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Ogasawara Islands

Zoë Sheng Chinese-Canadian - 06-Jul-23

Ogasawara Islands

Also called the Bonin Islands but that won't get you far with the locals, has 30 islands but you will only visit two of them tops. You will always arrive at Chichi-jima (Father Island) by ferry and it continues to Haha-jima (Mother Island) before returning the same way. This ferry goes twice a week most of the year and takes 24h from Tokyo. There is no faster way to get here and returning will only be after at least 3 days on the island. You will not want to leave as the islands are lovely but you MAY want to leave because it's quite off the beaten path and expensive too

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Raja Ampat Islands (T)

Zoë Sheng Chinese-Canadian - 04-Jul-23

Raja Ampat Islands (T)

Highly recommended even for non-divers. Obviously the main draw is diving and even snorkeling is popular at the resorts but you'll be missing a lot of the area just looking at the lush-green karst and trying your luck to see a special bird, or any bird really. The obvious choice of coming here is a liveaboard but resorts have their own transportation so staying on one and doing day trips is a good option, and you can even get a public ferry of sorts if you want to go budget (not recommended). So I went with the liveaboards for ~2 weeks and the price was higher than most places around the world but I wouldn't want to compare this to a budget safari on the red sea - you get a lot more out here and the distances are quite far so fuel costs are something to keep in mind

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The Historic and Marine Landscape of the Banda Islands (T)

Zoë Sheng Chinese-Canadian - 20-Jun-23

The Historic and Marine Landscape of the Banda Islands (T)

Banda is magical. It features so much and while it's not for everyone, the people who were there had already visited multiple times over the decades and want to stay as long as the visa allows. I suppose you can get addicted to the relaxed style. If you only want to come for a couple of days then this isn't really the place to fit into a tight, fixed schedule.

Side panel: the Indo visa issue is that you have to extend after 1 month and you need to return to an immigration office which would be in Ambon but you have to wait several working days to get your passport back and the ferry/flights aren't often enough to make [...]

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Bunaken National Park (T)

Zoë Sheng Chinese-Canadian - 22-Apr-23

Bunaken National Park (T)

I love Bunaken. I've been there twice, once when I was young and recently again as I dived at almost every Indonesian place there is to dive :) Bunaken is special. It's also easy to reach. You can fly in to Manado via Singapore which is really convenient, skipping Jakarta or Bali altogether and save soooo much time, and you can also go via Makassar if you really have to. My domestic connection was from the latter and it's quite easy to connect. Once you arrive in Manado you still have to reach the islands but don't fret it's really close by. The taxi trip to the pier is half an hour at the most (r100,000 max at 2023 rate) and the public ferries go once a day and cost only r50,000 and takes 30 minutes max

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Wakatobi National Park (T)

Zoë Sheng Chinese-Canadian - 11-Apr-23

Wakatobi National Park (T)

You may have seen my previous review but after my second, much longer visit I am not negative about it's chances to be WHS and while I don't think feel it is unique enough to be added I certainly don't mind if it does. I seriously doubt it will be ever get inscribed though.

So from the four islands you will only be on Tomia no matter what resort you stay. Previously I thought you can only stay at the Wakatobi Resort which is a five star luxurious dive/snorkel retreat and very pricey at that, but you can potentially stay with local guest houses and dive with a local operator. However, that means you will need to fly in via domestic flights that requires at least 3 legs from Bali or Jakarta plus another boat ride across to the final island. Think 30h easy, potentially more, and that's only for getting here. In all honesty you do yourself a disfavor to save a buck and if you are really desperate to get to Wakatobi on a smaller budget and have lots of time then be prepared for some disappointments

