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Contributors John Butler is a fan of short-term sublets in large cities and he’s not entirely sure where he lives, apart from Seat 6a on various Aer Lingus flights. “As a writer, I’m unhealthily obsessed with the idea of city-ascharacter. My first novel is set in San Francisco, and I find the personality of Berlin even more complex and beguiling. My piece [see page 64] is a primer, but here’s a thought: if you’re looking to find a city, more often than not, the best thing to do is get lost.”
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Julie Schwietert Collazo is a New York-based travel, culture, and food writer whose work has been featured in National Geographic Traveler, Budget Travel and Scientific American. She has also written for BBC/Lonely Planet and Fodor’s guide books. For her feature on weekending on Long Island for Cara, see page 56, she packed up her husband, photographer Francisco Collazo, and their 2.5 year-old-daughter for a road trip. “Most of my work tends to be far from home,” she says, “so it was nice to work closer for a change, and I discovered just as much of interest in Long Island as I do on my regular beat in Latin America.”
After a long stint as an editor with the Irish Independent, David Robbins left to embark on what he describes as a “portfolio career”. Nowadays, he writes a weekly column for the Independent, teaches journalism at Dublin City University and looks after his six-year-old daughter. As a former rugby player for Bective Rangers RFC and a Leinster fan of long-standing, interviewing rugby people for Cara’s feature on the Heineken Cup, see page 28, was a dream assignment. “I even got to run out of the tunnel at the Aviva Stadium,” he says.
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Jonny Sexton photographed by Trevor Hart at the Aviva Stadium. Make-up by Jane Gribbin.