UN World Heritage Sites - How many you seen?
May 26, 2005, 2:45 pm
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UN World Heritage Sites - How many you seen?
People here have traveled to alot of places. Lots of countries on your belt.
Congratulations. The better question is - What have you seen? One of the measures I use is how many UN World Heritage Sites you have been to.
http://whc.unesco.org/
I just tallied mine.
51 out of 788 places (Not even 10%!!!)
N- Nature, C- Cultural, N/C - Mixed
Sept 2004 list
Argentina - 2N
Australia - 3N , 2N/C - mixed
Austria - 2C
Brazil - 1N
Canada - 1C
China - 5C, 1N
Czech - 1C
France - 2C
Germany - 1C
India - 6C
Indonesia - 2C
Japan - 5C
Lao - 1C
Nepal - 1C
New Zealand - 1N
Sri Lanka - 5C
Thailand - 1C
USA - 6N, 2C
Congratulations. The better question is - What have you seen? One of the measures I use is how many UN World Heritage Sites you have been to.
http://whc.unesco.org/
I just tallied mine.
51 out of 788 places (Not even 10%!!!)
N- Nature, C- Cultural, N/C - Mixed
Sept 2004 list
Argentina - 2N
Australia - 3N , 2N/C - mixed
Austria - 2C
Brazil - 1N
Canada - 1C
China - 5C, 1N
Czech - 1C
France - 2C
Germany - 1C
India - 6C
Indonesia - 2C
Japan - 5C
Lao - 1C
Nepal - 1C
New Zealand - 1N
Sri Lanka - 5C
Thailand - 1C
USA - 6N, 2C
May 26, 2005, 6:44 pm
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Funny you should mention this. Just last month I discovered the list on the website and downloaded it so I can keep a tally. I have only been to 40 so far:
Austria - 4C
Belgium - 3C
Canada - 1C, 1N
Czech Republic - 2C
Denmark - 1C
France - 1C (a couple more to be added after trip to Paris next week)
Germany - 2C, 1N, 1N/C
Hungary - 1C
Israel - 4C
Italy - 2C
Mexico - 1C
Netherlands - 1C
St. Lucia - 1N
Switzerland - 1C
UK - 4C
US - 3C, 5N
I was surprised at how few sites there are in the U.S. And most of them are Nature rather than Culture. Interesting.
Austria - 4C
Belgium - 3C
Canada - 1C, 1N
Czech Republic - 2C
Denmark - 1C
France - 1C (a couple more to be added after trip to Paris next week)
Germany - 2C, 1N, 1N/C
Hungary - 1C
Israel - 4C
Italy - 2C
Mexico - 1C
Netherlands - 1C
St. Lucia - 1N
Switzerland - 1C
UK - 4C
US - 3C, 5N
I was surprised at how few sites there are in the U.S. And most of them are Nature rather than Culture. Interesting.
May 26, 2005, 7:20 pm
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Oh goody, another travel-off 
Well, as of now:
Australia - 5N, 2N/C
Austria - 3C
Belgium - 4C
Croatia - 2C
Czech Republic - 1C
Denmark - 1N, 1C
Estonia - 1C
Finland - 1C
France - 1N, 9C, 1N/C
Germany - 1C
Holy See - 2C
Hungary - 1C
India - 2C
Italy - 6C, 1N/C
Latvia - 1C
Lithuania - 1C
Luxembourg - 1C
Morocco - 5C
Netherlands - 2C
New Zealand - 1N
Pakistan - 2C
Peru - 3C
Poland - 3C
Portugal - 1C
Russian Federation - 3C, 1N
Spain - 2C
Turkey - 2C
United Kingdom - 14C
United States of America - 1C
Uzbekistan - 2C
I make that a round 90.
Well, as of now:Australia - 5N, 2N/C
Austria - 3C
Belgium - 4C
Croatia - 2C
Czech Republic - 1C
Denmark - 1N, 1C
Estonia - 1C
Finland - 1C
France - 1N, 9C, 1N/C
Germany - 1C
Holy See - 2C
Hungary - 1C
India - 2C
Italy - 6C, 1N/C
Latvia - 1C
Lithuania - 1C
Luxembourg - 1C
Morocco - 5C
Netherlands - 2C
New Zealand - 1N
Pakistan - 2C
Peru - 3C
Poland - 3C
Portugal - 1C
Russian Federation - 3C, 1N
Spain - 2C
Turkey - 2C
United Kingdom - 14C
United States of America - 1C
Uzbekistan - 2C
I make that a round 90.
May 27, 2005, 1:51 pm
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Well, I'm not going to come close to others, but I'll be adding more and more of these since my girlfriend collects them (postcards as well as visits). 
I have at least seen sites in most of the handful of countries I've visited:
France: 2C
Japan: 2C
UK: 5C
USA: 3N (soon to be 4), 3C
I have at least seen sites in most of the handful of countries I've visited:France: 2C
Japan: 2C
UK: 5C
USA: 3N (soon to be 4), 3C
May 27, 2005, 4:37 pm
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I see there are some double counts such as the Pyrenees in both Spain and France, Ancient Rome/Vatican in both the Holy See & Italy but not withstanding that:
