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Former M-13 prison/ Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (former S-21)/ Choeung Ek Genocidal Centre (former Execution Site of S-21) (T)
GabLabCebu Philippines - 01-Jul-23
It's not often that a major city, especially a national capital, has genocide memorials as its most famous and important tourist attraction, but for all Phnom Penh has to offer, this is exactly the case. I flew into Phnom Penh to start my tour of Cambodia in January 2023, and Choeung Ek and Tuol Sleng were definitely the top priorities of my first day there. The Cambodian capital is unfortunately deficient in public transport, so I had the hotel call us a taxi which took us around the city for the whole day
Read OnPhnom Kulen: Archeological Site/Ancient Site of Mahendraparvata (T)
GabLabCebu Philippines - 27-Jun-23
Phnom Kulen was never on my plans for my trip to Cambodia in January 2023. All that I'd known about it was that there was a mini-version of Kbal Spean, a waterfall, and a reclining Buddha; I had no idea that it was also the site of the former capital of the Khmer or that there are a lot of remains of that time left behind. Instead, I'd set my eyes on Kbal Spean itself. Our driver-guide, on the other hand, didn't like the idea as much and recommended Phnom Kulen instead, and because I was traveling with my aunt who was having foot and knee problems, I caved and followed his suggestion. I'm actually quite glad I did, though I hope I'll see Kbal Spean one day, perhaps with better hiking company
Read OnNamhansanseong
GabLabCebu Philippines - 26-Jun-23
Despite the low number of reviews, I would say Namhansanseong is covered pretty well by its earlier visitors, and I don't have all that much to add. In June 2023, I came the same way everyone seems to come (including all the elderly hikers that filled the bus to the brim) and walked the commonly covered stretch between the Northern Gate and Western Command Post, and short of a couple of highlights, the overall experience seems to be the same for everyone. This is a mountain fortress, nothing more and nothing less. It's honestly an impressive one at that; for its size and the terrain it covers, Namhansanseong was definitely no easy feat. That being said, you'll mostly be admiring the views and the nature much more often than the structures of the actual fortress
Read OnGochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen
GabLabCebu Philippines - 25-Jun-23
Dolmens have always interested me, at least ever since I found out about them. In fact, I first encountered them on the List, reading about the newly inscribed Antequera Dolmens back in 2016 and then trying unsuccessfully to visit them the following year. Preparing for my trip to Korea in June 2023, I tried my very best to research on how to see them the best way, and especially with the website as a major source, I decided that Gochang would be the best place to experience this site. Staying the night in Jeonju, Gochang would be a 1:40-long bus ride away and 40 minutes away from Gwangju, from which I took the next bus to Suncheon as there was no direct one from Gochang, so there was no time to spare
Read OnHahoe and Yangdong
GabLabCebu Philippines - 14-Jun-23
Hahoe and Yangdong are known and advertised as villages with a lot to them - they're clan villages that have been perfectly preserved to demonstrate rural life over 5 centuries of habitation and growth; "in their siting, planning, and building traditions, the two villages are an exceptional testimony to the Confucianism of the Joseon dynasty." Thus, the divisions of the historic houses into servants', women's, and men's quarters, as well as the layout of the villages with houses of the clan leaders behind the hills while the houses of the lower class are closer to the entrance, all of these principles in practice are things I kept in mind to observe as I made my way towards Yangdong in June 2023
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- Name
- GabLabCebu
- Country
- Philippines
- Most Impressive
- Te Wahipounamu, Ancient Thebes
- Proposal
- Baroque Churches of Southern Cebu, Dalaguete Range and Chocolate Hills Karst Landscapes of the Visayas, Kitanglad Mountain Range of Bukidnon, San Sebastian Church in Manila
Recently Visited WHS
- Update 10.06.23
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- Gyeongju
- Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen
- Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
- Haeinsa Temple
- Jongmyo Shrine
- Changdeokgung Palace Complex
- Hwaseong Fortress
- Royal Joseon Tombs
- Hahoe and Yangdong
- Namhansanseong
- Baekje Historic Areas
- Seowon, Neo-Confucian Academies
- Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries
- Getbol, Korean Tidal Flat
Visited WHS
