Archive for March 2009

WHAT’S NEW IN THE NEW FLORENCE

When you take a break from its classic attractions and explore Florence’s contemporary side, you discover that the city is going through a modern Renaissance. Innovative artists and young entrepreneurs are placing Florence in the 21st century, and now you can see something besides Old Masters in an art tour of the city. [...]

6 NEW & PROMISING RESTAURANTS IN 6 CITIES

Chi Sing | Berlin
The center of one of Europe’s most energetic capitals now has a new restaurant designed for tranquility. The inspiration for both the cuisine and the décor is Huê, a city in Vietnam. The clean, minimalist lines of the origami-influenced interior extends to the seating area outside, where you can [...]

PHILIPPE STARCK REDESIGNS LOS ANGELES

When Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall opened in the city, it was hoped that Los Angeles finally got a modern attraction that was able to draw both locals and more culture-vulture tourists. It’s been slowly been able to do that, but recently it’s modern design that’s also doing the job. And we’re [...]

THE UWARDS – URBAN TRAVEL AWARDS WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED

As UCityGuides.com was experiencing the best of the urban world to bring you its ultimate city guides, it came across some fantastic places and experienced some extraordinary services. All of that is highlighted in each city’s guide, but then there were other experiences that needed special recognition. We’re talking about an unexpectedly outstanding [...]

THE WORLD’S 10 MUST-SEE CITIES FOR COSMOPOLITAN TRAVELERS

The world’s 10 most rewarding cities, based on character, cultural attractions, art, street and urban life:

New York – It defines the urban lifestyle and the ultimate cosmopolitan destination. You’ll be tempted into shopping more than you wished, paying high admissions to some of the world’s best museum collections, and find yourself having [...]

EXPERIENCING THE NEW IN NEW YORK

Because New York doesn’t sleep and lives up to its name by always offering something new, there have been a few exciting additions to the Big Apple recently. Over the last year there were museum openings and reopenings, the unveiling of new architectural icons, and of course, exciting new restaurants and hotels.
UCityGuides.com has been [...]

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