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Ginza & Tsukiji: 12 travel tips for Tokyo’s most exclusive shopping district

According to people who know about these things, Tokyo is the best city in the world for luxury shopping. There are more than 200 designer stores in the Japanese capital and a whole bunch of them are located in Ginza: the most prestigious and expensive shopping district in the whole country. If your bank account can take a pounding, you could spend a whole day here parading through endless malls, but Ginza and nearby Tsukiji have plenty in store for…

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Marunouchi and Tokyo Station: a tour of central Tokyo

All roads in Tokyo – be it mainly underground – lead to Tokyo Station. The city’s most beautiful train station is one of Japan’s main travel hubs. Most of the Shinkansen bullet trains stop here, and they’re always right on time. Opposite the station – shielded by a forest of skyscrapers and surrounded by timeless gardens – lies the Imperial Palace. Unlike places such as Amsterdam, Brussels and maybe even New York, Tokyo doesn’t really have one city centre to…

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Tokyo: Discover Ueno and Yanaka in 11 sights and attractions

Tokyo is so unfathomably large, each district could be a separate city. Ueno is one of the most unique of the bunch: spread out around a huge park of the same name, it offers an interesting mix of top museums, bustling street markets and a few authentic old-fashioned neighbourhoods where life flows at a much slower pace. Trot Op! went for a walk and visited Ueno’s main sights and attractions. Ueno is located north of central Tokyo, and is a…

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Tokyo Travel Guide: Discover Asakusa in 13 Tips and Top Attractions

Tokyo is the world’s largest city and offers plenty of fantastic areas to explore. Asakusa for example, is one of the most interesting and authentic neighbourhoods in the Japanese capital. Trot Op! took to the streets and visited the best and most surprising sights. Asakusa – say “Asáksa” if you want to sound Japanese – is one of the most popular neighbourhoods in Tokyo. This is not all too surprising: it’s home to the biggest tourist draw in the entire…

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Discover the 11 most beautiful sights & attractions in Beijing

Beijing is a city of a special magnitude: an unfathomable metropolis, stretching out over an area half the size of Belgium with twice as many inhabitants. Centuries-old imperial heritage sits alongside modern architecture, and it offers an endless network of little streets and markets to explore. Beijing is a must-see for any trip to China, and an extremely rich destination you should experience at least once. Beijing is a fantastic and challenging city to discover, but my first experience was…

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The 30 best vegan and vegetarian restaurants in Antwerp

Looking for the best vegan and vegetarian restaurants in Antwerp? Fancy some tasty and surprising plant-based dishes? Trot Op! kindly lends you a helping hand by putting together a complete overview of no less than thirty wonderful and sustainable places. If you want to stay fit and sexy like me, you’ll eventually come to the conclusion that eating stew and mayo covered French fries three times a week is not exactly helpful in holding back the ever crueler hand of…

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The 35 best coffee bars in Antwerp

Putting together a list of the best coffee bars in Antwerp is no easy feat. This is mainly due to the fact there are so damn many of them you have to actively take care not to stumble into one by accident. Trot Op! took on the challenge anyway, and compiled an extensive list of no less than 35 great spots. (Last update: August 2024) Other Belgians often see Antwerp as a city of arrogant machos with a superiority complex…

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What to do in Nantes: the 9 wildest sights and attractions

Nantes is a lively and peculiar city near the French Atlantic coast. The old town offers everything you’d expect from a classic French city trip, but on top of that its streets and squares are full of quirky public art and home to some very strange creatures. Trot Op! headed south on the TGV and went in for a closer look. Anyone who regularly browses this blog – and why wouldn’t you, it rocks – might have noticed there aren’t…

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Cycling in Koksijde: wild two wheel adventures at the Belgian coast

The Belgian coastal town of Koksijde-Oostduinkerke was recently chosen as one of Flanders’ best cycling destinations. Time for Trot Op! to plan another visit to the seaside, rent a bike and see if it lives up to the hype. Somewhere in my icy rock of a heart, I have a soft spot for Koksijde. This is because my trip to this charming coastal town in 2019 was the first genuine collaboration I published on this then almost empty blog. Even…

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