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  • City Guide: Venice, Italy
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    City Guide: Venice, Italy

    Every visit to Venice is a surprise, a pleasant confirmation that despite the crowds there isn’t another place like it. Here are our favourite places in the Italian city

  • Where to Drink in Venice
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    Where to Drink in Venice

    Home Explore Guides City Guides Current Article Where to Drink in Venice 22 March, 2023 To Stay To Eat To Drink To Shop To Do Words by Valeria Necchio bar Harry's bar Venice, Italy Once the local hangout of personalities such Ernst Hemingway, Harry’s bar – brainchild of Arrigo Cipriani – is as touristy and […]

  • Where to Shop in Venice
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    Where to Shop in Venice

    Home Explore Guides City Guides Current Article Where to Shop in Venice 22 March, 2023 To Stay To Eat To Drink To Shop To Do Words by Valeria Necchio shopping Ca' Macana Venice, Italy If an authentic Venetian masks are what you’re after, go to Ca’ Macana. Their products are all made in town and […]

  • What To Do in Venice
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    What To Do in Venice

    Home Explore Guides City Guides Current Article What To Do in Venice 22 March, 2023 To Stay To Eat To Drink To Shop To Do Words by Valeria Necchio thingstodo Punta Della Dogana Venice, Italy For some contemporary art, check out the Biennale, Peggy Guggenheim and the Punta della Dogana Museums in Dorsoduro, the latter […]

  • Start It Up: An Entrepreneurial Guide to Ruhr, Germany
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    Start It Up: An Entrepreneurial Guide to Ruhr, Germany

    Germany’s largest urban area, Ruhr is characterised by the creativity and tenacity found across its towns and cities. Visit Dortmund and Essen to discover former mines and breweries being repurposed as meadows, museums and forward-looking cultural cooperatives

  • Where to Eat in Ruhr, Germany
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    Where to Eat in Ruhr, Germany

    Germany’s largest urban area, Ruhr is characterised by the creativity and tenacity found across its towns and cities. Visit Dortmund and Essen to discover former mines and breweries being repurposed as meadows, museums and forward-looking cultural cooperatives

  • Where to Eat in Cologne, Germany
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    Where to Eat in Cologne, Germany

    Overlooked by the gothic showstopper that is Cologne Cathedral, the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia dances to its own – progressive – beat, energised by a diverse, young population of movers and shakers intent on making the world a better place

  • Where to Drink in Cologne, Germany
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    Where to Drink in Cologne, Germany

    Overlooked by the gothic showstopper that is Cologne Cathedral, the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia dances to its own – progressive – beat, energised by a diverse, young population of movers and shakers intent on making the world a better place

  • What to Do in Cologne, Germany
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    What to Do in Cologne, Germany

    Overlooked by the gothic showstopper that is Cologne Cathedral, the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia dances to its own – progressive – beat, energised by a diverse, young population of movers and shakers intent on making the world a better place

  • Everyone is Welcome: A Guide to Community-Focused Cologne
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    Everyone is Welcome: A Guide to Community-Focused Cologne

    Overlooked by the gothic showstopper that is Cologne Cathedral, the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia dances to its own – progressive – beat, energised by a diverse, young population of movers and shakers intent on making the world a better place

  • A City Guide To Dublin, Ireland
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    A City Guide To Dublin, Ireland

    A city of stories and scribes, but also Intel chips and innovation, Dublin inspires both artistic minds and ambitious entrepreneurs. Here’s how to navigate both banks of the Liffey

  • Where To Eat In Dublin, Ireland
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    Where To Eat In Dublin, Ireland

    A city of stories and scribes, but also Intel chips and innovation, Dublin inspires both artistic minds and ambitious entrepreneurs. Here’s how to navigate both banks of the Liffey

  • What To Do In Dublin, Ireland
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    What To Do In Dublin, Ireland

    Explore the Emerald Isle’s fine art, find your fill of city bookshops and get a cultural fix at an independent theatre. Here are our tips for exploring the Irish capital

  • Where To Drink In Dublin, Ireland
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    Where To Drink In Dublin, Ireland

    Dublin’s bar scene is coming into its own, with cocktail spots and neighbourhood joints beginning to rival the city’s hallowed pubs in number – and popularity. Here are three to raise a glass in