5 articles tagged with pacific northwest
After years exploring abandoned monasteries in Eastern Europe and forgotten temples in Southeast Asia, I've developed a nose for the overlooked. When I relocated to Memphis three years ago, I started applying my urban exploration skills closer to home. Portland...
Most Pacific Northwest travelers bypass Tacoma for Seattle, but that oversight reveals their lack of understanding about authentic urban character. As a city planner who has studied urban fabric across four continents, I find Tacoma's transformation from industrial port to...
As a psychologist who studies how environment shapes our inner landscape, I've learned that some of the most profound solo travel experiences happen in overlooked places. Kent, Washington—just twenty minutes south of Seattle—offers exactly this kind of transformative solitude. During...
Sitka hit me differently than I expected. After years chasing adrenaline rushes and photographing smart cities across Asia, I found myself in this remote Alaskan town where the infrastructure is rugged, the wilderness is raw, and the light—bloody hell, the...
¡Hola, viajeros! There's something magical about cities that wear their creativity on their sleeve, and Eugene, Oregon is one such hidden canvas that captured my heart during an unexpected detour last spring. What started as a quick stopover on my...