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Laying down routes

Searching for places that are untrampled by mass tourism, where the wines are well made and well priced, we recommend a trip or two beyond Hungary’s capital to its surrounding regions.

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  • 3 min read
Illustrated travel map with landmarks, castles, and cultural icons.
Travel and restaurants

Hungary for more?

The Magyars, as Hungarians are sometimes known, landed in the Carpathian Basin a millennium ago – and you can see why they stayed. The Central European nation has surprises aplenty.

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Hungary for more?
Travel and restaurants

Expo: Southern comfort

France's raffish second city hides a sun-bleached natural charm behind its sometimes disreputable image. We take to Marseilles' lesser-known locales and head out along the coast to discover its salty celebration of tradition.

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  • 14 min read
Expo: Southern comfort
Hospitality

Room for all

The Danish capital’s latest hotel venture pays homage to its past life as the city’s central post office. It gets our stamp of approval.

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  • 1 min read
Room for all
Travel and restaurants

Holiday snaps

We focus on a selection of the planet’s finest new hotels and drop in on the shop that sells everything you’ll need to capture the moment once you get to them.

  • Issue #136
  • 1 min read
Holiday snaps
Travel and restaurants

Small wonder

Looking for an escape that feels a world away from the usual islands and crowded beaches? The autonomous Åland Islands between Finland and Sweden have great food, peerless shops and long days of sunshine.

  • Issue #136
  • 10 min read
Two people standing on wooden dock extending into lake with forested hills in background
Travel and restaurants

Jim Muir

The veteran BBC correspondent reflects on five decades covering the Middle East, from his first winter drive to war-torn Beirut to discovering the culinary treasures that shaped his palate.

  • Issue #136
  • 5 min read
Older man sipping espresso at a café table.
Travel and restaurants

Plate expectations

We make for the shoreline of the Baltic in Stockholm, where Tommy Myllymäki opened Aira earlier this year. In a berth in a boathouse-style structure, this restaurant serves haute cuisine without starchy service.

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Plate expectations
Culture

The opener

Whether your preferred method of travel is a leisurely paddle around Hong Kong, strapping on in-line skates in Canada or a stylish bike ride in Milan, there's plenty to inspire.

  • Issue #136
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Heavy traffic congestion with numerous taxis, cars, and motorcycles gridlocked on a tree-lined urban street

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