When most travelers chart their California journeys, Bakersfield rarely makes the itinerary. Yet this Central Valley city harbors one of the most fascinating cultural enclaves in the American West—a t...
As I stood atop the weathered stone ramparts of Fortaleza Ozama, the oldest European military structure in the Americas, I was struck by Santo Domingo's remarkable urban duality. The Dominican Republi...
As I stood in Place des Cinéastes, surrounded by the pulsating energy of West Africa's cultural epicenter, I couldn't help but marvel at how Ouagadougou's urban fabric weaves together colonial influen...
As an urban planner with a penchant for adventure, I've traversed landscapes across continents, but sometimes the most enlightening journeys happen in unexpected places. Northeast Ohio—with its fascin...
The ancient city of Kulob sits nestled in Tajikistan's southwestern valley like a forgotten culinary treasure chest waiting to be unlocked. As I stood atop the city's historic fortress ruins, watching...
When I first visited Dublin with my colleague's family years ago, I was struck by how this compact city balances its rich historical narrative with playful, family-oriented spaces. As a city planner,...