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Worth of Visit, Reykjavik, Iceland (reviewed 2004)

Safn – Contemporary Art on Three Floors

If you are a fan of contemporary art or just want to satisfy your cultural hunger while shopping, go to Safn on Laugavegur. The gallery has three floors of contemporary art and there are no entrance fees.

The place is a showcase for Icelandic artists, so you might not have heard any of them. Don'... More >

San Francisco Chinatown – The World's Biggest Chinatown

San Francisco Chinatown is the biggest Chinatown in the world and a nice place to stroll around. The place is a mixture of real Chinese town with peculiar stores, Chinese banks and exotic foods, and a commercial version of the Chinatowns, maintained for the tourists.

There are a lot of restaurant... More >

Worth of Visit, San Jose, CA, USA (reviewed 2005)

Santana Row – "European" Shopping District

Santana Row is newly developed shopping and dining area in San Jose. It is claimed to be an European styled district with a lot of cafés, restaurants, boutiques and decent pavements to walk on.

In some sense, the place has gained sort of poshy European appeal. On the other hand, the district is ... More >

SFMoMA – Good collection of modern art

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is surprisingly good art museum; both the collections and the museum itself is really worth a visit.

The collections cannot boast with a huge selection of works from celebrated artists, but it is big enough to portray the essence in modern art. The exhibitions f... More >

Worth of Visit, Shanghai, China (reviewed 2005)

Shanghai Art Museum – Crowded Museum Experience

Shanghai Art museum is located in the shock middle of the city, next to the People's park. The location is convenient to reach with the public transportation and museum can be used as a short break from shopping.

There are several galleries, but only three of them were open during our visit. The ... More >

Worth of Visit, Shanghai, China (reviewed 2005)

Shanghai Pudong Maglev Train – Fastest ride ever

The maglev train from Shanghai Pudong airport to the city centre is the fastest public transport vehicle in the world. The 30 km stretch takes less than eight minutes, and the highest velocity is over 430 km/h. Unfortunately this speed is sustained only for a minute as the train needs some time to a... More >

Worth of Visit, Lahti, Finland (reviewed 2005)

Sibelius Hall – Culture by the lake

Sibelius Hall (Sibeliustalo in Finnish) is a big culture centre next to the lakeshore a couple kilometers from Lahti downtown. The venue is known for concerts and other cultural events, but it is worth of a visit even an event.

The building is made of wood, and being several storeys high, it is a... More >

Worth of Visit, Bangkok, Thailand (reviewed 2007)

Silom Shopping Center – Experience Neo-Tokyo

If you want to have a cyberpunkish experience, a glimpse on Neo-Tokyo on our times, go to Silom shopping center at the beginning of Silom Road. There you have a lot of people of all races, small stalls selling everything and between, skytrain once a few minutes rumbling over you and a feeling of bei... More >

Worth of Visit, Reykjavik, Iceland (reviewed 2008)

Sun Voyager – Modern Viking ship

In Reykjavik shorefront, not far from the city center -- nothing is far from anything in Reykjavik -- sits a commanding Viking ship statue. Made of metal, this modernised version of the ships Vikings used to conquer a big part of the northern hemisphere back then is a sight worth not missing. The st... More >

Worth of Visit, Nilsiä, Finland (reviewed 2009)

Tahko – The southernmost full ski resort in Finland

Tahkovuori is the southernmost full scale ski resort in Finland. Located about 60 kilometers up north from Kuopio, and thus about 450 kilometers from Helsinki, Tahko boasts an impressive set of activities around the year. The first and foremost focus is on skiing, downhill and cross-country, but the... More >

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