May 14th, 2013 at 12:00PM:
All truth be told, Lisbon was never a city I had given any thought to. In fact, I couldn't even come up with anything linked to it. Give me a list of other European cities and there was at least one or two things that came to mind.
Stockholm: Old Town and the archipelago.
Paris: croissants, the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre.
London: pubs, fish and chips and Big Ben.
Venice: canals, ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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48 Hours In Lisbon: In Search Of Coffee, Tiles And Sun
May 14th, 2013 at 12:00PM:
All truth be told, Lisbon was never a city I had given any thought to. In fact, I couldn't even come up with anything linked to it. Give me a list of other European cities and there was at least one or two things that came to mind.
Stockholm: Old Town and the archipelago.
Paris: croissants, the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre.
London: pubs, fish and chips and Big Ben.
Venice: canals, ...Biking In Guatemala City? One Group Is Proving It's Possible
Mar 4th, 2013 at 11:00AM:
On a recent Saturday, the streets were filled with bicycles. Bells rang and horns sounded as the cyclists wound their way throughout the city like a moving train of youth and energy.
This wasn't in Portland, or Paris, or any of dozens of bicycle-friendly cities around the world. This was in Guatemala City, a city known more for its violent crime rates than its progressive bike culture.
...The Kimchi-ite: The Culture Shock Of South Korea
Dec 13th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
When I moved to South Korea, it was my first time in the country and I had no idea what to expect. Going from the airport to my new apartment, differences from my prior life slowly came into focus. Signs were now written in lines and circles I didn't understand, brand new glass skyscrapers were poised next to traditional tile-roofed houses and all the cars were made by Hyundai. As I walked ...Video: Cities Across The Globe
Jul 15th, 2012 at 4:00PM:
CITY #3721 from Lam Ho Tak on Vimeo.
You can board a plane and fly to any city on this planet. No matter where you go, you'll find familiarity amid the unfamiliarity. Paved and braided highway systems weave through cities and carry pairs of headlights through the dark night, one after another. Pedestrians congregate on street corners and wait for the opportunity to cross and then do so ...
Photo Of The Day: Watching The World Go By In Tokyo
Jun 14th, 2012 at 7:00PM:
There are few cities that have the energy of Tokyo. It's one place where you can feel the past and future collide, with traditional teahouses and 1950s-throwback salarymen mixing with girls in cutting-edge fashion and boys with the latest technology. The intensity is dialed up to the maximum at Shibuya Crossing, where Flickr user m24instudio shot today's Photo Of The Day. There you can have a ...Eight Underground Cities
Mar 2nd, 2012 at 9:00AM: As a rule, people generally prefer to live above ground. Whether it's claustrophobia, prohibitive construction costs, or just enjoyment of the sun, people have generally stuck with above-ground structures across the globe. In instances where above-ground cities have subterranean components, they are often public transit systems, municipal works, or just plain old sewers.
Yet every once in a ...Sustainable cities to watch in 2012
Jan 13th, 2012 at 9:00AM: Think of sustainability, and San Francisco is probably the first city to come to mind. But a new crop of green urban centers is emerging, and they're not where you might think.
Leon Kaye, editor of GreenGoPost.com, recently published a list of his picks for emerging sustainable cities to watch in 2012. Some spots were to be expected, like Detroit, with its preponderance of urban renewal ...Driving Through Detroit
Jun 14th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
In a part of the public imagination, Detroit is an urban frontier, ripe for the conquering and reimagining, poised for a renaissance, driven by Chrysler ads and noble hipsters volunteering on urban farms. It's also true that Detroit is an abandoned city, dark and desolate, the kind of place where you can drive down Mack Avenue late one night and only see one pedestrian, a woman scratching her ...4 U.S. cities that need a major theme park
Apr 14th, 2011 at 8:00AM: A glance at a map of the United States makes my theme park-addicted mind flag the states and cities with theme parks. To me, the states without theme parks look like big holes in the map. I figured I'd list the cities that I feel could use a major theme park. I'm going to preface this list by admitting that I have a completely outsider's view of these cities. I'm going mainly on the population, so ...Addis Ababa: Ethiopia's new flower
Apr 23rd, 2010 at 1:30PM: When I talk to NGO workers who have worked all over Africa, most say their favorite posting was Addis Ababa.
Ethiopia's capital is a young city, founded by the Empress Itegue Taitu in the late nineteenth century. She named it the "new flower", and while the pollution and crowded streets don't give a very flowery impression, it's still an enjoyable and easy city to visit.
