Philip Wharmby

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Bury's answer to Indiana Jones, at least that is what I think.

I am a retired accounts clerk, currently 71. Featured in Great Britain's Daily Telegraph on a article on Solo Travel, September 2023. 'Is this the Telegraph's champion solo traveller at 106 Countries ?' The answer being no, 131 being claimed by another reader.

I plan my annual trips round visiting the main sights / sites in a country. This tends to be the WHS and any obvious interesting places to visit en route.  September / October being all 12 of the mainland WHS of Portugal. 

Record bag being 31 in a 10 week Mexico / Guatemala / Belize / Honduras / El Salvador backpacking / Explore Worldwide tour.

Current 'absolute gem' being the fortifications of Elvas, Portugal. Number of tourists probably about 50 for a massive site.

Not checked the number done since the 2022/23 additions although I must be over 400 in over 70 countries. Top country bagged being 46 in Italy. The last additions to the list giving me my first in Tadzhikstan, Pejikent, a 1979 visit.

My most impressive site: Teotihuacan (the hot air balloon flight over it.)

My proposal for a new site: Bletchley Park, & 'Ourselves alone'. Surviving WW2 sites.

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Ancient Jericho by Walter

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Ancient Jericho

I am one of the people who visited as a tourist before heading off somewhere else. (Dead Sea, Massada & Beersheba) on a long day trip from Tel Aviv in …