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Berlin's New Identity | Gillian Ivory | Germany, Berlin, Berlin
Low key and laid back with an urban verging on functional charm, the city of Berlin still marries the days of Prussian grandeur with the architectural brutality of 1960s communism.
Dripping Yarns | AA Gill | Iceland, Reykjavik, Reykjavik
A city that looks like a tin model of Dundee, where the ground bubbles, a tree is a landmark and everything smells of rotten egg, where they have man-killer winds and grow the finest women in the universe
Dublin | William Dalrymple | Ireland, East Coast Ireland, Dublin
Sometime in the late fifties, the Dublin writer Brendan Behan was having a drink in the Cafe Deux Magots in Paris when he got into conversation with an American literary critic…
Great Cities on Foot: Iraklion | Christopher Somerville | Greece, Crete, Crete
A stone's throw from the clamour and crowds, Iraklion still holds the atmosphere and appearance of an ancient Mediterranean city
Hip Hotels in Old Montreal | Amy Rosen | Canada, Quebec, Montreal
Old Montreal was suddenly abuzz, too. Hip restaurants and cafes opened. Dilapidated heritage buildings were transformed into condos and boutique hotels started popping up
Jetsetter's Guide to Milan | Sally Howard | Italy, Lombardy, Milan
The frothy topping to the espresso shot of Milanese commerce is undoubtedly fashion, and Milan is famously (and debatably) second only to Paris on the world fashion map
Letter from Delhi | Justine Hardy | India, Uttar Pradesh, Agra
Those of us who went to catch the sunrise through the dust haze, picking out the swoops and swirls of Shah Jahan’s brilliant vision, got to pay $20 for the privilege
Rome: a personal memoir | Lee Marshall | Italy, Lazio, Rome
It’s the sheer theatricality of the place that hits you first. That obelisk, flanked by four Napoleonic lions spewing water. The symmetrical Baroque churches on the far side
Walking the Millenium Mile along London’s River Thames | Christopher Somerville | United Kingdom, London, London
London’s Millennium Mile (it’s actually nearer two miles) along the south bank of the River Thames must contain more memorable sights and attractions than any city-centre stroll on earth