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Jul. 28, 2018 / Colin Stein

Urbanist Abroad: Long Island

The suburban experience is not what one would expect in a story about a visit to New York City. Let…
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Jul. 24, 2018 / Gordon Price

Urbanist Abroad in New York

I’m off again — another trip (ah, the retired life). This time to New York. I’ve been visiting the city…
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Jul. 23, 2018 / Colin Stein

Urbanist Abroad: Bligh’s Backpacking – Venice

This summer, Price Tags contributor James Bligh and his wife Errin took off from Vancouver to tour a bevy of cities…
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Jun. 22, 2018 / Colin Stein

Urbanist Abroad: Day 18 – Tokyo

And so we wrap up our coverage of Gordon Price’s study trip, covering Hong Kong, Tokyo and Kyoto over the…
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Jun. 21, 2018 / Colin Stein

Urbanist Abroad: Day 17 – Kyoto and Hiroshima

In less than two hours and at speeds up to 285-km/h, Gordon Price travelled from Kyoto to Hiroshima on Thursday,…
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Jun. 20, 2018 / Colin Stein

Urbanist Abroad: Day 16 – Kyoto

On Wednesday, a visit to The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (known as MOMAK, naturally). In addition to familiar…
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Jun. 19, 2018 / Colin Stein

Urbanist Abroad: Day 15 – Kyoto

At just over 500 hectares, Nara Park in Japan is 20% larger than Vancouver’s Stanley Park, and a short day…
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Jun. 18, 2018 / Colin Stein

Urbanist Abroad: Day 14 – Kyoto

As you may have heard by now, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit Osaka, Japan early this morning (Sunday at 10:00…
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Jun. 17, 2018 / Colin Stein

Urbanist Abroad: Day 13 – Kyoto

For one thousand years (794 through 1868), Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan; indeed, the name literally translates to…
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Jun. 16, 2018 / Colin Stein

Urbanist Abroad: Day 12 – Tokyo and Kyoto

Some final bits of “real Tokyo” as Gordon Price departs this prefecture of 13 million people, just one part of…
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Jun. 15, 2018 / Colin Stein

Urbanist Abroad: Day 11 – Tokyo

On Gordon Price’s last full day in Tokyo, we get a few more shots of that Tokyo colour (and pattern)…
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Jun. 14, 2018 / Colin Stein

Urbanist Abroad: Day 10 – Tokyo

Editor-in-chief Gordon Price spent part of yesterday on a guided tour of Kagurazaka, a traditional, prominent Tokyo neighbourhood, by local…
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Jun. 13, 2018 / Colin Stein

Urbanist Abroad: Day 9 – Shibuya and Tokyo

The city of Shibuya, a critical exurb to Tokyo, ranks high on the list of places to visit in Japan…
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Jun. 12, 2018 / Colin Stein

Urbanist Abroad: Day 8 – Tokyo

Design. Density. Delight. There’s so much going on in the many photos taken by editor-in-chief Gordon Price on his trip,…

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