Michael Turtle

Member since May 2015

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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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    July 4, 2025
    Gobustan Rock Art, Monastery of Geghard, Mtskheta, Sheki, Walled City of Baku
  • 7
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    March 20, 2025
    Agra Fort, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Hill Forts of Rajasthan, Humayun's Tomb, Jaipur City, Rajasthan ...
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    Feb. 1, 2025
    Plain of Jars, Vat Phou
Top 10 Missing
  1. Galapagos Islands 4.60
  2. Yellowstone 4.49
  3. Rapa Nui 4.49
  4. Victoria Falls 4.48
  5. Grand Canyon 4.41
  6. Serengeti 4.41
  7. Granada 4.39
  8. Persepolis 4.37
  9. Ngorongoro 4.36
  10. Old City of Jerusalem 4.36
Completed Countries

About Michael Turtle

Member since
May 2015
Country of Origin
None
Visits
Rank
#104
WHS
373
Tentative Sites
35
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Reviews
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Reviews by Michael Turtle

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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 …

Keep reading Michael T… 03/01/16
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, …

Keep reading Michael T… 03/01/16
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 …

Keep reading Michael T… 03/01/16
Volubilis by Michael Turtle

Volubilis (Inscribed)

Volubilis

Considering how far they are from Rome, these ancient Roman ruins are really impressive and it must have been quite a grand outpost they had here in Morocco. As the …

Keep reading Michael T… 03/01/16
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 …

Keep reading Michael T… 02/01/16
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 …

Keep reading Michael T… 02/01/16
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 …

Keep reading Michael T… 02/01/16
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.

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Keep reading Michael T… 29/12/15
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 …

Keep reading Michael T… 29/12/15
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 …

Keep reading Michael T… 14/12/15
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 …

Keep reading Michael T… 14/12/15
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 …

Keep reading Michael T… 14/12/15
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 …

Keep reading Michael T… 14/12/15
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 …

Keep reading Michael T… 14/12/15
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 …

Keep reading Michael T… 09/12/15
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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Keep reading Michael T… 08/06/15
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