Places

City on a Tight Europe

Europe
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On a recent trip to Zagreb, I asked a half-Croa­t­ian what she thought of her home­land’s immi­nent entry into the Euro­pean Union.

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Open Letter

Beirut
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Tell us not what to think, but why to think it. Tell us not what to feel, but who deserves it. Tell us not what to do, but how to do it. Tell us not what to want, but where to get it.

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Giant Catfish

Tokyo
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Leg­end has it that under­neath Tokyo bay sleeps a giant cat­fish which toss­es and turns caus­ing the many tremors felt almost every day in the city. The big fish awakes every sev­en­ty years, caus­ing a dev­as­tat­ing earthquake.

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The Problem with Dubai

Dubai
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A metrop­o­lis is a bound­less syn­the­sis of cities and vil­lages. It often begins life as a labyrinthine cas­tle town that evolves over time into a dense urban net­work that nev­er tru­ly reveals itself, flick­er­ing in a per­pet­u­al process of spon­ta­neous change that thrives on a high­ly errat­ic rit­u­al of destruc­tion and rebuilding.

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Corniche

Beirut
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Parks are almost extinct in Beirut, so the best place to spend a sun­ny Sun­day is the Corniche.

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A Day at a Beirut Gym

Beirut
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I need to get there. Can’t miss this one! Five hun­dred calo­ries to burn today! Then I need my mas­sage. I can’t miss that either since I already paid… COME ON!!

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