You could argue that no other single city in the world embodied the tortured path of the 20th Century more than the German capital.
06 January 2012
Visit Vietnam War tunnels and ancient Hong Kong villages, enjoy Chinese opera and explore Tokyo by bike.
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05 January 2012
The Estonian capital’s front as a quaint medieval town belies a history simmering with espionage and intrigue.
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03 January 2012
From secret KGB hotel rooms to radio-jammers, the landmarks of Estonia’s capital have a hidden history of Soviet struggle and espionage.
03 January 2012
In the desert of southern Peru, giant etchings of spiders, whales, people and trapezoids stretching across 450sqkm have adorned the landscape for 2,000 years.
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02 December 2011
For decades after World War I and before Castro’s 1959 revolt, Havana was an exotic getaway for travellers, with an intoxicating blend of glittering nightclubs and decadent cabarets.
02 December 2011
Thuringia is a magical place of grand thinking, extraordinary medieval towns, fairytale forests – and sausages.
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01 December 2011
Take a journey into the hushed and historical landscapes of Romantic Germany, where enlightenment, music and literature flourished.
01 December 2011
Twenty years after the fall of the Soviet Union, its epic history lives on in the buildings and monuments of Moscow, inspiring both awe and nostalgia.
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24 November 2011
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