From humble beginnings as a tin-mining shanty, it has evolved into a culturally diverse 21st-century metropolis.
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The pace of change here is relentless, and this once conservative capital is charging into the future.
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Each department store is crammed with shops carrying a dizzying array of high-quality groceries, perfect for a quick picnic lunch or a snack before hopping the train to the airport.
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The towering department stores, music venues, dance clubs and all-you-can-eat dessert cafés cater to the city’s twenty-somethings.
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Spend hours (and sometimes days) being massaged, scrubbed, perfumed, pampered, bathed and blissed-out in Bali.
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Thailand’s north is arguably the part of the country most ripe for exploration with a combination of mountain landscapes, cultural treasures and off-the-tourist-trail locales.
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Italy
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Sydney
Mini guide to Croatia’s islands
Croatia
Riding the wave of change in Munich
Munich
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A street food tour of Yangon
Burma
On the road: San Pedro de Atacama
Chile
How human error can cause a crash
Under-explored European day trips
Spain
Dubai’s ping pong nightclub
Dubai
Reader Q&A: Three days in Delhi
Delhi
Best places to heal a broken heart
Bahamas
Epicurean Slovenia makes its mark
Europe
Walking with Jesus in the Galilee
Israel
Vancouver’s revamped night market
Vancouver
New Mexico’s hospital turned hotel
USA
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