Martin Dunford

Introduction toNew YorkThe most enthralling city in the world, New York holds immense romantic appeal for visitors. There's no place quite like it: it's historic, yet its buildings and monuments are icons of the modern age; the dizzy maelstrom of its streets and neighborhoods is famously and...

INTRODUCTION/ix There isn't a country on earth quite like Belgium. It's one of the smallest nations in Europe, yet it has a federal system, three official languages, and is intensely regionalized, to the extent that northerners frequently demand secession from the south. And its cuisine,...

Introduction Amsterdam is a compact, instantly likeable capital. It's appealing to look at and pleasant to walk arotmd, an intriguing mix of the parochial and the international; it also has a welcoming attitude towards visitors and a uniquely youthful orientation, shaped by the liberal...