AR 2N
AU 4N
AT 1C
BR 1N
Cambodia 1C
CA 2N 1C
CL 1C
CN 5C
FR 11C
DE 6C
VA 1C
IT 3C
LU 1C
Morocco 1C
Thailand 2C
U.K. 9C
Tanzania 2N
US 9C/N
Just 62
AR 2N
AU 4N
AT 1C
BR 1N
Cambodia 1C
CA 2N 1C
CL 1C
CN 5C
FR 11C
DE 6C
VA 1C
IT 3C
LU 1C
Morocco 1C
Thailand 2C
U.K. 9C
Tanzania 2N
US 9C/N
Just 62
May 27, 2005, 5:34 pm
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Argentina - 3
Australia - 1
Brazil - 1
Chile - 2
Holy See - 2
India - 4
Italy - 5
Nepal - 1
New Zealand -1
Paraguay - 1
Spain - 3
UK - 5
US - 8
37. Far too few.
Australia - 1
Brazil - 1
Chile - 2
Holy See - 2
India - 4
Italy - 5
Nepal - 1
New Zealand -1
Paraguay - 1
Spain - 3
UK - 5
US - 8
37. Far too few.
Last edited by cj001f; Jun 29, 2006 at 9:30 am
May 28, 2005, 8:29 am
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While driving up to the Canadian Rockies, I was surprised to see that a list made up of the likes of the Taj Mahal, the Pyramids, and Yosemite, also includes something called Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump.
May 28, 2005, 11:53 pm
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Argentina 1c
Austria 4c
Belgium 2c
Brazil 1n
Cambodia 1c
China 6c
Czech Republic 1c
Equador 1c 1n
Egypt 1c
Estonia 1c
France 4c
Greece 3c
Guatemala 1c
Holy See 2c
Honduras 1c 1c
Hungary 1c
India 5c
Israel 2c
Italy 10c
Japan 2c
Jerusalem 1c
Jordan 2c
Latvia 1c
Luxembourg 1c
Malaysia 1n
Mexico 1c
Netherlands 1c
Norway 1c
Peru 3c
Romania 3c
Russian Federation 2c
St Kitts and Nevis 1c
Spain 1c
Switzerland 1c
Turkey 1c
United Kingdom 4c
USA 3c 7n
87 if I counted right -- I am getting old, so I have had time to work on the list although I never left the US (except Tiajuana) until I was 35 years old.
I will need to hurry if I am going to visit 87 more. We have begun to emphasize these sites in our travels.
Austria 4c
Belgium 2c
Brazil 1n
Cambodia 1c
China 6c
Czech Republic 1c
Equador 1c 1n
Egypt 1c
Estonia 1c
France 4c
Greece 3c
Guatemala 1c
Holy See 2c
Honduras 1c 1c
Hungary 1c
India 5c
Israel 2c
Italy 10c
Japan 2c
Jerusalem 1c
Jordan 2c
Latvia 1c
Luxembourg 1c
Malaysia 1n
Mexico 1c
Netherlands 1c
Norway 1c
Peru 3c
Romania 3c
Russian Federation 2c
St Kitts and Nevis 1c
Spain 1c
Switzerland 1c
Turkey 1c
United Kingdom 4c
USA 3c 7n
87 if I counted right -- I am getting old, so I have had time to work on the list although I never left the US (except Tiajuana) until I was 35 years old.
I will need to hurry if I am going to visit 87 more. We have begun to emphasize these sites in our travels.
May 29, 2005, 11:14 am
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Armenia - 3
Azerbaijan - 1
Australia - 6
Belgium - 1
Cambodia - 1
Chile - 3
China - 4
Cyprus - 3
Ecuador - 2
Egypt - 4
France - 4
Georgia - 1
Iceland - 1
Vatican - 1
Italy - 4
Japan - 2
Mexico - 1
New Zealand - 1
Oman - 1
Peru - 4
UK - 6
Tanzania - 3
USA - 6
Uruguay - 1
Zimbabwe - 2
Azerbaijan - 1
Australia - 6
Belgium - 1
Cambodia - 1
Chile - 3
China - 4
Cyprus - 3
Ecuador - 2
Egypt - 4
France - 4
Georgia - 1
Iceland - 1
Vatican - 1
Italy - 4
Japan - 2
Mexico - 1
New Zealand - 1
Oman - 1
Peru - 4
UK - 6
Tanzania - 3
USA - 6
Uruguay - 1
Zimbabwe - 2
Last edited by hauteboy; Aug 8, 2006 at 12:19 am
May 29, 2005, 11:20 am
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Originally Posted by swag
While driving up to the Canadian Rockies, I was surprised to see that a list made up of the likes of the Taj Mahal, the Pyramids, and Yosemite, also includes something called Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump.
May 29, 2005, 11:54 am
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Originally Posted by EqualOpp
People here have traveled to alot of places. Lots of countries on your belt.
Congratulations. The better question is - What have you seen? One of the measures I use is how many UN World Heritage Sites you have been to.
http://whc.unesco.org/
I just tallied mine.
51 out of 788 places (Not even 10%!!!)
Congratulations. The better question is - What have you seen? One of the measures I use is how many UN World Heritage Sites you have been to.
http://whc.unesco.org/
I just tallied mine.
51 out of 788 places (Not even 10%!!!)
Then I went through the list and counted mine: 61 places most of them in France, Germany, Italy and Spain ...
May 29, 2005, 12:02 pm
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Originally Posted by USAFAN
That's an interesting thread. When I saw how many places other FTs have seen ... I guessed I have seen 10 or so.
Then I went through the list and counted mine: 61 places most of them in France, Germany, Italy and Spain ...
Then I went through the list and counted mine: 61 places most of them in France, Germany, Italy and Spain ...
Have to admit we only experienced the Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump because we noticed a crowd of people wandering around an open field next to the highway and pulled over because we're nosy types.