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 …
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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!)
Stone Town of Zanzibar (Inscribed)
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 (Inscribed)
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 (Inscribed)
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 (Inscribed)
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 (Inscribed)
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 (Inscribed)
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 (Inscribed)
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 (Inscribed)
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 (Inscribed)
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 (Inscribed)
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 (Inscribed)
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 (Inscribed)
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 (Inscribed)
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 …