21 articles tagged with walking tour
There's something about port cities that speaks to my soul. Perhaps it's my upbringing in Marseille, but I find these maritime crossroads carry stories in their salt-tinged air unlike anywhere else. Annapolis – with its colonial brick buildings, cobblestone streets,...
There's something magical about the way sound travels through autumn air—crisper, clearer, more defined. As someone who spends her life fine-tuning acoustics, I find fall to be nature's perfect sound engineer. Last month, between theater projects in New York City...
As someone who spends her days interpreting the layers of legal precedent, I find myself equally drawn to places where history accumulates in visible strata. Baltimore's harbor area presents just such a palimpsest—a text written over many times yet still...
Standing beneath the imposing Gothic spires of St. Mary's Basilica, watching amber-colored sunlight dance across centuries-old brick facades, I couldn't help but marvel at how Gdansk has masterfully balanced preservation and progress. This Polish port city—once a powerful Hanseatic League...
The first time I rolled into Cape May, I was tracking minor league prospects with my brother through the Northeast. What was supposed to be a quick stopover became a three-day deep dive into what I can only describe as...
As someone who spends their days designing sustainable energy systems for urban environments, I find myself drawn to places where human ingenuity and history intersect. Dover, New Hampshire might not make most travelers' bucket lists, but this unassuming New England...
Standing at the intersection of Center Street and Weber Avenue, I feel the convergence of past and present that defines Stockton—a city often overlooked in California's historical narrative. As someone who's traversed coastal metropolises and remote dark sky reserves across...
Standing on Queen Street in Speightstown, the juxtaposition is impossible to miss—centuries-old colonial architecture backdropped by the impossibly blue Caribbean Sea. While Bridgetown attracts the cruise ships and Holetown caters to luxury seekers, Speightstown remains Barbados' most authentic urban experience....
In the judicial system, we often speak of precedent—how past decisions shape our present understanding of justice. Walking through Annapolis is remarkably similar; each brick, cobblestone, and colonial building tells a story that has shaped America's identity. As someone who...
Like the rings of a tree revealing its age, Hong Kong's skyline tells the story of its remarkable journey through time. Having spent three decades analyzing municipal budgets, I've developed an eye for how cities allocate resources to their built...
The first time I wandered Edinburgh's cobbled lanes, I was meant to be researching medieval castle fortifications. Instead, I found myself bewitched by the city's literary soul. Twenty years and countless visits later, I'm still discovering new chapters in this...
Y'all, I've been to 27 countries with my little dude, and I'm still having *dreams* about Melbourne's coffee. Like, wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-craving-it dreams! While my son was visiting his dad for the weekend, I escaped to Australia's coffee capital for a solo...
As someone who has spent two decades examining international trade disputes, I've developed a particular fascination with how cultural heritage sites function as living archives of both commerce and community. Singapore's Chinatown stands as perhaps the most compelling example I've...
Standing at the edge of Cliff Walk, where meticulously designed landscapes meet the untamed Atlantic, I'm struck by the perfect urban tension Newport embodies. These Gilded Age mansions aren't merely ostentatious displays of wealth—they're physical manifestations of America's complex relationship...
Standing in the dappled shade of a massive Moreton Bay fig tree in Brisbane's City Botanic Gardens, I find myself caught between worlds. The contemporary skyline of Queensland's capital rises behind me, while before me stretches a landscape that has...