Gablabcebu

Philippines \ Member since August 2019

#433 123 39 2

MY RATING SYSTEM 😅

0.5/5.0: A site not worth a visit at all

1.0/5.0: Definite disapproval for WHS status (no OUV in my opinion), but a good experience for visiting

1.5/5.0: Equivocal disapproval for WHS status – I can see the argument for OUV

2.0/5.0: Below-average WHS, but deserving nonetheless (clear OUV demonstrated, in my opinion)

2.5/5.0: What I consider the standard for WHS

3.0/5.0: Above-average WHS

3.5/5.0: What I consider wonders of the world

4.0-4.5/5.0: Higher-tier wonders

5.0/5.0: A truly complete, authentic, and top-tier WHS

*Rankings drop with severe threats to integrity and authenticity of sites, especially when these negatively affect my visiting experience.

Recent Visits
  • 4
    2
    July 6, 2025
    Chitwan National Park, Kathmandu Valley, Lumbini, Melaka and George Town, Panauti ...
  • 5
    0
    Jan. 20, 2025
    Citadel of the Ho Dynasty, Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago, Thang Long, Trang …
  • 9
    1
    Aug. 7, 2024
    Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Olympic National Park, Redwood ...
Top 10 Missing
  1. Galapagos Islands 4.60
  2. Rapa Nui 4.49
  3. Victoria Falls 4.47
  4. Tikal National Park 4.46
  5. Great Wall 4.45
  6. Florence 4.45
  7. Bagan 4.44
  8. Serengeti 4.41
  9. Uluru 4.39
  10. Pompei 4.38
Completed Countries

About GabLabCebu

Member since
August 2019
Country of Origin
Philippines
Visits
Rank
#433
WHS
123
Tentative Sites
39
Website Participation
Reviews
102
Ratings

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Tentative Sites
123 42
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Reviews by GabLabCebu

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Patan Pool

Kathmandu Valley (Inscribed)

A Peak of Civilization Among the Himalayas

There is simply no place like it. Kathmandu Valley is perhaps the greatest synthesis of Asian culture on the entire continent. Its legacy and influence span from its architectural contributions …

Panauti Streets

Panauti (On tentative list)

Newari in a Nutshell

I am conflicted in writing this review on the hidden gem that is Panauti. It was one of the highlights of my July 2025 trip to Nepal, but it's partly …

Twin Stupas

Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu (On tentative list)

Good Call, WHC!

As I researched Tilaurakot before my June 2025 trip to Nepal, I wondered to myself why Nepal hadn't just nominated it as an extension to Lumbini. Perhaps, I thought, there …

Endangered Indian Hog Deer

Chitwan National Park (Inscribed)

Monsoon Safari

At the end of a 7-hour “tourist” bus ride (filled at least 90% by locals) through the bumpy hellscape that is the Nepalese highway system, we arrived at the Sauraha …

Trang An by GabLabCebu

Trang An (Inscribed)

Trang An

Trang An, just two hours out of Hanoi, seems a world away from it. I was equally excited to visit Trang An as I was Ha Long Bay when I …

Thang Long by GabLabCebu

Thang Long (Inscribed)

Thang Long

Thang Long is surely far from being the most popular WHS here. As I planned my January 2025 trip to northern Vietnam, I fully expected it to be close to …

Dinosaur Provincial Park by GabLabCebu

Dinosaur Provincial Park (Inscribed)

Dinosaur Provincial Park

Dinosaurs have been an interest of mine since childhood. Little me would memorize every single species I could find in the books and their family, size, and modern-day locality. But …

Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi by GabLabCebu

Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi (Inscribed)

Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi

I guess this may just be the perspective of someone who was unable to go on a guided tour here (due to scheduling, so try to be here in the …

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks by GabLabCebu

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (Inscribed)

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks

In July 2024, I took 5 days to experience the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks. Travel by car is definitely the optimal way to get around here, with many excursions on …

Kitanglad and Kalatungan Mountain Ranges by GabLabCebu

Kitanglad and Kalatungan Moun… (On tentative list)

Kitanglad and Kalatungan Mountain Ranges

I listed the Kitanglad Range under my proposed WHS years ago, and to my surprise, it has now come up on the tentative list. I visited back in February 2019 …

Wanuskewin by GabLabCebu

Wanuskewin (Nominated)

Wanuskewin

Wanuskewin is not the kind of place you simply stumble into; it's a site one would usually have to make quite a journey for. Most definitely, it once drew Native …

Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple by GabLabCebu

Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa… (Inscribed)

Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple

With many recent mixed reviews on this site, I wasn't sure what to expect of Seokguram and Bulguksa. All I knew was that I had to include them on my …

Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries by GabLabCebu

Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Mona… (Inscribed)

Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries

To me, the Sansa embody the ideal and typical Korean temple. They may not have the historic significance of Bulguksa or the unique library of Haeinsa, but they are much …

Preah Vihear Temple by GabLabCebu

Preah Vihear Temple (Inscribed)

Preah Vihear Temple

Seeing most photos of Preah Vihear with the clear blue skies, I can't help but wonder if my January 2023 experience visiting this great site might have felt different if …

Gyeongju by GabLabCebu

Gyeongju (Inscribed)

Gyeongju

The Korean nation has been unified by just three powers in its history, the Silla in Gyeongju, the Koryeo in Kaesong, and the Joseon in Seoul. For that, these are …

Sambor Prei Kuk by GabLabCebu

Sambor Prei Kuk (Inscribed)

Sambor Prei Kuk

As the capital of the Chenla Empire, Ancient Ishanapura is one of the greatest and most influential ancient cities in Southeast Asia. Today, it, along with all of Cambodia's other …

Cambodian Memorial Sites by GabLabCebu

Cambodian Memorial Sites (Inscribed)

Cambodian Memorial Sites

It's not often that a major city, especially a national capital, has genocide memorials as its most famous and important tourist attraction, but for all Phnom Penh has to offer, …

Phnom Kulen by GabLabCebu

Phnom Kulen (On tentative list)

Phnom Kulen

Phnom Kulen was never on my plans for my trip to Cambodia in January 2023. All that I'd known about it was that there was a mini-version of Kbal Spean, …

Namhansanseong by GabLabCebu

Namhansanseong (Inscribed)

Namhansanseong

Despite the low number of reviews, I would say Namhansanseong is covered pretty well by its earlier visitors, and I don't have all that much to add. In June 2023, …

Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen by GabLabCebu

Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa … (Inscribed)

Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen

Dolmens have always interested me, at least ever since I found out about them. In fact, I first encountered them on the List, reading about the newly inscribed Antequera Dolmens …

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