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From Bristol to the Wide World
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Britain’s seafaring city, with dramatic bridges to the realms of theater and education....
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Bristol, Bridge to the Wide World
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Travel writer Sara Wheeler, famous for her stories of polar expeditions, returns home to her city:...
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Australia's Outpost at the Edge
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Writer Barry Lopez has had a long affection for Australia's lone west-coast city, which looks out...
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The UK's Underground Town
Novelist Alison Moore on why her city has so many dungeons and caves—appropriate for the 'birthplace' of Robin Hood. MORE
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The City: Sao Paulo
From Niemeyer’s architecture to the graffiti transforming favela walls, see pics of Brazil’s biggest city. MORE
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Tackling São Paulo
Lovely if you close one eye. MORE
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A City of Poets
The city of Kipling's 'Kim.' MORE
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China's Burning City
Da Chen on a city of infatuation. MORE
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A Thoroughly Modern City
Tan Twan Eng reflects on a modern city with muddy roots. MORE
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A River Runs Through It
Francesca Segal on finding tranquility in the British capital. MORE
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The Many Manilas
Miguel Syjuco reflects on the tangled capital of the Philippines. MORE
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Alexandria the Great
G. Willow Wilson on an ancient city that's alive once more with books. MORE
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The Monster Metropolis
William Dalrymple, the acclaimed history and travel author, writes about the messy megacity that he calls home. MORE
