Kerouac’s masterpiece On The Road is based on wild, improvised trips he took across the US. Follow in his footsteps to the five cities that kept calling him back.
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The factory-produced brews that used to make up the US beer market have been surpassed in recent years by thousands of microbreweries across the country.
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Across the US, local styles of barbecue have been honed to perfection. Let this roadmap be your guide to the regions that have elevated the act of slow-cooking meat to an art form.
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The city’s eclectic performance scene is the Silicon Valley of theatre, flourishing amid tough economic times.
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The country’s most eco-friendly cities feature plenty of parks, efficient public transit and sustainable restaurants.
US Prohibition left behind plenty of colourful history for travellers to explore today.
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An annual festival for the fix-anything adhesive
Festive fairs in the US, Japan, France, England
New initiatives in New York, Dublin and more
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
Technology
Monkeying around in China
China
Italy’s lesser-known Riviera
Italy
Our favourite images of the week
Coastal Australia’s nautical icon
Sydney
London’s wild night out
London
Indonesia’s business boom
Indonesia
A pilgrimage to Ghana’s slave forts
Africa
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