Profile Zack Culvert

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.


Reviewed WHS:

  1. Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde (China)
  2. Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (China)
  3. Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (China)
  4. Classical Gardens of Suzhou (China)
  5. Mausoleum of the First Qin Emporer (China)
  6. Dazu Rock Carvings (China)
  7. Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area (China)
  8. Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area (China)
  9. Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area (China)
  10. Cologne Cathedral (Germany)
  11. Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl (Germany)
  12. Dresden Elbe Valley (Germany)
  13. Piazza del Duomo, Pisa (Italy)
  14. Historic Centre of Florence (Italy)
  15. Mount Kenya National Park / Natural Forest (Kenya)
  16. Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza (Mexico)
  17. Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye (Russia)