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From zero to hundred in 175 years no other metropolis has as compressed and chequered a history as Hong Kong, with its striking and seamless blend of eastern and western cultures. Famous for its cosmo
The magnificent historic city of Bath - home to sweeping crescents in honeyed stone, restorative thermal waters, and beautiful boutiques - is no stranger to those who seek to explore its manifold char
It is no mere chance that Astrid Lindgren created such wonderful stories as "Karlsson-on-the-Roof" and "Mio, My Son" in Stockholm. The city is full of exciting, tragic, scurrilous, and startling tales
Istanbul is being transformed at full speed; it is a melting pot of cultures and a meeting point of continents. The city has already shed the skin of its history and invented itself anew numerous time
