Travel Intelligence isn’t just about hotels, hotels, hotels; it’s also packed with some of the finest travel writing on the web. To see a selection of top-class travel writing about cities, have a look through the articles listed below...
Articles in Cities
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Summer in Belgrade
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Mary Novakovich
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Montenegro
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Belgrade Region
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Belgrade
"Summer in Belgrade, where temperatures can nudge 40C, means bagging a spot on the beach."
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Day-trips from Florence to the Best Towns in Tuscany
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Donald Strachan
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Italy
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Tuscany
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Florence
"Where muscular Florence has the Renaissance, feminine Siena showcases the ultimate in Italian Gothic. At the height of its power it was the equal of any city-state in central Italy—and the legacy of those early 1300s formed the city you see today."
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Bitten by the Orchid Bug in Bangkok
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Mark Eveleigh
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Thailand
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Bangkok Region
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Bangkok
"Piyakaset Suksathan had already made many explorations of the mountains of Chiang Mai province when he set out one morning on a trek to the summit of Doi Chiang Dao."
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A Zimbabwe Dispatch
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Mark Eveleigh
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Zimbabwe
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Zambezi National Park Region
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Harare
"At a traffic island on the edge of Harare a single crippled beggar is lying by the road. Across the front of his ragged t-shirt the print is still legible: ‘Vote Zanu PF – Robert Mugabe for Students.’ He is clearly oblivious to the irony as he holds..."
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Urban Walks: New York City – East Village to Gramercy Park
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Melissa Cicci
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United States
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New York State
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New York
"New York is an infinitely walkable city. But despite Manhattan island's relatively small size, many New Yorkers can't claim to have explored all of this borough, let alone the other four..."
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A Guide to Slovenia
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Maxine Jones
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Slovenia
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Ljubljana Region
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Ljubljana
"Arriving late at Ljubljana airport, Slovenia struck me immediately as clean and quiet with a slow, gentle pace. In the darkness there were smells of cut grass and woodlands, an enveloping greenness that cut through the black night."
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Timbuktu: A Living Legend
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Greg Cook
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Mali
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Niger River
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Timbuktou
"A visit to the semi-mythical African town of Timbuktu proves that real travel is all about the journey and the destination."
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Uzbekistan: The Gold Road to Samarkand
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Mark Davidson
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Uzbekistan
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Tashkent Province
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Tashkent
"If I could travel back in time, I’d wander along the open road, trade with the nomadic caravans and barter for goods along the “Silk Road”."
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The Winter Weekend Away: Things to Do in York for a Day and a Night
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Ben Cooper
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United Kingdom
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Yorkshire
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York
"Try as it might to be trendy and modern, York will still always have a slightly doyley-ish charm to it: of teashops, antiques, fudge shops and old pubs advertising "Most Haunted filmed here" outside..."
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Craic Division: Four of the Most Stylish St. Patrick’s Day Hotels
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JB Cooper
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Ireland
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East Coast Ireland
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Dublin
"With St. Patrick’s Day only a month away, now’s the time to get planning should you fancy enjoying the craic to its fullest in the world’s best St. Patrick’s Day hotels …"
