Cugelvance

Germany \ Member since September 2022

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I am a Berlin-based feverish traveller who visits every unesco site a country can offer if.....time allows...........if money allows.....if feasible...if...public transport..if....if....if.

I speak german,english and spanish.. 

I love to drink a beer with friends,meet people from all over the world,pick up words in foreign languages,go to the movies,ride a bike in the  countryside,and plan my next travel as well as reading a book of my favourite author Jack Vance.

Thanks to this wonderful website my love for the wonders of our world has become a kind of mild obsession. 

My most impressive site: Nikko/Petra/Potsdam/Jerusalem/Wachau/Angkor Wat/Geongju

My proposal for a new site: 5 communist prisons in Romania(tentative whs) and three prisons in Germany( Hohenscheonhausen,Cottbus and Bautzen).Prisons need a whs.They are part of our history and have been with us for a long time.

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    Dec. 29, 2025
    Chiang Mai: Chiang Mai
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    Dec. 25, 2025
    Frim,Malaysia: FRIM Selangor
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    Dec. 25, 2025
    leper colony, fascinating: Sungai Buloh Leprosarium
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About CugelVance

Member since
September 2022
Country of Origin
Germany
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#100
WHS
380
Tentative Sites
109
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Reviews
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Reviews by CugelVance

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PaoayChurch

Baroque Churches (Inscribed)

Baroque churches-outstanding Paoay church

Time of the visit: the 8th of Dec.,2025 as well as the 11th of Dec.,2025

The "Baroque Churches of the Philippines"are :

1)San Agustín Church, Manila (Intramuros)

  • Oldest stone …
SingaporeBotanicGarden

Singapore Botanic Gardens (Inscribed)

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Time of the visit: the 22nd of Dec.,2025

The question which first comes to your mind is: why on earth is the SBG a UNESCO whs????

Because of its …

Kulangsu

Kulangsu (Inscribed)

Kulangsu island

Time of the visit: the 25th of nov.,2025

Kulangsu (also called Gulangyu) is a small, car-free island near Xiamen, China, famous for its unique blend of Chinese and international …

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FRIM Selangor (Inscribed)

FRIM, Malaysia

Time of the visit: the 25th of dec.,2025

FRIM (Forest Research Institute of Malaysia)It started in 1929 as an old, tired and ecologically dead mining land. Scientists planted trees …

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Sungai Buloh Leprosarium (On tentative list)

leper colony with own prison

Time of the visit: the 25th of dec.,2025

Sungai Buloh Leprosy Settlement: The Self-Sufficient "Town of Hope"

Where is it? Sungai Buloh, Selangor (~25km from Kuala Lumpur). Can be …

Georgetown

Melaka and George Town (Inscribed)

Melaka and Georgetown

Time of the visit in Melaka: 20th-22nd of dec.,2025

Time of the visit in Georgetown: 26th-28th of dec.,2025

Melaka and Georgetown, on Malaysia's west coast, are historic port …

Vigan Prison

Vigan (Inscribed)

Vigan, Spain in faraway shores

Time of the visit: the 6th. till the 10th of dec.,2025.

Before I begin, I'd like to mention that I thoroughly enjoyed Vigan and nearby Paoay ( whs baroque …

Grand Canal Museum, Yangzhou

Grand Canal (Inscribed)

Grand Canal, China

Time of the visit: between the 6th of nov.,2025 and the 19th of nov.,2025.

It was incredibly difficult to write a review about this UNESCO world heritage site: too …

Macao

Macao (Inscribed)

Macao

Time of the visit: the 30th of nov. and the 1st of dec.,2025( 2 nights)

It's a living showcase of the first and longest-lasting meeting between China and the …

Tianliokeng Tulous

Fujian Tulou (Inscribed)

Tulous, fascinating whs

Time of the visit: the 26 and 27th of nov.,2025

Fujian Tulou are large, fortified earthen buildings in mountains, built between the 15th and 20th centuries for communal living …

SanFanQuiXian

SanFangQiXiang (On tentative list)

Fuzhou 's historical district

Time of the visit: the 20th and 21st of nov.,2025

All in all I spent almost 10 hours,(both late afternoons of my stay )in Fuzhou 's historical block+ …

Nanjing wall

City Walls of the Ming and Qi… (On tentative list)

Nanjing Wall

Time of the visit: the 9th of nov.,and the 10th of nov.,2025

On the 9th of nov. I entered a section of the Nanjing wall through the entrance next …

Liangzhou

Liangzhu Archaeological Site (Inscribed)

Liangzhou

Time of the visit: the 19th of nov.,2025

Having read all previous reviews carefully my expectations for this whs were pretty low.Besides archeological sites are not my favourite ones …

Tongli

Ancient Waterfront Towns (On tentative list)

Tongli, a very promising potential whs

Time of the visit: the 13th of nov.,2025

In the morning I took the metro from Suzhou to the last stop on line 4, Tongli. From there I wanted …

Jeju, Mount Hallasan

Jeju (Inscribed)

Jeju island

Time of the visit: 29th of oct.-1st of nov.,2025

Jeju Island is a volcanic island located off the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula. Formed by volcanic activity over …

Namhansanseong, fortification

Namhansanseong (Inscribed)

Namhansanseong,a colossal fortress

Time of the visit: the 3rd of nov.,2025

The Namhansanseong Fortress is a mountain fortress located southeast of Seoul, built to defend the capital during times of invasion. It …

wolyeonggyo bridge

Gyeongju (Inscribed)

Gyeongyu, the best whs in South Korea

Time of the visit: 22-24th of sept.,2025 and again on the 20th of oct. having a day trip from Busan -where I stayed for 4 werks- to visit my …

Baekje, oldest pagoda in Korea

Baekje Historic Areas (Inscribed)

Baekje, palace and temple, Iksan

Time of the visit: the 25th of oct.,2025

The Mireuksa Temple Site and the Wanggung-ri Site in Iksan are part of the UNESCO World Heritage “Baekje Historic Areas”. Mireuksa was …

NaganPrison

Naganeupseong (On tentative list)

Naganeupseong, fortified Korean village

Time of the visit: the 27th of oct.,2025

Naganeupseong is a remarkable example of a living fortress-town from Korea’s Joseon Dynasty, located near Suncheon.

What makes it special to be …

Unjusa

Stone Buddhas and Pagodas at … (On tentative list)

Unjusa, baffling and enigmatic

Time of the visit:the 24th of oct.,2025

At 10.00 I took the bus 318 from Gwangju 's bus terminal to Unjusa temple where we arrived around 40 min. later.The …

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