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Some cities impress you, cities that entertain you, and cities that educate you. Then some cities seem to exist outside ordinary categories altogether. Istanbul belongs firmly in that final group. It is not simply a destination on a map or a famous collection of landmarks visited by tourists carrying cameras and guidebooks. Istanbul feels older, heavier, louder, stranger, and more emotionally layered than most places people encounter in their lives.

Dubai is often described in extremes. It is called the city of superlatives, the place of the tallest, the largest, the most ambitious. Images of glittering skyscrapers, vast shopping malls, artificial islands, and luxury experiences dominate its presentation to the world. For many, Dubai appears almost unreal, a place that seems to have risen too quickly, too dramatically, to be fully understood. Yet beneath this surface lies something far more structured and deliberate. Dubai is not simply a spectacle.

Upon retirement at the age of sixty-two, and grieving his deceased wife, renowned journalist Bernard Ollivier felt a sense of profound emptiness: What do I do now? While some see retirement as a chance to cash in their chips and settle into a comfy armchair, Ollivier still longed for more. Searching for inspiration, he strapped on his gear, donned his hat, and headed out the front door to hike the Way of St. James, a 1400-mile journey from Paris to Compostela, Spain.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit the Greater Piedmont Triad. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. This guide book will not tell you exact addresses or store hours, but instead gives you knowledge that you may not find in other travel books.