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What is it like to live in a place known for its sights… and crowds? Residents of 2014’s most visited cities spill how they find solitude – and why they love living there anyway.
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Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque was built to welcome the world – and has an open-door policy that harkens back to the golden age of Islam.
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Dubai sets its sights on a Guinness World Record with a New Year’s display of epic proportions.
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Considered Dubai’s less-brash sister, a growing cluster of international museums and high-rise apartments make this city an increasingly attractive place to live.
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As globalisation leaves no stone unturned, we took to Quora.com to find a few secret locales well worth the trip.
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Though the city is still very much a work in progress, it is a prime example of the “build it and they will come” strategy that is sweeping across the United Arab Emirates.
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To celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, Dubai hotels put together lavish daily spreads that include Arabic mezze, Emirati lamb and sticky sweet pastries.
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Avoid the misery of a Middle Eastern midsummer with a ski vacation in one of the hottest cities in the world.
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Showcasing the cutting edge of urban planning, these five metropolises may help determine the way we will live, now and in decades beyond.
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Editors' Picks
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These five destinations will be in travellers’ sights this year, but what is it like to live there? We asked locals for the inside scoop.
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West of downtown Los Angeles, rugged Malibu Creek State Park has stood in for numerous faraway lands in classic TV shows and films.
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When a series of tragedies struck, Dalene and Pete Heck quit their six-figure jobs for an uncertain life on the road – and they haven’t looked back.
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The half-smoke might be Washington DC’s only indigenous food.
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A one-square-inch spot in Washington’s Olympic National Park lures people from around the world.
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Discover some of the most stunning travel photography, from the strikingly beautiful skies of Scotland to the rugged mountains of Malibu Creek State Park.
