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Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain

Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain

The Sagrada Família is a grand church in the centre of Barcelona. It’s an amazing experience to visit this huge construction site and see the work in progress, significantly enhanced by taking a lift and winding staircases to the top of one of the eight towers. I...
Summiting Australia’s tallest building

Summiting Australia’s tallest building

The tallest building in Australia is on the Gold Coast in Queensland, the ‘Q1′ residential building with a hotel topped by the Sky Point observation deck 230m above the ground. The building claims the title of ‘tallest Australian building’ as the top of its spire is...
Visiting Burj Khalifa, Dubai

Visiting Burj Khalifa, Dubai

I visited the world’s tallest building in April 2013, unfortunately during a sand storm so we couldn’t see very far. Good thing the technology gurus had installed interactive video screens around the viewing floor that show you the view you’re looking at ‘today’, ‘on...
At the top of Tokyo Sky Tree

At the top of Tokyo Sky Tree

At 450 metres, Tokyo Sky Tree literally towers over Tokyo. On a clear day you can see beyond the city’s perimeter in all directions and as far as Mt Fuji. And thanks to a couple of glass windows on the floor, you can watch the miniature traffic moving along the...
Stunning views over Tokyo from Mori Tower

Stunning views over Tokyo from Mori Tower

Walking outside on the top of Mori Tower is surreal, with a helipad in the middle and plenty of security guards watching to make sure you don’t overstep ‘the line’. The views over Tokyo are simply stunning, to Mt Fuji on a clear day. The railings at viewpoints in the...