Frédéric M

Member since December 2018

#249 210 80 13

Biologist, entomologist, outdoor enthusiast, scuba-diver, birder and traveler from Québec interested in discovering the world and its wonders! I did my first oversea backpacking trip in 2018 following my master and I don't want to stop any time soon. I am mostly interested in ecology, national parks and thus natural WHS, but being a WHS hunter opens my mind to architecture, history of art, urban planning, industrial heritage and the epic history of the World!

My most impressive site: Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, Göreme, Gunung Mulu, Los Glaciares, Machu Picchu, Rome, Tikal

Recent Visits
  • 10
    0
    July 1, 2025
    Ancient Kyoto, Ancient Nara, Fujisan, Himeji-jo, Horyu-ji Area ...
  • 16
    0
    March 17, 2025
    Abu Mena, Ancient Thebes, As-Salt, Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan", Historic Cairo ...
  • 20
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    Nov. 18, 2024
    Botanical Garden, Padua, Etruscan Necropolises, Ferrara, Florence, Medici Villas and Gardens ...
Top 10 Missing
  1. Angkor 4.71
  2. Rapa Nui 4.49
  3. Yellowstone 4.48
  4. Victoria Falls 4.48
  5. Bagan 4.44
  6. Great Wall 4.44
  7. Serengeti 4.41
  8. Grand Canyon 4.40
  9. Uluru 4.40
  10. Granada 4.39

About Frédéric M

Member since
December 2018
Country of Origin
None
Visits
Rank
#249
WHS
210
Tentative Sites
80
Website Participation
Reviews
70
Ratings

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World Heritage Sites
Tentative Sites
210 91
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Reviews by Frédéric M

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As-Salt by Frédéric M

As-Salt (Inscribed)

As-Salt

I visited As-Salt in February 2025 from Amman. By asking some very helpful men, I managed to find the very cheap minibus to As-Salt from the North bus terminal in …

Umm Al-Jimāl by Frédéric M

Umm Al-Jimāl (Inscribed)

Umm Al-Jimāl

I visited Umm Al-Jimāl during my trip to Jordan and Egypt in the winter of 2025. Since I decided not to rent a car in Jordan, I had to find …

Gebel Qatrani Area, Lake Qaroun by Frédéric M

Gebel Qatrani Area, Lake Qaro… (On tentative list)

Gebel Qatrani Area, Lake Qaroun

During my trip to Egypt in February and March 2025, I spent three nights at the Zad El Mosafer guesthouse in Tunis in the Fayoum and Lake Qarun region. I …

Abu Mena by Frédéric M

Abu Mena (Inscribed)

Abu Mena

During my trip to Egypt in February and March 2025, I spent three nights at the Zad El Mosafer guesthouse in Tunis in the Fayoum and Lake Qarun region. I …

El Fayoum by Frédéric M

El Fayoum (On tentative list)

El Fayoum

During my trip to Egypt in February and March 2025, I spent three nights at the Zad El Mosafer guesthouse in Tunis in the Fayoum and Lake Qarun region. I …

Wadi Al-Hitan by Frédéric M

Wadi Al-Hitan (Inscribed)

Wadi Al-Hitan

During my trip to Egypt in February and March 2025, I spent three nights at the Zad El Mosafer guesthouse in Tunis in the Fayoum and Lake Qarun region. I …

Paraty and Ilha Grande by Frédéric M

Paraty and Ilha Grande (Inscribed)

Paraty and Ilha Grande

I visited Paraty and Ilha Grande in March 2024, en route between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The Costa Verde bus first took me from Rio to Conceição de …

Lenggong Valley by Frédéric M

Lenggong Valley (Inscribed)

Lenggong Valley

I visited Lenggong Valley in March 2023. In planning my trip, I contacted the guides and resources mentioned in previous reviews on this page. However, given the excessively high cost …

Niah Caves by Frédéric M

Niah Caves (Inscribed)

Niah Caves

In her review, Randi explains that she visited Niah during the same year as Els, so their visits are very similar. In my case, I visited Niah the day after …

Oswaldo Cruz Foundation by Frédéric M

Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (On tentative list)

Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

On March 21, 2024, while visiting Rio de Janeiro, I received an e-mail from the Canadian Abroad Warning System. It warned me that a major storm would hit Rio the …

Seaflower Marine Protected Area by Frédéric M

Seaflower Marine Protected Ar… (On tentative list)

Seaflower Marine Protected Area

I visited San Andrés Island in February 2024 during my trip to Colombia. I spent four nights there. After the arrival day (from Cartagena), the next three were scheduled for …

Central Amazon Conservation Complex by Frédéric M

Central Amazon Conservation C… (Inscribed)

Central Amazon Conservation Complex

I worked hard to find an affordable way to visit this WHS. First, I contacted various tour operators in Manaus to inquire about a boat trip lasting a few days. …

Los Petenes-Ría Celestún by Frédéric M

Los Petenes-Ría Celestún (On tentative list)

Los Petenes-Ría Celestún

I visited Los Petenes-Ría Celestún during a trip to Yucatán in November 2023. The Reserva de la Biosfera Ría Celestún and the Reserva de la Biósfera Los Petenes cover the …

Cueva de las Manos by Frédéric M

Cueva de las Manos (Inscribed)

Cueva de las Manos

I visited the Cueva de las Manos in February 2022. My base for this visit was the uninteresting little town of Perito Moreno (which, it should be remembered, has nothing …

Yogyakarta by Frédéric M

Yogyakarta (Inscribed)

Yogyakarta

We spent four days and four nights in Yogyakarta in February 2023. We arrived in the evening, having spent the day on trains from Bogor (Kebun Raya Bogor TWHS

Tak'alik Ab'aj by Frédéric M

Tak'alik Ab'aj (Inscribed)

Tak'alik Ab'aj

I visited Tak'alik Ab'aj during a trip to Guatemala in November 2021, my first trip abroad after the Covid-19 outbreak. I chose to visit this archaeological site on a day …

ESMA Site Museum by Frédéric M

ESMA Site Museum (Inscribed)

ESMA Site Museum

Joel's review of this excellent and disturbing museum is itself excellent (but fortunately not very disturbing!). He describes the site itself and its history exceedingly well, and I even share …

Red Bay Basque Whaling Station by Frédéric M

Red Bay Basque Whaling Station (Inscribed)

Red Bay Basque Whaling Station

I visited Red Bay in July 2023 on a family camping trip to Newfoundland and Labrador. We began our visit at the interpretive center right on the waterside. The history …

Kinabalu Park by Frédéric M

Kinabalu Park (Inscribed)

Kinabalu Park

Kinabalu Park is included on the World Heritage List mainly because of the extraordinary plant diversity resulting from its particular topography. In fact, Mount Kinabalu creates a gradient of climatic …

Bali Subak system by Frédéric M

Bali Subak system (Inscribed)

Bali Subak system

Despite its popularity and fame, the island of Bali is far from being the most pleasant to visit in Indonesia. Indeed, it is overpopulated and lacks any attempt at urban …

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