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Explore Europe

London

London

Free culture, huge parks and a pub on (almost) every corner

Paris

Paris

Bistros, romance and culture everywhere you turn: it can only be Paris

Barcelona

Barcelona

Modernista architecture meets Mediterranean beaches: result!

Explore North America

New York

New York

Amazing culture, amazing restaurants, amazing bars, amazing everything

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Malibu to Venice Beach to Sunset Strip to Amoeba Records: LA has it all

Chicago

Chicago

Time Out readers voted the Windy City the best in the world

Explore Asia

Singapore

Singapore

A sunny island city that’s a clean, green, modern machine

Tokyo

Tokyo

Traditional meets ultramodern (and it’s the world’s best city for food)

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

A colourful, frenetic city with a rich, East-meets-West heritage

Explore the South Pacific

Sydney

Sydney

Australia’s ‘Emerald City’ glitters with lush foliage and a famous harbour

Melbourne

Melbourne

This buzzy cultural capital never stops (except for cocktails)

Brisbane

Brisbane

A sunny sub-tropical city on a snaking river

Explore Africa

Cape Town

Cape Town

Gorgeous beaches, a thriving restaurant scene and… penguins? Count us in

Marrakech

Marrakech

From hammams to haggling at souks, Marrakech is chilled one minute, full-on the next

Johannesburg

Johannesburg

South Africa’s biggest, buzziest city feels like it’s being reborn. Get around with our guide

Explore South America

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

This vast, football-mad metropolis is a melting pot of cultures, colours and cuisines

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

From Carnival to the ubiquitous street parties, no one throws a bash like Rio’s cariocas

Bogotá

Bogotá

Locals’ undying lust for life infatuates visitors to the humming Colombian capital