Larry F

Member since November 2021 \ Inactive

#371 147 37 9

Avid travler (60+ countries and counting), business & technology enthusiast, and amateur anthropologist.

Among the WHS I've visited:

Favorite - Tie between Galapagos (Ecuador) and Tikal (Guatemala)

Least favorite - Singapore Botanical Garden - it was a beautiful garden, but didn't understand the WH significance.  That said, Singapore itself deserves a WH nomination, for its melting pot of cultures, Gardens by the Bay, and being the epitome of a modern city state.

Most inaccessible - Nan Madol (Micronesia) - from San Francisco, it took 5 flights via Honolulu, Majuro, Kwajalein, and Kosrae, a 2-hr car ride to the opposite side of Pohnpei and a small canal crossing by foot

Most intrigued - Hal Saflieni Hypogeum (Malta) - Wow!  How did people build this mega-monument 5000 years ago, to be so well preserved and only so recently rediscovered. A true time capsule and gold-mine for neolithic cultures!

 

My most impressive site: Galapagos

My proposal for a new site: Wikipedia (call me blasphemous but this is our world's heritage in the 21st century!)

Recent Visits
  • 0
    6
    Jan. 1, 2024
    Visit nominated site: Ancient Waterfront Towns, Central Park, Chiang Mai ...
  • 147
    0
    Nov. 22, 2021
    Acropolis, Agra Fort, Amsterdam Canal Ring, Ancient Kyoto, Ancient Nara ...
  • 0
    1
    Jan. 1, 2020
    Waters and seabed of Fiordland (Te Moana O Atawhen
Top 10 Missing
  1. Petra 4.60
  2. Pyramids (Memphis) 4.50
  3. Rapa Nui 4.49
  4. Victoria Falls 4.48
  5. Bagan 4.44
  6. Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks 4.42
  7. Serengeti 4.41
  8. Uluru 4.40
  9. Ancient Thebes 4.39
  10. Pompei 4.38

About Larry F

Member since
November 2021
Country of Origin
None
Visits
Rank
#371
WHS
147
Tentative Sites
37
Website Participation
Reviews
13
Ratings

Ratings

World Heritage Sites
Tentative Sites
42 19
Photos
N/A
Locations
N/A
Zones
N/A
Reserved for members.

Reviews by Larry F

Stone Town of Zanzibar by Els Slots

Stone Town of Zanzibar (Inscribed)

Stone Town of Zanzibar

Time of visit: July 2016

Duration of visit: 2 days

Mode of transportation: by propeller plane flight from Dar es Salaam (sit in the co-pilot seat if you …

Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley by Els Slots

Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley (Inscribed)

Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley

Time of visit: November 2021

Duration of visit: 2 hours

Mode of transportation: by rental car, en route from Puebla to Oaxaca

Review and experience

Tehuacan-Cuicatlan …

Xochicalco by Els Slots

Xochicalco (Inscribed)

Xochicalco

Time of visit: November 2021

Duration of visit: 2 hours

Mode of transportation: by rental car, day trip from CDMX

Review and experience

My initial expectation …

Querétaro by Els Slots

Querétaro (Inscribed)

Querétaro

Time of visit: November 2021

Duration of visit: 3 hours

Mode of transportation: by rental car, from San Miguel de Allende en route to Puebla

Review and …

San Miguel de Allende by Els Slots

San Miguel de Allende (Inscribed)

San Miguel de Allende

Time of visit: November 2021

Duration of visit: 2 days

Mode of transportation: by rental car, from CDMX

Review and experience

Alas, we fell to the …

Popocatepetl monasteries by Els Slots

Popocatepetl monasteries (Inscribed)

Popocatepetl monasteries

Time of visit: November 2021

Duration of visit: 2 hours

Mode of transportation: by rental car, day trip from Mexico City

Review and experience

Yet another …

Caves of Yagul and Mitla by Els Slots

Caves of Yagul and Mitla (Inscribed)

Caves of Yagul and Mitla

Time of visit: November 2021

Duration of visit: 2 hours

Mode of transportation: by rental car, from Oaxaca

Review and experience

I'm really conflicted on how …

Camino Real by Els Slots

Camino Real (Inscribed)

Camino Real

Time of visit: November 2021

Duration of visit: several hours scattered throughout 2 weeks

Mode of transportation: by rental car, across CDMX, Queretaro, San Miguel de Allende, and …

Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque by Jay T

Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque (Inscribed)

Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque

Time of visit: November 2021

Duration of visit: 1 hour

Mode of transportation: by rental car, from Queretaro en route to Puebla

Review and experience

Padre …

Nan Madol by Luis Filipe Gaspar

Nan Madol (Inscribed)

Nan Madol

Time of visit: August 2018

Duration of visit: 3 hours

Mode of transportation: within Pohnpei - a 1.5hr drive from Kolonia, followed by a channel crossing by foot; …

Valongo Wharf by Els Slots

Valongo Wharf (Inscribed)

Valongo Wharf

Time of visit: December 2020

Duration of visit: 15 minutes

Mode of transportation: by foot from the Royal Portuguese Reading Room

Review and experience

Valongo Wharf …

Rock Islands by Els Slots

Rock Islands (Inscribed)

Rock Islands

Time of visit: August 2018

Duration of visit: 2 days

Mode of transportation: within the WHS - scenic flight, scuba diving, and kayaking; to get to Palau, from …

Guanajuato by Els Slots

Guanajuato (Inscribed)

Guanajuato

Time of visit: November 2021

Duration of visit: 8 hours

Mode of transportation: rental car, day trip from San Miguel de Allende

Guanajuato is beautiful, colorful, and …