Clyde

Malta \ Member since August 2017

#31 647 229 43

I love travelling to experience different cultures and new places. Apart from the well-known iconic places and landmarks, I love visiting UNESCO World Heritage Sites as the list also includes places that are quite off the beaten track or places I would have never visited or even read about.

My favourite WHS are a combination of cultural WHS and spectacular nature WHS. I'm not a fan of industrial WHS or modern architecture WHS but I'm always open to visit to learn something new. Since the last few years I try to cover as many top WHS as possible on the longer trips while I try to cover the remaining European WHS on shorter trips or as road trips.

 

My most impressive site: Rapa Nui, Florence, Venice, Borobodur, Komodo NP, Skellig Michael, Angkor Wat, Pyramids of Giza, Taj Mahal, Petra, Great Wall, Rome, Chichen Itza, Tikal, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Great Barrier Reef, Fraser Island, Tasmanian Wilderness, Galapagos, Machu Picchu, Nemrut Dagi, Goreme NP, Teotihuacan, Mexico City, Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserves, Rock Islands

My proposal for a new site: Drift Passes of Rangiroa

Recent Visits
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    May 1, 2025
    Rock Islands
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    April 15, 2025
    Baroque Churches, Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras, Vigan
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    April 11, 2025
    Mount Hamiguitan
Completed Countries

About Clyde

Member since
August 2017
Country of Origin
Malta
Visits
Rank
#31
WHS
647
Tentative Sites
229
Website Participation
Reviews
786
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Reviews by Clyde

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Temple of Heaven by Clyde

Temple of Heaven (Inscribed)

Temple of Heaven

I visited this WHS in October 2013. This is truly one of China's landmarks and rightly so. The fact that the surface area is so large makes it easy to …

Summer Palace by Clyde

Summer Palace (Inscribed)

Summer Palace

I visited this WHS in October 2013. There are so many places to explore and so many scenic spots to stop at that this site could easily take up a …

Imperial Tombs by Clyde

Imperial Tombs (Inscribed)

Imperial Tombs

I visited this WHS in October 2013. I was one of the few visitors early in the morning at the Changling Ming Tomb. The highlight of my visit was the …

Great Wall by Clyde

Great Wall (Inscribed)

Great Wall

I visited this WHS and world wonder in October 2013. I opted for the scenic Mutianyu Great Wall since I wanted to avoid the massive crowds of Badaling and because …

Imperial Palace by Clyde

Imperial Palace (Inscribed)

Imperial Palace

I visited this WHS in October 2013. First I visited Tiananmen Tower, then I proceeded to the Forbidden City proper. The different halls are beautiful and the whole place is …

Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor by Clyde

Mausoleum of the First Qin Em… (Inscribed)

Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor

I visited this WHS in October 2013. I went as early as possible to the pits, yet still there were already lots of groups of tourists and locals. This meant …

Frontiers of the Roman Empire by Clyde

Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Inscribed)

Frontiers of the Roman Empire

I visited the German Limes and Roman Fort of Saalburg in Bad Homburg in October 2013. The Limes are the only original stone remains still in place today in Germany. …

Messel Pit by Clyde

Messel Pit (Inscribed)

Messel Pit

I visited this WHS in October 2013. The new visitor centre was less interesting than others I have visited in Germany and throughout Europe (for example for Monte San Giorgio). …

Volterra

Volterra (On tentative list)

Volterra

I visited Volterra in August 2013. It is quintessial Etruscan Tuscany at its best. The view of the town and the valley from the South side is breathtaking. There are …

Crespi d'Adda by Clyde

Crespi d'Adda (Inscribed)

Crespi d'Adda

I visited this WHS in August 2013. It is definitely not the best WHS in Italy and most certainly not the most visited one either. More should be done to …

Etruscan Necropolises by Clyde

Etruscan Necropolises (Inscribed)

Etruscan Necropolises

I visited this WHS in August 2013. I drove from Tuscany and slept over in Tarquinia to be able to visit the painted Etruscan tombs at 08:30. What a marvel! …

Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy by Clyde

Sacri Monti of Piedmont and L… (Inscribed)

Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy

I visited the Sacromonte of Ossuccio close to Como but only for a short visit in 2012. It wasn't the best Sacromonte from the list although still interesting to visit. …

Medici Villas and Gardens by Clyde

Medici Villas and Gardens (Inscribed)

Medici Villas and Gardens

I visited another 2 Medici Villas in July 2013 and August 2013. I visited Villa Poggio Imperiale which is already visible when driving to or from Piazzale Michelangiolo. It is …

Medici Villas and Gardens by Clyde

Medici Villas and Gardens (Inscribed)

Medici Villas and Gardens

In July 2013 I visited Florence for a couple of weeks so I decided to explore some of the sites listed in this WHS. While in the Badia Fiesolana I …

Monte San Giorgio by Clyde

Monte San Giorgio (Inscribed)

Monte San Giorgio

I had seen Monte San Giorgio from Lugano and also managed to visit Campione d'Italia in 2012. However I felt that this did not do justice to this WHS so …

Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands by Clyde

Portovenere, Cinque Terre, an… (Inscribed)

Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands

I visited this WHS in August 2013. Since I knew that the 5 Terre were quite popular, I decided to stay longer and sleep over in Volastra for 3 days. …

Pienza by Clyde

Pienza (Inscribed)

Pienza

I visited this WHS in August 2013. Without Pienza there wouldn't have been Florence as we know it! It is the first Renaissance town and was used as a model …

Val d'Orcia by Clyde

Val d'Orcia (Inscribed)

Val d'Orcia

I visited this WHS in August 2013 and decided to take it easy to be able to enjoy the panoramic views, tiny villages, wineries and good food. I decided to …

Assisi by Clyde

Assisi (Inscribed)

Assisi

I visited this WHS in August 2013. Compared to what I've read I was surprised that I was one of the few tourists around (perhaps most were afraid of the …

Longobards in Italy by Clyde

Longobards in Italy (Inscribed)

Longobards in Italy

I visited this WHS in August 2013. Following Els' review, I did my research to have at least the name of the streets closest to the two sites near Spoleto. …

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