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Update 05.08.23
Rating Stats
Angkor 5
Petra 5
Potosi 5
Rome 5
Dolomites 4.5
Dubrovnik 4.5
Ephesus 4.5
Granada 4.5
Huanglong 4.5
Sintra 4.5
Ani 4
Bagan 4
Brugge 4
Cuzco 4
Kotor 4
L'viv 4
Matera 4
Paphos 4
Prague 4
Sanchi 4
Timgad 4
Uluru 4
Verona 4
Agra Fort 3.5
Ashur 3.5
Avignon 3.5
Ayutthaya 3.5
Bordeaux 3.5
Butrint 3.5
Copán 3.5
Delos 3.5
Djémila 3.5
Ferrara 3.5
Garajonay 3.5
Hiraizumi 3.5
Hué 3.5
Jeju 3.5
Masada 3.5
Mérida 3.5
Nikko 3.5
Québec 3.5
Ravenna 3.5
Rhodes 3.5
Samarkand 3.5
Shark Bay 3.5
Siena 3.5
Sucre 3.5
Taxila 3.5
Telc 3.5
Uxmal 3.5
Valletta 3.5
Vienna 3.5
Volubilis 3.5
Wadi Rum 3.5
Warsaw 3.5
Albi 3
Assisi 3
Avila 3
Belem 3
Corfu 3
Elvas 3
Hampi 3
Hoi An 3
Ivrea 3
Kyiv 3
My Son 3
Odesa 3
Oporto 3
Orange 3
Pienza 3
Pompei 3
Puebla 3
Riga 3
Split 3
Toledo 3
Urbino 3
Yazd 3
Byblos 2.5
Cuenca 2.5
Hatra 2.5
Hollókö 2.5
Kairouan 2.5
Kulangsu 2.5
Lyon 2.5
Lübeck 2.5
Mtskheta 2.5
Nan Madol 2.5
Nancy 2.5
Naples 2.5
Nessebar 2.5
Nesvizh 2.5
Nice 2.5
Old Rauma 2.5
Palenque 2.5
Ping Yao 2.5
Potsdam 2.5
Quito 2.5
Reims 2.5
Røros 2.5
Salamanca 2.5
Salzburg 2.5
Syracuse 2.5
Tiwanaku 2.5
Torun 2.5
Trang An 2.5
Visby 2.5
Vlkolinec 2.5
Al Ain 2
Anjar 2
Arles 2
Corvey 2
Evora 2
Genoa 2
Goias 2
Graz 2
Kandy 2
Lima 2
Macao 2
Meknes 2
Modena 2
Mostar 2
Susa 2
Tipasa 2
Trebic 2
Trier 2
Trogir 2
Troy 2
Tyre 2
Vigan 2
Burgundy 1.5
Campeche 1.5
Champagne 1.5
Chavin 1.5
Ibiza 1.5
Jelling 1.5
Kaesong 1.5
Kernavė 1.5
Levuka 1.5
Maymand 1.5
Nalanda 1.5
Panamá 1.5
Rabat 1.5
Sarazm 1.5
Surtsey 1.5
Tsodilo 1.5
Zacatecas 1.5
Qalhat 1
Abu Mena 0.5
Battir 0.5
Kuk 0.5
Lumbini 0.5
Schokland 0.5
Sheki 0.5
Yin Xu 0.5
  1. Ogasawara Islands
  2. Chitwan National Park
  3. Lorentz National Park
  4. Maloti-Drakensberg Park
  5. Auschwitz Birkenau
  6. Hani Rice Terraces
  7. Walled City of Baku
  8. Los Katios National Park
  9. Tipasa
  10. Echmiatsin and Zvartnots
  11. Shiretoko
  12. Old Town of Lijiang
  13. Island of Mozambique
  14. Tubbataha Reefs
  15. Sítio Roberto Burle Marx
  16. Malpelo
  17. Caves of Maresha and Bet Guvrin
  18. Sarazm
  19. Cocos Island
  20. Central Amazon Conservation Complex
  21. Tadrart Acacus
  22. Carthage
  23. Dougga/Thugga
  24. Masada
  25. Tassili n'Ajjer
  26. M'Zab Valley
  27. Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad
  28. Ani
  29. Arslantepe Mound
  30. Shark Bay
  31. Richtersveld
  32. Chongoni Rock Art
  33. Margravial Opera House
  34. Ningaloo Coast
  35. Silk Roads
