30 articles tagged with neighborhood guide
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...
After 40 years helping travelers navigate their journeys at Hawaiian Airlines, I've learned that the soul of a city rarely resides in its postcard attractions. Los Angeles, with its sprawling neighborhoods and diverse communities, holds countless treasures that most tourists...
Standing at the intersection of Queen and Spadina, watching the iconic streetcars glide past while tourists flock to CN Tower in the distance, I couldn't help but smile knowingly. Having spent the last three summers visiting my father's Canadian colleagues...
Vienna wasn't on my radar until a fellow EMT described how the city's sacred geometry—visible in its imperial architecture and circular layout—created a sense of healing just by walking its streets. After a particularly grueling winter rescue season in Nova...
After living in Montreal for nearly five years, I've developed what my spouse calls an 'unhealthy obsession' with this city's neighborhoods. But honestly, can you blame me? As someone who grew up exploring St. Louis neighborhoods with my Swedish father,...
As a surveyor whose work frequently brings me to Seoul, I've developed a unique perspective on this dynamic metropolis that extends far beyond its impressive skyline. My professional eye naturally catalogs the architectural precision of Korea's capital, but it's the...
Coming back to Seoul always feels like piecing together parts of myself I didn't know were missing. As a Korean-American adopted at infancy, each visit to my birth country is both a homecoming and an adventure. I've stayed in everything...
When most travelers hit Mexico City, they make a beeline for Zócalo, Frida's house, and Chapultepec Park. Don't get me wrong—these spots are iconic for a reason. But after five visits to CDMX (including a three-week sourcing trip for our...
The Athens that captured my heart wasn't the one in guidebooks. While the Parthenon stands eternal against that impossibly blue Aegean sky, it's in the narrow alleyways and graffiti-adorned walls of neighborhoods like Exarchia, Psyrri, and Koukaki where the city's...
The first time I stepped out of the subway in New York City, I felt that familiar rush of urban possibility that I've chased across continents. As someone who's spent years documenting the world's most intriguing urban spaces, from Sheffield's...
When I first visited Rome in my 40s, I made the classic mistake of booking a hotel far from the city center to save money. Twenty years and countless trips later, I've learned that where you stay in the Eternal...
Pittsburgh has undergone one of America's most remarkable urban transformations, evolving from its industrial past into a vibrant hub of technology, medicine, and culture. During my recent week-long consulting project with a local travel agency, I had the opportunity to...
The first time I rode my Royal Enfield through Bangalore's chaotic streets, I nearly turned around and fled to the countryside. That was twelve years ago, before I understood the pulsing rhythm beneath the city's tech-boom exterior. Now, after countless...
As someone who typically finds himself analyzing wave patterns along coastal cliffs or explaining aurora phenomena in Iceland, Edmonton presented a fascinating urban laboratory during my recent summer visit. The city's unique geographical positioning along the North Saskatchewan River creates...
As a mom who's navigated the steep hills of San Francisco with two energetic kids in tow, I've learned that where you plant your family's home base can make or break your Bay Area adventure. San Francisco's 49 square miles...
