Category: City or urban travel
Most travelers head straight to Dubai to see some of the most impressive buildings and hotels in the world. However, flying to Abu Dhabi and then taking a day …
In a sprawling megalopolis of over two million people, in the fourth-largest city in the United States, how do you find those spots that are uniquely Houston? Sure, there …
Harvard Square: it is not a square in the sense you may think of a town square. Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a neighborhood. It is a place …
The sign on The Huntington Los Angeles indoor plant conservatory said that it was “Currently closed due to the presence of a potentially invasive terrestrial snail.” I peeked inside …
Scotland’s First Peoples: who were they, what were their lives like — and how do we know what we know about them? All those questions come into play as …
As the day comes to a close in Los Angeles, one’s mind often drifts toward finding a good beach sunset spot, then maybe a nice view of the city …
What if, by enjoying a sandwich at midday or a a coffee or a breakfast pastry, you could help someone make his or her way out of being homeless? …
Beacon Hill in Boston: history and present day both walk with you in the streets of the north slope of this neighborhood which lies near the Massachusetts State House …
Whenever friends visit the Austin area, they ask me for tips on where to go. Unfortunately, I’m often a rather useless source of information because I live about twenty …
Glasgow: when I talk with people about their plans for travel in Scotland, this is city is not often on the list. Glasgow is a lively, welcoming place with …
Back at the end of 2020 we put up a post on planning trips to bucket list destinations before they got busy again. We hope you took advantage of …
This year, I celebrated New Year’s Eve in Jakarta, Indonesia – a rather unusual location. It was my first time in the country and I didn’t really have an …