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In the abstract the city tends to make people grumpy, but for David Rennie, who lives there, the reality is an abundance of small pleasures that add up to a charming whole ...  read more »

It’s small, bitterly cold in winter, and far from beautiful – but also a likeable, even lovable city. Tim Rostron moved there from London a decade ago and hasn’t looked back ...  read more »

To the outside world, it’s a festival, a castle, a university, a tin of shortbread and a drone of bagpipes. To Jackie Hunter, it’s home, and it’s more about coping with the weather ...  read more »

The key to living in Paris is politeness, says The Economist’s bureau chief Sophie Pedder. She offers an expat's-eye view of the city for our Being There series ...  read more »

The local news is seldom good, but Johannesburg is still a place that can capture your heart. Caroline Lambert finds unknown pleasures in a city that is not  merely violent ...  read more »

MISCHIEF, MELANCHOLY AND VODKA | October 27th 2008

Ten years ago James Hopkin was one of only two dozen expats in Krakow. Since then he has witnessed a real-estate boom and a tourist explosion, but the city has never lost its shambolic beauty ...

From INTELLIGENT LIFE magazine, Autumn 2008

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INSIDE THE FORTRESS | August 3rd 2008

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Throughout its history, China has constructed walls--and is still at it. James Miles on living in a city where exclusion is in the architecture ...

From INTELLIGENT LIFE magazine, Summer 2008  read more »

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While visiting Marrakech, Richard Alleman succumbs to a case of mansion fever and makes a purchase. It's not all tinkling fountains, birdsong and Proust by the fire, but the greatest pleasure may be in becoming an insider in such an exotic place...

From INTELLIGENT LIFE MAGAZINE, Spring 2008  read more »

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Woe to the European transplant in Washington, DC, who drives passively, eats moderately and doesn't go to church, writes Rebecca Nicolson.  But with a little patience (and help from Dr Seuss), she discovers that embracing the city simply required a new lexicon ...

From INTELLIGENT LIFE magazine, Winter 2007  read more »