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EatingThe Icelandic Kitchen: 5 Classic Foods You Didn’t Think of TryingQuick answer: Skip the shock-value stuff for a night and try plokkfiskur (creamy fish stew) and hangikjot (smoked lamb) -…Tips6 Things People Assume About the BalticsQuick answer: The short version: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are three separate countries with three unrelated languages between them, they…EatingThe Ukrainian Kitchen: 5 Traditional Dishes to TryQuick answer: For your first taste of Ukrainian food, start with borscht (with a side of pampushky garlic bread) and…ShoppingWudaoying Hutong: Beijing’s Coolest Old StreetQuick answer: Wudaoying Hutong, a Ming-dynasty lane near Beijing's Lama Temple, is now lined with independent boutiques, galleries and courtyard…NightlifeCopa Cagrana: Vienna’s Summer Nights on the DanubeQuick answer: Copa Cagrana is a summer-only riverside strip on the Danube near the Reichsbrucke in Vienna - quiet by…Things To DoFort Canning Tree Tunnel: Singapore’s Most Photographed StaircaseQuick answer: The Fort Canning Tree Tunnel is free and unticketed, but arrive before 08:00 - by mid-morning informal queues…