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San Sebastián's Basque Charm
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The prolific author Mark Kurlansky on a picturesque Basque port that’s in, but not of, Spain.
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The City: Los Angeles
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Laila Lalami discovers a metropolis at once foreign and familiar.
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The City: Bangalore
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Girish Karnad on an Indian city that has traded coherence for wealth.
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Milan Magic
Tim Parks, the author of 'Teach Us to Sit Still,' on Italy's 'unlovely and frenetic' business capital—and its cappuccino breaks. MORE
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An Ode to Montevideo
Eduardo Galeano writes a poem for Uruguay’s nostalgic capital. MORE
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The Constancy of Manchester
Howard Jacobson on an old mill town with a touch of ‘comic pessimism.’ MORE
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Kathmandu's Cultural Blend
Manjushree Thapa on Nepal’s hectic, aspirational—and cool—capital. MORE
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The City: Karachi
Kamila Shamsie on a wondrous and terrifying metropolis. MORE
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Beirut's Transformative Power
Ahlem Mosteghanemi on a Lebanese city of passion—and books. MORE
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The Last Indochinese City
Lawrence Osborne reflects on Cambodia’s haunted and sensual capital. MORE
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Rediscovering Rio
Carlos Saldanha on reconnecting with the hidden quarter of his youth. MORE
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The City: Lusaka
Alexandra Fuller on the ‘restless hum’ of a booming African city. MORE
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Cairo
Ahdaf Soueif pens a love letter to Egypt’s capital after years of silence. MORE
