An ode to city life

I am an urban dweller at heart. Born in Dublin, I have lived in Tokyo, London, Sydney and Chicago. Unlike many who go away to 'get out of the city', my favourite holidays have been city breaks. This blog is in appreciation of city life - travel tips, best places in the world to live as well as a look at the news, history, books, films and art about cities.

As it's the beginning of summer (in the Northern Hemisphere) I'm going to start by linking to National Geographic's Top 10 Beach Cities: http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/top-10/beach-cities-photos/#/beach-barcelona-spain_21757_600x450.jpg

I've lived in number 8 and visited a few more, but more on this later!