Asia's big cities are a great place to live the "car-free" lifestyle. Thanks to onerous taxes levied on cars and license plates, many governments also encourage usage of mass transit to relieve traffic congestion. Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia did a round-up of the rails: Asian city public transport guide . Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei,...

Getting home can be one of the most fun and stressful parts of living abroad, as this article in the Economist vividly demonstrates. In it, the correspondent discusses the main modes of transport in four cities: London, Delhi, Tokyo and Homer, Alaska. The writing really captures the feel of those four unique cities. It goes...