  36. Xinjiang Tianshan
  37. Stoclet House
  38. Quanzhou
  39. Willemstad
  40. Belize Barrier Reef
  41. Ruins of León Viejo
  42. Coiba National Park
  43. Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda
  44. Teotihuacan
  45. Archipiélago de Revillagigedo
  46. Chan Chan
  47. Sucre
  48. Odesa
  49. Tierradentro
  50. Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
  51. ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape
  52. Kakadu National Park
  53. Taxila
  54. Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China [Phase II]
  55. Himā Cultural area
  56. Cordouan Lighthouse
  57. Chiribiquete National Park
  58. Vegaøyan
  59. Antigua Naval Dockyard
  60. Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple
  61. Mistaken Point
  62. Pimachiowin Aki
  63. Aasivissuit - Nipisat
  64. Ilulissat Icefjord
  65. Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands
  66. Paris, Banks of the Seine
  67. Fagus Factory
  68. Mount Wutai
  69. Lumbini
  70. Madā ͐ in Ṣāliḥ
  71. Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine
  72. Koguryo Kingdom
  73. Safi al-Din Ensemble in Ardabil
  74. Susa
  75. Robben Island
  76. Fossil Hominid Sites
  77. Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains
  78. Hyrcanian Forests
  79. Takht-e Soleyman
  80. Ancient Thebes
  81. Lake Malawi
  82. Gonbad-e Qâbus
  83. Trans-Iranian Railway
  84. Abu Mena
  85. Maymand
  86. Pasargadae
  87. Qinghai Hoh Xil
  88. Rock Art in the Hail Region
  89. Qalhat
  90. Champaner-Pavagadh
  91. Petra
  92. Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River
  93. Xidi and Hongcun
  94. Al-Ahsa Oasis
  95. Khangchendzonga National Park
  96. Nalanda
  97. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
  98. Chengjiang Fossil Site
  99. Alto Douro
  100. Hubei Shennongjia
  101. Struve Geodetic Arc
  102. Plain of Jars
  103. Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art
  104. Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region
  105. Chief Roi Mata's Domain
  106. Gunung Mulu
  107. Liangzhu Archaeological Site
  108. Sigiriya
  109. Phong Nha - Ke Bang
  110. Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution
  111. First Coffee Plantations
  112. Yakushima
  113. Wood Buffalo National Park
  114. Danube Limes
  115. Papahanaumokuakea
  116. Mount Hamiguitan
  117. Medina Azahara
  118. Amami-Oshima Island
  119. Kladruby nad Labem
  120. Fanjingshan
  121. Okinoshima Island
  122. Mount Wuyi

