Table For Two At World’s Most Beautiful Cafe In Budapest
As a true blue Penangite who loves his food and has unlimited tolerance for unsavoury surroundings, I decided to head the other way on my recent trip to Hungary’s capital, …
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Vertical Running Up The Eiffel Tower in Paris
Suzy Walsham is a professional vertical runner and says people find it hard to understand what she does for a living. “Some people are confused as they don’t know what …
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New Place Of Pilgrimage For Bauhaus Devotees In Germany
The new Bauhaus Museum Weimar which opened its doors to the public for the first time in the east German city of Weimar last Saturday – after three years of …
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Canyon In Iceland, Made Famous By Justin Bieber, Is Now Closed
Iceland has blocked the millions of tourists who descend upon the volcanic island each year from visiting a canyon that has been overrun since it was featured in a Justin …
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Ever Get So Hungry That You Just Feel Like Eating A Bear?
The first time I … ate bear meat. Music from the harp, fiddle, lute and strings fill the air, as I make my way aimlessly around Tallinn Old Town, Estonia’s …
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Louvre At 30: Once Unloved, Now Cherished French Icon
It was once decried as an architectural “obscenity”, but as the Louvre’s glass pyramid turned 30 on Friday, it has become a cherished icon of the French capital. One eminent …
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The Appeal Of The Overnight Train In Austria
It looks like a scene from the halcyon days of the railways. Travellers are finding their sleeper berth, turning on the reading light and stowing their cases under the bed. …
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Rare Exhibition Of Munch’s Prints To Open At British Museum
The British Museum will host the largest exhibition of Edvard Munch’s prints in Britain in almost half a century. Edvard Munch: Love And Angst features more than 80 prints and …
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Why It’s Cool To Surf In Russia During winter
Russian winter surfing fan Konstantin Sankov, 30, walks in the icy waters of the Gulf of Finland in the village of Lipovo outside Saint Petersburg. The temperature is below zero, …
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Rome Exhibit Focuses On Da Vinci’s Scientific Genius
A major exhibition dedicated to the scientific genius of Leonardo da Vinci opened recently in Rome. It is part of the festivities to mark the 500th anniversary of the death …
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