WHS#78
Horyuji is home to the undisputed oldest wooden buildings left in the world today. The Chumon, Kondo, 5-story pagoda, and the surrounding cloister in the Western Precinct were …
Philippines \ Member since August 2019
My most impressive site: Te Wahipounamu, Canadian Rockies, Yellowstone, Ancient Thebes
My proposal for a new site: Baroque Churches of Southern Cebu, Dalaguete Range and Chocolate Hills: Karst Landscapes of the Visayas, San Sebastian Church (Manila), Historic Town of Jimenez (Misamis Occ.), Taroko National Park (Taiwan), Great Basin National Park (USA),
Horyu-ji Area (Inscribed)
WHS#78
Horyuji is home to the undisputed oldest wooden buildings left in the world today. The Chumon, Kondo, 5-story pagoda, and the surrounding cloister in the Western Precinct were …
Ancient Nara (Inscribed)
WHS#79
After Kyoto, Nara is definitely the next most important historic city to visit in Japan. Even though it was capital of Japan for far less time, the monuments …
Historic Cairo (Inscribed)
WHS#62
Everyone who hears Cairo probably thinks of the Pyramids, and for good reason. The Pyramids of Giza are the biggest draw for tourists in Cairo, but Ancient Egyptian …
Himeji-jo (Inscribed)
WHS#77
Castles have never been my favorite kind of site to visit. As inherently military structures, they have a tendency to be squat and visually less appealing than other …
Genbaku Dome (Inscribed)
WHS#76
Genbaku Dome is one of the smallest WHS out there. The ruins of a single great building, surrounded by rails, are immaculately preserved as they were on August …
Itsukushima Shrine (Inscribed)
WHS#75
Visiting Miyajima is probably the biggest reason most people visit Hiroshima. I know it was why I was there when I had my trip to Japan in December …
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun (Inscribed)
WHS#80
After a failed attempt to visit Antequera in early 2017, I finally succeeded in visiting a WHS inscribed less than a year before on my December 2019 trip …
Kii Mountain Range (Inscribed)
WHS#81
Pilgrimage seems to be a widespread phenomenon around the world. I've been to enough pilgrimage destinations in Europe and the Levant to get the feel of it. It …
Saint Catherine Area (Inscribed)
WHS#63
Sinai doesn't feel quite like the rest of Egypt. It's home to some beautiful rugged mountain landscapes that kept me awake through every drive. It also doesn't feel …
White City of Tel-Aviv (Inscribed)
WHS#52
I think the term "White City" is just overdone. After visiting Sucre, Arequipa, and Tel Aviv, it seems that every one of these "white" cities is disappointingly not …
Biblical Tells (Inscribed)
WHS#55
I visited Tel Megiddo during my travels through the Galilee in April 2019. The tel is quite imposing as I approach, as it's the lone hill on the …
Old City of Acre (Inscribed)
WHS#54
Acre is another very unique site in the Holy Land. Just like Jerusalem and Bet Guvrin, it has no equal or comparable sites both in the region and …
Bahá’i Holy Places (Inscribed)
WHS#53
I visited Haifa on the way to the Galilee in April 2018, and obviously, I had to check out the Bahai Gardens the city is best known for. …
Caves of Maresha and Bet Guvr… (Inscribed)
WHS#64
One of the highlights of my May 2018 Holy Land trip was an obscure National Park almost an hour south of Jerusalem. Maresha - Bet Guvrin National Park …
Masada (Inscribed)
WHS#66
Masada is one of the the most visited tourist attractions in Israel. It's the total package: spectacular scenery, Roman ruins, and Jewish significance. This shows when arriving at …
Old City of Jerusalem (Inscribed)
WHS#67
Jerusalem is the holiest city in the world. It's crazy how all of these different religions happen to have some of their holiest sites, among other impressive sites …
Bethlehem (Inscribed)
WHS#65
I visited Bethlehem in May 2018 on a day trip from Jerusalem. Its Church of the Nativity is one of the holiest sites of Christianity in the world, …
Macao (Inscribed)
WHS#68
Macao is a true melting pot between the east and west. Everything, from its architecture of Baroque churches alongside Chinese temples to its road signs in Cantonese and …
Ayutthaya (Inscribed)
WHS#69
Just over an hour north of Bangkok lie the ruins of what was once the biggest city in the world - Ayutthaya. I got the opportunity for a …
Wulingyuan (Inscribed)
WHS#72
In June 2019, I joined a big group package tour for the first time with my family to Zhangjiajie. We spent 2 days exploring the Wulingyuan area and …