Clyde

Malta \ Member since August 2017

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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
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#31
WHS
647
Tentative Sites
229
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Reviews by Clyde

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Orvieto by Els Slots

Orvieto (On tentative list)

Orvieto

I visited Orvieto by car in July 2013. It is only 1.5hrs away from Florence although it is part of the Umbria region (not Tuscany). Even though it is supposed …

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Historic Centre of Lucca (Removed from tentat…)

Historic Centre of Lucca

I visited this tentative WHS in July 2013. It is a great day trip away from Florence. There are several fortifications, squares, towers, clock towers, cathedrals and churches to explore …

Florence by Clyde

Florence (Inscribed)

Florence

I have visited Florence for the third time now and I always find something new to visit or explore. This time I was lucky enough to get a private group …

Bellinzone by Clyde

Bellinzone (Inscribed)

Bellinzone

I visited Bellinzona in July 2013. I decided to sleep over to avoid to enjoy the castles lit up at night and to beat the crowds of tourists by hiking …

Nancy by Clyde

Nancy (Inscribed)

Nancy

I passed by Nancy a zillion times in the last 5 years but finally I managed to dedicate a sunny afternoon to visit the 3 squares. Place Stanislas is surely …

Hill Forts of Rajasthan by Clyde

Hill Forts of Rajasthan (Inscribed)

Hill Forts of Rajasthan

I visited 4 sites of this WHS in December 2011-January 2012. There are several forts in Rajasthan but the ones inscribed in this WHS are really unique. My personal favourite …

Fujisan by Clyde

Fujisan (Inscribed)

Fujisan

I visited this WHS in November 2009. It is visible from Tokyo on clear days as well as from the Shinkansen. I visited the nearby Shinto shrines and temples, the …

Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces by Clyde

Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Inscribed)

Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces

I visited this WHS by car in July 2013. What a pleasant drive indeed. I parked near Rivaz after reading Els' review and walked to Saint Saphorin. The views of …

Old City of Berne by Clyde

Old City of Berne (Inscribed)

Old City of Berne

I visited Berne in July 2013. The old town is very easy to visit. There are plenty of shops and restaurants - the most unique and peculiar ones are below …

Fortifications of Vauban by Clyde

Fortifications of Vauban (Inscribed)

Fortifications of Vauban

I visited a couple of Vauban sites in June-July 2013. I visited the château of Bazoches first, owned by Vauban in the past, although it was not included in the …

La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle by Clyde

La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle (Inscribed)

La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle

I visited both sites in this WHS in July 2013. I preferred the smaller Le Locle and its buildings in a regular layout. La Chaux-des-Fonds didn't impress me much and …

Margravial Opera House by Clyde

Margravial Opera House (Inscribed)

Margravial Opera House

I visited this WHS in Bayreuth in June 2013. I wasn't expecting to see much since it is closed for restoration works till 2017! The exterior is quite interesting to …

Vézelay by Clyde

Vézelay (Inscribed)

Vézelay

I visited this WHS in July 2013. Vézelay is a very small town in Burgundy and it also forms part of the Route of Santiago de Compostela with many pilgrims …

Primeval Beech Forests by Clyde

Primeval Beech Forests (Inscribed)

Primeval Beech Forests

I visited the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park in Germany and spent a great day hiking around the primeval beech forest. Minimal human intervention occurs in the national park which means that …

Regensburg by Clyde

Regensburg (Inscribed)

Regensburg

I visited Regensburg in June 2013, just after the terrible Danube floods in Passau. The water level was still high when I visited the river bank opposite the cathedral was …

Bauhaus Sites by Clyde

Bauhaus Sites (Inscribed)

Bauhaus Sites

I visited the Bauhaus sites in Weimar in June 2013. The University and Goethe's garden house were interesting to visit but the highlight in Weimar is the Haus am Horn. …

Bamberg by Clyde

Bamberg (Inscribed)

Bamberg

I visited Bamberg in June 2013. I was very lucky with the weather which was sunny contrary to what had been forecasted till the day before. Perhaps this was one …

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe by Clyde

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe (Inscribed)

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

I visited this WHS 10 days before it was inscribed in the list in June 2013. Everybody knew already that it would be inscribed as a WHS and there were …

Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay by Clyde

Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay (Inscribed)

Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay

I visited this WHS in July 2013. It is really well kept and quite different from the Maulbronn Abbey in Germany I visited earlier this year. The guide is very …

Wartburg Castle by Clyde

Wartburg Castle (Inscribed)

Wartburg Castle

I visited this WHS in June 2013. I drove here by car early in the morning - and a pleasant drive it was ... sunshine, a cool breeze, winding roads …

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