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The Canals of Copenhagen. Probably the most famous of the canals in Copenhagen, this is the Nyhavn Canal. It's city central, and is only around 500 mtrs long. It's lined with entertainment and eating outlets. There are a lot of free walking tours offered in Copenhagen and it is a lovely city to...

The Merlion at night. Almost impossible to get a poor photo here at night. It's just a matter of keeping the tourists out of frame however.

Little India A short walk from the Bugis Junction MRT station in Singapore is Little India. There are some very colorful images here and many people preying. Street food hawkers and sellers offloading fake everything completes a lovely place to spend time.

Singapore's Gardens by the Bay These towers are possibly the most visited site in Singapore. Every night at 7:45pm they are laser lit to music and draw huge crowds. Note the people right up at the top who have paid to be there.

Is this what we are coming to? Europe is now full of these things, and these are off the coast of Denmark. Note the plane trying to land amongst the hundreds of them. Sorry, but I think they are a blight. Just my opinion.

Ulun Danu Beratan Temples Around two hours drive north of Kuta in Bali are these world renown towers in an area called twin lakes. These twin Hindu temples feature heavily in tourism brochures and were built here in the 1600's. The twin lakes they sit on are the second and third largest of...

Sunset in Ketchican The small Alaskan village of Ketchikan has a very beautiful twilight viewing, and it has it every day. Or so the locals like to tell us. I tend to agree with them. Judge for yourself.

The Margarite Glacier The Glaciers of Alaska are difficult to comprehend, unless time is spent gazing at them in wonder. The Glacier fields of Alaska are a well-travelled area, but it is only possible by Cruise Ships. They are well protected by environmental laws fortunately, so should be there...

The Hubbard Glacier Unfortunately the only way to view these massive Alaskan glaciers is by cruise ships. However, there are six thousand of them, so it takes a while. This is the Hubbard Glacier. It is 120 meters high, 10 kilometers wide and 122 kilometers long. It moves forward at the rate of...

The Royal Palace Grounds. Seoul. South Korea. This is just one of the many buildings within the Palace Grounds in Seoul. A sight we are quite unused to here in Australia.

The Royal Palace Guards The Royal Palace Guards in Seoul, South Korea. These ceremonial guards stand at the entrance to the Royal Palace Grounds and go through a "Changing of the Guards" act at certain times of the day. It's very colorful. The Palace Grounds are full of amazing buildings...

Ferry Cross the Mersey Back in 1965 a British band by the name of "Gerry and the Pacemakers" had a worldwide hit with the song, "Ferry Cross the Mersey". The Ferry is a public transport vehicle that crosses the Mersey River in Liverpool England. This is the modern-day version of that ferry...

Some Famous Four On a recent trip to Liverpool, England, I came across this monument to some band that were apparently popular here in the 60's. Not sure of their name though. Anyone know them? We were introduced to the original drummer of this band, a chap by the name of Pete Best. He told us...

The Berlin Wall In several parts of Berlin there are sections of the wall still standing. It has been hacked at by tourists in order to take home pieces of it. Some sections have been painter in bright colors with art that features on tourism brochures. One section still standing demonstrates...

Checkpoint Charlie Berlin was divided into four sections at the end of WW11. There were American, British, French and Russian sectors. To navigate between the Russian and the Western sectors meant passing through numerous checkpoints around Berlin. The most infamous of these checkpoints was...