Reviewed TWHS

  1. Raja Ampat Islands (T)
  2. The Historic and Marine Landscape of the Banda Islands (T)
  3. Bunaken National Park (T)
  4. Wakatobi National Park (T)
  5. Tana Toraja (T)
  6. Kebun Raya Bogor (T)
  7. Marovo - Tetepare Complex (T)
  8. The settlement of Joden Savanne and Cassipora cemetery (T)
  9. China Altay (T)
  10. Archaeological Complex of Toro Muerto (T)
  11. Two neolithic dwellings with their interior and household furnishings and utensils completely preserved. (T)
  12. Esrefoglu Mosque (T)
  13. Zerzevan Castle and Mithraeum (T)
  14. Lagune de Khnifiss (T)
  15. El Gour (T)
  16. Le chapelet d'oasis de Tighmert, Région présaharienne du Wad Noun (T)
  17. Le site archéologique de Sbeïtla (T)
  18. Île de Djerba (T)
  19. Habitat troglodytique et le monde des ksour du Sud tunisien (T)
  20. Frontières de l'Empire romain : Limes du Sud tunisien (T)
  21. Odunpazari Historical Urban Site (T)
  22. St. Nicholas Church (T)
  23. Archeological Site of Zeugma (T)
  24. Karatepe-Aslantaş Archaeological Site (T)
  25. Mamure Castle (T)
  26. Gordion (T)
  27. Basilica Therma (Sarıkaya Roma Hamamı) (T)
  28. Yesemek Quarry and Sculpture Workshop (T)
  29. Wooden Roofed and Wooden Columned Mosques in Anatolia (T)
  30. Vespasianus Titus Tunnel (T)
  31. Eflatun Pinar: The Hittite Spring Sanctuary (T)
  32. Ancient City of Anazarbos (T)
  33. Hatay, St. Pierre Church (T)
  34. The Malabadi Bridge (T)
  35. Ismail Fakirullah Tomb and its Light Refraction Mechanism (T)
  36. Medieval City of Beçin (T)
  37. Ancient city of Kibyra (T)
  38. Historic Guild Town of Mudurnu (T)
  39. The Bridge of Justinian (T)
  40. The Theatre and Aqueducts of the Ancient City of Aspendos (T)
  41. The Bodrum Castle (T)
  42. Güllük Dagi-Termessos National Park (T)
  43. Karain Cave (T)
  44. Yivli Minaret Mosque (T)
  45. Ancient City of Stratonikeia (T)
  46. Archaeological Site of Perge (T)
  47. The Historical Port City of Izmir (T)
  48. Historic Town of Birgi (T)
  49. Mausoleum and Sacred area of Hecatomnus (T)
  50. The Andaman Sea Nature Reserves of Thailand (T)
  51. Etosha Pan (T)
  52. Archaeological Site of Priene (T)
  53. Archaeological Site of Assos (T)
  54. The Bridge of Uzunköprü (T)
  55. Dreams in Stone - the palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee (T)
  56. Sigatoka Sand Dunes (T)
  57. Dunhuang Yardangs (T)
  58. Karez Wells (T)
  59. The Chinese Section of the Silk Roads (T)
  60. The Cultural Landscape of Al-Faw Archaeological Area (T)
  61. Rijal Almaa Heritage Village in Assir Region (T)
  62. Western Xia Imperial Tombs (T)
  63. Xinjiang Yardang (T)
  64. Heaven Pit and Ground Seam Scenic Spot (T)
  65. Slender West Lake and Historic Urban Area in Yangzhou (T)
  66. Mt. Myohyang and the Relics in and around the Mountain (T)
  67. Varazdin (T)
  68. Lubenice (T)
  69. Vjetrenica cave (T)
  70. Yangtze Gorges Scenic Spot (T)
  71. Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura (T)
  72. Diaolou Buildings and Villages for Tibetan and Qiang Ethnic Groups (T)
  73. Moler landscapes of the Liim Fiord (T)
  74. Fenghuang Ancient City (T)
  75. Reef System in the Cuban Caribbean (T)
  76. Egyptian Museum in Cairo (T)
  77. National Schools of Art, Cubanacan (T)
  78. Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land (extension) (T)
  79. Imperial Kiln Sites of Jingdezhen (T)
  80. Nanxi River (T)
  81. Yandang Mountain (T)
  82. The concept of the lenticular historical town core of Kosice City (T)
  83. Poyang Nature Reserve (T)
