Carlo Sarion

Member since January 2019

#313 175 40 1

My enthusiasm for UNESCO World Heritage Sites is rooted in my love for travel, geography, cultures, and conservation. I am originally from the Philippines but now live in New Zealand. I trained as a biologist, dabbled in human resources, and now works in policy.

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My most impressive site: Quite a few: Namib Sand Sea, Cappadocia, Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras, Ancient Thebes, Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur, and Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand, Machu Picchu, Iguazu Falls

Recent Visits
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    June 30, 2025
    Stone Town of Zanzibar
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    April 19, 2025
    Wet Tropics of Queensland
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    April 17, 2025
    Great Barrier Reef
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About Carlo Sarion

Member since
January 2019
Country of Origin
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Visits
Rank
#313
WHS
175
Tentative Sites
40
Website Participation
Reviews
34
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Reviews by Carlo Sarion

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Ellis Island by Carlo Sarion

Ellis Island (On tentative list)

Ellis Island

I visited Ellis Island along with the Statue of Liberty on a fine day in Dec 2024. I felt that it was timely to write a review of Ellis Island, …

Mount Vernon by Carlo Sarion

Mount Vernon (On tentative list)

Mount Vernon

It just seems appropriate to visit and write a review of Mount Vernon after doing so with Monticello, as both were the residences and plantations of two prominent American presidents …

Monticello by Carlo Sarion

Monticello (Inscribed)

Monticello

This site was the first of the few UNESCO sites I visited during my trip to the US in Dec 2024. It made for a great stop on my way …

Uxmal by Carlo Sarion

Uxmal (Inscribed)

Uxmal

I visited this site in January 2025, my first for the new year. I had initially planned to check out Labna, Sayil, and Kabah as well, but after all the …

Sítio Roberto Burle Marx by Carlo Sarion

Sítio Roberto Burle Marx (Inscribed)

Sítio Roberto Burle Marx

We visited Sitio Roberto Burle Marx in Sep 2022, when Rio was experiencing several days of torrential rain. I had to cancel our first two attempts to visit due to …

Red Fort by Carlo Sarion

Red Fort (Inscribed)

Red Fort

Three reviews out of 400 visitors, with the last review written more than a decade ago… Surely, the Red Fort Complex deserves better, given how important and popular this site …

Jantar Mantar by Carlo Sarion

Jantar Mantar (Inscribed)

Jantar Mantar

Jantar Mantar in Jaipur is an 18th-century observatory built to study the sky with the naked eye (yep, no telescopes). It's a small, accessible, and quite straightforward site to visit, …

Qutb Minar by Carlo Sarion

Qutb Minar (Inscribed)

Qutb Minar

This complex of mosques, tombs, towers, and other structures was the first site we visited on my “revenge” trip to India in Dec 2023, having missed this back in Dec …

Namib Sand Sea by Carlo Sarion

Namib Sand Sea (Inscribed)

Namib Sand Sea

I visited this site in the summer (Dec 2015) as part of an organised tour to Etosha Pan (Etosha NP) and Sossusvlei (Namib-Naukluft NP). This was one of the best …

Tongariro National Park by Carlo Sarion

Tongariro National Park (Inscribed)

Tongariro National Park

Tongariro National Park boasts a couple of records. First, it is the first national park in New Zealand and one of the oldest national parks in the world. Second, it …

Bahá'í House of Worship at New Delhi by Carlo Sarion

Bahá'í House of Worship at Ne… (On tentative list)

Bahá'í House of Worship at New Delhi

Despite having flu that was worsened by the awful smog, I decided to visit the Lotus Temple on the morning of our last day in Delhi in December 2023. I …

Humayun's Tomb by Carlo Sarion

Humayun's Tomb (Inscribed)

Humayun's Tomb

My visit to Delhi in Dec 2023 was part of my mission of retracing my steps back in 2013, when I first travelled to India and missed visiting Humayun's Tomb …

Elephanta Caves by Carlo Sarion

Elephanta Caves (Inscribed)

Elephanta Caves

The previous reviews pretty much described what to expect from a visit to the Elephanta Caves, a collection of rock-cut cave temples dedicated to Shiva. Here are some observations and …

Sites of Saytagrah, India's non-violent freedom mo by Carlo Sarion

Sites of Saytagrah, India's n… (On tentative list)

Sites of Saytagrah, India's non-violent freedom mo

First TWHS review of 2024? If so, yay! :D 

I did not give much attention to this TWHS simply because it was overshadowed by all other outstanding WHS and …

Ahmadabad by Carlo Sarion

Ahmadabad (Inscribed)

Ahmadabad

Immediately after visiting the dusty cities that make up the Golden Triangle (Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur), arriving in Ahmedabad seemed to be a breath of fresh air, literally and figuratively. …

Salt Mines of Maras by Carlo Sarion

Salt Mines of Maras (On tentative list)

Salt Mines of Maras

We decided to move to Urumbamba after a week-long stay in Cusco during our trip to Valle Sagrado in August 2022. We thought that this was a good base to …

Rural Temples of Cusco by Carlo Sarion

Rural Temples of Cusco (On tentative list)

Rural Temples of Cusco

One of our day trips from Cusco was spent visiting Valle Sur, located southeast of Cusco, with the intent of hopping between churches and archaeological sites. Said churches belong to …

Fraser Island by Carlo Sarion

Fraser Island (Inscribed)

Fraser Island

K'gari (Butchulla for Fraser Island) is undoubtedly as exceptional as it could be. It satisfies 3 of the 4 natural criteria, and the increased recognition of Butchulla people as …

Waitangi Treaty Grounds historic precinct by Carlo Sarion

Waitangi Treaty Grounds histo… (On tentative list)

Waitangi Treaty Grounds historic precinct

The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 at what is now called Te Pitowhenua Waitangi Treaty Grounds, perhaps Aotearoa New Zealand’s most important historical site. How the principles of …

Palais de la Culture, Rio de Janeiro by Carlo Sarion

Palais de la Culture, Rio de … (On tentative list)

Palais de la Culture, Rio de Janeiro

Edificio Palacio Gustavo Capanema is a pioneering modernist building located in the heart of Rio De Janeiro. It is just a short stroll away from other interesting buildings around Centro, …

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