Hamburg - part grit and part chic, why this German city of the north keeps on surprising.
It was August, and the world smelled of roses – of dreams – of summer.When Ted Macauley first visited Hamburg in 1970, a decade had passed since the Beatles performed live in August...
Bulgaria's capital is a city steeped in a layered past, a contemporary urban cool with its sights firmly set on the future.
At magic hour, when cotton clouds roll in and drape a cool shade over the land below, a girl lights a candle at the St. Nedelya Cathedral. Military...
Step into the spotlight and explore Madrid's cinematic quirks. For any traveler, the city can become a center stage for discovery and Almodóvarian drama.
The capital city of Spain invites you to play a part. Take a stroll. Linger in the park. Kiss under a lamp post. Have a smoke....
Why this sunny port city of Andalusia is the new capital of cool.
At the time when the favored Andalusian sisters Granada, Sevilla and Cordoba were far too busy beguiling audiences across the globe while absorbed in their own spirited rhythmical trance, Malaga is the sister on the coastal south...
Lyon is a fitting escape for pilgrims of culinary wonder as well as soaking the hungry soul with the city's quaint cinematic sights.
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here are these moments in Lyon during summer when the heat seems to be far removed, tempered by a cool breeze where the Rhône River meets the...
Buzzing and exuberant, the Croatian city of Split, perched on the Adriatic coast, invites all travelers to experience the joys of Dalmatian life and fjaka.
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hat does a wayfarer see when she climbs the 183 step-bell tower of Saint Domnius Cathedral in the old town of Split?
In this thriving city...
Kuala Lumpur has long been a home to leafy canopies of tropical trees. These days, as skyscrapers dominate its skyline, the drive to reconnect Malaysia’s capital to its green origin is making a comeback.
Kuala Lumpur is going through an identity crisis. For visitors, it is a place that embraces...
Travelers have been talking in reverent tones about a number of encouraging sights they noticed in Lisbon. It seemed it was all people could talk about lately. It hadn’t been long since the conversation shifted from austerity, youth unemployment and the doldrums of economic crisis; to optimism and renewed...
Between Vienna’s imposing Parliament Building and its famous university which dates back to medieval times, there sits a classic newspaper-laden Viennese café that bears the impress of uncompromising dignity.Inside you will find a wooden interior of exquisitely varnished columns, panels and coffee tables as well as incandescent lamps and...
Postcard-perfect Lisbon with its dramatic scenes and slopping terrains, there's no better place to experience all that Portugal has to offer than its capital.
Lisbon is in no hurry. It takes its time.The city wakes up when it wants to and sleeps only when it needs to. Slow. Like the...