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Latest news reports about WHS and TWHS:
  • New Galapagos Islands travel regulations go into effect next week (27 Jan)
  • Japanese whaling ship caught inside the World Heritage area of the subantarctic Macquarie Island (25 Jan)
  • Seville's Unesco status threatened by 600ft Pelli tower (25 Jan)
  • New Archeological Finds at Roman Bathhouses Site in Bosra (25 Jan)
  • Repairs ruin the intricate, curvilinear, Dutch architectural gable atop Bridgetown’s oldest building (23 Jan)
  • Hadrian's Wall experts mull removing illegal plaque (22 Jan)
  • Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang received 680,000 tourists in 2011 (22 Jan)
  • Plans to extend Pontcysyllte Aqueduct visitor centre (04 Jan)
  • Effects of storm, landslides and tourism on Vernazza (04 Jan)
  • Anger over moves to delist Gladstone Harbour (02 Jan)

    Cuba #1: Havana & Viñales (January 2012)

    My two week-trip to Cuba hit off in its capital Havana and the Viñales Valley in the west of the island. I was getting familiar with the country's peculiar features, the lack of advertising, the classic cars but also Lada's and Moskva's, its general slowness. Viñales in hindsight became my favourite part of the country, with its tobacco fields, huge tobacco farms and a karst landscape that is always a pretty sight wherever in the world.

    . Old Havana
    . Viñales Valley



    Cuenca and Valencia (November 2011)

    I finished my week in Spain driving back eastwards again, to Valencia via Cuenca. Cuenca is a touristy town with a spectacular setting. Even the main parking is reached via a tunnel into the middle of the rock. Valencia is the third biggest city of Spain, and is pleasant enough for a day or two. In general, I found this eastern part of Spain less interesting than others that I have visited (Asturias, Andalucia, Catalunia).

    . Cuenca
    . La Lonja de la Seda



    East of Madrid (November 2011)

    I had been to Madrid and its surroundings a couple of times before, but I never managed to fit in Aranjuez and Alacala de Henares. Possibly because they're not the most appealing WHS. These two are about one hour apart, and a visit to both can be fit in one day. I enjoyed strolling in the gardens of Aranjuez, which were in full autumn colours. I wasn't impressed by Alcalá de Henares however.

    . Alcala de Henares
    . Aranjuez



    Your WHS reviews

    Roskilde Cathedral
    'Having seen a lot of cathedrals in the process of visiting World Heritage Sites, it takes something a little different to linger in my memory.'
    Posted by Ian Cade, 26-01-2012    		 Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
    'This site had been a thorn in my side for a few years. 3 previous attempts to visit were abandoned, and it sat there taunting me for not ‘completing’ all the WHS in the Czech Republic.'
    Posted by Ian Cade, 26-01-2012
     
    Antigua Guatemala
    'Went to Antigua in Nov. 2010. Wonderful small town, cobblestone streets, marketplace, old church, and views of active volcanoes.'
    Posted by Cynthia Webb, 26-01-2012    		 Cartagena
    'The day we arrived in Cartagena (Nov. 2010) it was pouring rain. The streets were flooded, traffic was backed up and it was hard to get around.'
    Posted by Cynthia Webb, 26-01-2012
     
    Qasr Bshir (a Roman Castellum) (T)
    'This a unique place. This site need to be preserved for next generation. This is probably the last roman fortress in good condition.'
    Posted by Rene Digard, 23-01-2012    		 Wieliczka Salt Mine
    'My visit to the Salt Mine in October, 2009 was a great experience that I will not in a hurry to forgot.'
    Posted by Senator Samuel Kosin, 21-01-2012