I've already ...10 great destinations for outdoor adventure
Feb 11th, 2010 at 12:27PM: With the possible exception of beach-goers, very few people want to travel in order to sit. Travel is all about experiencing the best of what a destination has to offer, and in many cases, the best of what a destination can offer is adventure. From mountain climbing to snowshoeing to hill-walking -- yes, "hill-walking" is an adventure sport! -- here are ten of the world's best destinations for ...Photo of the Day (12.1.09)
Dec 1st, 2009 at 9:00PM:
Today's Photo of the Day comes from Milwaukee based Flickr user koalaeatingtree. Taking great landscape shots is one thing, but capturing a perfectly timed moment in a beautiful location like this is remarkable.
The photo was taken in Naples, Florida - a city voted in 2009 as "one of the 10 pricey cities worth its high cost" by U.S News & World Report. For the techies out there, ...Apparently, everyone hates Detroit
Jun 25th, 2009 at 4:30PM: TripAdvisor.com conducted a survey of 3,400 Americans, asking them their opinions about various cities. The result may or may not surprise you: Everyone loves New York and everyone hates Detroit (above), which was not only listed as the "Least Favorite," but also the "Least Healthy" and "Dirtiest." Second and third place for least favorite city? Los Angeles and Atlanta. Why's everybody hating on ...UN: Urban Growth Set to Explode in Africa
Nov 25th, 2008 at 2:00PM: In 1950, there were only two cities in Africa with more than one million inhabitants. They were both in Egypt (Cairo and Alexandria). In the 2008 version of continent, there are more than 40 urban centers with populations over 1 million. A report by the UN Human Settlements Programme projects that the number of Africans living in cities will double by 2030 to more than 700 million. The image of an ...Could Shanghai Show Up Beijing?
Oct 6th, 2008 at 1:00PM: Beijing was in the world spotlight earlier this year when it hosted the Olympics. In 2010, it will be Shanghai's turn when it houses the World Expo. Despite not enjoying the media attention of the Olympics or FIFA World Cup, World Expos, a.k.a. World's Fairs, have been held for over 100 years and hold a certain degree of cultural clout. Contingents of many nations come to showcase their industry ...Best cities for a pub crawl?
Apr 15th, 2008 at 10:00AM: On holiday, it's not uncommon to consume large quantities of toxic beverages. An attempt to check out the city's nightlife = an all-nighter pub crawl. Some cities are just geared to allow for the most memorable crawls (assuming you remember stuff post getting plastered, which of course, isn't the objective). Here are the Lonely Planet blog's idea of a what entails a good pub crawl, here are mine: ...The World's Sexiest Cities (That Are Still Secret ... Shhh)
Jun 20th, 2007 at 6:05AM: I'm going to try to sneak this post in right here, real nonchalant-like. Why? Because the details are still secret. MSN recently put together a list of the sexiest "secret" cities around. Apparently, they compiled the list so that you could "get a head start on your fellow travellers." Cool, huh? And thoughtful? By the way, by "sexy" they mean bursting with culture -- not filled with strip clubs. ...America's Rainiest Cities
May 23rd, 2007 at 10:00AM: Recently, my wife and I were discussing places we'd like to live, and Seattle popped up. During our discussion, she worried that Seattle might be too gloomy, too overcast, and too rainy for us. I guess I'll have to share with her this list, which ranks the rainiest cities in the US. Seattle doesn't even crack the Top 10.
Mobile, Alabama
Pensacola, Florida
New Orleans, Louisiana
...The Smartest (and Least Smart) Cities in the U.S.
May 15th, 2007 at 9:55AM: By analyzing Census data on educational achievement, Bizjournals developed a methodology wherein it ranked adults in nearly 16,000 cities, towns, villages, boroughs and unincorporated areas throughout the U.S. In the end, the methodology provided insight into the distribution of gray matter in America. Which big city proved to be brainiest? Seattle came out tops, with San Francisco and Austin ...Beautiful Cities in Dreams
Apr 12th, 2006 at 6:32PM: Isn't funny how our dreams can
capture places we've never been, yet only seen on TV or in some glossy magazine with such detail and color, that you
would wake having sworn you had been? For some of you, your journey to Paris or Prague will only take place during the
dark hours of night, while others will twirl pencils for moments on end, daydreaming about being anywhere, but in the
office. Then ...
