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From the map to the street

Three or five days, planned day by day with a map, the food worth finding and where to stay.

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Zagreb Cathedral's twin spires rise above the red roofs of the Upper Town under a sky of puffy clouds

Croatia · 5 days

5 Days in Zagreb

A capital with no single postcard sight and a lot of good habits: coffee, markets, parks and one very odd museum.

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Vilnius Old Town at blue hour from above, with the cathedral bell tower and the Palace of the Grand Dukes lit up and Gediminas Tower on its hill over the red roofs

Lithuania · 5 days

5 Days in Vilnius

A baroque old town, a tiny republic with a constitution and a hard recent past. Five days in Lithuania's capital, planned properly.

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Saluting battery cannons lined up on the Upper Barrakka Gardens, with Fort St Angelo across the Grand Harbour

Malta · 5 days

5 Days in Valletta

A fortress capital built after a siege, with temples older than the pyramids and warm water into November.

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Stories

Stories behind the places

Road trips, festivals, food and the history behind the map.

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Food & Drink

Austro-Hungarian Cakes: Dobos, Esterházy, Gerbeaud and More

Why Dobos, Esterházy, žerbo and krempita turn up from Vienna to Belgrade: who made each cake, which origin stories are legends, and where to eat them.

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Food & Drink

Sake: Japan's Rice Wine, How It's Made and How to Drink It

Is sake a wine or a spirit like rakija? Neither: it's brewed. How it's made, how to read the label, hot or cold, and where to taste it in Japan's brewery towns.

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Food & Drink

Tzatziki: History, Regional Versions and a Greek Recipe

Where tzatziki really comes from, how Greek, Turkish, Bulgarian, Persian and Indian yogurt-cucumber dishes differ, and a proper Greek recipe to make at home.

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Geography games