Patrik

Netherlands \ Member since January 2019

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I quit my job in April 2017 to travel as much as possible. Since I truly enjoy it, I stretch my budget wherever I can — the less I spend, the longer I can stay on the road.


I also try to minimize flying and prefer staying in locally owned places. It’s a small way to reduce my negative impact on this beautiful planet. It also allows me to travel more slowly and make deeper connections along the way.


Whenever possible, I include UNESCO World Heritage Sites in my travels. I enjoy the challenge of reaching them by local bus or train — and sometimes even by walking or hitchhiking.

Recent Visits
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    July 1, 2025
    Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha
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    June 30, 2025
    Dazu Rock Carvings, Huanglong, Jiuzhaigou Valley, Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan, Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
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    June 23, 2025
    Hubei Shennongjia
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About Patrik

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Reviews by Patrik

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Hubei Shennongjia by Patrik

Hubei Shennongjia (Inscribed)

Hubei Shennongjia

I visited Shennongjia on a Monday in June. I took a train from Wudangshan in the afternoon to Xingshan. It takes about 2.5 hours and involves a change in Xiangyangdong.

Jodensavanne by Patrik

Jodensavanne (Inscribed)

Jodensavanne

There is a bus from Paramaribo 3 or 4 times a week, leaving for Casipora at 8.30h. It passes right by the access road to the Jodensavanne and takes around …

Central Amazon Conservation Complex by Patrik

Central Amazon Conservation C… (Inscribed)

Central Amazon Conservation Complex

I hadn't intended to review this site but after reading Frédéric's review I thought I will add mine as well as there are both similarities and a few differences that …

St.Georges Anglican Cathedral by Patrik

St.Georges Anglican Cathedral (On tentative list)

St.Georges Anglican Cathedral

I visited the Cathedral on a Friday just after 13.00h, it was probably still open after the noon mass, as the lady was closing up. I walked by also on …

Guanacaste by Patrik

Guanacaste (Inscribed)

Guanacaste

I stayed three nights in Liberia in March 2024 and used the full first day to visit the Rincon de la Torre national park. I took an uber taxi there …

Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves by Patrik

Talamanca Range-La Amistad Re… (Inscribed)

Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves

When I started to look into the possibilities to visit one of the national parks, the climb up to Chirripo came out as the most attractive option. To properly enjoy …

Forth Bridge by Patrik

Forth Bridge (Inscribed)

Forth Bridge

I took a regular 747 stagecoach bus straight from Edinburgh Airport that dropped me at the slip road to the south of old road bridge. I crossed the road under …

Belize Barrier Reef by Patrik

Belize Barrier Reef (Inscribed)

Belize Barrier Reef

I wanted to point out here one possibility that has not yet turned up in the reviews so far.

I took an afternoon snorkeling excursion from Placensia to the …

Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos by Patrik

Jesuit Missions of the Chiqui… (Inscribed)

Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos

I visited all six churches on the circuit in March 2023. It was not particularly hot, mostly it was clouded and it rained every afternoon, which made the afternoons often …

Cavernas do Peruaçu National Park  by Patrik

Peruaçu River Canyon (Inscribed)

Peruaçu River Canyon

There are actually two similar sites on the tentative list, this one submitted 16/09/1998, and 'Canyon du Rio Peruaçu, Minas Gerais', submitted 11/03/1998. The latter is submitted by IPHAN, the …

Pirin National Park by Els Slots

Pirin National Park (Inscribed)

Pirin National Park

I stayed in Bansko for a week in an apartment at the start of October 2022. I took the fast train from Sofia to Septembri and changed there to the …

Villages with Fortified Churches by Els Slots

Villages with Fortified Churc… (Inscribed)

Villages with Fortified Churches

I visited a few of the churches in November 2022. During my stay in Sebeş I took an early afternoon bus to Câlnic. To my surprise, the church was open …

Dacian Fortresses by Els Slots

Dacian Fortresses (Inscribed)

Dacian Fortresses

I visited the Câpâlna fortress by taking a local morning bus from Sebeş towards Şugag which dropped me off at the start of the track. It is a well signposted …

Pietrosul Rodnei  by Patrik

Pietrosul Rodnei (On tentative list)

Pietrosul Rodnei

I climbed Pietrosul Rodnei on 16th September 2021 when I stayed in a pension in Borşa for 5 nights. The main path is well signposted but I used a shortcut …

The royal necropolis of the Thracian city of Seuth by Patrik

The royal necropolis of Seuth… (On tentative list)

The royal necropolis of Seuthopolis

I found the 4 visitable tombs are easily reached by a frequent local bus from Kazanlak to the village of Shipka from where it is a few kilometers walk.

Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos by Patrik

Pythagoreion and Heraion of S… (Inscribed)

Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos

I stayed for 3 nights in Pythagoreio start of December 2021. The weather was rather unstable. I walked the 6 kilometers from Pythagoreio to The Heraion along the sea. The …

Harbor of Spinalonga

Fortress of Spinalonga (On tentative list)

Fortress of Spinalonga

I visited Spinalonga the first Friday of November 2021. The website from the Greek Ministry of Culture indicated that the site is closed from 1st of November but it was …

Eastern Arc Mountains Forests of Tanzania by Patrik

Eastern Arc Mountains Forests… (On tentative list)

Eastern Arc Mountains Forests of Tanzania

I visited the Amani forest reserve in januari 2019. I traveled by bus from the coastal town of Tanga and changed in Muheza. There is a daladala (local small bus) …

The Transhumance: The Royal Shepherd's Track by Patrik

The Transhumance: The Royal S… (On tentative list)

The Transhumance: The Royal Shepherd's Track

I was staying in the hills near Benevento in August 2020 and it was rather hot to go for hikes, and I found out that Saepinium was not very far. …

Residences of the Royal House of Savoy by Patrik

Residences of the Royal House… (Inscribed)

Residences of the Royal House of Savoy

Early July 2020, I stayed in a Piedmonte countryside apartment near Turin for a week and visited all the buildings included in the inscription.

At the tourist office in …

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