From West to East, the city experience is mired in the gravitas of a past as chilling as it is rich and charming.
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From opera in London to tea time in Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, getting to the heart of a destination was never so richly rewarding yet so downright free.
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Creative synergies, a free-spirited climate and cheap rents have turned Berlin into a major magnet for artists from around the globe.
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Little more than 1.5km of the Berlin Wall still stands. Its remnants symbolize the triumph of freedom over oppression and are a reminder of the Cold War era.
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Confident, sassy and irreverent, the German capital buzzes with giddying energy and a zest for experimentation infused with an undercurrent of grit and roughness.
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A shopping, eating and entertainment zone, it is the darling of the city's creative class. Its cafes and bars filled with media execs, fashion designers and bespectacled actors.
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The Transmediale Festival starts 29 January
Vintage sales in the home of haute couture
The 800km pilgrimage is not limited to walkers
Italy’s stolen treasures come home
Rome
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Mumbai
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South Korea
The Spanish ritual of baby jumping
Spain
Beijing’s labyrinth of history
Beijing
America’s best little beach towns
Washington
A new chapter for Johannesburg
South Africa
Duct tape designs take form in Ohio
USA
Reader Q&A: Mini breaks from London
London
See eye to eye with a butterfly
San Francisco
Spain’s super-charged sport
Spain
Walking in Inca footsteps
Peru
Jaffa, an Israeli city in flux
Israel
An artful 48 hours in Neukölln
Berlin
New gear to smooth summer travel
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Monkeying around in China
China
Italy’s lesser-known Riviera
Italy
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