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COL: Guatavita Lake and Zipaquira Salt Cathedral Tour (Part 1)

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Cundinamarca, Colombia Our adventure beyond Bogota continued the following day with a full-day tour, the second one that my BFF and I signed up for with Beyond Colombia. Priced at  COP 310,000 (~S$92.45)  per person, the tour first led us to the enchanting Lake Guatavita, a destination that promises natural beauty and ancient legends.
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JPN: Omihachiman District @ Shiga Prefecture

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Omihachiman, Japan One of my personal aspirations in life is to visit all 47 prefectures of Japan. For that, I brought along my family on a day trip to Shiga, a landlocked prefecture encircling Lake Biwa, Japan's largest freshwater lake. The quaint Omihachiman district was our destination, which is easily reachable by train from Kyoto.
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JPN: Kinrin Lake

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Yufuincho Kawakami, Yufuin, Oita, Japan Literally meaning 'golden fish scale', Kinrin Lake in Yufuin is famous for the mist created on its surface as a result of the mixing of hot spring water and cold spring water. The lake is named such as it's inhabited by yellow fish whose scales appear like golden sparkles to the eyes when the sun sets.
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CAN: Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise [Visit Only]

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111 Lake Louise Drive, Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada Named Lake of the Little Fishes by the Stoney Nakoda First Nations people, Lake Louise is a glacial lake within Banff National Park known for its turquoise colour. In front of it is Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, a luxury hotel built in the early decades of the 20th century by Canadian Pacific Railway.
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CAN: Peyto Lake

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Icefields Parkway, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada Here's the last post on the Jasper to Banff One-Way Sightseeing Tour by SunDog Tours. After experiencing the ever-popular Columbia Icefield Adventure, my BFF and I continued our journey to Banff, stopping by a few more points of interest along the way. One of them is Peyto Lake that's famed for its brilliant turquoise colour.
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CAN: Medicine Lake

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Maligne Lake Road, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada Medicine Lake is a geological anomaly in the sense that it's not actually a lake, but rather an area in which Maligne River backs up and suddenly disappears undergrond as a losing stream. The lake aside, this post focuses mostly on the few wild animals encountered during the Premium Lakes and Wildlife Tour by SunDog Tours.
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CAN: Maligne Lake

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Maligne Lake Road, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada Famed for its azure water and Spirit Island, an islet that's actually a peninsula, Maligne Lake is located 44 km away from the town of Jasper. It's the largest lake in the whole of Jasper National Park. Cruise tours run from sometime in spring to autumn every year.
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UGA: Lake Victoria

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Entebbe, Uganda One of the African Great Lakes, Lake Victoria is the largest lake by area in the continent. It also claims the title of the world's largest tropical lake with a surface area of close to 60,000 square kilometres. It's surrounded by three countries: Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
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VIE: Hoan Kiem Lake & Ngoc Son Temple

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[Ngoc Son Temple] Dinh Tien Hoang, Hanoi, Vietnam Daily: 8.00am - 5.00pm Hoan Kiem Lake (lit. Lake of the Returned Sword) is arguably the most scenic spot in the old quarter of the capital city of Vietnam. Situated somewhere towards the middle of it is Thap Rua (lit. Turtle Tower), which is shown in the picture below. Read further to learn about the legend of the turtle.
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NZL: Air New Zealand NZ124 (Business)

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MEL-AKL (3h 40m) Boeing 777-300ER ETD: 12.10pm (GMT + 10) ETA: 5.40pm (GMT + 12) I'd heard plenty about Air New Zealand's legacy herringbone seats in the Business Class cabin, mostly not for the right reasons. Lo and behold, I finally had the opportunity to experience them for myself on what was also my first flight ever with the flag carrier of the country. Let's find out whether the criticisms are justified.
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NZL: President Hotel Auckland

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27-35 Victoria Street West, Auckland, New Zealand In Auckland, New Zealand, my travel buddy and I stayed at President Hotel Auckland (3*). Located right in the heart of the Central Business District, the hotel is only 200 m away from soaring Sky Tower. Previously operated by the Best Western group, the property has since been rebranded to Edit Auckland Central.
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NZL: Auckland Domain

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Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand Right in the heart of Auckland lies the city's oldest park, which is one of its largest green spaces. Spanning around 75 hectares, the park was developed around the crater of an extinct volcano. Beyond its expansive lawns and walking paths, it's also home to several notable attractions, such as Auckland War Memorial Museum and Wintergardens.
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