Year: 2018
Europe travel
France travel
Museums
Travel
Visiting the Louvre
One of the world’s best museums, the Louvre is one of Paris’ and France’s most famous attractions. It’s also incredibly huge which I only realized when I visited it; in fact it is the world’s largest art museum. As a former palace originally built in the 12th century, the Louvre is also strikingly beautiful with […]
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Canada travel
Cities
Photo roundups
Travel
Vancouver photo roundup
Vancouver is one of the most scenic cities I’ve been to, with its coastal location, nice buildings, and spectacular mountains in the distance. Having first visited beautiful Stanley Park which lies on a peninsular facing the sea, I spent some time walking around the city. There’s a mix of elegant old buildings, sleek skyscrapers, and some […]
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Hikes
Japan travel
Travel
Hiking Mount Misen on Miyajima
The sacred Japanese island of Miyajima (Itsukushima), which lies off the coast near Hiroshima, is famous for its “floating” torii gate and shrines. However, Miyajima also has a 535m-high mountain, Mount Misen, that features small temples, a waterfall, and great views of the Inland Sea. There are three routes up Mt Misen, with the one […]
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Japan travel
Travel
Visiting Miyajima and its famous floating tori gate
Near the city of Hiroshima lies the holy island of Itsukushima (commonly known as Miyajima). Tiny and sparsely populated, Miyajima is one of Japan’s most well-known destinations and is also called the “Island of the Gods.” This is where the famous “floating” torii gate lies, in the waters just off the coast of Itsukushima Shrine. […]
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Hong Kong travel
Photo roundups
Travel
Hong Kong photo roundup
Hong Kong is one of Asia’s busiest, frenetic and crowded cities and boasts the world’s densest collection of skyscrapers. But it is also filled with mountains, country parks, beaches and islands. Hong Kong actually is made up of three main parts: Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. Its outlying southern islands or Islands District, […]
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Museums
Taiwan
Taiwan travel
Travel
Visiting the Southern Branch of Taiwan’s National Palace Museum
Taiwan’s most famous museum is the National Palace Museum (NPM), which houses over a thousand years’ worth of Chinese imperial treasures. Located in Taiwan’s capital Taipei, the NPM only features Chinese exhibits*, not Taiwanese. In order to make its vast holdings more accessible to the nation, Taiwan opened a southern branch of the NPM in […]
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Southeast Asia travel
Thailand travel
Travel
Exploring Thailand’s first capital Sukothai’s West zone
Sukothai is Thailand’s first capital, having been the seat of the Sukothai kingdom from the mid-13th century to the mid-15th century. While it is no longer a major urban centre, Sukothai is still a fascinating ancient city to explore. It’s divided into several zones with the Central zone being the largest, and the North zone […]
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