Lost LA: Uncovering the Forgotten Historical Landmarks of Los Angeles
Okay, so we all know LA for its palm trees, celebrities, and that iconic Hollywood sign. But beneath the glossy veneer of designer boutiques and film studios lies a city...
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Okay, so we all know LA for its palm trees, celebrities, and that iconic Hollywood sign. But beneath the glossy veneer of designer boutiques and film studios lies a city...
I'll never forget my first glimpse of Bogota's skyline, emerging through wisps of cloud as my plane descended toward El Dorado International. The sprawling metropolis nestled in its high Andean...
Standing before the towering columns of Baalbek's Temple of Jupiter, I felt simultaneously humbled and exhilarated. My camera felt almost inadequate to capture the sheer magnitude of what many archaeologists...
The air in Cairo carries stories thousands of years old – you can almost feel them entering your lungs with each breath, becoming part of you. That's what happened to...
I'll never forget the moment I first stepped through Evora's medieval walls, the golden Portuguese sunlight illuminating 2,000 years of history before my eyes. This UNESCO World Heritage city might...
Standing atop the ancient Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles as the afternoon light bathes the stone in a honey-gold glow, I'm struck by how Tripoli remains Lebanon's best-kept secret. While...
The train from Bucharest wound through the Carpathian Mountains like a steel serpent, delivering me to Brasov's doorstep as autumn painted the surrounding forests in brilliant amber and crimson. Most...
Aloha, fellow wanderers! Last fall, while taking a much-needed creative sabbatical from my pottery wheel, I found myself in Nice with my dear friend Elena. Sure, everyone knows about the...
Standing beneath the weathered stone archway of Cesis Castle, I felt that familiar flutter in my chest—the one that appears whenever I encounter spaces where design, history, and human stories...
The sun beats down on my sweat-soaked running shirt as I jog past the Plaza BolÃvar in MaturÃn, Venezuela. My morning runs have become my favorite way to scout new...
The rhythmic clacking of steel wheels against rails has always reminded me of cricket balls hitting bats in succession—a comforting percussion marking the passage of time and distance. As someone...
Standing at the edge of the Mediterranean, with the spring breeze carrying whispers of ancient civilizations, I felt the familiar tingle in my fingertips that comes with proximity to places...
The Caribbean Sea stretched before me like a sheet of hammered silver as I stood atop Fort George, my weathered ##AFFILIATE##Tilley hat|Tilley LTM6 Airflo Hat##/AFFILIATE## shading my eyes from the...
The first time I ventured into Santiago's historic center fifteen years ago, I was struck by how the city's political narrative was etched into its very architecture. While most tourists...
As someone who spends her days navigating the complex American legal system, there's something profoundly humbling about standing before structures that have witnessed centuries of human history. Beijing—a city where...
There's something profoundly humbling about standing in places where history has unfolded in dramatically different ways. As someone who grew up between cultures—born in Busan but raised in the American...