Priyaranjan Mohapatra Profile

Glad I found you all here-  inspiring ,energetic and passionate travelers!

As a kid, I wanted to know the world. Geography and history being my favorite subjects. My 1st trips were with my parents. They took us out to northernmost and southern most regions of India. Then on, the travels never stopped for me.

Later years, when I had a chance to look back how much I have covered and how more I want to see ; realized I'm way behind :) These days, I'm an avid UNESCO WHS follower; take effort to get educated on them, visit, and post the journey, relish the experiences. To me, at least, it made sense to organize my trips around UNESCO's WHS.

I like going places, see old edifices, Forts, Temples, Monasteries, Medinas, Monuments, Ruins, objects of unspeakable beauty crafted by nature and anomalies of same, Mountains, Fjords, Volcanoes, Geysers, Glaciers, dramatic landscapes, unbelievable structures that encapsulate contemporary human ingenuity & determination, soaking in Cultures, culinary experiences,  unique animals & bird species, and importantly meeting new minds! … all towards personal fulfilment and enrichment.  often during travels, I find oasis of serenity which makes me pause & introspect ! 

All World Heritage Sites (WHS) & TWHS make you travel off the beaten path. Since I'm focusing on quantity, seems stressful at times ; but I do get glimpses of human evolution around globe -- maybe the 12,000 year old Thamudic petroglyphs in Wadi-Rum desert, or the exquisite craftmanship of medieval times in Hampi or Konark, or maybe the spectacular urban creation on top of a 8000 ft. mountain in middle of tropical forest, without aid of modern building techniques -  Machu Pichhu!

Of late (ever since reaching a humble count of 100+) I collect differently....adding touristy to-dos, local cultural immersions, and add a hike for the ground feel. Wish I had longer vacation days;)

There are times I feel like I've lived a 100 lives, walked on distant worlds and hope some day to see the end of time !!

“Adventure should be part of everyone’s life. It is the whole difference between being fully alive and just existing.” – Holly Morris

“A comfort zone is a beautiful place… but nothing ever grows there.” – Anonymous

“If we wait until we are ready, we will be waiting for the rest of our life!” – Lemony Snicket

See you on a detour ;)

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Recent Reviews Priyaranjan Mohapatra


Ekamra Kshetra - The Temple City, Bhubaneswar (T)

Priyaranjan Mohapatra India/USA - 25-Jan-22

This wonderful temple city complex. esp. after the recent cleanup by the provincial Government of Odisha ; unfolds in an array of majestic structures that one can go back 1200 years to visualize how life was back then ! 

Very Ornate group of temples, ponds , cultural stages, etc

Its an inexcusable miss either by UNESCO to not have it listed , or  a case not well presented by the government to the World body! 

It's older (800 AD)  than the nearby Shri Jagannath temple in Puri, (about 1000 AD) which itself older than UNESCO listed Konark Sun temple (1200 AD).

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Profile Data

Name
Priyaranjan Mohapatra
Country
India/USA
Most Impressive
All WHS are unique in their way. Cannot list anything at top :)

Recently Visited WHS

Update 26.02.24
Rating Stats
Cuzco 5
Iguacu 5
Lima 5
Oporto 5
Petra 5
Prague 5
Rome 5
Sintra 5
Uxmal 5
Cartagena 4.5
Hampi 4.5
Belem 4
Kandy 4
Mafra 4
Naples 4
Nice 4
Pompei 4
Panamá 3.5
Reims 3.5
Evora 3
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