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The Mission District Murals of San Francisco
San Francisco is famous for its colourful and provocative street art. You can find it everywhere, with a thousand or more murals across the city.
17th March 2017
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The Stairways of San Francisco
San Francisco is built on 49 hills – not just ordinary slopes, but tall steep inclines. Yet the city’s early planners and developers chose to
10th March 2017
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The Historic Houses of Alamo Square, San Francisco
One of the pleasures of San Francisco is its historic architecture. Of course, the city is full of the impressive modern buildings that you’d expect
24th June 2016
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Going Japanese in San Francisco
The links between San Francisco and Japan stretch back to the end of the 19th century, when the first emigrants arrived in the city. Today
10th June 2016
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Sculpture and Art on New York’s High Line
Even on a cold winter’s day New York’s High Line is a popular place. It is somewhere to escape from the noise and the traffic,
27th May 2016
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Unicorns and Abbeys at the New York Cloisters Museum
I’d heard about the Cloisters Museum long before I ever went to New York. This is the home of a series of medieval unicorn tapestries;
20th May 2016
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Reliving the Romance of Rail Travel at Los Angeles Union Station
I stood in the central plaza of Los Angeles Union Station and marvelled at the building, an eclectic mix of Art Deco and other architectural
8th April 2016
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