Michael Turtle

Member since May 2015

#103 366 31
I'm a travel journalist and blogger who started counting World Heritage Sites in 2011. Often I try to visit the sites as part of other trips - although sometimes I will go to a country just with the mission to see as many as possible.

My most impressive site: Iguazu

My proposal for a new site: Bagan, Myanmar

Recent Visits
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    Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Hill Forts of Rajasthan, Jaipur City, Rajasthan, Jantar Mantar, Victorian Gothic and …
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    Plain of Jars, Vat Phou
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    Sept. 3, 2024
    Beijing Central Axis, Grand Canal, Imperial Tombs, Mountain Resort, Chengde, Peking Man Site ...
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About Michael Turtle

First name
Michael
Member since
May 2015
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#103
WHS
366
Tentative Sites
31
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Reviews
136
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Reviews by Michael Turtle

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Medina of Fez by Michael Turtle

Medina of Fez (Inscribed)

Medina of Fez

Wow, what can I say about Fez? This has got to be one of the most vibrant and hectic World Heritage Sites there is. It is crazy, it is smelly, …

Mazagan by Michael Turtle

Mazagan (Inscribed)

Mazagan

This old Portuguese fortified town is quite small and it doesn't take too long to walk through it and get a sense of the place. It's quite interesting in the …

Meknes by Michael Turtle

Meknes (Inscribed)

Meknes

I hadn't heard much about Meknes before I got there but I was really impressed with all the things there were to see. This was once an imperial city and …

Rabat by Michael Turtle

Rabat (Inscribed)

Rabat

I don't think Rabat is one the usual tourist trail but it is worth a day or two. There's a good mix of places here that are part of the …

Aachen Cathedral by Michael Turtle

Aachen Cathedral (Inscribed)

Aachen Cathedral

This is a really special WHS - for so many reasons.

I love that it is tiny but still has so much to see inside. There are different parts to …

Le Havre by Michael Turtle

Le Havre (Inscribed)

Le Havre

You would think that a city made of concrete might be quite brutalistic or ugly - but Le Havre is absolutely stunning. There is something about the way the architects …

Town Hall and Roland, Bremen by Michael Turtle

Town Hall and Roland, Bremen (Inscribed)

Town Hall and Roland, Bremen

I'm so glad that I organised a tour to go inside and see the Town Hall - you really can't appreciate this WHS if you only look at it from …

Schokland by Michael Turtle

Schokland (Inscribed)

Schokland

If you've got a car, it's easy enough to get here, but it's a little out of the way by public transport and took me a far while to arrive …

Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal by Michael Turtle

Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal (Inscribed)

Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal

This is a fantastic little site - well away from the main cities of the Netherlands so I'm sure the average tourist doesn't come here or even know about it.

Tallinn by Michael Turtle

Tallinn (Inscribed)

Tallinn

I was pleasantly surprised to find that the Old Town of Tallinn was not as touristy as I thought it might me. Certainly, around the main town hall square, there …

Thang Long by Michael Turtle

Thang Long (Inscribed)

Thang Long

To be honest, I’m not really sure why this site has been added to the World Heritage List. I read one suggestion that it was a ‘gift’ from UNESCO for …

Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France by Michael Turtle

Routes of Santiago de Compost… (Inscribed)

Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France

I have a plan to one day walk some of these routes properly and see a large range of the sites along the way. In the meantime, I am ticking …

Robben Island by Michael Turtle

Robben Island (Inscribed)

Robben Island

What a disappointing experience. I was really looking forward to visiting Robben Island because of the important part in history it plays - not just in South Africa but across …

Brú na Bóinne by Michael Turtle

Brú na Bóinne (Inscribed)

Brú na Bóinne

There are a few places that make up the site but I decided to see it by visiting Newgrange - which is the easiest to get to, the most popular …

Angkor by Michael Turtle

Angkor (Inscribed)

Angkor

An incredible site - one of the best in the world. To really appreciate it, you need several days. If you go flat out for one day then you'll be …

Trang An by Michael Turtle

Trang An (Inscribed)

Trang An

I visited the Trang An Landscape in April of 2015 and really enjoyed the experience. It is a beautiful area that you can spend quite a lot of time exploring.

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