Svein Elias Profile

Svein Elias
Svein Elias.

I never travelled - until i was in my forties. Then I met Randi who had a wide experience with travelling. Since 2006 we have been travelling together, and since 2010 we have been "hunting" WHS'.

Through the last decade I've learnt to really appreciate the feeling of visiting new places, the curiosity and the excitement seeing different habits and cultures. Seeing nature's grand places with its unique animal life gives me great satisfaction. Historic places is another great experience, it makes you learn history along the way.

Seeing odd places which few people have visited before, preferably combined with the above, is the top of my list. Maybe it's kind of naive, but anyway...

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Shirakami-Sanchi

Svein Elias Norway - 04-Feb-24

Shirakami-Sanchi

Our first “mainland” Japanese whs in our Japanese quest July '23 was Shirakami-Sanchi. The shinkansen took us from Hokkaido to Aomori Honshu and a local train further on to Hirosaki where we picked up a rental car and then spent the night. The next morning, we drove the 40-50 min to Shirakami-Sanchi Information Centre near Aqua Village Anmon. The map shows that road 28 could take us somehow into the core zone if we just went far enough, but we assumed correctly that driving was impossible. Road 28 has been totally closed since 2020 – probably due to avalanches and broken-down bridges. The remaining option was the hike to Anmon Falls.

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Mana Pools

Svein Elias Norway - 04-Feb-24

Mana Pools

Zimbabwe has been on our radar since we started visiting sub-Sahara Africa some years ago. Late September '23 we realized the trip.

Our trip was a road trip starting in Lusaka Zambia southbound and our first goal was (except secondary goal of Chirundu twhs in Zambia) Mana Pools National Park. It’s the site that really drives the cost on this trip. The park is a valley hosting the Zambezi River on the northern border to Zambia and is famous for its dry season wildlife gatherings. The WHS consists of three areas (Mana Pools, Sapi and Chewore), but we were told that Mana is by far the best area - for wildlife encounters.

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Jomon Prehistoric Sites

Svein Elias Norway - 12-Nov-23

Jomon Prehistoric Sites

In our July 2023 Japan quest we visited 6 of the Jomon Prehistoric Sites, 5 of them on Hokkaido. All sites visited by rental car.

As our first goal in Hokkaido was Shiretoko National Park, we “elegantly” missed the first possible Jomon Site, the Kiusu Earthwork Burial Circles. We could have visited it on the way back west, but as our route was along the southern shore of Hokkaido, we headed for Kitakogane Site as our first site.

The [...]

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Amami-Oshima Island

Svein Elias Norway - 06-Nov-23

Amami-Oshima Island

Yamburu National Park resides in the northern part of Okinawa Island and a part of this whs. Our visit was late June.

By rental car the toll road highway took us from Naha Airport to the site. Arriving in the evening we took only a quick drive through the core of the park on narrow, overgrown roads and made plans for the next day.

After a night at the Ada Garden Hotel (remember to book half board) on the eastern side we re-entered the park, that is after we could watch the endemic Okinawa rail bird just outside the hotel. Another hotel guest told us she’d been here 8 years, but never seen it until now. Driving into the park we also spotted the tiny wild boar along the road.

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Richtersveld

Svein Elias Norway - 02-Oct-22

Richtersveld

This site defines why I’m in this “game”! Totally remote and so different from my home environment! It’s the feeling of being on another planet! It’s just awesome!

Richtersveld is the most remote corner of South Africa, bordering probably the most remote corner of Namibia. From any direction it’s a long drive. Coming from the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park we chose to approach Richtersveld Transfrontier Park through Namibia visiting Fish River Canyon on the way. We had decided to spend some time in the Sendelingsdrift Rest Camp, but as we hadn’t booked anything upfront, we planned to do it along the way. That was a good idea if it hadn’t been for the fact that our South African sim card didn’t work in Namibia nor in Kgalagadi. Anyway, we planned to arrive early and could do the booking in the camp reception, but there were some “obstacles”

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Name
Svein Elias
Country
Norway
Most Impressive
Machu Picchu, Galapagos, Komodo & Grand Canyon

Recently Visited WHS

Update 24.02.24
Rating Stats
Angkor 5
Petra 5
Baalbek 4.5
Florence 4.5
Nikko 4.5
Rome 4.5
Serengeti 4.5
Sigiriya 4.5
Wadi Rum 4.5
Brugge 4
Oporto 4
Pompei 4
Prague 4
Toledo 4
Assisi 3.5
Bamberg 3.5
Butrint 3.5
Calakmul 3.5
Cordoba 3.5
Cuenca 3.5
Cuzco 3.5
El Tajin 3.5
Epidaurus 3.5
Evora 3.5
Fujisan 3.5
Garajonay 3.5
Genoa 3.5
Granada 3.5
Graz 3.5
Hampi 3.5
Himeji-jo 3.5
Hué 3.5
Jelling 3.5
Kotor 3.5
Kraków 3.5
Matera 3.5
Mostar 3.5
My Son 3.5
Mystras 3.5
Olympia 3.5
Palenque 3.5
Paphos 3.5
Quito 3.5
Québec 3.5
Reims 3.5
Riga 3.5
Segovia 3.5
Seville 3.5
Shiretoko 3.5
Siena 3.5
Split 3.5
Surtsey 3.5
Tallinn 3.5
Telc 3.5
Tequila 3.5
Tiwanaku 3.5
Trier 3.5
Uxmal 3.5
Vat Phou 3.5
Vienna 3.5
Yakushima 3.5
Zacatecas 3.5
Zamość 3.5
Anjar 3
Arles 3
Avila 3
Belem 3
Byblos 3
Chavin 3
Elvas 3
Hoi An 3
Lyon 3
Modena 3
Nancy 3
Orange 3
Pienza 3
Puebla 3
Røros 3
Sintra 3
Torun 3
Trogir 3
Tyre 3
Urbino 3
Verona 3
Visby 3
Warsaw 3
Agrigento 2.5
Ahmadabad 2.5
Al Ain 2.5
Albi 2.5
Ayutthaya 2.5
Belfries 2.5
Bordeaux 2.5
Burgundy 2.5
Carthage 2.5
Kairouan 2.5
Kerkuane 2.5
Kondoa 2.5
Kuldiga 2.5
Lima 2.5
Naples 2.5
Nice 2.5
Rabat 2.5
Reichenau 2.5
Tarraco 2.5
Trang An 2.5
Vilnius 2.5
Volubilis 2.5
Corvey 2
Ibiza 2
Kandy 2
Mafra 2
Meknes 2
Trebic 2
Troy 2
Aquileia 1.5
Campeche 1.5
Djerba 1.5
Ivrea 1.5
Kernavė 1.5
Pearling 1.5
Provins 1.5
Qalhat 1.5
Saltaire 1.5
Schokland 1.5
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