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
Member since June 2018
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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
- #334
- WHS
- 166
- Tentative Sites
- 92
Website Participation
- Reviews
- 2
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Ratings
Ratings
World Heritage Sites
- Ancient Thebes 5.0
- Guanajuato 5.0
- Yellowstone 5.0
- Göreme NP and Cappadocia 5.0
- Petra 5.0
- Angkor 5.0
- Grand Canyon 5.0
- Ellora Caves 5.0
- Machu Picchu 5.0
- Mogao Caves 5.0
- Jiuzhaigou Valley 5.0
- Itchan Kala 4.5
- Olympic National Park 4.5
- Ajanta Caves 4.5
- Ani 4.5
- Longmen Grottoes 4.5
- Nasca Lines 4.5
- Hill Forts of Rajasthan 4.5
- Haghpat and Sanahin 4.5
- Rome 4.5
- Monastery of Geghard 4.5
- Mostar 4.5
- Pyramids (Memphis) 4.5
- Teotihuacan 4.5
- Huangshan 4.5
- Pompei 4.5
- Upper Svaneti 4.5
- Oaxaca and Monte Alban 4.5
- Agra Fort 4.5
- Acropolis 4.5
- Vatnajökull National Park 4.5
- Pitons of Reunion 4.5
- Archaeological Site of Delphi 4.5
- Istanbul 4.5
- Samarkand 4.5
- Meteora 4.5
- Archaeological Site of Aigai 4.5
- Aphrodisias 4.5
- Minoan Palatial Centres 4.5
- Bukhara 4.5
- Nubian Monuments 4.5
- Historic Cairo 4.5
- Wadi Rum 4.5
- Mexico City and Xochimilco 4.0
- Puebla 4.0
- Redwood 4.0
- Boyana Church 4.0
- Paphos 4.0
- Cuzco 4.0
- Arequipa 4.0
- Uxmal 4.0
- Chichen-Itza 4.0
- Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi 4.0
- Kathmandu Valley 4.0
- Three parallel rivers of Yunnan 4.0
- Humayun's Tomb 4.0
- Durmitor National Park 4.0
- Xixia Imperial Tombs 4.0
- Xinjiang Tianshan 4.0
- Hierapolis-Pamukkale 4.0
- Ohrid Region 4.0
- Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor 4.0
- Ayutthaya 4.0
- Ephesus 4.0
- Archaeological site of Philippi 4.0
- Taj Mahal 4.0
- Xidi and Hongcun 4.0
- Imperial Palace 4.0
- Kotor 4.0
- Chitwan National Park 4.0
- Antigua Guatemala 4.0
- Faya Palaeolandscape 4.0
- Umm Al-Jimāl 4.0
- Huanglong 4.0
- Göbekli Tepe 4.0
- Safranbolu 4.0
- Yosemite National Park 4.0
- Glacier parks 4.0
- Mesa Verde 4.0
- Costiera Amalfitana 4.0
- Cambodian Memorial Sites 3.5
- Al Ain 3.5
- Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River 3.5
- Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries 3.5
- Stari Ras and Sopocani 3.5
- Kulangsu 3.5
- Churches and Convents of Goa 3.5
- Dong Phayayen - Khao Yai 3.5
- South China Karst 3.5
- Echmiatsin and Zvartnots 3.5
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou 3.5
- Mtskheta 3.5
- West Lake 3.5
- Melaka and George Town 3.5
- Summer Palace 3.5
- Great Wall 3.5
- Temple of Heaven 3.5
- Jaipur City, Rajasthan 3.5
- Bursa and Cumalikizik 3.5
- Chaco Culture 3.5
- Querétaro 3.5
- Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley 3.5
- Qhapaq Ñan 3.5
- Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves 3.5
- Guanacaste 3.5
- Sarazm 3.5
- Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor 3.5
- Dengfeng 3.5
- Gelati Monastery 3.5
- Quanzhou 3.5
- Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" 3.5
- Beijing Central Axis 3.5
- Royal Palace at Caserta 3.5
- Via Appia 3.5
- Andrefana Dry Forests 3.5
- Le Morne 3.5
- Choirokoitia 3.5
- Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios 3.5
- Epidaurus 3.5
- Mycenae and Tiryns 3.5
- Saint Catherine Area 3.5
- Temple, Mansion and Cemetery of Confucius 3.5
- Thingvellir 3.5
- Torun 3.5
- Walled City of Baku 3.5
- Warsaw 3.5
- Naples 3.0
- Baroque Churches 3.0
- Imperial Tombs 3.0
- Monte San Giorgio 3.0
- Fatehpur Sikri 3.0
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus 3.0
- Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan 3.0
- Gulf of California 3.0
- Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands 3.0
- Quseir Amra 3.0
- Um er-Rasas 3.0
- Stone Spheres of the Diquís 3.0
- Everglades 3.0
- Western Tien-Shan 3.0
- Keoladeo National Park 3.0
- As-Salt 3.0
- Painted Churches in the Troödos Region 3.0
- Luis Barragán House and Studio 3.0
- Old Town of Lijiang 3.0
- Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor 3.0
- Jantar Mantar 3.0
- Thessalonika 3.0
- Qutb Minar 3.0
- China Danxia 3.0
- Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings 2.5
- Sian Ka'an 2.5
- Venetian Works of Defence 2.5
- Singapore Botanic Gardens 2.5
- Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens 2.5
- Lima 2.5
- San Miguel de Allende 2.5
- Ahmadabad 2.5
- Grand Canal 2.5
- Camino Real 2.5
- Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge 2.5
- Cold winter deserts of Turan 2.5
- Central University City Campus of the UNAM 2.0
- Aapravasi Ghat 2.0
- Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai 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: Land Routes
- 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
- 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: Land Routes
- 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
- Archaeological Sites of the Ancient Shu State
- Ancient Cities of Lycian Civilization
- Karez Wells
- 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
- Archaeological Site of Perge
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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 …