The Maldives: A Nation Built From Coral, Racing the Tide
The Maldives is the lowest-lying country on Earth, its highest natural point rising barely 2.4 metres above sea level, spread across roughly…
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Corsica: A French Island That Still Feels Like Neither France Nor Italy
Corsica has belonged to France only since 1768, purchased from the Republic of Genoa the year before Napoleon Bonaparte, its most famous…
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Victoria Peak: The View That Made Hong Kong Famous
Victoria Peak, known locally simply as “the Peak,” rises 552 metres above Hong Kong Island, and for much of the colonial era,…
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Singapore: A City-State Built on Reclaimed Land and Strict Planning
Singapore has grown by roughly 25% in physical land area since its independence in 1965, almost entirely through land reclamation, sand and…
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Bangkok: A City of Temples Built Around a River’s Bend
Bangkok’s full ceremonial name, Krung Thep Mahanakhon, runs to 169 letters and is recognised by Guinness World Records as the longest place…
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Ha Long Bay: Nearly Two Thousand Islands, One Legend
Ha Long Bay’s name translates roughly to “Bay of the Descending Dragon,” tied to a Vietnamese legend that dragons sent by the…
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Taipei: A Skyline Built to Withstand Earthquakes and Typhoons
Taipei 101, the skyscraper that dominates the city’s skyline, held the record for the world’s tallest building from its completion in 2004…
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Seoul: A Capital Split Between Palaces and Skyscrapers
Seoul has served as Korea’s capital for over 600 years, since the Joseon dynasty established it in 1394, and Gyeongbokgung Palace, the…
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Moscow: A City Built Around a Fortress That Never Stopped Growing
The Moscow Kremlin began as a wooden fort in the 12th century, and its current red-brick walls, built in the late 15th…
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Krakow: The Capital That Escaped the War Largely Intact
Krakow served as Poland’s capital for over 500 years before the seat of government moved to Warsaw in 1596, and unlike Warsaw,…
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Warsaw: A Capital Rebuilt Brick by Brick From Its Own Rubble
By the end of the Second World War, an estimated 85% of Warsaw had been deliberately destroyed, much of it in a…
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Dublin: A City Shaped by Vikings, Then by Its Own Writers
Dublin’s name comes from the Irish “Dubh Linn,” meaning “black pool,” a reference to a dark tidal pool where the River Poddle…
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