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Look, we couldn't knowingly send you to Temple Bar. Instead, local rapscallion James Hendicott drags...
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From surfboards to cemeteries, via a nibble on a pintxos or three, we select the best ac...
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Fire-wielding men dressed as the devil chase Gavin Haines through the streets of Palma de Mallorca. ...
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Facing budget cuts and a shift in cultural identity, is it curtains for Le Panier’s raucous street...
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Decades of violence saw Medellín ranked as the world’s most dangerous place, but now Colombia’s...
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From bubbling mud volcanoes to revolving sky bars, we seek out some of the more surprising highlight...
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10 years after the Danish government began ‘normalising’ Christiania, Alex Fahey heads to Copenh...
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With Egypt unveiling plans to construct a brand new capital east of Cairo, we talk to city planners ...
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We sent Lillian Marx to San Francisco, smartphone in hand, to see how technology is transforming the...
Dublin has it all: a charming mix of medieval, Georgian and modern architecture, fascinating history, a legendary literary tradition, plus all the cos...
Sun, surf and exquisite scenery are the qualities most visitors seek in San Diego.
Modern-day Moscow proudly defies its former austere image of Soviet times and Europe's most populous city is currently enjoying an unprecedented perio...
As the capital of the country which invented praline, the French fry and the waffle, Brussels is the place to come if you want to eat well.
Colombia’s capital Bogotá is a city out to prove the world wrong. Known as a violent and rather grim place in the 1990s, Bogotá has since pulled t...
The centuries have been kind to the former capital of the Russian Empire – St Petersburg looks as grand today as when Peter the Great laid the found...
Beijing is one of those wonderful cities that manages to combine the historic with the modern, and pull off both with aplomb.
Most visitors are overwhelmed by the artistic opulence of Florence and spend their visit dashing from one masterpiece to the next, dazzled by an exces...
It's been quite a makeover. Spruced-up neighbourhoods, revived Victorian architecture, stylish cafes and a revamped riverfront have propelled Glasgow ...
Zurich labours under the misconception that it is nothing more than a sterile banking city - don't believe a word of it.
Dar es Salaam offers attractive colonial architecture, labyrinthine streets, reasonable restaurants and lively markets.
Leeds is an attractive, vibrant northern city rich in culture, heritage and attractions that are a world away from the Yorkshire stereotypes of real a...

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