Berlin is a scene-stealing combo of glamour and grit, teeming with top museums and galleries, grand opera and guerrilla clubs, gourmet temples and ethnic snack shacks.
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03 August 2010
“The city that works” is a place where high- and lowbrow art and culture collide. Explore the best of the city of big shoulders.
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03 August 2010
Hot water springs are found from one end of Japan to the other. The word for hot spring is onsen, and there are more than 3,000 of them in the country.
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03 August 2010
Mumbai is India’s financial powerhouse, fashion capital, a pulse point of religious tension — and of course it is home to Bollywood. The city has its own rhythm.
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03 August 2010
The medieval pilgrim trail has been revitalized by a new generation of voyagers.
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03 August 2010
A radical community - defiantly out of step with the rest of China - survives at the heart of slow-moving Henan province. Nanjie Cun is China's last collective.
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03 August 2010
Siwa is the archetypal oasis where fresh springs give life to olive trees and date palms. Here, it is about sitting back and letting the halcyon days wash over you.
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03 August 2010
The VIII Gay Games will be held in Cologne from 31 July to 7 August 2010, and are open to all. Thirty-four athletic events will be staged, as well as five cultural disciplines.
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03 August 2010
Highly ritualistic and more athletic than initial appearances may imply, sumo is a stunning, charged spectacle that you cannot miss if you are in Tokyo at tournament time.
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03 August 2010
Zagreb is coming into its own with an appealing medley of contemporary and ancient. This buzzing mini-metropolis has edgy art, top food, creative fashions and festival fun galore.
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03 August 2010
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