Frédéric M Profile
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!
Recent Reviews Frédéric M
Kinabalu Park
Frédéric M Canada - 17-Jun-23
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 and edaphic conditions enabling an incredible number of plants to thrive. The isolation of certain populations resulting from this topography has also favoured the emergence of a large number of endemic species. The best way to visit the park, as described in some of the reviews here, is therefore to reach the summit and tackle this climatic and topographical gradient yourself. Unfortunately, although I'm quite the target audience for such an attraction, the staggering cost of the excursion put me off and I won't be describing a trip to the summit to you
Read OnBali Subak system
Frédéric M Canada - 21-May-23
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 planning or land management. This results in constant traffic jams. Moreover, public transport is scarce and does not allow to reach the touristic places. And everything costs four times more than in the rest of the country. However, the island has a very well-connected airport and a world heritage site, which makes it a must visit.
Read OnIschigualasto / Talampaya
Frédéric M Canada - 29-Apr-23
This review will be one of disappointments and cautionary tales. I (almost) visited Ischigualasto and Talampaya parks in March 2023. I have been there and seen some elements of it, which by my standards is enough to count as a visit. However, my rating is definitely to be taken with a grain of salt.
I visited these parks with a tour operator in La Rioja (I can't remember for sure which one, but I think it was Corona del Inca). Since they didn't offer the Saturday tour I had targeted, I shifted my visit to Sunday. In doing so, I stayed an extra day in Cordoba (which has much more to offer than La Rioja) and spent one less in Salta. The tour operator picked me up at the hotel under a beautiful sun and we left for the parks with two other Argentinian tourists.
Read OnUjung Kulon National Park
Frédéric M Canada - 30-Apr-23
Determining how to visit Ujung Kulon was the most complex part of planning my trip to Indonesia in February 2023. In the weeks leading up to my departure, I contacted several tour operators in Carita and even Jakarta to inquire about their itineraries, availability and costs. I was looking for three-day, two-night tours that included Krakatau and the Ujung Kulon peninsula. Several companies answered me, but none with a price lower than 9 million Indonesian rupiahs per person, that is to say more than 800$ CAD, which was considerably higher than the price we were ready to spend for this excursion. It is finally by contacting Sunda Jaya Homestay on WhatsApp that we found the solution
Read OnChurch of Atlántida
Frédéric M Canada - 05-Apr-23
I visited the Iglesia Parroquia de Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de Lourdes in Atlántida in March 2022. As described by previous reviewers, I took a bus from Montevideo going east and got off at the intersection for Atlántida. I then walked to the church. At first glance, from the outside, the church appears rather small and not necessarily impressive. Walking around it, one can see the brick exterior and the corrugated walls. The campanile is probably the most original structure visible from the outside, with its tiny steps winding up to the bells. When I arrived, the church was closed, and a couple of American tourists were also checking it out. They didn't know how to get in any more than I did.
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- Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, Göreme, Gunung Mulu, Los Glaciares, Machu Picchu, Rome, Tikal
Recently Visited WHS
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Visited WHS
Rating StatsReviewed WHS
- Kinabalu Park
- Bali Subak system
- Ischigualasto / Talampaya
- Ujung Kulon National Park
- Church of Atlántida
- Fray Bentos
- Quebrada de Humahuaca
- Los Alerces National Park
- Quirigua
- Copán
- Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex
- Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi
- Caral-Supe
- Villa d'Este
- Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
- Cathedral of St. James in Sibenik
- Nasca Lines
- Galapagos Islands
- Guanajuato
- Luis Barragán House and Studio
- Puebla
- Troy
- Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
- Popocatepetl monasteries
- Oaxaca and Monte Alban
- Rideau Canal
- Hospicio Cabañas
- Central University City Campus of the UNAM
- Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque
- Xochicalco
- Chan Chan
- Huascaran National Park
- Grand Pré
- Chavin
- Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca
- Mexico City and Xochimilco
- Querétaro
- San Miguel de Allende
- Morelia
- Caves of Yagul and Mitla
- Tikal National Park
- Ephesus
- Belize Barrier Reef
- Tequila
- Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley
Visited TWHS
- Aguas Livres Aqueduct (T)
- Ancient City of Kaunos (T)
- Archaeological Site and Historic Centre of Panamá City (T)
- Architecture Moderne du XX siècle de la Ville de Montevideo (T)
- Brooklyn Bridge (T)
- Buenos Aires – La Plata: Two capitals of the Culture of Modernity, Eclecticism and Immigration (T)
- Çanakkale (Dardanelles) and Gelibolu (Gallipoli) Battles Zones in the First World War (T)
- Castle of San Felipe de Lara (T)
- Central Park (T)
- Chachapoyas sites of the Utcubamba Valley (T)
- Chapultepec Woods, Hill and Castle (T)
- Church of Santa Prisca and its Surroundings (T)
- City of Tigre and its rowing clubs (T)
- Classical Karst (in Slovene language: Klasicni kras) (T)
- Ellis Island (T)
- Ensemble of Alvaro Siza's Architecture Works in Portugal (T)
- ESMA Site Museum - Former Clandestine Centre of Detention, Torture, and Extermination (T)
- Fuzina Hills in Bohinj (T)
- Guano Islands, Islets, and Capes National Reserve System (T)
- Head Office and Garden of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (T)
- Historic Center of the City of Trujillo (T)
- Historic Centre of Guimarães and Couros Zone (extension) (T)
- Historical City Centre of Yogyakarta (T)
- Historical Lisbon, Global City (T)
- Jewish Cemetery in Sarajevo (T)
- Kebun Raya Bogor (T)
- Kekova (T)
- Kornati and Telašćica (T)
- La Rambla (promenade maritime) de la Cité de Montevideo (T)
- Levadas of Madeira Island (T)
- Montado, Cultural Landscape (T)
- Nasca Aqueducts (T)
- National Theater of Guatemala (T)
- Natural Reserves of Tatras Mountain (T)
- Ödön Lechner's independent pre-modern architecture (T)
- Peruvian Central Railway (T)
- Pombaline Lisbon (T)
- Protected area of Lake Atitlán: multiple use (T)
- Quartier de Peñarol: la Vieille Ville historique et le paysage industriel ferroviaire (T)
- Region Lacan-Tún - Usumacinta (T)
- Route of Magellan (T)
- Route of the Franciscan Evangelisation (T)
- Route of the Peace and National Identity (T)
- Route of the to Dominique Evangelisation (T)
- Routes of Santiago de Compostela in Portugal (T)
- Sarajevo - unique symbol of universal multiculture - continual open city (T)
- Sistema Ferrocarril Pte. Carlos Antonio Lopez (T)
- Sites of Globalization (T)
- Tak'alik Ab'aj National Park (T)
- The Aniene valley and Villa Gregoriana in Tivoli (T)
- The Archaeological Heritage of Niah National Park’s Caves Complex, Sarawak, Malaysia (T)
- The Coastal Lomas System of Peru (T)
- The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá (Ruta Colonial Transístmica de Panamá) (T)
- The Historic Centre of Cajamarca (T)
- The Mayan-Olmecan Encounter (T)
- The Old Town of Jakarta (T)
- The Padang Civic Ensemble (T)
- Town of Chichicastenango (T)
- Transatlantic Cable Ensemble (C) (T)
- Via Appia 'Regina Viarum' (T)
- Via Francigena in Italy (T)
- Wineries and Vineyards for traditional Pisco Production (T)
- Zadar - Episcopal complex (T)