Rediscovering Rio

by Carlos Saldanha Feb 13, 2012 12:00 AM EST

Carlos Saldanha on reconnecting with the hidden quarter of his youth. MORE

The City: Lusaka

by Alexandra Fuller Feb 6, 2012 12:00 AM EST

Alexandra Fuller on the ‘restless hum’ of a booming African city. MORE

Cairo

Jan 30, 2012 12:00 AM EST

Ahdaf Soueif pens a love letter to Egypt’s capital after years of silence. MORE

Colombo on the Cusp

Jan 23, 2012 12:00 AM EST

Shehan Karunatilaka on a capital that straddles the beautiful and the banal. MORE

Sana

by Tim Mackintosh-Smith Jan 16, 2012 12:00 AM EST

Tim Mackintosh-Smith on Yemen’s seductive, aggressive capital. MORE

Nizhny Novgorod

by Zahar Prilepin Dec 12, 2011 12:00 AM EST

A lyrical Russian city on the banks of the Volga. MORE

Hong Kong's Secret Oasis

by Simon Winchester Dec 5, 2011 12:00 AM EST

Simon Winchester on finding a hidden China amid the glitz and gaudiness. MORE

Amsterdam's Timeless Charm

by Cees Nooteboom Nov 28, 2011 12:00 AM EST

Reflections on the Dutch city where centuries swirl in the twilight. MORE

Athens

by Haris Vlavianos Nov 21, 2011 12:00 AM EST

Portrays an ‘unquiet’ people in a time of crisis. MORE

Casablanca's Quickening Pulse

by Tahar Ben Jelloun Nov 14, 2011 12:00 AM EST

Tahar Ben Jelloun on Morocco’s white city by the sea. MORE

Santiago de Compostela

by Paulo Coelho Nov 6, 2011 10:00 AM EST

Paulo Coelho undertakes a pilgrimage to a sacred, starlit Spanish site. MORE

Phillip Lopate Reflects On Houston

by Phillip Lopate Oct 30, 2011 10:00 AM EDT

Sings the praises of a city peculiar, lonesome, Texan. MORE