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DISCOVER LILLE, ONE OF FRANCE’S BEST-KEPT SECRETS

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Capital of the Hautes-de-France region, Lille may be France’s most underrated city.  Recent decades have seen the country’s 4th largest city transform from an industrial powerhouse into a vibrant and highly attractive cultural and commercial hub…

A ONCE-FAMOUS LONDON COURTHOUSE NOW A CHIC HOTEL

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The latest London hotel everyone is talking about is NoMad, the first outside New York for the group that owns it.  The interesting thing though is that it occupies the former Bow Street Magistrates’ Court and Police Station, a landmark historic…

A DRAMATIC TRANSFORMATION OF A LONDON ICON

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Since it was decommissioned in 1983, the Battersea Power Station had stood derelict on the south bank of the River Thames.  Renowned for its four chimneys and Art Deco design, after decades of decay, the iconic Grade ll* heritage listed building…

TWO RADICALLY DIVERSE MUSEUMS TO DISCOVER IN ROME

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For those of us who have been to Rome numerous times and have seen all or most of the city’s major monuments and museums, it’s great to come across two lesser-known attractions.  These two museums are complete opposites to each other: one being…