Roman Revival
Thanks to renovations of its classical venues, the Eternal City has never looked better
By Tony Perrottet
Where Donkeys Deliver
The author returns to Fez to explore the stubborn animal's central role in the life of this desert kingdom
By Susan Orlean
Fading Glory
In Istanbul, secularists and fundamentalists clash over restoring the nearly 1,500 year-old Hagia Sophia
By Fergus M. Bordewich
A Walk Across England
In the 1970s, British accountant Alfred Wainwright linked back roads, rights of way and ancient footpaths to blaze a beguiling trail across the sceptered isle
By Michael Parfit
Forbidden No More
Beijing's imperial complex, closed down during China's Cultural Revolution, reveals its glories to a returning journalist
By Paul Raffaele
Inside Cape Town
As tourists flock to the city's stunning mountains, glittering seacoast and top-rated vineyards, a former resident explains how the legacy of apartheid lingers
By Joshua Hammer
Hola, Buenos Aires
Growing numbers of Americans and Europeans are partaking of the complex Argentine capital's unique mix of hipster energy and old-school tradition
By Daniel Politi
