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Weird, different, and cool things to discover on a trip to Tokyo

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Of all the cities in the world, few (if any) are as unique as Tokyo. As the centre of a lighthearted, creative, forward-thinking culture, this city is crammed to the gills with unusual things to see and do.

If you have settled into your corporate serviced apartment in the heart of Tokyo that is trusted by multi-national corporations and human resource managers, you may be wondering which of these amazing attractions to see first after a long day of business meetings.

Below, we will discuss several weird, different, and cool things to do in Tokyo – just be sure to schedule them in your live calendar so you don’t forget about seeing them. Let’s get into it below…

1) Kabukicho Robot Restaurant

Robotics has gotten advanced these days, as machines appear ready to take over much of the work we do presently. The Kabukicho Robot Restaurant has taken this concept to the extreme, as the dancers which aim to entertain its clientele are all androids.

The entrance fee for this attraction is steep at over 8,000 yen, with the meal option costing 1,000 yen more, but if you want to see a show defined by robot cabaret dancers performing stunning numbers to the flash of neon lights, the price of admission will be worth it.

2) Anata No Warehouse

Ever wonder what it would be like to live in the world of Blade Runner? Wonder no more, as the Anata No Warehouse had provided an environment where this is possible. Patterned after Kowloon Walled City, a chaotic, decrepit apartment block which used to exist in Hong Kong, guests will feel like they have actually been transported back to this haven of seediness.

The designers went to great lengths to create as authentic an experience as possible – as you walk through the warehouse, you’ll find ads for dodgy dental and medical services and dripping rusted metal walls. Eventually, you’ll come to a parlour where you can play traditional arcade games or shoot some pool, but as you will soon appreciate, the journey to get there will be the highlight of your visit.

3) Ghibli Museum

If you have ever watched the critically acclaimed anime movie, The Ghost In the Shell, then you already know what a genius Hayao Miyazaki is. Even if you have never heard of him before, a visit to the Ghibli Museum should be on your list during your time in Tokyo.

Unlike most museums, which often end up being laid out as a series of disassociated exhibits, the Ghibli was constructed as if it is were a film, with a beginning, build up, climax, and a denouement.

Tickets are capped at 200 per day for non-Japanese visitors, and they often sell our several days in advance, so be sure to snag your tickets online or at a Lawson convenience store as soon as you arrive in Japan from Canada, or wherever you call home.

Coolest things to see and do in Alberta

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There are many cool things that attract travellers to Alberta every year. Sitting at the doorstep of the Canadian Rockies, there are plenty of active folks who jump at the chance to hike and camp in some of the most beautiful places on Earth.

It is home to dynamic cities filled with young people who demand innovation and fresh concepts. And with marijuana legalization coming up on July 1st, it is a place where visitors and Canadians alike can light up a joint without fear of being fined or arrested.

With plenty of growers already possessing the license to grow medical cannabis, the expertise is there, making it likely the grass will be of high quality.

Looking for specific cool things to see and do in Alberta? Read on below, and you’ll have all the information you’ll need to plan the trip of a lifetime.

1) Hike to the tea houses near Lake Louise

Love to go for nature walks? There are numerous options available for hiking enthusiasts in Alberta’s Rocky Mountain parks (Banff and Jasper), but if you are looking to take a day hike that you’ll remember for a long time to come, we suggest trekking the tea house circuit.

Linking two cabins located on the Plain of Six Glaciers and at Agnes Lake, this path will take you alongside world famous Lake Louise before it elevates you high above it. Peaks, cliffs, glaciers, and debris fields left over from the Ice Age will surround you until you arrive at the tea houses.

Famed for their chocolate cake, cookies, and tea, they will provide the perfect treats to appreciate some of Canada’s most epic scenery.

2) Take a helicopter ride over the Icefields Parkway

The Icefields Parkway is one of the most scenic drives in Canada and the world, and while you will certainly have an amazing time motoring down this deeply beautiful road, there’s so much more to the region that you simply can’t see from your car.

This is where heli tours come in – located just outside Banff National Park on the David Thompson Highway, Rockies Heli Canada takes you up into the air and over the wilderness and peaks where cars can’t go.

Isolated glacial lakes, glaciers, and waterfalls will become visible as you go, making it worth the money you’ll pay for this experience.

3) Tour the Badlands near Drumheller

Alberta’s coolness isn’t limited to the mountains – an hour and a half drive over flat prairie from Calgary will place you at the edge of the Red Deer River Valley. Here, you’ll peer down into starkly different landscape of hoodoos, canyons, and desert-like badlands terrain.

Many dinosaur fossils have been found here, giving rise to one of the world’s coolest museums on the subject, and there is also a massive old coal mine which offers tours of its above and below ground remains.

Coolest things to do on a holiday in Dubai

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Indoor skiing is one of the coolest things to do on a holiday in Dubai

Over the past couple decades, Dubai has steadily built its brand as one of the coolest travel destinations in the Middle East.

Safe, super modern, and harbouring a burning ambition to offer its visitors the coolest attractions, hotels, restaurants, and shopping experiences in the world, you are doing yourself a disservice by skipping over this dynamic city.

Think you can’t make a holiday in the United Arab Emirates happen on the cheap? This simply isn’t true, as there are numerous low cost flights to Dubai, cheap street food meals that cost $5 USD are readily available, and cheap hotels offer rooms starting at about $40/night.

There are even a few apartment style hostels that offer bunks for about $30/night, so even backpackers aren’t left out.

Ready to discover the coolest things to do in Dubai? Check out our tips below, and you’ll be able to plan a trip you’ll remember for years to come.

1) Go skiing/boarding (no, really)

Surely we mean sand skiing/boarding, right? Nope. In true Dubai fashion, you can do the ‘impossible’ and practice your favourite snowsport in one of the hottest places on Earth.

Located within the Mall of the Emirates, Ski Dubai is an indoor snowsports facility that uses unreal amounts of refrigeration to create an environment cold enough for artificial snowmaking.

The result: a single slope offering a run 400 metres long. While it will fail to thrill experts used to world-class mountains in Canada, the novelty of getting in some turns in the Arabian desert still makes this attraction worth a visit.

2) Go on a dune bashing expedition

Dubai sits on the edge of one of the most punishing places in the world for life forms of any kind – the Arabian desert.

Stretching for many hundreds of kilometres from the western edge of Dubai, the sand seas of the Empty Quarter might not be the best place to channel your inner Bear Grylls, but it is the perfect spot to engage in a homegrown sport known as dune bashing.

Paired with a skilled driver, you’ll head out into the Arabian wilderness in a Land Rover with specially deflated tires, allowing your SUV to scale sand hills without getting stuck.

The high speeds and sudden maneuvers your driver will employ may make you a touch uncomfortable at first, but once you realize the limits of these vehicles, you’ll be whooping it up with them in short order.

3) Pay a visit to the Gold Souk

Want to feel like a sultan during your visit to Dubai? A trip to the Gold Souk is just one way you can accomplish this goal.

A market lined with hawkers selling a dizzying array of golden jewelry, coins, bars etc, you can get many pieces far closer to the current spot price than other places in the world if you are prepared to bargain hard.

Otherwise, the window shopping opportunities here are endless, and they won’t cost you a dime.