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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    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
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About Clyde

Member since
August 2017
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Malta
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Reviews by Clyde

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Grand Place, Brussels by Clyde

Grand Place, Brussels (Inscribed)

Grand Place, Brussels

Since I have been living in Brussels for the past 4 years, I tend to forget that I have such a beautiful WHS close to my doorstep. Perhaps because it …

The Four Lifts by Clyde

The Four Lifts (Inscribed)

The Four Lifts

This WHS was a great interesting surprise compared to the other Belgian WHS. When I visited in August 2012 on a hot sunny day I experienced 2 of the 4 …

Flemish Béguinages by Clyde

Flemish Béguinages (Inscribed)

Flemish Béguinages

I agree with others who say that you can easily tick 2 WHS off your list when visiting belfries & beguinages. I have visited 6 out of the 13 inscribed …

Wadi Rum by Clyde

Wadi Rum (Inscribed)

Wadi Rum

I visited this WHS by 4x4 and stopped at various natural bridges, canyons and rock formations. There are also several old rock drawings scattered throughout the valley. The highlights are …

Old City of Jerusalem by Clyde

Old City of Jerusalem (Inscribed)

Old City of Jerusalem

So many historical and religious sites to visit but my thoughts and prayers went to those who are really suffering because of the disgraceful concrete walls in the West Bank …

Würzburg Residence by Clyde

Würzburg Residence (Inscribed)

Würzburg Residence

I visited this WHS in May 2012. This Baroque palace with its gardens is one of the largest and most beautiful in Germany. The architectural symmetry of this Bavarian palace …

Speyer Cathedral by Clyde

Speyer Cathedral (Inscribed)

Speyer Cathedral

I visited this WHS in September 2010. The basilica with 4 towers and 2 domes was founded by Conrad II in 1030 and is one of the most important Romanesque …

Nikko by Clyde

Nikko (Inscribed)

Nikko

I visited this WHS in November 2009. The shrines and temples of Nikko, together with their natural surroundings, have for centuries been a sacred site known for its architectural and …

Works of Antoni Gaudí by Clyde

Works of Antoni Gaudí (Inscribed)

Works of Antoni Gaudí

I visited this WHS in November 2007. Gaudí's masterpieces can be seen all throughout Barcelona. The city's landmark is obviously the Sagrada Familia, closely followed by Park Güell. However, the …

Amsterdam Canal Ring by Clyde

Amsterdam Canal Ring (Inscribed)

Amsterdam Canal Ring

I visited this WHS various times. The Singelgracht is a 17th century canal ring area in Amsterdam that was a model of large-scale town planning and a reference throughout the …

San Marino and Mount Titano by Clyde

San Marino and Mount Titano (Inscribed)

San Marino and Mount Titano

I visited this WHS in March 2012. On Mount Titano there are 3 beautiful towers while the historic centre of San Marino is home to the Palazzo Pubblico which is …

Saint Catherine Area by Clyde

Saint Catherine Area (Inscribed)

Saint Catherine Area

I visited this WHS in April 2010. I started to climb Mount Sinai at around 4am to view a spectacular sunrise at around 7am. After the sun rose, I continued …

West Norwegian Fjords by Clyde

West Norwegian Fjords (Inscribed)

West Norwegian Fjords

I visited this WHS in May 2010. I trekked around the West Norwegian fjords and peeked down 600m high cliffs. However, the best way to enjoy the natural beauty of …

Residences of the Royal House of Savoy by Clyde

Residences of the Royal House… (Inscribed)

Residences of the Royal House of Savoy

I visited this WHS in September 2007. When Emmanuel-Philibert, Duke of Savoy, moved his capital to Turin in 1562, he began a vast series of building projects (continued by his …

Piazza del Duomo (Pisa) by Clyde

Piazza del Duomo (Pisa) (Inscribed)

Piazza del Duomo (Pisa)

I visited this WHS in September 2006. Piazza del Duomo houses 4 masterpieces of medieval architecture: the cathedral, the baptistry, the Leaning Tower and the cemetery. Climbing The Leaning Tower, …

Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau by Clyde

Palau de la Musica Catalana &… (Inscribed)

Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau

I visited this WHS in November 2007. These Art Nouveau buildings in Barcelona blend in pretty well with the other buildings of the city. The highlight of my visit was …

Völklingen Ironworks by Clyde

Völklingen Ironworks (Inscribed)

Völklingen Ironworks

I visited this site in May 2012 on the way from Würzburg. The ironworks have gone out of production but they are the only intact example in Western Europe and …

Botanical Garden, Padua by Clyde

Botanical Garden, Padua (Inscribed)

Botanical Garden, Padua

I visit this WHS in September 2008. Padua is a great city that is home to St. Anthony's Basilica, the Astronomical Clock and Italy's largest square, Prato della Valle. The …

Salamanca by Clyde

Salamanca (Inscribed)

Salamanca

I visited this WHS in August 2003. Salamanca has one of the oldest universities in Europe but the highlight of my visit was the Plaza Mayor, with its impressive galleries …

Nubian Monuments by Clyde

Nubian Monuments (Inscribed)

Nubian Monuments

I visited this WHS in March 2010. The Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel and the Sanctuary of Isis at Philae were saved from the rising waters of the …

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