Port guide:Venice,Italy

Port guide:Venice,Italy

This floating city is packed with churches,palaces and art. Although overcrowded and maddening,it’s impossible not to fall under Venice’s spell.

  • byBrian Johnston

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Don’t imagine all the best things to see and do in London are in the downtown core. This district has great sights,open spaces and far fewer crowds.

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Port guide:Ushuaia,Argentina

Port guide:Ushuaia,Argentina

Marketed as the city at the end of the world,Ushuaia has a frontier spirit that gets you in the mood for rugged adventure.

  • byBrian Johnston
Port guide:George Town (Penang),Malaysia

Port guide:George Town (Penang),Malaysia

Diverse ethnic groups have created an eclectic variety of architecture,religions,cultural observances and cuisines in the quirky capital of Penang

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Port Guide:Cadiz,Spain

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  • byBrian Johnston
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Port guide:Anchorage,Alaska

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Port guide:Mumbai,India

Port guide:Mumbai,India

Mumbai is a freewheeling,trendsetting,fashionable,glamorous city that typifies the buzz and challenges of fast-changing,contemporary India.

  • byBrian Johnston
Port guide:Gdansk,Poland

Port guide:Gdansk,Poland

Eastern Europe’s great port city takes you from medieval trading times to the anti-Soviet movement,and into a lively 21st-century revival.

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Port guide:Cairns,Australia

Port guide:Cairns,Australia

This is one of Australia’s busiest ports beyond the capital cities,and for good reason. You won’t want to waste a minute of your time ashore.

  • byBrian Johnston
Port guide:Bordeaux,France

Port guide:Bordeaux,France

Bordeaux is a lively,graceful city with more heritage-listed buildings than anywhere else in France except Paris – and famous vineyards nearby.

  • byBrian Johnston
Seven highlights of Dubai beyond the glitzy skyscrapers

Seven highlights of Dubai beyond the glitzy skyscrapers

There’s plenty of traditional culture to experience in this stopover favourite. You just need to know where to look.

  • byJenny Hewett