7 articles tagged with maker culture
Berlin hit me differently than any city I'd mapped before. As a surveyor who's spent years documenting urban transformations, I expected to appreciate its architecture and planning. What I didn't expect was how this city's layers—from Cold War scars to...
The first time I saw millions of bright red crustaceans painting an entire island crimson, I nearly dropped my DIY camera rig. As a skydiver, I'm used to adrenaline rushes, but witnessing Christmas Island's red crab migration left me breathless...
The ancient walls of Kano rise like terracotta sentinels around a city that pulses with contrasts – traditional indigo dyeing pits operating beside tech startups, centuries-old markets buzzing with modern commerce. When I told friends I was heading to Northern...
I never expected to find culinary enlightenment in Northwest Arkansas, but Springdale flipped my expectations faster than the skydiving barrel rolls I'm used to. This once-sleepy town nestled in the Ozarks has transformed into a gastronomic playground where fifth-generation Arkansans...
When most visitors plan a trip to the New York area, Jersey City rarely tops their list. I made that same mistake for years, zipping through on my way to 'more exciting' destinations. But after a spontaneous weekend detour to...
As an electrical engineer who's spent years exploring maker cultures across Asia, I've developed a methodical approach to finding destinations that balance technical interest with natural beauty. Sun Moon Lake in Taiwan exemplifies this perfect equilibrium—a place where traditional craftsmanship...
There's something uniquely satisfying about standing alone on ancient cobblestones as dawn breaks over a medieval town, the engineering of centuries past revealing itself in the early light. That's exactly what I experienced during my recent spring weekend in Rothenburg...
