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Art

Does public art heal?

By Laura Egerton March 17, 2020

From Busan to Christchurch, how public art is responding to cities’ characters

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Life

Byron and the lost art of adventure

By Conor Purcell December 19, 2019

Sharp, undiluted and uncompromising – but is Robert Byron’s The Road to Oxiana a masterclass in travel writing? Or a colonial tale to avoid?

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Life

When the circus comes to town

By Adrienne Bernhard November 3, 2019

Why grift is still America’s favourite pastime

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Life

The rise and fall of the Hippie Trail

By Conor Purcell October 31, 2019

It’s been forty years since the end of the great overland trek between Europe and Asia. Conor Purcell examines the route – and legacy

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Dispatch, London

Mayfair: open to all

By Georgina Lavers October 14, 2019

In a harsh retail climate, the most rareified of neighbourhoods looks to rebrand

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Life

Exit the void

By Conor Purcell September 25, 2019

After the recent spate of deaths on Everest, what does the future hold for the world’s most renowned mountain?

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Dispatch, Italy, Life

The rebirth of the hamlet

By Helena Amante September 25, 2019

Can an olive grove beat the Colosseum?

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Africa, Dispatch

Game changers

By Open Skies September 16, 2019

Zambia is tackling poachers with a new breed of law enforcement: sniffer dogs. Could man’s best friend be the key to cracking wildlife injustice in the Lower Zambezi?

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Life, United Arab Emirates

Conquering the desert

By Ben East August 27, 2019

What does it mean to cross a land most consider uninhabitable? These days, the allure is less about conquering uncharted territory – and more about finding oneself

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Africa, Travel

The Lunatic Express is no longer

By Louise Tam August 8, 2019

The train that ran from Nairobi to Mombasa had a reputation – and it wasn’t a good one. Now, the commute has become an unlikely tourist trap, as travellers seize on the chance to see the Big 5 from their train seat

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About

Open Skies is the monthly magazine for Emirates. Each issue we bring together the best writers, photographers and artists to create the world’s best inflight magazine. We believe in print, in long-form journalism and in outstanding photography. With more than
5 million passengers a month flying on Emirates, we are truly a global magazine, read by a global audience.

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