A welcome arrival in paris

The City of Lights glitters with countless famous destinations, but with just two days to spend in Paris, I decided to explore some of the smaller, specialised museums – an adventure that whisked me b

TUCKED away in central London, just steps from Oxford Street is Marylebone, a village within the city that’s full of designer stores, narrow quiet streets and French cafes, bakeries, wine bars, and ev

Bookended by Central Park to the north and The Battery historic park to the south, the districts of Midtown and Lower Manhattan contain much of the city that visitors want to experience. There are the New York icons — the Empire State Building, Broadway, Grand Central — made familiar through their appearances on screen over the decades. And there are the smaller details that take up just as much space in the memory: the hot dog sellers on street corners, the blaring horns of yellow taxis and the buskers stopping passersby in their tracks. The hotels reflect this diversity, too, from grand dames to quirky boutiques, each with its own signature style.

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