Barry Divola
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Barry Divola is a journalist and author who specialises in music, popular culture, the arts, podcasts and travel.Connect via email.
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If you want a good-value, perfect base for exploring Manhattan, this is it
“This is Where the Magic Happens” reads the pink neon sign near The Moxy Lower East Side Hotel reception desk. Ain’t that the truth.
- Barry Divola
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- Hotel reviews
Hilton’s giant new New York hotel is perfect for first-time visitors
The first property from Hilton’s new brand Tempo is a 661-room behemoth that towers over Times Square.
- Barry Divola
‘I was almost brought to tears’: Navigating Tokyo’s hugely popular tourist attraction
Part museum, part art installation and part amusement park – as one of Tokyo’s most popular attractions, it pays to know before you go to teamLab Planets.
- Barry Divola
This Tokyo neighbourhood is one of the coolest places you’ll ever visit
With its vintage clothing stores, record shops, hip bars and flea markets, could Shimokitazawa be the coolest neighbourhood in Tokyo?
- Barry Divola
Six of the most impressive must-visit shops in Tokyo
From clothing to stationery to guitars: if Tokyo is shopping heaven, then these to-die-for flagship stores are nirvana.
- Barry Divola
Beyond the historic centre: Six other parts of Rome you must visit
There are so many vibrant neighbourhoods outside of Rome’s well-trodden Centro Storico. But where do you go to find them?
- Barry Divola
Don’t order a latte: The rules of drinking coffee in Italy
When it comes to coffee, the Italians do things in a particular way, so know before you go and drink with confidence.
- Barry Divola
Queue no more: New York's Empire State Building gets a revamp
There are high expectations of a revamp of New York City's favourite tourist destination.
- Barry Divola
Keeping a journal while travelling: A chance to travel through time
Barry Divola discovers his travel journal from 1991, when he travelled solo around the US for 10 weeks and fell in love with an entire country.
- Barry Divola
New York, USA: Celebrity-endorsed Sophie's is one of New York's best dive bars
Many a celebrity has been smitten by this authentic old-style watering hole.
- Barry Divola
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