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Hong Kong has a lot of hiking trails that are not that far from the dense city centre. Heading out to Lantau past the airport is a trail through 3 mountains that eventually end at the fishing village of Tai O. It is not a difficult hike to span Kwun Yam Shan, Keung Shan, and Ling Wui Shan with...

Tokyo has no shortage of free and paid observation decks. A number of years ago, I started exploring whether there are off-the-beaten track locations for unique vantage points. Since many of Tokyo's tall buildings have restaurants on its upper floors, this isn't a difficult search. One of my...

Yes, I actually lived near that bridge although I started my walk one bridge further down so I didn't get that ECB + skyline shot.

Japanese department stores are a great place to get some culture shock. Traditionally, I would recommend exploring the basement food halls, but there are some store brands that are worth a visit to explore entirely. Hands is a chain offering everything and anything from greeting cards to...

The 57-storey Main Tower was topped out in 1999 and has a relatively cheap outdoor observation deck 198m above the city. However, since it is located in the middle of the skyscraper cluster and the buildings are fairly uniform in height, you really can't get a good perspective of the main...

A new suburban area is being developed east of Cathedraltown in Markham's northern fringes. Located along Warden Avenue between Major Mackenzie and Elgin Mills, the densities have increased with townhouses and smaller detached homes. A number of developers are working on this huge plot of land...

Let's go Christmas shopping at Fortnum and Mason and check out their holiday window displays! More photos on my website : https://globalphotos.org/london-xmas9.htm

The popular British plush toy brand Jellycat has opened a shop inside a shop at the Distillery District in October 2025. This is the first of its kind for the brand in Canada, with 400 square feet of retail space featuring some 170 products. Jellycat opened its first studios in London in 1999...

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