The first part of my life had felt like the last scene in La Dolce Vita, where Mastroianni is on a beach, and a little boy is talking to him, and he can’t hear a single word.  I had been living in my art, that was certain, but never could enter into the things of [...]

This was a morning that Singapore would remember.  Cities have memories, they have to.  There is no way that all that pavement, metal, wood and dirt can all work as one constantly shifting organism without their being some kind of sense of identity that develops.  Singapore’s identity is very large, and vast, to be sure, [...]

In that enviable rank of five-star, Madrid hotels have a natural advantage over the rest of the world.  It is one of the most splendid cities on the planet, in one of the most fascinating countries in the world.  The hotels here are, not surprisingly, a generous combination of grace and luxury, with some of [...]

The Dubai Municipality is usually referred to as Dubai City in order to distinguish it from Dubai the emirate. Dubai has become the jewel of the United Arab Emirates and a center of business, tourism, and entertainment for the entire Middle East.
In recent years the city has become a desert paradise for business and leisure [...]

Beginning during the Spanish Civil War, and since hundreds of years prior, into antiquity, Majorca has had to fight in defense.  Being and island, attacks happened from all sides.  Majorca had to defend itself throughout much of history.  Now known as a popular tourist site just off the coast of Mainland Spain, with beach resorts, [...]

Police are to be given new powers to confiscate alcohol from under-18s who drink in public, the UK Home Office has confirmed.
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Budget airlines began flying the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur route Friday, ending 30 years of dominance by the national carriers and, observers say, opening the way for wider liberalisation of the region’s air corridors.
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