Driving on the Pacific Coast Highway to explore the Pacific Coast of California near Los Angeles is a good alternative to visiting popular tourist destinations such as the Disneyland Resort, Universal Studio, and Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Swan Regional Riverside Park, alongside the Swan River, combines Woodbridge Riverside Park in Woodbridge suburb, Reg Bond Reserve in Viveash suburb, and the John George walk trail that connects Woodbridge Riverside Park and Reg Bond Reserve.
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South Perth foreshore Lakes, located just 50 m away from the Swan River riverbank, offers an opportunity to walk around the scenic and peaceful freshwater lakes for a change if you feel like walking away from the riverbank.
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Matilda Bay Reserve is just a 5-minute drive from Perth CBD and is adjacent to the University of Western Australia (UWA) in the Crawley suburb by the Swan River. The reserve is a 1.5km-long thin strip of peaceful grassed parkland with shady trees between Hackett Drive and the Swan River and extends from Mount Bay Road to Pelican Point.
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Fishmarket Reserve in the Guildford suburb is located on the bank of the Swan River. The reserve is quite huge with around 400m walk trail lining the riverbank, and largely left in a natural state.
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Point Reserve in the Bassendean suburb is located on the bank of the Swan River. The reserve is not huge but it has large native trees and an abundance of wildlife. You may sit on a bench by the river bank, enjoy the picturesque riverview and appreciate the quiet moments.
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Champion Lakes is actually the name of a suburb in Perth, in the City of Armadale. The lake is 55-hectare in size, with a 5km sealed pathway that encircles the lake for walking and cycling, jogging.
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Canning River Regional Park is very flat, therefore very easy to walk or jog or cycle, as well as for the wheelchairs. If you just want to enjoy a relaxed walk or jog or cycle in the Park, then you can just walk on the sealed and well-signed walking paths. If you are more adventurous, you can walk or jog (unfortunately cycling on the less well-defined trails can be a bit difficult) on the less-well-defined walk trails by the river banks. You choose the distance you want to walk or jog.
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Within a 5-minute walk from Perth CBD and by the side of Langley Park, the Riverside Drive walk path between Point Fraser and Elizabeth Quay is a popular walking destination for office workers. Why not? The Swan River foreshore area is a great place to get away from the office for a very light exercise.
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Heirisson Island is often overlooked as a walking destination, even though it is just outside Perth city centre. The island is just roughly a 15-minute walk from the city centre.
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If you like walking by the river bank just next to the water, walking from JH Abrahams Reserve to Paul Hasluck Reserve allows you to do just that, walking just next to the Swan River. And while walking, you enjoy great unblocked views of the Perth city skyline, and South Perth and Applecross Foreshores over the Swan River.
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Bayswater foreshore area that includes the adjacent Bayswater Riverside Gardens, A P Hinds Reserve, and the Baigup Wetlands is a great destination for walking, jogging, and running by the Swan River. Bayswater foreshore area is just 8 km northeast of the Perth CBD.
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Walking or jogging by the river bank between Point Walter Reserve and Attadale Reserve is an enjoyable experience. You are just next to the Swan River, feel the cool breeze, see the people enjoying water sports, and have views of the Dalkeith, Mosman Park and Peppermint Cove foreshores, and Perth city skyline on the opposite sides of the Swan River.
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The famous Three Gorges 三峡 on Yangtze River 长江 is best seen on a Yangtze River Cruise 长江游船. I went for the 4 days 3 nights downstream Yangtze River Cruise which sailed from Chongqing 重庆 to Yichang 宜昌. The cruise ended at Three Gorges Dam 三峡大坝 constructed within the largest of the Three Gorges 三峡, Xiling Gorge 西陵峡. The cruise travelled a total distance of approximately 650km.
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The incredibly beautiful and dramatic Niagara Falls, with a height of 52m, is made up of three separate waterfalls: Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side, Bridal Veil Falls, and American Falls on the US side.
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Point Heathcote Reserve is where Canning River joins the Swan River to head towards Fremantle and the Indian Ocean.
Starting at Raffles Waterfront Tower, the walking path by the riverbank is flat and offers great unblocked views of Perth city skyline over the river. It is definitely a great destination for walking, jogging, and running by the water.
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Tomato Lake is located in the City of Belmont and is a popular walking destination with the locals living in the nearby Belmont, Kewdale, and Rivervale suburbs. A 20-minute drive away from Perth CBD, Tomato Lake is very accessible to people working and living close to the Perth city.
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The Hallelujah Mountains (meaning “Floating Mountains”) – the floating islands – in the blockbuster movie Avatar gave moviegoers a superb cinema experience and long-lasting impressions. The floating islands scenes were inspired by the quartzite sandstone pillar formations of Zhangjiajie Scenic Area 张家界风景名胜区. You have to be here to be amazed how the work of nature and how the power of water erosion of the land could create such spectacular landforms consisting of stone pillars, deep valleys, peak forests, natural bridges, and more.
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May Drive Parkland is one of the most popular precincts in Kings Park. With well-maintained lawns, great play areas for the kids, free electric barbecues, and beautiful gardens, May Drive Parkland is the perfect place for gatherings of families and friends.
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It is hard to imagine Claisebrook Cove was once a contaminated industrial land. What an excellent urban renewal success story! Walk around the inlet and you will be impressed by the stylish urban surrounds of Claisebrook Cove with waterfront apartments, cafes, alfresco dining venues, carefully designed gardens and walking paths, and the jetty.
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For people visiting Melbourne and went to Moomba Festival Parade on 9 Mar 20, it must have been a surreal and strange experience. Why? Because after this parade, which thousands of people attended, the world had changed so dramatically. The change had so profoundly impacted all our lives in so many ways.
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Tianmen Mountain 天门山 (Pronounced in Mandarin as “Tian-men-shan”) – translated literally it means “The mountain of the door to heaven”. How appropriate! Especially when you view it at the start of the stairway leading to Tianmen Cave 天门洞. As you walk up the stairway, it is really like you are walking towards heaven!
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Lesmurdie Falls is surprisingly just a 30-minute drive from Perth CBD in the scenic Perth Hills and it is very accessible for a good walking experience by a waterfall.
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Toronto Island Park, in Lake Ontario, is a group of 15 islands inter-connected by pathways and bridges. The island park is a very popular destination for a day-outing for the locals.
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2020 will be the year we will never forget. For many of us, 2020 will be the most memorable year in our lifetime. 2021 will be the year of hope, the hope of returning to pre-COVID normal or at least a new normal.
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Koh Nang Yuan, just a 10-minutes boat ride from Koh Tao, is regarded as one of the most beautiful islands in the world. Koh Nang Yuan is a must-see when you visit Koh Tao.
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Garvey Park is a great location for a walk along the foreshore. Garvey Park has an open space grass area that is popular for locals for a family gathering and picnic. Kids can play in the open grass area.
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Bilya Kard Boodja Lookout is a good rest point for enjoying the view of the Swan River, the low-lying Maylands Peninsula, and the Perth City.
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Located less than 5km from Perth City and being very accessible, Lake Monger Reserve is quite well visited by tourists and locals living nearby.
Lake Monger Reserve consists of Lake Monger and the surrounding parklands. The reserve has a well-connected path network.
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From South Perth Foreshore, you can have great views of Perth city skyline, Kings Park and the Narrows Bridge, the freeway and railway crossing of the Swan River that connects South Perth to Perth city.
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