte Alban 4.5
- Ani 4.5
- Nasca Lines 4.5
- Teotihuacan 4.5
- Archaeological Site of Aigai 4.5
- Huangshan 4.5
- Hill Forts of Rajasthan 4.5
- Meteora 4.5
- Acropolis 4.5
- Ayutthaya 4.0
- Kathmandu Valley 4.0
- Antigua Guatemala 4.0
- Taj Mahal 4.0
- Hierapolis-Pamukkale 4.0
- Safranbolu 4.0
- Chitwan National Park 4.0
- Mesa Verde 4.0
- Redwood 4.0
- Yosemite National Park 4.0
- Ohrid Region 4.0
- Humayun's Tomb 4.0
- Arequipa 4.0
- Xidi and Hongcun 4.0
- Paphos 4.0
- Imperial Palace 4.0
- Huanglong 4.0
- Boyana Church 4.0
- Durmitor National Park 4.0
- Kotor 4.0
- Cuzco 4.0
- Mexico City and Xochimilco 4.0
- Puebla 4.0
- Chichen-Itza 4.0
- Uxmal 4.0
- Costiera Amalfitana 4.0
- Glacier parks 4.0
- Three parallel rivers of Yunnan 4.0
- Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi 4.0
- Xinjiang Tianshan 4.0
- Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor 4.0
- Ephesus 4.0
- Archaeological site of Philippi 4.0
- Umm Al-Jimāl 4.0
- Göbekli Tepe 4.0
- Faya Palaeolandscape 4.0
- Xixia Imperial Tombs 4.0
- Choirokoitia 3.5
- Royal Palace at Caserta 3.5
- Andrefana Dry Forests 3.5
- Chaco Culture 3.5
- Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River 3.5
- Saint Catherine Area 3.5
- Quanzhou 3.5
- Thingvellir 3.5
- Dong Phayayen - Khao Yai 3.5
- Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries 3.5
- South China Karst 3.5
- Le Morne 3.5
- Melaka and George Town 3.5
- Sarazm 3.5
- Dengfeng 3.5
- Walled City of Baku 3.5
- West Lake 3.5
- Echmiatsin and Zvartnots 3.5
- Al Ain 3.5
- Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor 3.5
- Qhapaq Ñan 3.5
- Bursa and Cumalikizik 3.5
- Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" 3.5
- Via Appia 3.5
- Beijing Central Axis 3.5
- Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley 3.5
- Cambodian Memorial Sites 3.5
- Stari Ras and Sopocani 3.5
- Kulangsu 3.5
- Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves 3.5
- Guanacaste 3.5
- Mtskheta 3.5
- Temple of Heaven 3.5
- Gelati Monastery 3.5
- Summer Palace 3.5
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou 3.5
- Temple, Mansion and Cemetery of Confucius 3.5
- Epidaurus 3.5
- Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios 3.5
- Mycenae and Tiryns 3.5
- Great Wall 3.5
- Querétaro 3.5
- Warsaw 3.5
- Torun 3.5
- Churches and Convents of Goa 3.5
- Jaipur City, Rajasthan 3.5
- Keoladeo National Park 3.0
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus 3.0
- Um er-Rasas 3.0
- Jantar Mantar 3.0
- Luis Barragán House and Studio 3.0
- Gulf of California 3.0
- Painted Churches in the Troödos Region 3.0
- Stone Spheres of the Diquís 3.0
- Imperial Tombs 3.0
- Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan 3.0
- Quseir Amra 3.0
- As-Salt 3.0
- Baroque Churches 3.0
- China Danxia 3.0
- Everglades 3.0
- Naples 3.0
- Qutb Minar 3.0
- Fatehpur Sikri 3.0
- Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor 3.0
- Old Town of Lijiang 3.0
- Western Tien-Shan 3.0
- Thessalonika 3.0
- Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands 3.0
- Monte San Giorgio 3.0
- San Miguel de Allende 2.5
- Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings 2.5
- Singapore Botanic Gardens 2.5
- Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens 2.5
- Camino Real 2.5
- Sian Ka'an 2.5
- Grand Canal 2.5
- Lima 2.5
- Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge 2.5
- Venetian Works of Defence 2.5
- Ahmadabad 2.5
- Cold winter deserts of Turan 2.5
- Xanthos-Letoon 2.0
- Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai 2.0
- Aapravasi Ghat 2.0
- Central University City Campus of the UNAM 2.0
Tentative Sites
- The monastery of Noravank and the upper Amaghou Va
- Tbilisi Historic District
- Chinese Section of the Silk Road: Land Routes
- Güllük Dagi-Termessos National Park
- Mardin Cultural Landscape
- St. Nicholas Church
- Gadara
- Jerash Archaeological City
- Rabati Malik Caravanserai
- Desert Castles of Ancient Khorezm
- Guano Islands, Islets, and Capes National Reserve
- Silk Roads: Fergana-Syrdarya Corridor
- Silk Roads: Early Period (Prehistory)
- Kekova
- Desert National Park
- Taman Negara
- The Lijiang River Scenic Zone at Guilin
- Karain Cave
- Panauti
- Ishak Pasha Palace
- El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area
- Coron Island Natural Biotic Area
- Archaeological site of Laodikeia
- Jewish Cemetery in Sarajevo
- California Current Conservation Complex
- Delhi - A Heritage City
- Karakorum-Pamir
- Vardzia-Khertvisi
- Dali Chanshan Mountain and Erhai Lake Scenic Spot
- Harran and Sanliurfa
- Sarajevo
- Chinese Section of the Silk Road: Land Routes
- Sites of Saytagrah, India's non-violent freedom mo
- China Altay
- City Walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
- Petrified Forest National Park
- Yandang Mountain
- ShuDao
- Archaeological Sites of the Ancient Shu State
- Ancient Cities of Lycian Civilization
- Karez Wells
- Khor Dubai
- Bahá'í House of Worship at New Delhi
- Grand Trunk Road sites
- Yivli Minaret Mosque
- Nuruosmaniye Complex
- Trading Posts and Fortifications on Genoese Trade
- Historical city of Izamal
- Tashkent makhallas
- Medieval Settlement of Kirtipur
- Archaeological Site of Perge
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Reviews by Kevin McFarland

Silk Roads: Early Period (Pre… (On tentative list)
Silk Roads: Early Period (Prehistory)

The monastery of Noravank and… (On tentative list)
The monastery of Noravank and the upper Amaghou Va
I have visited this site three times in the past two years (including the day I am writing this review). Armenia is a country rich with ancient monasteries, with all …