{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EXPLORING UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES WITH MICHAEL TURTLE","description":"Welcome to the Travelman Podcast, my name is Ben and I host this cool travel podcast. If you\u2019re joining me for the first time then I say thank you for listening. On today\u2019s awesome episode, I\u2019ll be chatting to Michael Turtle who is an Australian travel blogger who\u2019s attempting to see every UNESCO World Heritage site on the planet! So far, he\u2019s seen over 300 of the 1000 + UNESCO World Heritage sites there are! So, sit back and enjoy Michael and I chat about travel and UNESCO World Heritage sites.   AUSTRALIAN UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES: 20 UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN AUSTRALIA Great Barrier Reef, Far North QLD \u2013 Threatened reef, somewhere where everyone should go. Ningaloo Reef in WA, I\u2019ve heard is just as nice. Kakadu National Park, Jabiru, NT \u2013 I need to go here. Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Uluru, NT \u2013 I need to go here. Fraser Island, QLD \u2013 Have been fantastic place. Shark Bay, WA \u2013 I need to go here. Is this where Ningaloo Reef is? Lord Howe Island, NSW \u2013 I need to go here, I always think of Jurassic Park. Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, VIC \u2013 I\u2019ve been for the Flower Show. Always a fantastic building to show off flowers. Ornate and beautiful. Macquarie Island, South West Pacific Ocean \u2013 I need to go here. Purnululu National Park, East Kimberley, WA \u2013 I need to go here. Carlton Gardens, Carlton, VIC \u2013 Great gardens, always enjoy meandering my way through these lovely gardens. Always planted up beautifully in Spring. Very colourful. Riversleigh World Heritage Fossil Site, Lawn Hill, QLD \u2013 I need to go here. Fossils dating back to the Miocene period. Heard Island and Macdonald Islands, Indian Ocean \u2013 Hmm how would I get there? Volcanic Islands? Naracoote Caves National Park, Naracoote, SA \u2013 Looks interesting, haven\u2019t been there. Old Government House, Parramatta, NSW \u2013 Haven\u2019t been there. Mungo National Park, Mungo, NSW \u2013 Haven\u2019t been there. Lamington National Park, QLD \u2013 Looks beautiful, Gondwana rainforests. Home to rare Albert\u2019s Lyrebird. Main Range National Park, QLD \u2013 Haven\u2019t been there. Blue Mountains National Park, NSW \u2013 Have been and love it. Daintree National Park, QLD \u2013 Fantastic tropical forests with great raised boardwalk through forest and river cruises to spot crocodiles. Cradle Mountain Lake, St Claire National Park, TAS \u2013 I\u2019ve been and love the picturesque views of Cradle Mountain. You can walk around lake. Very nice indeed.   Timestamps: Intro to the show 1:52 \u2013 Understanding what a UNESCO World Heritage site is and Australian World Heritage sites 7:50 \u2013 How often do UNESCO add new sites and what\u2019s the criteria for choosing what becomes a World Heritage site. 13:46 \u2013 Michael\u2019s attempt to visit every 1121 UNESCO World Heritage sites 15:55 \u2013 What was the first UNESCO World Heritage site that Michael saw first? 22:10 \u2013 What does UNESCO stand for and what\u2019s the most memorable UNESCO World Heritage site that Michael has visited 28:10 \u2013 The most unsatisfying UNESCO World Heritage site that Michael has visited 32:15 \u2013 Are all UNESCO sites pretty? 37:11 \u2013 Antoni Gaudi and his fabulous works and how do you tick a country off a list? 40:10 \u2013 Discussing the hand dandy little app to see how many UNESCO World Heritage sites you\u2019ve been to 41:52 \u2013 The most difficult UNESCO site Michael tried to reach walking into a forest with Howler Monkeys 51:10 \u2013 Paying way too much for a Vietnamese taxi ride and what country has the most UNESCO sites?  55:49 \u2013 Can sites be wiped off the UNESCO World Heritage list? And, the process of making the UNESCO World Heritage site 1:05:25 \u2013 Is there criteria that Michael uses to see certain UNESCO World Heritage sites and which are the next sites Michael will be visiting 1:09:56 \u2013 What made Michael want to visit all the UNESCO World Heritage sites? 1:14:02 \u2013 Final Questions Outro to the show   Follow Michael: Michael\u2019s UNESCO World Heritage site blog titled Travel Time Turtle: timetravelturtle.com\/ Michael\u2019s Instagram: @michaelturtle Michael\u2019s Twitter: @michaelturtle   Additional Information: World Heritage app that we spoke about is called, World Heritage \u2013 UNESCO List, I downloaded it on Android and I\u2019m guessing you can download it on IOS also. UNESCO World Heritage Site: https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/   Follow Travelman Podcast: iTunes: itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/travelman-podcast\/id1281446908 Spotify: open.spotify.com\/show\/2bfulkX1dTkOb50MaCm0NN Libsyn: travelmanpodcast.libsyn.com\/ Facebook: facebook.com\/benthetravelman\/ Instagram: instagram.com\/travelmanpodcast\/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com\/TravelmanPod Tune In: tunein.com\/podcasts\/Travel\/Travelman-Podcast-p1103948\/ Stitcher: stitcher.com\/podcast\/ben-dow\/travelman-podcast YouTube: youtube.com\/channel\/UC3cYw4pCrK3C-Rty3zmw-eQ Travelman Podcast Website: travelmanpodcast.com Travelman Podcast email: travelmanpodcast@gmail.com   ","author_name":"Travelman Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/travelmanpodcast.com\/","html":"