Rating StatsAngkor 5Petra 5Rome 5Cordoba 4.5Iguacu 4.5Kraków 4.5Gyeongju 4Prague 4Quito 4Seville 4Acropolis 3.5Ancient Nara 3.5Biblical Tells 3.5Cuzco 3.5Dubrovnik 3.5Granada 3.5Himeji-jo 3.5Salamanca 3.5Sambor Prei Kuk 3.5Sintra 3.5Wadi Rum 3.5Wulingyuan 3.5Arequipa 3Belem 3Brasilia 3Budapest 3Jeju 3Macao 3Ayutthaya 2.5Bethlehem 2.5Grand Canal 2.5Jongmyo Shrine 2.5Kotor 2.5Masada 2.5Namhansanseong 2.5Rabat 2.5Vienna 2.5Bryggen 2Lima 2Sucre 2Warsaw 2Rio de Janeiro 1.5Nice 1Reviewed WHS
- Namhansanseong
- Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen
- Hahoe and Yangdong
- Getbol, Korean Tidal Flat
- Seowon, Neo-Confucian Academies
- Baekje Historic Areas
- Ancient Thebes
- Cuzco
- Sucre
- Rio de Janeiro
- Brasilia
- Iguacu
- Seville
- Salamanca
- Medina of Marrakesh
- Rabat
- Nubian Monuments
- Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan"
- Te Wahipounamu
- Pyramids (Memphis)
- Wadi Rum
- Ancient Kyoto
- Petra
- Horyu-ji Area
- Ancient Nara
- Historic Cairo
- Himeji-jo
- Genbaku Dome
- Itsukushima Shrine
- Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun
- Kii Mountain Range
- Saint Catherine Area
- White City of Tel-Aviv
- Biblical Tells
- Old City of Acre
- Bahá’i Holy Places
- Caves of Maresha and Bet Guvrin
- Masada
- Old City of Jerusalem
- Bethlehem
- Macao
- Ayutthaya
- Wulingyuan
- Grand Canal
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou
- Jeju
- Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
- Baroque Churches
- Grand Canyon
- Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles
Visited TWHS
- Aguas Livres Aqueduct (T)
- Amalienborg and its district (T)
- Ancient Greek Theatres (T)
- Arbel (arbel, nebe shueb, horns of hittim) (T)
- Auckland Volcanic Fields (T)
- Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Extension) (T)
- Bet She'an (T)
- Caesarea (T)
- Cal Orck'o: Footprints of time (T)
- Capital Fortifications of Hanyang : Hangyangdoseong Capital City Wall, Bukhansanseong Mountain Fortress and Tangchundaeseong Defense Wall (T)
- Central Park (T)
- Chocolate Hills Natural Monument (T)
- Coron Island Natural Biotic Area (T)
- Early Synagogues in the Galilee (T)
- Egyptian Museum in Cairo (T)
- Ein Karem, a village and its cultural landscape (T)
- El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area (T)
- Former M-13 prison/ Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (former S-21)/ Choeung Ek Genocidal Centre (former Execution Site of S-21) (T)
- Gaya Tumuli (T)
- Guano Islands, Islets, and Capes National Reserve System (T)
- Historical Lisbon, Global City (T)
- Jerash Archaeological City (Ancient Meeting Place of East and West) (T)
- Jerusalem (T)
- Koh Ker: Archeological site of Ancient Lingapura Or Chok Gargyar (T)
- Lake Titicaca (T)
- Makhteshim Country (T)
- Mayon Volcano Natural Park (T)
- Monuments, Sites and Cultural Landscape of Chiang Mai, Capital of Lanna (T)
- Pharaonic temples in Upper Egypt from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods (T)
- Phnom Kulen: Archeological Site/Ancient Site of Mahendraparvata (T)
- Pombaline Lisbon (T)
- QUMRAN: Caves and Monastery of the Dead Sea Scrolls (T)
- Route of Magellan (T)
- Routes of Santiago de Compostela in Portugal (T)
- Sacred Titicaca Lake (T)
- Sea of Galilee & its Ancient Sites (T)
- The Galilee Journeys of Jesus & the Apostles (T)
- Timna (T)
- Waters and seabed of Fiordland (Te Moana O Atawhenua) (T)
Reviewed TWHS
- Former M-13 prison/ Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (former S-21)/ Choeung Ek Genocidal Centre (former Execution Site of S-21) (T)
- Phnom Kulen: Archeological Site/Ancient Site of Mahendraparvata (T)
- Gaya Tumuli (T)
- Lake Titicaca (T)
- El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area (T)
- Pharaonic temples in Upper Egypt from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods (T)
- Sea of Galilee & its Ancient Sites (T)
- Bet She'an (T)
- Makhteshim Country (T)
- QUMRAN: Caves and Monastery of the Dead Sea Scrolls (T)
- Cal Orck'o: Footprints of time (T)
- Timna (T)
- Monuments, Sites and Cultural Landscape of Chiang Mai, Capital of Lanna (T)
- Auckland Volcanic Fields (T)
- Guano Islands, Islets, and Capes National Reserve System (T)
- Arbel (arbel, nebe shueb, horns of hittim) (T)
- Ein Karem, a village and its cultural landscape (T)
- Sacred Titicaca Lake (T)
- Aguas Livres Aqueduct (T)
- Coron Island Natural Biotic Area (T)
- Routes of Santiago de Compostela in Portugal (T)
- Jerash Archaeological City (Ancient Meeting Place of East and West) (T)
- Mayon Volcano Natural Park (T)
- Caesarea (T)
- Ancient Greek Theatres (T)
- The Galilee Journeys of Jesus & the Apostles (T)
- Central Park (T)
- Historical Lisbon, Global City (T)
- Pombaline Lisbon (T)
- Early Synagogues in the Galilee (T)
- Chocolate Hills Natural Monument (T)
- Waters and seabed of Fiordland (Te Moana O Atawhenua) (T)
- Jerusalem (T)
- Route of Magellan (T)
- Amalienborg and its district (T)
- Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Extension) (T)