In the summer through fall of 2023, my family and I spent 6 months traveling by land from Armenia to eastern China retracing the Silk Road. Following the UNESCO tentative …
Kevin Mcfarland
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We are a cross cultural family of four (5 year old son and 2 year old daughter) for the past 9 years and counting, explored over 50,000 miles along the Silk Roads and the far lands of the earth! Since August of 2024l, we have called Armenia our new home after years of traveling between Asia and the USA. We hope to forge new friendships in this small yet ancient nation while also setting up a central base to explore the Silk Roads more in depth.
While exploring far lands, researching and attempting to visit the UNESCO Sites are one of my top priorities. I fell WHS give a good introduction to a nation beyond simply what's popular, but what makes it important in a global level. It also has led to some fun adventures to reach some of the more remote sites!
My most impressive site: Angkor, Jiuzhaigou Valley, Goreme, Yellowstone, Ellora Caves
Check out my website: https://www.intofarlands.com/
Recent Visits
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200June 21, 2025Acropolis, Ancient Thebes, Archaeological Site of Delphi, Choirokoitia, Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of …
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50Jan. 8, 2025Aapravasi Ghat, Andrefana Dry Forests, Le Morne, Monte San Giorgio, Pitons of Reunion
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50Nov. 7, 2024Antigua Guatemala, Archaeological Site of Aigai, Archaeological site of Philippi, Meteora, Thessalonika
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About Kevin Mcfarland
- Member since
- June 2018
- Country of Origin
- None
Visits
- Rank
- #337
- WHS
- 162
- Tentative Sites
- 96
Website Participation
- Reviews
- 2
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Ratings
Ratings
World Heritage Sites
- Göreme NP and Cappadocia 5.0
- Ellora Caves 5.0
- Mogao Caves 5.0
- Grand Canyon 5.0
- Ancient Thebes 5.0
- Jiuzhaigou Valley 5.0
- Yellowstone 5.0
- Machu Picchu 5.0
- Angkor 5.0
- Petra 5.0
- Guanajuato 5.0
- Ajanta Caves 4.5
- Olympic National Park 4.5
- Istanbul 4.5
- Meteora 4.5
- Rome 4.5
- Pyramids (Memphis) 4.5
- Archaeological Site of Aigai 4.5
- Pompei 4.5
- Nubian Monuments 4.5
- Bukhara 4.5
- Wadi Rum 4.5
- Upper Svaneti 4.5
- Samarkand 4.5
- Historic Cairo 4.5
- Longmen Grottoes 4.5
- Itchan Kala 4.5
- Nasca Lines 4.5
- Agra Fort 4.5
- Teotihuacan 4.5
- Archaeological Site of Delphi 4.5
- Oaxaca and Monte Alban 4.5
- Vatnajökull National Park 4.5
- Mostar 4.5
- Huangshan 4.5
- Acropolis 4.5
- Monastery of Geghard 4.5
- Haghpat and Sanahin 4.5
- Hill Forts of Rajasthan 4.5
- Pitons of Reunion 4.5
- Ani 4.5
- Aphrodisias 4.5
- Xinjiang Tianshan 4.0
- Three parallel rivers of Yunnan 4.0
- Durmitor National Park 4.0
- Xidi and Hongcun 4.0
- Chitwan National Park 4.0
- Glacier parks 4.0
- Redwood 4.0
- Kathmandu Valley 4.0
- Humayun's Tomb 4.0
- Hierapolis-Pamukkale 4.0
- Ohrid Region 4.0
- Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor 4.0
- Ayutthaya 4.0
- Ephesus 4.0
- Taj Mahal 4.0
- Imperial Palace 4.0
- Kotor 4.0
- Huanglong 4.0
- Göbekli Tepe 4.0
- Safranbolu 4.0
- Yosemite National Park 4.0
- Mesa Verde 4.0
- Mexico City and Xochimilco 4.0
- Puebla 4.0
- Cuzco 4.0
- Arequipa 4.0
- Uxmal 4.0
- Chichen-Itza 4.0
- Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi 4.0
- Boyana Church 4.0
- Costiera Amalfitana 4.0
- Umm Al-Jimāl 4.0
- Antigua Guatemala 4.0
- Archaeological site of Philippi 4.0
- Paphos 4.0
- Beijing Central Axis 3.5
- Temple, Mansion and Cemetery of Confucius 3.5
- Thingvellir 3.5
- Warsaw 3.5
- Churches and Convents of Goa 3.5
- Royal Palace at Caserta 3.5
- Torun 3.5
- Via Appia 3.5
- Great Wall 3.5
- Al Ain 3.5
- Walled City of Baku 3.5
- Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves 3.5
- Chaco Culture 3.5
- Kulangsu 3.5
- Andrefana Dry Forests 3.5
- Le Morne 3.5
- Stari Ras and Sopocani 3.5
- Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley 3.5
- Temple of Heaven 3.5
- Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River 3.5
- Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries 3.5
- Guanacaste 3.5
- Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios 3.5
- Epidaurus 3.5
- Choirokoitia 3.5
- Saint Catherine Area 3.5
- Sarazm 3.5
- Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor 3.5
- Dengfeng 3.5
- Gelati Monastery 3.5
- Summer Palace 3.5
- Mtskheta 3.5
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou 3.5
- Echmiatsin and Zvartnots 3.5
- Quanzhou 3.5
- Mycenae and Tiryns 3.5
- West Lake 3.5
- Qhapaq Ñan 3.5
- South China Karst 3.5
- Jaipur City, Rajasthan 3.5
- Bursa and Cumalikizik 3.5
- Melaka and George Town 3.5
- Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" 3.5
- Querétaro 3.5
- Dong Phayayen - Khao Yai 3.5
- Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor 3.0
- Luis Barragán House and Studio 3.0
- Imperial Tombs 3.0
- Fatehpur Sikri 3.0
- Everglades 3.0
- Painted Churches in the Troödos Region 3.0
- Stone Spheres of the Diquís 3.0
- Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan 3.0
- Gulf of California 3.0
- Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands 3.0
- Quseir Amra 3.0
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus 3.0
- Um er-Rasas 3.0
- Western Tien-Shan 3.0
- Keoladeo National Park 3.0
- As-Salt 3.0
- Naples 3.0
- Baroque Churches 3.0
- Old Town of Lijiang 3.0
- Thessalonika 3.0
- Monte San Giorgio 3.0
- China Danxia 3.0
- Jantar Mantar 3.0
- Qutb Minar 3.0
- Grand Canal 2.5
- Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens 2.5
- Venetian Works of Defence 2.5
- Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings 2.5
- Singapore Botanic Gardens 2.5
- Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge 2.5
- Camino Real 2.5
- San Miguel de Allende 2.5
- Cold winter deserts of Turan 2.5
- Ahmadabad 2.5
- Sian Ka'an 2.5
- Lima 2.5
- Aapravasi Ghat 2.0
- Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai 2.0
- Central University City Campus of the UNAM 2.0
- Xanthos-Letoon 2.0
Tentative Sites
- The monastery of Noravank and the upper Amaghou Va
- Tbilisi Historic District
- Chinese Section of the Silk Road
- Güllük Dagi-Termessos National Park
- Mardin Cultural Landscape
- St. Nicholas Church
- Gadara
- Jerash Archaeological City
- Rabati Malik Caravanserai
- Desert Castles of Ancient Khorezm
- Guano Islands, Islets, and Capes National Reserve
- Silk Roads: Fergana-Syrdarya Corridor
- Silk Roads: Early Period (Prehistory)
- Kekova
- Desert National Park
- Xixia Imperial Tombs
- Taman Negara
- The Lijiang River Scenic Zone at Guilin
- Karain Cave
- Panauti
- Ishak Pasha Palace
- El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area
- Coron Island Natural Biotic Area
- Archaeological site of Laodikeia
- Jewish Cemetery in Sarajevo
- California Current Conservation Complex
- Delhi - A Heritage City
- Karakorum-Pamir
- Vardzia-Khertvisi
- Dali Chanshan Mountain and Erhai Lake Scenic Spot
- Harran and Sanliurfa
- Sarajevo
- Chinese Section of the Silk Road
- Sites of Saytagrah, India's non-violent freedom mo
- China Altay
- City Walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
- Petrified Forest National Park
- Yandang Mountain
- ShuDao
- Sanxingdui
- Ancient Cities of Lycian Civilization
- Karez Wells
- Archaeological Site of Perge
- Khor Dubai
- Bahá'í House of Worship at New Delhi
- Grand Trunk Road sites
- Yivli Minaret Mosque
- Nuruosmaniye Complex
- Trading Posts and Fortifications on Genoese Trade
- Historical city of Izamal
- Tashkent makhallas
- Medieval Settlement of Kirtipur
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Reviews by Kevin McFarland

Silk Roads: Early Period (Pre… (On tentative list)
Silk Roads: Early Period (Prehistory)

The monastery of Noravank and… (On tentative list)
The monastery of Noravank and the upper Amaghou Va
I have visited this site three times in the past two years (including the day I am writing this review). Armenia is a country rich with ancient monasteries, with all …