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The mystical Amazon winds deep into the jungle
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Four apps encourage smarter detours
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Asia
Our favourite images of the week
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North America
A salty offering to Polish saints
Krakow
Cuba, the Caribbean’s wild island
Cuba
A night at Paris’ museums
Paris
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New York City
Walk with the locals in Mumbai
Mumbai
Berlin’s Carnival of Cultures
Berlin
Mini guide to culture in Seville
Seville
Love, war and Philly cheesesteak
Philadelphia
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