Arcetri changes the subject of a Florence trip. Beyond the busy central squares, the southern hills bring together country houses, old parish churches and a living
A day in Tuen Mun can revolve around temple gardens and architectural contrasts, or involve a substantial uphill approach. The difference comes from choosing the right
Villa Strozzi al Boschetto offers a different green Florence from the famous gardens beside Pitti. On the western side of the southern city, an older grove
Kam Tin rewards a different kind of Hong Kong sightseeing. Instead of measuring the skyline, you look at a village entrance, a small school building and
Lung Yeuk Tau in Fanling is rewarding for village gates, walls and ancestral memory within the living landscape of the New Territories. Compare purposes as well
Cascine changes the scale of a Florence visit. After close streets, decorated facades and museum rooms, a broad tree-lined path can be an experience in
Ping Shan introduces a different side of Hong Kong through ancestral halls, education and hospitality. In one half-day, you can see Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda,
North of Florence’s best-known centre, a garden outing can connect three very different ideas of green space. Giardino dell’Orticoltura brings the nineteenth-century
Tai Po is rewarding when approached through three ordinary urban questions: how people arrived, where they traded and where the community handled shared business. An old
A day in Sha Tin works well through contrast: climb to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery in the first part of the day, then choose a
Bardini Garden works well as the centre of a Florence half-day when you want greenery and views without spending the whole outing indoors. Its hillside
A rewarding family day in Kowloon does not need two museums in succession. Choose one main event, either hands-on science or a closer look at
