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Five reasons to wake a traveller at dawn

De los lugares señalados abajo, tan sólo me quedan 2 por visitar: Sunrise at Stonehenge, Reino Unido y Sabah en Malasia, en éste país estuve hace varios años pero no fui a Sabah (Borneo), habrá que ir pensando en volver...

You snooze, you lose – if you’re a traveller, that is. Set your alarm clock for one of these unforgettable early-morning experiences.

Morning rush hour at Tsukiji Fish Market, Japan

Tokyo’s most famous market reaches fever pitch in the early morning. You’ll be deafened as buyers holler for the best catches at the tuna auction, and you’ll see frozen fish the size of grown men being hauled around with astonishing ease. If the sight of Nemo on the executioner’s block hasn’t tweaked your conscience, the sushi you’ll enjoy nearby is among the best in Tokyo – queues for breakfast at the famous Daiwa Sushi will be snaking around the corner by 8am so head straight there after your visit to the wholesale market.

Make it happen: Register before 5am to be in with a chance of seeing the auction (check here). Consider staying in the Chuo area, as public transport only begins from 5am. Wear covered shoes, unless you want your exposed toes to be trickled with fish guts. And go easy on the sake the night before: you’ll pass a number of signs warning against tipsy tourists, and you’ll need your wits about you to dodge the transit vehicles on site.