Richard Stone

Member since December 2019 \ Inactive

#368 146 63

Its definitely becoming a problem : The more places I see the more the travel bug bites.

It's a really big and diverse world out there. Travel gets easier and easier but the continual homogenisation of the world leaves culture and history vulnerable.

My family and I live in Cape Town, South Africa and luckily we all like to travel and explore what the world has to offer. We always return humbled by what we have experienced and grateful for what we otherwise take for granted. 

We live in a world where instant gratification takes too long, where walls are going up not coming down and where virtual reality will ultimately remove the need and of course the benefits of traveling to experience what it has to offer. 

Never was it more true to say that the past is infinitely more interesting than the present. 

 

 

My most impressive site: Persepolis Iran

Check out my website: https://www.pbase.com/rjstone

Recent Visits
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    Jan. 1, 2020
    City Walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Karakorum-Pamir, King Lujian's Tombs, Qinghai Lake, Xinjiang …
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    Jan. 1, 2020
    Benguela Current , Etosha Pan, Fishriver Canyon, Okavango Delta , Sān Living Cultural Landscape ...
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    Jan. 1, 2020
    Waitangi Treaty Grounds historic precinct
Top 10 Missing
  1. Angkor 4.71
  2. Galapagos Islands 4.62
  3. Petra 4.61
  4. Rome 4.57
  5. Venice and its Lagoon 4.51
  6. Rapa Nui 4.49
  7. Yellowstone 4.48
  8. Florence 4.46
  9. Tikal National Park 4.46
  10. Ancient Kyoto 4.45
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About Richard Stone

First name
Richard
Member since
December 2019
Country of Origin
None
Visits
Rank
#368
WHS
146
Tentative Sites
63
Website Participation
Reviews
2
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World Heritage Sites
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Reviews by Richard Stone

Forts and Castles Gold Coast by Richard Stone

Forts and Castles Gold Coast (Inscribed)

Forts and Castles Gold Coast

Visited March 2019.

I guess i shouldn't have been so shocked given humanity's track record of inhumanity to others. 

Visiting these sites is interesting from a historical perspective …

Lake Turkana by Richard Stone

Lake Turkana (Inscribed)

Lake Turkana

Visited September 2005.

As I was born in Kenya, it holds a special place in my heart. The Northern Frontier District or NFD has always been seen as a …