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...London Eye big wheel down to the Design Museum at Shad Thames?as one of the most vibrant neighborhoods in the capital. Multiple bridges make it accessible to more than 15 million Londoners and visitors, and the Southbank Centre boasts 10 restaurants on its 21-acre (8 hectare) riverfront site. Here's a guide to the highlights...
...refined oil chugged up the Mekong bound for energy-hungry China, opening up a potential alternative shipping route to avoid the pirate-infested Straits of Malacca through which roughly half of its imported oil now passes. And with China needing somewhere to park its ballooning foreign-exchange reserves, the riverfront capitals of Phnom Penh and Vientiane now gleam with Chinese-built roads, buildings and other infrastructure. The torrent of investment will likely grow even greater next year when Chinese construction workers finish building a 1,100-mile (1,800-km) Yunnan-Bangkok highway that parallels a section of the Mekong...
Some members of the task force also questioned to what extent the complex’s location would facilitate or discourage the public’s access to the riverfront...
...evening walks. The Margallah Hills' Trail 3 is more challenging, with long, uphill and sometimes rocky stretches and well-maintained vista points. Women are advised not to go alone; everyone should dress modestly. Portland, Oregon: You can really run here, from the downtown area, on the streets of the riverfront district, along the Willamette River itself, back across the university, and up to the shaded dirt trails of Forest Park. Long or short, trail or street, the routes are there, and often many people are too. Dili: In 2003, starting from a waterfront motel in East Timor's capital...
...Renowned for its crowded dining hall and balcony ragers, Quincy House definitely has spirit. It also has one of the only grilles open for weekend drunken munchies. While undeniably lacking the charm of its sister river dwellings, New Quincy has great housing. WINTHROP: John Winthrop House has the most riverfront property of all the River Houses, and the most impressive collection of dead white men on its walls. Enjoy the view of the Charles—it’s just about the only thing going for the 4x4 doubles...