You really need to spend a week here. We did two, with side trips to Sienna, San Gimingano, Pisa and Luca.(first 3 WHS's) The duomo needs a whole day to …
Zack Culvert
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I only started counting the WHS in the last three years and have since to concentrate my travels, including business, to WHS. I have covered about 15 sites in China, 8 while back in the US, as my top countries.
Having not achieved most of my lifetime goals, I set a goal of reaching 200 WHS when I turned 50. I need to go on a pace of about 15-18 a year, given that my physical conditions are not what they used to be. 2005 was a good year with 18 WHS visited. Really too busy in 2006 to travel, but finished the year with three more sites around Kyoto and Nara, Japan. 2007 was a better year as I covered the seven points between Moscow and St. Petersburg and went to Tibet in the summer. In 2008 so far i covered six sites in Tunisia and two in South Africa, that makes my 100, half way towards the 200.
What I regret is that I did not take full advantage of my business travels when I used to cover South America in the 90's, e.g. wasted a week in Peru without doing any Inca sites.
My most impressive site: Jiuzhaigou, China
My proposal for a new site: Ephesus, Turkey
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Reviews by Zack Culvert
Classical Gardens of Suzhou (Inscribed)
Classical Gardens of Suzhou
Ditto the comment by the previous reviewer. Unless you are really into the culture and history of the scholar class in Suzhou, you are not going to appreciate it from …
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Zack Culv… 08/06/06
Piazza del Duomo (Pisa) (Inscribed)
Piazza del Duomo (Pisa)
Really disappointed, after seeing other sites in Tuscany. There is the tower, the Piazza, and an EMPTY duomo, as all the art were lost as the Pisans lost a war …
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Zack Culv… 08/06/06
Mountain Resort, Chengde (Inscribed)
Mountain Resort, Chengde
This being a summer resort, should not be visited in the winter,like I did. Much of it was closed, and the alleged scenic beauty was not apparent. Do spend a …
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Zack Culv… 08/06/06
Mausoleum of the First Qin Em… (Inscribed)
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
Most people just fly into Xian, see the terra cotta soldiers and leave,for which they miss a lot. It's like seeing only the Sphinx and being finished with Egypt.
Xian …
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Zack Culv… 13/03/06
Castles of Augustusburg and F… (Inscribed)
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust
If you want to take a break from the grandeur and majesty of Cologne cathedral, go to the train station next door and take the 15 minute, 3.5 Euro local …
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Zack Culv… 04/03/06
Dresden Elbe Valley (Delisted)
Dresden Elbe Valley
This scene of the 150 meter tile work alone is worth the trip.
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Zack Culv… 04/03/06
Chichen-Itza (Inscribed)
Chichen-Itza
Really scary coming down the pyramid, I remember from 10 years ago. The ballcourt should not be missed, nor the acoustics of the court, where you can hear people speaking …
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Zack Culv… 04/03/06
Mount Kenya (Inscribed)
Mount Kenya
There is a drought now all over Kenya, as the mini rainy season of Nov 2005 did not come. So the Masai bring their cattle and sheep up to the …
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Zack Culv… 04/03/06
Huanglong (Inscribed)
Huanglong
The companion site to Jiuzhaigou in western China is less crowded, smaller and has only one trail, going from about 3,000 meters to 4,000 meters in elevation and covering about …
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Zack Culv… 04/03/06
Cologne Cathedral (Inscribed)
Cologne Cathedral
Yes the crowds were there, including group of school children on class trip climbing the 517 steps to the top of the tower. If you are not fit, not worth …
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Zack Culv… 03/03/06
Jiuzhaigou Valley (Inscribed)
Jiuzhaigou Valley
This is the most crowded sites of any kind in China, with fall peak visitor at 30,000 in the park. The admissions are about US$40, the ride from any decent …
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Zack Culv… 03/03/06
Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan (Inscribed)
Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan
While visiting Jiuzhaigou (see review)in China, you want to score a few WHS, take a half day to visit this site of the oldest continuously used waterworks in the world. …
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Zack Culv… 03/03/06
Dazu Rock Carvings (Inscribed)
Dazu Rock Carvings
As a serial traveler of WHS (76) Dazu is one of the smaller sites that a one day visit can do it justice. There are actually two periods represented, the …
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Zack Culv… 04/02/06
Wulingyuan (Inscribed)
Wulingyuan
This site is mostly of karst formations, hundres of them, if not thousands of towers of rock, with dense vegetation covering the towers due to the humidty and temperate weather. …
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Zack Culv… 01/05/05
Church of the Ascension, Kolo… (Inscribed)
Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
Architecturally, the Ascension Cathedral is quite different from most other famous ones in Moscow or Novodevichy, this one being pure white sans onion domes.
Although It is in the suburbs, …
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Zack Culv… 01/05/05
Potala Palace (Inscribed)
Potala Palace
I just took the train trip from Qinghai to Lhasa. Due to the influx of tourists from this new train service, the visiting hours to Potala Palace is now only …
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Zack Culv… 01/05/05