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10 pieces filed under belonging — city guides and essays that circle the same idea from different directions.
40.7128° N, 74.0060° WIs your city wrong for you, or are you just exhausted?Read 40.7128° N, 74.0060° WWhy some cities feel like home in about forty minutesRead 40.7128° N, 74.0060° WDeciding where to live after a lossRead 40.7128° N, 74.0060° WThe house is too big now: moving after the children goRead 
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London,
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
A city that gives you almost everything except a sense that you have arrived.
35.6762° N, 139.6503° E
Tokyo,
Japan
Japan
A city that functions beautifully and lets you in slowly.
22.9068° S, 43.1729° W
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
Brazil
Rio is the most physically beautiful city most people will ever stand in, and one of the most socially demanding to actually join.
55.6761° N, 12.5683° E
Copenhagen,
Denmark
Denmark
Copenhagen is what happens when a city is designed on purpose.