Ian Cade

United Kingdom \ Member since December 2005

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I discovered the World Heritage list whilst studying in the Czech city of Olomouc in 2003, and since then I have spent a fair bit of my time visiting the sites and boring people with information about them. World Heritage Sites provide a great way to hunt out the best bits of countries and can give you a look at some great parts of a destination that you would otherwise not see. A few of my favourite sites have been the ones that I have made a special effort to get to see because of their place on the list; Sceilg Mhichíl, Guanajuato and Preah Vihear

I mostly take short trips around Europe, making the most of budget airlines special offers, seeing some of the continent's great cities, visiting friends and dragging them to some pretty obscure places.
I try to travel outside Europe at least once a year and hope to tick off a few of the places on my wish list when money, politics and time enable this.

It's not about the shark!:
Whilst the World Heritage Sites themselves are the focus of my travels, they are more a means to an end, the real joy of travelling comes from interacting with people, waiting for trains at hitherto unknown corners of the world then eating and drinking the tasty (and not so tasty) delights on offer.

My most impressive site: Angkor

My proposal for a new site: Major Buildings of the Chicago School of Architecture

Check out my website: https://letterboxd.com/meltwaterfalls/

Recent Visits
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    South Western Utah national parks: Bryce Canyon National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Zion National …
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    Cilento and Vallo di Diano, Naples, Pompei, Royal Palace at Caserta
Completed Countries

About Ian Cade

Member since
December 2005
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
Visits
Rank
#134
WHS
328
Tentative Sites
54
Website Participation
Reviews
317
Ratings

Ratings

World Heritage Sites
Tentative Sites
323 66
Locations
22
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Reviews by Ian Cade

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Grand Canyon by Ian Cade

Grand Canyon (Inscribed)

Grand Canyon

As said below this is Awesome in the proper sense of the word. I was lucky enough to be able to fly to the canyon from Las Vegas. The flight …

Holy Trinity Column by Ian Cade

Holy Trinity Column (Inscribed)

Holy Trinity Column

Central Europe's hidden treasure; Olomouc has thus far avoided all the pitfalls of Prague, Cesky Krumlov and Krakow. Despite being beautiful it is as yet off of most tourists itineraries. …

Le Havre by Ian Cade

Le Havre (Inscribed)

Le Havre

The first thing you can see when approaching from the sea is the tall tower of St Joesph church, this was one of the key projects that Perret designed himself, …

Ironbridge Gorge by Ian Cade

Ironbridge Gorge (Inscribed)

Ironbridge Gorge

This was one of the original group of UK entries to the list, the site is essentially the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. It was here that coke was first …

Liverpool by Ian Cade

Liverpool (Delisted)

Liverpool

The main part of the WHS is the riverside area Pier Head and Albert Docks, the Pierhead area (pictured) has the most famous building ensemble in the Royal Liver, Cunard …

Greater Blue Mountains by Ian Cade

Greater Blue Mountains (Inscribed)

Greater Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains provide a great break from Sydney, and it really does not take long to get out to them. It was about two hours if I remember correctly …

Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin by Els Slots

Rock Art of the Mediterranean… (Inscribed)

Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin

Having just looked at the inscription in more detail I have discovered that it is made up of a whopping 727 seperate sites!!.

This is one of the strangest inscriptions …

Cahokia Mounds by Ian Cade

Cahokia Mounds (Inscribed)

Cahokia Mounds

The site is actually the largest Pre-Colombian city north of Mexico and formerly had a population of around 15,000, the main aspect of the park are the 69 man made …

Valletta by Ian Cade

Valletta (Inscribed)

Valletta

The small capital of Malta is a great place to visit and I was happy to make this World Heritage Site visit number 100!

The city sits at the end …

Syracuse by Ian Cade

Syracuse (Inscribed)

Syracuse

The ancient port city of Siracusa was the main target for our all too brief excursion to South Eastern Sicily, and it was well worth the effort to get there. …

Val di Noto by Ian Cade

Val di Noto (Inscribed)

Val di Noto

I spent a morning in the town of Noto, and enjoyed strolling along Corso Vittorio Emanuele, sitting in café’s and taking in the great façade’s. There was still a lot …

Town Hall and Roland, Bremen by Ian Cade

Town Hall and Roland, Bremen (Inscribed)

Town Hall and Roland, Bremen

I really enjoyed my visit to Bremen, it turned out to be a very charming city, with much to warrant a visit.

The World heritage site itself I am still …

Sydney Opera House by Ian Cade

Sydney Opera House (Inscribed)

Sydney Opera House

I was very happy to see the Opera House added to the World Heritage list, it is an exceptional and highly identifiable building with an outstanding setting, in a great …

Saltaire by Ian Cade

Saltaire (Inscribed)

Saltaire

I must admit that sometimes I have to really motivate myself to visit the Industrial sites on the list, after a few dull visits I wasn’t imagining this one to …

Thingvellir by Ian Cade

Thingvellir (Inscribed)

Thingvellir

This was a really interesting and rewarding place to visit and as Paul Tanner states is an essential part of any trip to Iceland. We visited on a beautiful late …

Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou by Ian Cade

Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou (Inscribed)

Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou

I really enjoyed my visit to this site, and it had a distinctly African feel to it, due to the mud brick architecture.

The village sits on a hill on …

Lübeck by Ian Cade

Lübeck (Inscribed)

Lübeck

I visited Lübeck to celebrate the New Year 2006/7 and had a really lovely time. It was great to see in the New Year on the banks of the river …

Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz by Ian Cade

Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörl… (Inscribed)

Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz

We only had a brief visit to the Georgium park in Dessau, which is just across the road from the Bauhaus Mastershouses. We had a brief walk through the park …

Drottningholm by Ian Cade

Drottningholm (Inscribed)

Drottningholm

As already stated the Palace closes down for a few weeks in mid December – January so I didn’t actually get to visit the inside of the Palace. I must …

Westminster by Ian Cade

Westminster (Inscribed)

Westminster

This was London’s first World Heritage site and in my mind its finest, it really should not be be missed.

The original proposal was for just the Palace of Westminster …

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