Hikes
Hong Kong travel
Travel
Hiking the Dragon’s Back on Hong Kong
For such a tiny place, Hong Kong has some really great hikes. The Dragon’s Back is probably one of the world’s most scenic and pleasant coastal hikes. Located on the southeastern tip of Hong Kong Island on a peninsula jutting out into the sea, Dragon’s Back is a mountain ridge that overlooks Shek O Bay. […]
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Book reviews
Books
Book review- Swiss Watching
I enjoy reading about different countries, but Switzerland has never really struck me as fascinating. Sure, it’s famous for making expensive watches and has stunning mountains, but I’d always considered it to be a bland wealthy country, exemplified by its neutral status. However, my perception has changed thanks to Swiss Watching- Inside Europe’s Landlocked Island by Diccon […]
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Cities
Italy travel
Museums
Travel
Enjoying great art and science in Milan
As much as Milan is famous for fashion and football, the northern Italian city is also a place of art, history, great buildings and museums. I visited Milan’s best art gallery, the Brera Art Gallery (Pinocoteca di Brera), and the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci, Italy’s largest science museum and devoted to the great painter and scientist […]
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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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