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Bogotá city guide

These days every other 5-year-old kid knows that cocaine comes from Colombia. People watched a few episodes of a series and everyone is an expert. They think they’re cool with their Narcos ringtones and Plata O Plomo t-shirts. Locals in Bogotá don’t think it’s cool, they think it’s very offensive. Talking about coke in Bogotá is like talking about the Holocaust in Europe. Ask anyone in Colombia about that drug and they’ll tell you how destructive it was for their homeland. Indigenous people have used the plant for generations to boost their stamina during hard work. Nowadays it’s just a recreational drug for rich yuppies. The worldwide obsession with the drug started in the late 1960s. I’m sure everyone has seen Blow or Scarface starring Tony Montana: Al Pacino’s most ico...

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Ibiza city guide

Ibiza is one of the Spanish Balearic Islands, and probably the most famous one. It’s also the name of the isle’s main city and capital, which is officially called Ibiza Town or Elvissa in Catalan language. It’s the promised land of every horny European kid. Let me rephrase that: every horny European party person ever. It’s hot, it’s loud, and it’s colourful. Pure awesomeness…if you’re young. The 90s and early 2000s were all about trance music. I still get goose bumps thinking about those times. Ibiza was trance culture incarnate; they call it EDM (electronic dance music) now. The administration is trying to transform Ibiza into a family-friendly destination. I don’t think it’s possible at this point. It will always remain a party island, heaven for visitors and hell for...

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Düsseldorf city guide

Düsseldorf is to my opinion the most artsy and colourful city in Germany. It doesn’t get as much hype as the nearby and rival city Cologne but I believe it is a far more interesting and fun travel destination. No wonder the Federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia took it as its capital city. Düsseldorf’s location is impeccable; it’s a short ride away from the Netherlands and Belgium. You can even see Cologne from atop of the Rhine Tower. It’s an impressive viewing platform overlooking the city and the Rhine River. You can even take a cruise to along its banks and the lively riverside promenade. Nearby is also the Medienhafen (Media Port), an old inner harbour that was transformed into a working area for the city’s creatives and hangout of the local hipsters. Here you can find s...

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Kuala Lumpur city guide

Kuala Lumpur is the most confusing and worst marketed Asian city on earth. It’s the second most liveable city in South Asia (after Singapore) and one of the world’s crucial economic centres. The most remarkable quality of KL is how it managed to unite their Chinese, Malay and Indian populations. Those three waged wars against each other for rich tin deposits in the late 19th century. The Chinese captain Yap Ah Loy (Ah Loy, alloy, tin alloy? Suspicious?) eventually won and alongside Frank Swettenham began rebuilding Kuala Lumpur. What’s up with those names? It all sounds made up. Anyway, those two were the founding fathers of this city, transformed it from cholera-ridden, flammable wooden huts into what is it today. It is a one of a kind union of three nations living in harmony. I’d...

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Melbourne city guide

Melbourne and Sydney have a bit of a rivalry between them. Which one has better food, better wine, a better art scene and attracts more tourists? Or which one is the actual capital of Australia while the much smaller Canberra has been appointed as the official one? I have to say: Melbourne is more up my alley. The city was established in 1835 and became the centre of the Victoria region in 1851. There was one event in time that influenced Melbourne and shaped it into one of the most liveable cities on earth. The Victorian Gold Rush lasted only a couple of years but yielded almost 2,000.000 kg of gold. There’s always trouble where riches are to be had and Melbourne was no exception. The government decided to ship a bunch of convicts from Tasmania to police the miners. Then they decided th...

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Turin city guide

Turin (Torino) is all tailored suits, aristocracy and... chocolate. They say it’s a blend of new and old, but I don’t see any new, it’s old and older. And it’s beautiful: it’s one of those cities that are better off without all the „new”. It’s a very unique Italian city. The mountains to the north combined with the Baroque architecture give off a special aura. They say there are so many arcs around the city because the king didn’t like rain. Turin was the first capital of Italy after the unification. That role only lasted for four years from 1861 to 1865 but it’s still known as „the cradle of Italian liberty”. There is one place that will give you a general idea of what this place is all about. The Basilica of Superga is located on a hill on the eastern edge of Turi...

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Beijing city guide

China has one of the oldest civilizations in the world. Over 3000 years of documented history is a lot of time. Think of what kind of knowledge and cultural heritage they’ve amassed. Beijing doesn’t capitalize on that. Sure, there are temples, a touch of that ancient legacy, but for the most part, it’s just…vast. China used to have several capitals. Even better, they had numerous capitals at the same time. They had a central city for each of the four regions. Beijing has been an on-and-off northern capital city for over 800 years, throughout different dynasties. In 1949 the People's Republic of China won the Chinese Civil War and claimed Beijing as the regimes seat of power. Mao Zedong and his iconic haircut claimed the prize from the Tiananmen overlooking the Tiananmen Square. It�...

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Dubai city guide

Only a couple of years ago almost no one knew a lot about Dubai. “Dubai what? You mean that dump in the middle of the desert? Been there once, it was horrible.” Now it’s one of the most famous, attractive and innovative places in the world. It’s no secret that the biggest city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the modern Eldorado for the worlds’ financial and intellectual elite. Or should we say: they think they belong to the last category. To me it sometimes looks a bit sad and desperate how the UAE and its wealthy inhabitants do everything to acquire credibility and assure the rest of the world will take them serious. They are investing huge amounts of money in contemporary arts nowadays. Leading art fairs like Art, prestigious museums and galleries should attract art-lovers...

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Bangkok city guide

Bangkok has recently become a bucket-list destination for the new generation of millennial yuppies. Was it the second instalment of The Hangover trilogy? Was it some obscure One Night in Bangkok cover that everyone had playing on loop? Perhaps some overnight promotional campaign or ticket price drops? I don’t know, but suddenly everyone and their mum had been to Bangkok. I personally know a guy who quit his job at Sony and traveled to Thailand to learn Muay Thai. Sounds cliché now, but back then it was mind-blowing. It was about the same time the digital nomad trend set off. People realized that they can live on an exotic island for $500 a month while working remotely from a beach bungalow. All good things come to an end, especially when too many white people flock to one place. Have yo...

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Copenhagen city guide

Have you ever thought that Dutch and Danish are the same thing? That Copenhagen is a district in Amsterdam? I know some foreigners who really think so and are always mixing up Dutch with Danish people. Probably it is because I am from the Netherlands myself but I find this confusion rather astonishing. I just cannot wrap my head around it. Sure, both countries are tiny kingdoms in the North of Europe and there are other similarities. But remember that Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark. And actually it is one of the most charming and intimate capitals in Europe. Thankfully it’s also not one of those mainstream destinations like the tourist staples Barcelona or Rome. People are able to enjoy it peacefully, without dodging thousands of fellow tourists. Numerous international comparative ...

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