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Founded in the mid-nineteenth century, KUALA LUMPUR , or KL as it's popularly known, is the youngest Southeast Asian capital and the most economically... [read more]
Madrid became Spain's capital simply through its geographical position at the centre of Iberia. When Felipe II moved the seat of government here in 15... [read more]
The scientific research agency has launched a recruitment drive, aimed directly at women. The agency is looking for female chefs, carpenters, electri... [read more]
Alberta's provincial capital, EDMONTON is among Canada's most northerly cities, and at times - notably in the teeth of its bitter winters - it can see... [read more]
Though MINYA is further from most of the sites, it used to be infinitely preferable to Mallawi as a base for excursions. The provincial capital, it de... [read more]
The city is focused around the meandering loops of the Brisbane River , with the triangular wedge of the business centre on the north bank surrounded... [read more]
Located in the centre of Buenos Aires Province, 300km south of the capital, AZUL is mainly useful as a transport hub, with around one hundred buses a... [read more]
DETROIT , the birthplace of the mass-production car industry and the Motown sound, has long had an image problem. It boasts a billion-dollar downtown... [read more]
Kenya's second city can come as a revelation. There's a depth of history here, and a sense of community which Nairobi lacks. And, whereas Nairobi has... [read more]
With almost 50% of Britain's spending at least one day a year at the seaside, the trend has been to stay off the sands, but now with beaches all round... [read more]
RIGA is the undisputed Baltic metropolis, a major port and industrial centre of nearly a million people. The city was founded by Albert von Buxhoevede... [read more]
In 1912 Walter Burley Griffin, an American landscape architect from Chicago, won the international competition for the design of the future Australian... [read more]
