Australia is a golden country and Sydney is its crowning glory. A city of breathtaking beauty this sprawling metropolis offers everything to everyone. Don't say it to a native of Melbourne but Sydney for most people counts as Australia's capital in everything but name. The most famous of...
Nothing quite prepares you for arrival in Delhi, where you're swiftly immersed into this chaotic and colourful Indian city. The dividing line between Old Delhi and New Delhi is a sharp one. New Delhi is distinctly urban with broad lanes and traffic comprising of smart Marutis...
Boasting the only skyscraper vista in Germany, Frankfurt offers an unusual blend of high commerce and high art. Frankfurt is easily considered the vibrant centre of business and culture, and, although it's more Manhattan than Berlin, the city is a favourite with regular visitors to Germany. The skyscrapers,...
A curious mixture of old and new, Manila is a city of several parts and the closest Philippines gets to a cosmopolitan city. Manila is made up of 15 cities that were originally seperated but were conglomerated into the Metro Manila. Its multi-centre arrangement means that every...
Sofia for a long time was the forgotten city but for the discerning traveller it was never completely absorbed behind the iron curtain of Communism. Even after Bulgaria shook off its Communist shackles though, its geographic position, tucked away in the far Southeast of Europe managed to...
Tokyo, Japan's capital for the last 150 years is a thrilling, dynamic urban experience. Levelled by an earthquake in 1923, very few historical buildings remain. Instead the city is a shrine to development and Japan's drive for economic prosperity. The geographical centre of the city is the Imperial...
Paris is confident that it's the world's most beautiful, fashionable and artistic capital. Visit just once and it's hard to disagree. Walking through the heart of Paris you often feel like you've wandered onto an art film set; much of the city has been scrubbed clean...
One of Europe's most attractive capital cities, Vienna rewards its visitors with cosmopolitan ambience and magnificent grand architecture. Vienna is both Austria's capital and its prime tourist attraction. It's a city that encapsulates a lot of European history, and mirrors the great themes of empire building, war...
Not as explosively impressive as big East Coast rival Sydney, Melbourne is a charmer. Spend a weekend there and you'll like it, spend a week and you'll fall in love with it. Australia's second city, if you go on size alone, Melbourne sits on the south-east coast of the...
The thriving city of São Paulo has one of the largest metropolitan populations in the world with over 15 million inhabitants. It's the population itself that's the biggest attraction representing a melting pot of vibrant cultures that derive from all walks of life; Italian, Lebanese...
