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
Country of Origin
Malta
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#31
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229
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Reviews by Clyde

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Modena by Clyde

Modena (Inscribed)

Modena

I visited this WHS in September 2006. The main square with the cathedral and tower is a great example of early Romanesque art. The rose window was the highlight of …

Horyu-ji Area by Clyde

Horyu-ji Area (Inscribed)

Horyu-ji Area

I visited this WHS in October 2009. The several Buddhist monuments in the Nara prefecture are some of the oldest wooden structures in the world. There are deer grazing freely …

Budapest by Clyde

Budapest (Inscribed)

Budapest

I visited this WHS in September 2012. Budapest is a great city with a lot of interesting sights to see along the Danube river. The highlight of my visit was …

Itsukushima Shrine by Clyde

Itsukushima Shrine (Inscribed)

Itsukushima Shrine

I visited this WHS in November 2009. This island is considered to be a holy place of Shintoism which combines nature and human creativity. The highlight of my visit was …

Rock Art of Alta by Clyde

Rock Art of Alta (Inscribed)

Rock Art of Alta

I visited this WHS in May 2010. It is quite remote, close to the Arctic Circle and still cold although there was the midnight sun when I went there. However, …

Upper Middle Rhine Valley by Clyde

Upper Middle Rhine Valley (Inscribed)

Upper Middle Rhine Valley

I visited this WHS in September 2010. The Rhine Valley is best viewed by car meandering down the German roads from one small town to the next. Some of the …

Aachen Cathedral by Clyde

Aachen Cathedral (Inscribed)

Aachen Cathedral

I visited this WHS in September 2011. The octagonal basilica and cupola with the intricate mosaics are the highlight of the "Charlemagne cathedral". A visit to the thermal baths can …

Kutna Hora by Clyde

Kutna Hora (Inscribed)

Kutna Hora

I visited this WHS in May 2012. The Church of St Barbara and the town centre with the huge Jesuit building are quite interesting to see. In Sedlec, next to …

Ancient Nara by Clyde

Ancient Nara (Inscribed)

Ancient Nara

I visited this WHS in November 2009. The highlight of my visit was huge seated Buddha in the Imperial Palace. All the Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines can be explored …

Prague by Clyde

Prague (Inscribed)

Prague

I visited this WHS in May 2012. The city of Prague is one of the most beautiful cities of Europe. The Chain Bridge and Mala Strana District at sunrise were …

Panamá by Clyde

The Colonial Transisthmian Ro… (Inscribed)

The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá

I visited this WHS in January 2011. Panama Viejo is quite a let down, all that is left is a bunch of ruins. However, Casco Viejo, the historic district of …

Angkor by Clyde

Angkor (Inscribed)

Angkor

I visited this amazing WHS in February 2011. Angkor Wat is actually a temple complex of around 400km2 (bigger than my home country). There are outstanding sunrise and sunset moments …

Ancient Kyoto by Clyde

Ancient Kyoto (Inscribed)

Ancient Kyoto

I visited this WHS in November 2009. The highlight of my visit was surely the Golden Pavilion and the surrounding Japanese gardens. It was the centre of Japanese culture for …

Valletta by Clyde

Valletta (Inscribed)

Valletta

I used to live quite close to this WHS. I believe Valletta, Malta's capital city, is a treasure trove of history and culture built by the Knights of St. John. …

Megalithic Temples of Malta by Clyde

Megalithic Temples of Malta (Inscribed)

Megalithic Temples of Malta

I have visited this group of WHS several times. My favourite has to be Ggantija Temples in Gozo because of their unique shape. The Hagar Qim Temples in Malta were …

Hal Saflieni Hypogeum by Clyde

Hal Saflieni Hypogeum (Inscribed)

Hal Saflieni Hypogeum

I have visited this unique WHS several times. It is my favourite WHS in Malta and it is also considered to be the only underground neolithic temple in the world. …

Urbino by Clyde

Urbino (Inscribed)

Urbino

I visited this WHS in March 2012. Urbino maintained its Renaissance appearance throughtout the centuries and offers a really authentic experience.

Strasbourg by Clyde

Strasbourg (Inscribed)

Strasbourg

I have visited this WHS for more than 30 times since I also work there. The highlight of this WHS is surely the tall Cathedral. Every year there is a …

Luang Prabang by Clyde

Luang Prabang (Inscribed)

Luang Prabang

I visited this WHS in February 2011. Luang Prabang is a perfect fusion of traditional architecture, Lao urban structures and European colonial structures built in the 19th and 20th centuries. …

Le Havre by Clyde

Le Havre (Inscribed)

Le Havre

I visited this WHS in Summer 2011. The strange looking cathedral was the highlight of my visit but the modernist style of Auguste Perret could also be admired in the …

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