Hamburg´s Hotspot: The Reeperbahn
You wouldn´t think by looking at the place now that the main industry here used to be making rope. This short, half-mile stretch in Hamburg´s St. Pauli district was once a place where massive amounts of ship´s rope were produced. But today the only rope you´ll likely find around here these days will be up on the stage of one of the Reeperbahn´s kinkier sex clubs.

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Baroque around the Clock in Dresden
Oscar Wilde once said "I don´t believe in miracles. I´ve seen too many of them." And if a German Rip Van Winkel were to wake up in Dresden right now after a mere 10 years of sleep, he might be inclined to say the same thing.

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Perfectly Perugia
If you´re looking for one of the best-preserved medieval hill towns in Italy, and have the time to take some time, look no further than beautiful Perugia.

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Wine Tasting in Bordeaux
Bordeaux is, of course, the worlds most famous wine city, resting serenely on the banks of the Garonne, where it joins the Dordogne and flows out to the nearby Atlantic. This is a short expedition to Bordeaux´s five finest wine districts.

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Barcelona 101
Located directly on the Mediterranean coast, just a mere 100 miles south of the Pyrenees, beautiful Barcelona is the proud capital the same-named province and the even prouder autonomous community of Catalunya.

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Berlin"s Top Five Finest Hotels
Since the German reunification, five star hotels have sprouted out of the Berliner landscape like mushrooms. This is a collection of five of what many believe to be the very best.

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