East Asia
Japan travel
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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
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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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Cities
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Visiting Nagoya, one of Japan’s biggest cities
As Japan’s fourth-largest city and the hub of the central Chubu region, Nagoya is one of Japan’s most important cities. But for travel, it’s not that famous. Now I like visiting different cities, so I decided to give Nagoya a try. That Nagoya lies between Tokyo and Osaka makes it easy to visit, though I […]
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Japan travel
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Visiting Okayama’s Korakuen, one of Japan’s best gardens
The Western Japanese city of Okayama might not be too well-known to international visitors, but it is home to Korakuen garden, one of Japan’s three best landscape gardens. Located on a small island in a river, Korakuen (Kōraku-en in Japanese) is a serene and pleasant garden that was built in 1687 by the local feudal lord […]
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Exploring Matsuyama, the biggest city on Shikoku
As the smallest and least populous of Japan’s four main islands, Shikoku is often overlooked by travellers. The island, nestled below where Honshu (Japan’s largest island) and Kyushu meet, provides visitors a more laid-back experience in Japan.such as an historic 88-temple pilgrimage route, remote valleys, and rugged coastal scenery facing the Pacific. My brief experience of Shikoku was […]
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Hikes
Hong Kong travel
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Hiking Hong Kong’s Devil’s Peak
I always like to point out that Hong Kong, despite being famous for its skyscrapers, is actually covered by a lot of mountains and nature parks. Besides that, Hong Kong is also a port city, surrounded by water and virtually next to the Pacific Ocean. A good place to do some easy hiking and see […]
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China
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Hiking Huangshan, one of China’s most beautiful mountains
Back when I lived in Beijing, I made a spontaneous decision one week before Chinese New Year to travel to Huangshan, one of China’s most famous mountains. In hindsight, it was a foolish decision and I learned my lesson not to travel to places at the exact same time as multitudes of Chinese. Besides Huangshan, […]
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