  84. Miao Nationality Villages in Southeast Guizhou Province (T)
  85. Archaeological Sites of the Ancient Shu State: Site at Jinsha and Joint Tombs of Boat- shaped Coffins in Chengdu City, S (T)
  86. Dong Villages (T)
  87. Haitan Scenic Spots (T)
  88. Guizhou Triassic Fossil Sites (T)
  89. Lingqu Canal (T)
  90. Mountain-top Hotel and Television Transmitter Ještěd (T)
  91. Protected area of Lake Atitlán: multiple use (T)
  92. Tak'alik Ab'aj National Park (T)
  93. Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo's Home-Study Museum (T)
  94. Town of Chichicastenango (T)
  95. The Cuenca Mirador (T)
  96. Bawomataluo Site (T)
  97. Tianzhushan (T)
  98. Volcan Masaya National Park (T)
  99. Las Pozas, Xilitla (T)
  100. Paper Mill at Velké Losiny (T)
  101. Eise Eisinga Planetarium (T)
  102. The architectural legacy of Rogelio Salmona: an ethical, political, social and poetic manifesto (T)
  103. Plantations in West Curacao (T)
  104. Auckland Volcanic Fields (T)
  105. The Episcopal See of Egara and its pictorial decoration (5th-8th centuries) (T)
  106. Talayotic Culture of Minorca (T)
  107. Salt Mines of Maras (T)
  108. Tatacoa Desert (T)
  109. Breiðafjörður Nature Reserve (T)
  110. Taihang Mountain (T)
  111. Aires volcaniques et forestières de la Martinique (T)
  112. Ancienne chocolaterie Menier à Noisiel (T)
  113. Baquedano Street (T)
  114. Moravian Church Settlements (USA) (T)
  115. Bonaire Marine Park (T)
  116. Archaeological and Historical National Park of Pueblo Viejo, La Vega (T)
  117. City Hall, Georgetown (T)
  118. St.Georges Anglican Cathedral (T)
  119. Rock Art of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (T)
  120. Mývatn and Laxá (T)
  121. City of Azúa de Compostela (T)
  122. Parque Nacional Jaragua (T)
  123. Arte Rupestre Prehispanico en Republica Dominicana (T)
  124. Historic zone of Basseterre (T)
  125. Primeros Ingenios Coloniales Azucareros de América (T)
  126. Central Park (T)
  127. Sitio Arqueológico de la Villa La Isabela (T)
  128. Seville Heritage Park (T)
  129. White Sands National Monument (T)
  130. Bradyseism in the Flegrea Area (T)
  131. Minoan Palatial Centres (T)
  132. Großglockner High Alpine Road / Großglockner Hochalpenstraße (T)
  133. Archipelago of la Maddalena and Islands of Bocche di Bonifacio (T)
  134. Greek Archaeological ensemble in Empúries, l'Escala, Girona (T)
  135. Priorat-Montsant-Siurana paysage agricole de la montagne méditerranéenne (T)
  136. Sites funéraires et mémoriels de la Première Guerre mondiale (Front Ouest) (Belgium) (T)
  137. Les sites à fossiles néandertaliens de Wallonie (T)
  138. Hôpital Notre-Dame à La Rose - Lessines (T)
  139. Çanakkale (Dardanelles) and Gelibolu (Gallipoli) Battles Zones in the First World War (T)
  140. Dzongs: the centre of temporal and religious authorities (Punakha Dzong, Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, Paro Dzong, Trongsa Dzong and Dagana Dzong) (T)
  141. Early Farmsteads of the Cape Winelands (T)
  142. Ramagrama, the relic stupa of Lord Buddha (T)
  143. The monasteries of the Arab Desert and Wadi Natrun (T)
  144. Voormalige Nazorgkolonie en Sanatorium Zonnestraal (T)
  145. Sungai Buloh Leprosarium (T)
  146. The Hadrianic city of Italica (T)
  147. Huangguoshu Scenic Area (T)
  148. The Natural-Historical Landscape of Izeh (T)
  149. The Cultural Landscape of the Central Region in the Emirate of Sharjah (T)
  150. Sacred Sites associated with Phajo Drugom Zhigpo and his descendants (T)
  151. Augustow Canal (T)
