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So many places so little time…

Given the recent glut of books telling me of the 100 or 1000 places I need to go to, journeys I need to make, experiences I need to have etc. etc. etc. before I die, I decided to take a step back, escape from the sense of impending doom they invariably give me and take stock. These lists always leave me with a sense of unease, who decides on the list? what if they are somehow wrong? what about all those other places / journeys / experiences?

So I searched around for a source of such information that I felt I could rely on. This led me to UNESCO.

UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation) lists 812 site of cultural and natural heritage importance, ‘which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value.’

This includes such diverse sites as the Pyramid Fields of Eygpt (w3Eygpt-), the Everglades National Park in the USA(w3USA-) and Robben Island in South Africa (w3South Africa-).

I’ve added this data to WhereWhenWhy please take a look and fish around the world clicking on those Heritage links…

So I’ve managed to find a thoroughly researched, free list, available on the web, now I just need to make a start on those 812…?

One Entry in “So many places so little time…”

  1. Matthias Ripp Says:
    March 10th, 2006 at 2:13 pm

    If you are interested to learn more on UNESCO World Heritage Sites and Outstanding Universal Value, take a look at my blog:
    http://worldheritage-forum.net/ I am looking forward to your comments!

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