Ninety minutes around the White House can reveal a compact part of Washington through public views, historic houses and contrasting façades. Use Lafayette Square and its
A half-day beside Washington’s Tidal Basin can connect three very different memorial experiences: Thomas Jefferson’s domed building, Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s landscape of
Capitol Hill can make a rewarding two-hour walk even when you do not enter a single building. The Capitol, Supreme Court and Library of Congress
Give Saadiyat two full days by choosing one main cultural experience for each. A useful first pairing is Louvre Abu Dhabi followed by Zayed National Museum.
Sunset gives Washington’s western memorials a different rhythm. The broad western perspectives gradually give way to smaller details, illuminated stone and places where people stop
A few hours between trains can give you a worthwhile first look at Washington, DC, provided the programme begins and ends at Union Station. Keep the
For a relaxed half-day on Saadiyat, choose one museum and let the space around that visit provide the walk. Louvre Abu Dhabi works especially well
Strasbourg’s musical history makes an engaging short walk even when no instrument is playing. Start at Saint-Thomas, continue to the Protestant church of Saint-
Two hours in Masdar City can make a rewarding change from Abu Dhabi's palaces, museums and waterfronts. The interest here lies in ordinary urban
Five days in Washington, DC give you something a short visit cannot easily provide: room to change pace. You can see the main symbols, spend time
Use a few hours on Al Reem Island to see how modern Abu Dhabi works at ground level. Start among the planting of Al Fay Park,
For a small neighbourhood walk in Abu Dhabi, connect the former Al Bateen bus-station building, also known as Al Bateen Mall, with Etihad Modern Art
