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When my stadium consulting work took me to Oklahoma City last spring, I never expected to fall for its northern neighbor. As an engineer who typically gravitates toward architectural marvels...
There's something magnetic about cities in transition—places where history's wounds are still healing, yet the pulse of reinvention beats steadily beneath the surface. Dili, East Timor's capital, embodies this duality...
The first time I encountered Austin's street art, I felt that familiar rush of discovery—the same sensation I used to get when finding a perfect manuscript hidden in a slush...
Standing on a narrow cobblestone street in Balat, I watch as morning light filters through laundry lines strung between vibrant Ottoman houses. The call to prayer echoes across Istanbul's seven...
¡Hola amigos! After my fifth visit to Barcelona last summer, I've finally cracked the code to experiencing this incredible city beyond the tourist bubble. While La Rambla and Sagrada Familia...
The air hangs thick with humidity as I step off the small aircraft onto the tarmac of Bata International Airport. This coastal city—Equatorial Guinea's largest yet remarkably untouristed—feels worlds away...
When most travelers think of Suriname, they picture the colonial architecture of Paramaribo or the dense rainforests of the interior. But nestled just 20 kilometers south of the capital lies...
When most people think of Williston, North Dakota, images of oil rigs and boom-town economics come to mind. But after analyzing three years of tourism data and spending a fascinating...
The first time I ventured to Sudbury, Ontario, I expected little more than a quick stopover en route to Lake Superior. What I discovered instead was a fascinating industrial landscape...
While Seattle often steals the spotlight in Washington State, just across Lake Washington lies Bellevue—a city that's transformed from sleepy suburb to gleaming urban center in mere decades. As someone...
Standing in Plaza de Armas as the early morning light bathes the cathedral's façade in golden hues, I'm struck by how Cusco's architecture tells the perfect story of cultural collision...
Growing up just a few hours from Vancouver in Halifax, I've watched this west coast gem evolve from a sleepy port city into Canada's cultural mosaic. While Stanley Park deservedly...
When I first arrived in Graz last spring, I expected the UNESCO World Heritage old town and the futuristic Kunsthaus to dominate my experience. *Mais non*, this Austrian city had...
The first time I rounded a corner in Chefchaouen's medina, I literally gasped. That blue—that impossible, otherworldly blue—wrapping every surface like a three-dimensional canvas wasn't just visually stunning; it *moved*...
The first time I wandered Oakland's streets at dawn, the city revealed itself to me like a book whose pages were painted instead of printed. Having explored urban landscapes from...
When my UX design work brought me to Manila last month, I expected the usual Southeast Asian megacity experience. Instead, I discovered a fascinating collision of Spanish colonial history, indigenous...
There's a certain *ma* (間) – that untranslatable Japanese concept of negative space – between Seattle's towering landmarks and what lies beneath its rain-washed surface. As someone who straddles cultural...
The taxi driver looks at me quizzically when I tell him my destination. *Garoua? Pourquoi?* Why indeed. As the third-largest city in Cameroon's northern region, Garoua rarely makes it onto...
They call it 'Hardware City,' but New Britain, Connecticut is so much more than its industrial moniker suggests. Tucked between Hartford and Waterbury, this unassuming New England city harbors a...
There's something deeply satisfying about discovering a city that doesn't scream for attention yet holds countless treasures for those willing to explore. Raleigh, North Carolina has been that kind of...