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Getting around the UK capital, Pt. 1: Public transport hacks from real LondonersLondon newbies can find the public transport system overwhelming, with tube lines, buses, the Overground, National Rail services and even trams competing for attention. But once you’ve mastered reading the tube map, realised that the Zone fare system means you’ll be charged based on distance. So buzzing around one or two zones is cheaper than a long schlep from an outer zone to an inner city zone. Once you’ve downloaded the Citymapper onto your phone – and heeded the words of wisdom from long-time Londoners, getting around the capital of the United Kingdom won’t seem quite so daunting after all.

Moving to France from the US: If you can dream it, you can do it, say Americans in ParisWith the return of Donald Trump to the presidency today, this is a scary time for Americans. More than a few are at least fantasizing about pulling up stakes and heading for somewhere safe and fun. Like – oh, I dunno – Paris. But in the real world, can you do it?

Miriam Thaler: My guide through Cambridge for all the witches and wizardsA few weeks ago, I first set foot in Cambridge and ever since, I have been constantly wondering whether during my travels here from London King’s Cross, I might accidentally have boarded the train at Platform 9 ¾. The grand gothic colleges, the small alleyways lined with crooked redbrick houses, old gnarled pubs, hidden bookshops, students in long black capes roaming the streets all weave an air of “olde English magick” making me feel like I have fallen into a “Harry Potter” spin-off.

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