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How Tokyo’s skateboarders made their mark
Their pavements are busier, their surfaces are rougher, and their guards are stricter. This is how, against all odds, Tokyo’s skaters have created their own explosive scene, set under a Olympic backdrop
The Middle East’s radical green designs
How green could the UAE really be? With a renewed desire for ecological sustainability and the credentials to back it up, a new breed of architects are slowly turning over a new leaf in the country
Painting a city
Anathema to graffiti purists, street art has been embraced the world over, particularly in Dubai. But can it be pushed creatively?
A new purpose for the QE2
Why would someone board an ocean liner to go nowhere?
The best way to see Cambodia is on this train
Chugging along at 33mph, the refurbished 1960s rolling stock of Cambodia’s Royal Railway is certainly no bullet train. But who wants to get to their destination quickly anyway?
A Road Trip In Scotland
Does the great adventure by road really exist outside of the US?
Moscow And The Seven Sisters
Gothic icons of the Moscow skyline