6 articles tagged with local culture
The first time I visited Santa Clara, I did what every tourist does – made a beeline for Che Guevara's mausoleum and snapped the obligatory photo beneath his bronze statue. But after seven visits to this central Cuban city (thanks...
There's a Seville that exists beyond the grand Cathedral and the majestic Alcázar—a city of whispers and secrets tucked away behind ornate iron gates and unassuming doorways. As someone who's spent years seeking the authentic pulse of cities across continents,...
The morning light filters through the jacaranda trees as I sip my cortado at a corner café in Güemes, watching Córdoba awaken. This isn't the Córdoba most tourists see—the one of grand colonial churches and historic universities. This is the...
The first thing that strikes you in Havana isn't the classic cars or the colonial architecture – it's the rhythm. Not just the music spilling from doorways and windows, but the actual pulse of the city itself. After five visits...
There's something wonderfully unassuming about Midwest City, Oklahoma—a place where military precision meets small-town warmth. As I stepped off the plane at Will Rogers Airport and made the short drive east, the landscape unfolded like pages of American history punctuated...
While San Francisco often steals the spotlight in the Bay Area's urban narrative, Oakland has been quietly revolutionizing itself into one of America's most dynamic urban landscapes. Having visited countless smart cities across the globe, I've developed a particular fondness...