Larry F

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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!)

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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 …