Tom Livesey

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I only started WHS hunting in 2013 but I'm getting there slowly. I write about my visits at https://whstravellers.wordpress.com The UK is a good base for a WHS-er because of its abundance of cheap flight connections to airports in the world's densest continent for WHSs. Unlike others on this site I love to fly, and prefer to arrive at a destination by air, always at a new airport if possible.

My most impressive site: Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza

My proposal for a new site: Works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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    Thomas Jefferson Buildings
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Reviews by Tom Livesey

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Würzburg Residence by Christoph

Würzburg Residence (Inscribed)

Würzburg Residence

I went with friends to Würzburg in May 2015, where we know a fellow studying at the city's university. The art historian Kenneth Clark visited the Residence in his landmark …

Roskilde Cathedral by Astraftis

Roskilde Cathedral (Inscribed)

Roskilde Cathedral

We flew to Copenhagen on the first day of January 2016 to visit Roskilde and Kronborg. The temperature was a frosty -2°C, with a wind chill factor taking it down …

Ancient Kyoto by Squiffy

Ancient Kyoto (Inscribed)

Ancient Kyoto

I went to Kyoto in February 2016. Of the 4 WHSs I took in on my Japan trip, Kyoto captured the essence of Japanese heritage the best for me. A …

Gwynedd Castles by Els Slots

Gwynedd Castles (Inscribed)

Gwynedd Castles

I visited Conwy & Caenarfon in March 2015 and Harlech & Beaumaris in May 2016. Entry to the castles is now £6 each.

In Conwy and Caenarfon only English people …

Photo in the Public Domain

Horyu-ji Area (Inscribed)

Horyu-ji Area

This was my final WHS of 4 covered on a week-long trip to Japan (February 2016). We took a JR Yamatoji Rapid Service from Osaka to Horyuji station and walked …

Istanbul by Els Slots

Istanbul (Inscribed)

Istanbul

I went to Istanbul with friends in January 2014. Due to a lack of preparation we ended up only visiting 2 of the 4 inscribed components. The first was the …

Ironbridge Gorge by Solivagant

Ironbridge Gorge (Inscribed)

Ironbridge Gorge

I visited Ironbridge with my grandparents in August 2013. Although there are something like 14 distinct things to see/museums in the vicinity, the eponymous Iron Bridge is the focal point. …

Great Wall by Els Slots

Great Wall (Inscribed)

Great Wall

I walked on the Great Wall in December 2010. Beijing's bitter winter made it a memorably cold WHS visit - indeed it is joint coldest in my mind with Denmark's …

Venetian Works of Defence by Els Slots

Venetian Works of Defence (Inscribed)

Venetian Works of Defence

I'm with John on this - definitely a sleepy town. We visited in July 2015 on a whim after seeing it on roadsigns whilst killing time before our flight from …

Gusuku of Ryukyu by Els Slots

Gusuku of Ryukyu (Inscribed)

Gusuku of Ryukyu

I went to Okinawa in February 2016 on a whim after seeing ads for a flat £60 tourist fare for any domestic Japan flight. We were on a weeklong trip …

Himeji-jo by Nan

Himeji-jo (Inscribed)

Himeji-jo

Visiting in February 2016, we were fortunate in our timing because the castle has recently been through a period of renovation in which the whole main tower (or keep) was …

Guimarães by Jonas Kremer

Guimarães (Inscribed)

Guimarães

We stayed one night in Guimarães in October 2015, which was quite sufficient for this small town. I chose nice hotel within the old city walls called the Toural.

The …

Genoa by Els Slots

Genoa (Inscribed)

Genoa

Although its dark and narrow alleyways can be rather oppressive at night, Genoa is a charming city by day with a rich seam of 'palazzi' running through its centre. I …

Dubrovnik by Els Slots

Dubrovnik (Inscribed)

Dubrovnik

I went to Dubrovnik with friends in July 2013, taking a taxi up the Adriatic cost from the beautiful town of Kotor. We enjoyed a swim followed by a walk …

Florence by Els Slots

Florence (Inscribed)

Florence

I visited this classic WHS for the first time recently, in November 2015. This was low-season, tourist-wise, but the city was doing a brisk trade in sightseeing nonetheless. We managed …

Corfu by Els Slots

Corfu (Inscribed)

Corfu

I visited Corfu city after a short stay on the nearby island of Paxos (a much more pleasant destination). A larger place than I imagined, it is festooned with cafes …

Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape by Tom Livesey

Cornwall and West Devon Minin… (Inscribed)

Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape

My parents live in Cornwall, so I often have the opportunity to see another of the 10 subsites. To date I have visited five of them.

St Just Mining District …

Canterbury by Els Slots

Canterbury (Inscribed)

Canterbury

I visited Canterbury in August 2015, beginning with a drink outside Christ Church Gate to the is mixed Romanesque and Gothic cathedral that is the seat of the most senior …

Matera by Els Slots

Matera (Inscribed)

Matera

Matera will be the European Capital of Culture in 2019, a title that has previously been held by that other World Heritage Site, Liverpool – although the two could hardly …

Photo by Jurre

Zollverein (Inscribed)

Zollverein

I enjoyed Zollverein when I visited in August 2015. There was a German gourmet food festival going on (apparently not an oxymoron!), with dozens of stalls selling food mostly consisting …

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