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
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About Ian Cade

Member since
December 2005
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
Visits
Rank
#134
WHS
328
Tentative Sites
54
Website Participation
Reviews
317
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World Heritage Sites
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Reviews by Ian Cade

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Budapest by Ian Cade

Budapest (Inscribed)

Budapest

Budapest has quite a broad central area and the UNESCO site covers most of it so there is a lot to keep you occupied whilst you are there, well worth …

Potsdam by Ian Cade

Potsdam (Inscribed)

Potsdam

I visited the Sansouci Park on a morning trip from Berlin, unfortunately the Sansouci Palace itself was closed, (the curse of Monday closures hit for the first and definitely not …

Maritime Greenwich by Ian Cade

Maritime Greenwich (Inscribed)

Maritime Greenwich

This is the third of London’s four UNESCO site’s to be added to the WHC list, and it is one of my favourite parts of the city. The Town of …

Tower of London by Ian Cade

Tower of London (Inscribed)

Tower of London

The tower is one of the best-preserved medieval palaces/ fortifications in the world, and it is made even more incredible as it is in the centre of one of Europe’s …

Canterbury by Ian Cade

Canterbury (Inscribed)

Canterbury

The Cathedral is exceptional and is the pinnacle of the Church of England. The complex itself is huge and I easily spent a full afternoon walking around it. The Cathedral …

Schönbrunn by Ian Cade

Schönbrunn (Inscribed)

Schönbrunn

A dwindling budget and long summer queues meant I didn't get to go inside, which I was a little disappointed by at the time. However the outside was impressive anyway, …

Brú na Bóinne by Ian Cade

Brú na Bóinne (Inscribed)

Brú na Bóinne

This was my second Neolithic site in a week and it had Stonehenge to match up to, and I can safely say that it did! I am not really a …

Stonehenge by Ian Cade

Stonehenge and Avebury (Inscribed)

Stonehenge and Avebury

Whilst I should have been studying I decided to go off and do a tour of Wiltshire to include all the features of the UNESCO site. Stonehenge is obviously the …

Medina of Tunis by Ian Cade

Medina of Tunis (Inscribed)

Medina of Tunis

The Medina of Tunis is perhaps the best Medina in the country, whilst the sites are nothing spectacular, and you can walk straight past them if you do not keep …

Blaenavon Industrial Landscape by Ian Cade

Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Inscribed)

Blaenavon Industrial Landscape

I managed to fit this in to a long day trip with breakfast at Stonehenge, lunch in Bath and getting to Bleanavon for the last tour of the day! Bleanavon …

Tugendhat Villa by Ian Cade

Tugendhat Villa (Inscribed)

Tugendhat Villa

The Vila was built 1928-30 and it is a prime example of the Modernist International style of architecture. It was designed by Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, one of the …

City of Bath by Ian Cade

City of Bath (Inscribed)

City of Bath

I have visited Bath on several occasions now and it is a really lovely city to visit, quintessentially English, but famous for its Roman roots. The whole city is made …

Trier by Ian Cade

Trier (Inscribed)

Trier

I liked Trier and was surprised by the amount of high quality monuments in the city. The Porta Negra is very impressive, the Dom is stunning for its importance and …

City of Luxembourg by Ian Cade

City of Luxembourg (Inscribed)

City of Luxembourg

Luxembourg is a real treat. I was not expecting much of it but it turned out to be one of my favourite European capitals so good I decided to go …

Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines by Ian Cade

Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal S… (Inscribed)

Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines

The Salt mines at Wieliczka are impressive, the initial climb down is a little harrowing it is a very long way! But the complex is fascinating. The initial parts seem …

Kutna Hora by Ian Cade

Kutna Hora (Inscribed)

Kutna Hora

Kutna Hora makes a great half/ full day trip from Prague. I have great memories of this place and it is well worth the short trip out here. The centre …

Holasovice by Ian Cade

Holasovice (Inscribed)

Holasovice

This is a quaint little village seemingly untouched by the modern European world around it. It is a decent place to visit if you have a few hours to kill …

Prague by Ian Cade

Prague (Inscribed)

Prague

First things first; Prague has a lot of tourists! However its massive charm is more than enough to make this one of Europe's most impressive destinations.

Prague is one of …

Kraków by Ian Cade

Kraków (Inscribed)

Kraków

Krakow is a fantastic place, I really loved my visits here, and the centre is very well preserved and oozes history. The main square and Wawel hill complex are highlights …

Cesky Krumlov by Ian Cade

Cesky Krumlov (Inscribed)

Cesky Krumlov

I have spent a lot of time in the Czech Republic and travelled pretty extensively around it, and I don't think I saw anywhere as beautiful as Cesky Krumlov.

The …

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