Its fortunes as London's nightlife neighborhood have waxed and waned repeatedly, but you always seem to end up in Soho.

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Once the byword for bohemian, Notting Hill (including the Portobello Road and its famous market) is simply posh and aspirational now.

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Just behind Oxford Street, the village of Marylebone will transport you back to the London of yore, with its cobblestone streets and quaint shops.

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Factory and warehouse loft conversions give Clerkenwell a modern vibe, and its groovy shops merge into the hipster hangouts of Hoxton and Shoreditch.

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Get up close and personal with the famous Murano glass.

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Better raise your credit limit. Most of the big Italian designers have flagship stores in the grid of exorbitant streets beneath the Spanish Steps.

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Rome's answer to Colette. Shoes, clothes, and housewares that look as if they were pulled right from the pages of Vogue Italia.

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It can be hard to find a bargain in Europe these days, but this flea market makes a good bet. Just check that Louis Vuitton bag carefully.

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What more can you say? Still one of the most impressive buildings in the world.

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Cutting-edge Italian fusion with creations like red prawns with toasted peanuts in a coconut and green tea sauce.

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This is Rome's most luxurious wine bar. Come for the lunch buffet, and be sure to ask to see the ancient wine cellar.

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The Roman offspring of Don Alfonso 1890, one of the Amalfi Coasts top restaurants. Many of the sublime dishes come straight from the mother ship.

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This home-away-from-palatial-home is full of antiques and art that have been in the Spalletti Trivelli family for generations.

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Large groups sit at tables for hours upon hours at Devassa, drinking tap beer served "stupidly cold," as the saying goes.

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After 50 years of being cherished and polished by its owners, "The Sirens" still has a glamour and poise few hotels in the world can match.

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Carpe Diem has day beds heaped with cushions, a sea-facing terrace, roaring techno on the dance floor, and a chill-out room straight out of Twin Peaks.

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The little town of Sant'Agata plays host to what is generally (and rightly) considered to be the best table south of Rome.

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Sure there's food, but the real draw is the 200-plus local wines and well-heeled crowd.

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This gilded palace of retail also hosts the Centro Cultural Borges and fine murals.

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One of the world's great cemeteries, with a who's who of Argentinean bold-face names, including Evita herself.

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The shoebox-sized dining room is usually packed, and Malbec flows like there's no tomorrow.

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Barcelona's iconic aorta is this pedestrian street lined with cafés and packed with shoppers, strollers, and street performers.

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There's no better way to see the Catalan passion for eating than to sit at the pink granite counter of chef Pep Manubens's tapas bar.

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Like the Taj Mahal, the Casa Fuster was built as a labor of love. Nearly a century later, it has become a sweet state-of-the-art luxury hotel.

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One of Capri's oldest pizzerias carries on in the same traditional style that once made this the favorite hangout of Graham Greene.

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Admire the WPA murals in this a stark 212-foot monument completed in 1933, then take the elevator to the top for the view.

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The huge waterfront landmark is a mecca for chefs and foodies, who come to shop at the farmers market or to fuel up at the cafés and bakeries inside.

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The ultramodern Clift attracts the young, rich, and well-groomed with its minimalist Philippe Starck design and famous Redwood Room bar.

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A music junkie's paradise, Amoeba has an encyclopedic selection that draws everyone from pierced club kids to aging Deadheads.

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Students and office workers crowd into this lively, casual eatery for its heavenly pork-based ramenall you'll need to get you through the day.

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There's nothing particularly Japanese about the decor here, except for the backdrop of stunning city views.

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Ginza has a whiff of old Tokyo about it, but in the last few years the big labels have opened lavish flagships here.

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On a quiet afternoon this austere, peaceful shrine can feel a long way from Tokyo.

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On clear, sunny clear days, the cable-car ride up to 700-foot Morro da Urca and then on to the taller, 1,300-foot Pao de Açucar is pretty neat.

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Ipanema is where you'll find Posto 9, famous for being the hangout of the young, beautiful, and tragically cool.

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Various Brazilian designers decorated one or two floors each of the Portinari, the looks varying from minimal modern to pastels and florals.

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