travels by numbers



I travel not to check countries off my list, and I prefer to be in a city longer to really experience it. So, while I would really love to travel to all the countries in the world, at the rate that I am going, it will be awhile before that will happen! Nevertheless, I love to keep the list of the countries, cities and the UNESCO World Heritage Site that I have visited.

36 countries

  1. Australia
  2. Austria
  3. Belgium
  4. Botswana
  5. Cambodia
  6. China
  7. Czech Republic
  8. Denmark
  9. France
  10. Greece
  11. Hong Kong
  12. Hungary
  13. Indonesia
  14. Italy
  15. Japan
  16. Laos
  17. Macau
  18. Malaysia
  19. Myanmar
  20. The Netherlands
  21. New Zealand
  22. Norway
  23. Portugal
  24. Singapore
  25. Slovakia
  26. South Africa
  27. South Korea
  28. Spain
  29. Sweden
  30. Taiwan
  31. Thailand
  32. Turkey
  33. United States of America
  34. Vatican City
  35. Vietnam
  36. Zimbabwe
 

107 UNESCO World Heritage Sites

by order of visit

  1. Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca - Malaysia *
  2. Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang - China
  3. The Great Wall - Beijing, China
  4. Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing - China
  5. Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Alter in Beijing - China
  6. Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor - Xi'an, China
  7. South China Karst, China *
  8. Singapore Botanic Garden - Singapore *
  9. Sydney Opera House - Australia *
  10. Tasmanian Wilderness - Australia
  11. Australian Convict Sites - Tasmania & Perth, Australia *
  12. Classical Gardens of Suzhou - China
  13. South China Karst - Yunnan, China
  14. Old Town of Lijiang - China
  15. Angkor - Siem Reap, Cambodia
  16. Statue of Liberty - New York, United States of America
  17. Ha Long Bay - Vietnam
  18. Historic Areas of Istanbul - Turkey
  19. Ephesus - Turkey *
  20. Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape - Turkey *
  21. Hierapolis-Pamukkale - Turkey
  22. Göreme National Park and Rock Sites of Cappadocia - Turkey
  23. Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) - Japan
  24. Himeji-jo - Japan
  25. The Grand Canal - Suzhou, China *
  26. Venice and its Lagoon - Italy
  27. The Porticoes of Bologna - Bologna, Italy *
  28. Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura - Italy
  29. Vatican City - Vatican City
  30. Historic Centre of Naples - Italy
  31. Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata - Italy
  32. Historic Centre of Florence - Italy
  33. Historic Centre of San Gimignano - Italy
  34. Historic Centre of Siena - Italy
  35. Historic Centre of the City of Pienza - Italy
  36. Val d'Orcia - Tuscany, Italy
  37. Piazza del Duomo, Pisa - Italy
  38. Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) - Italy
  39. Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci - Italy
  40. Historic Centre of Macao
  41. Paris, Banks of the Seine - France
  42. Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay - France
  43. Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France - France
  44. Chartres Cathedral - Chartres, France
  45. Palace and Park of Versailles - France
  46. La Grand-Place, Brussels - Belgium
  47. Historic Centre of Brugge - Belgium
  48. Belfries of Belgium and France
  49. Flemish Béguinages - Belgium
  50. Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht - Netherlands
  51. Prambanan Temple Compounds - Indonesia
  52. Borobudur Temple Compounds - Indonesia
  53. Works of Antoni Gaudí - Barcelona, Spain
  54. Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona - Spain
  55. Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid - Spain
  56. Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences - Madrid, Spain *
  57. Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct - Spain
  58. Historic Centre of Cordoba - Spain
  59. Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville - Spain 
  60. Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada - Spain
  61. Historic City of Toledo - Spain
  62. Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon - Lisbon, Portugal
  63. Cultural Landscape of Sintra - Lisbon, Portugal
  64. Acropolis, Athens - Athens, Greece
  65. Delos - Delos, Greece
  66. Bagan - Myanmar *
  67. Cape Floral Region Protected Areas - Cape Town, South Africa
  68. Robben Island - Cape Town, South Africa
  69. Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
  70. Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy - Bali, Indonesia
  71. Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama - Japan
  72. The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier - Tokyo, Japan *
  73. Changdeokgung Palace Complex - Seoul, South Korea
  74. Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes - Jeju Island, South Korea
  75. Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty - Seoul, South Korea
  76. Hwaseong Fortress - Suwon, South Korea
  77. Jongmyo Shrine - Seoul, South Korea
  78. Roskilde Cathedral - Roskilde, Denmark
  79. West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord - Norway
  80. Bryggen - Bergen, Norway
  81. Royal Domain of Drottningholm - Stockholm, Sweden
  82. Skogskyrkogården - Stockholm, Sweden
  83. Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland - Oland, Sweden
  84. Naval Port of Karlskrona - Karlskrona, Sweden
  85. Kronborg Castle - Kronborg, Denmark
  86. The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand - Dyrehave, Denmark
  87. Hoi An Ancient Town - Hoi An, Vietnam
  88. My Son Sanctuary - My Son, Vietnam
  89. Hue Complex of Monuments - Hue, Vietnam
  90. Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens - Melbourne, Australia 
  91. Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu - Okinawa, Japan
  92. Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island - Okinawa, Japan
  93. Historic Centre of Prague - Czech Republic
  94. Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec - Czech Republic
  95. Holašovice Historic Village - Czech Republic
  96. Historic Centre of Česky Krumlov - Czech Republic
  97. Wachau Cultural Landscape - Austria
  98. Historic Centre of Vienna - Austria
  99. Palace and Garden of Schönbrunn - Vienna, Austria
  100. Budapest, including the Banks of Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Adrássay Avenue - Hungary
  101. Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region - Japan
  102. Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining - Hagi, Japan
  103. Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) - Hiroshima, Japan
  104. Itsukushima Shrine - Miyajima, Japan
  105. Kinabalu Park - Sabah, Malaysia
  106. Town of Luang Prabang - Laos
  107. Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand
* The UNESCO sites were inscribed after I have travelled to the area


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