  152. Sultan Bayezid II Complex: A Center of Medical Treatment (T)
  153. Aizanoi Antique City (T)
  154. Phra That Phanom, its related historic buildings and associated landscape (T)
  155. Ayvalık Industrial Landscape (T)
  156. Historic quarters and monuments of Rosetta/Rachid (T)
  157. Wooden Structures of Liao Dynasty - Wooden Pagoda of Yingxian County, Main Hall of Fengguo Monastery of Yixian County (T)
  158. ShuDao (T)
  159. Ngwenya Mines (T)
  160. Welwitschia Plains (T)
  161. Human Rights, Liberation Struggle and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites (T)
  162. Yıldız Palace Complex (T)
  163. Nuruosmaniye Complex (T)
  164. al Dimaniyyat Islands Nature Reserve (T)
  165. Alisadr Cave (T)
  166. Seljuk Caravanserais on the route from Denizli to Dogubeyazit (T)
  167. Hamoun Lake (T)
  168. Ras al Had Turtle Reserve and the Heritage Site of Ras al Jinz (T)
  169. The Persian House in Central plateau of Iran (T)
  170. Persian Caravanserai (T)
  171. The Collection of Historical Bridges (T)
  172. The Zandiyeh Ensemble of Fars Province (T)
  173. Zozan (T)
  174. Salt Domes of Iran (T)
  175. Asbads (windmill) of Iran (T)
  176. Group of Monuments at Mandu, Madhya Pradesh (T)
  177. Royal Manas National Park (RMNP) (T)
  178. Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate (T)
  179. Al Bidya Mosque (T)
  180. Evolution of Temple Architecture - Aihole-Badami- Pattadakal (T)
  181. Ekamra Kshetra - The Temple City, Bhubaneswar (T)
  182. Ancient Ruin of Drukgyel Dzong (T)
  183. Iconic Saree Weaving Clusters of India (T)
  184. Worship wooden architecture (17th -18th centuries) in Polesye (T)
  185. Tr’ondëk-Klondike (T)
  186. Gombak Selangor Quartz Ridge (T)
  187. Mining Historical Heritage (T)
  188. Mediterranean Wind Mills (T)
  189. Pharaon Island (T)
  190. Fagaloa Bay - Uafato Tiavea Conservation Zone (T)
  191. Ring of cenotes of Chicxulub Crater, Yucatan (T)
  192. Yukon Ice Patches (T)
  193. Prehistoric Cave Sites in Maros-Pangkep (T)
  194. Gaya Tumuli (T)
  195. The Ipolytartnóc Fossils (T)
  196. Kangjingun Kiln Sites (T)
  197. Ras Mohammed (T)
  198. Valle Salado de Añana (T)
  199. Qinghai Lake (T)
  200. The Wine in Iberia (T)
  201. Monastery of Santa María de La Rábida and the Columbus Memorial Places in Huelva (T)
  202. The Ancient Waterfront Towns in the South of Yangtze River (T)
  203. Vertical Vegetation Landscape and Volcanic Landscape in Changbai Mountain (T)
  204. SanFangQiXiang (T)
  205. Žatec – the Hops Town (T)
  206. Maijishan Scenic Spots (T)
  207. Kvetera Church (T)
  208. The Dunejec River Gorge in the Pieniny Mountains (T)
  209. Salterns (T)
  210. The Four Sacred Mountains as an Extension of Mt. Taishan (T)
  211. Ancient Porcelain Kiln Site in China: The Yue-Kiln Site at Shanglin Lake (T)
  212. The President Coolidge (T)
  213. Jinfushan Scenic Spot (T)
  214. Marine Protected Areas of American Samoa (T)
  215. The Yen Tu Complex of Monuments and Landscapes (T)
  216. The Djavolja Varos (Devil's Town) Natural Landmark (T)
  217. Baiheliang Ancient Hydrological Inscription (T)
  218. Asuka-Fujiwara : Archaeological sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties (T)
  219. Stone Buddhas and Pagodas at Hwasun Unjusa Temple (T)
  220. Hua Shan Scenic Area (T)
  221. The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines (T)
  222. The Alligator Sinensis Nature Reserve (T)
  223. Sites of Hongshan Culture: The Niuheliang Archaeological Site, the Hongshanhou Archaeological Site, and Weijiawopu Archa (T)