The dazzling new makeover of Havana streets

The dazzling new makeover of Havana streets

In the mid-1900s, Havana twinkled with thousands of technicolour tubes of neon. The city’s glitterati flocked to grand theatres glowing with multi-coloured facades. Bars thrumming with jukebox tunes beckoned Habaneros inside with flashing signs. And on the city streets, the seductive curves and chrome of American-made cars glinted in the neon-lit night. Havana was a city shining in decadence, culture and art.

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How to get the most out of two weeks in Europe

How to get the most out of two weeks in Europe

I just traveled to five countries in Europe in two weeks. That might sound like a lot, but in Europe, people do it all the time! For most US-Americans, one of the biggest barriers to international travel is our relatively small amount of vacation time. If you only get 2-3 weeks of vacation from work (which is the unfortunate standard for many of us), using that time to travel across the pond to visit one place can seem like a waste.

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When Harry and Sally met New York City

When Harry and Sally met New York City

Bright-eyed, ’80s-hair college graduate Sally (Meg Ryan, at her peak) perkily uttered that enthusiastic assessment of big city life to Harry (Billy Crystal, at his) during the opening road trip of 1989’s sincerely rom-, indisputably com classic, When Harry Met Sally… and she wasn’t wrong. Everyone knows New York is where things happen, and the film’s Manhattan had never looked more happening. Even 25 years after its debut, the movie has everything: autumnal walks in Central Park, huge apartments with impressive views, fake orgasms over impossibly thick pastrami sandwiches.

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32 Best Cities in the World Ranking

32 Best Cities in the World Ranking

What’s the best city in the world? It’s a hotly contested title – but after asking 15,000 people all over the world, we think we’ve come up with an answer. Having quizzed thousands of urbanites for this year’s Time Out City Life Index, we scored 32 cities – from Singapore to San Francisco and Melbourne to Madrid – on criteria such as food, drink, culture, friendliness, affordability, happiness and liveability.

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Visiting Spain? What to know before you go there

Visiting Spain? What to know before you go there

It’s got what many believe is the greatest club football team ever assembled — FC Barcelona. Not to mention one of the planet’s greatest collections of art at the Prado museum in Madrid.
Then there’s the food, which we’ve suggested is among the greatest cuisine in the world right now. What makes Spain such a cultural powerhouse?

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