On Oahu’s eastern, windward side, Kailua is an upmarket destination with dramatic natural scenery and beaches of astonishing beauty. One of these, Lanikai Beach, has all the hallmarks of a tropical paradise, down to the glistening turquoise waters and powdery white sands. Kailua is separated from Honolulu to the east by the sheer rim of …
The oldest city in the Hawaiian archipelago sits on the east coast of the Island of Hawai’i, at the foot of two immense shield volcanoes. One, Mauna Loa is active, and gives you the rare chance to see volcanic activity up close at the Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. The other, Mauna Kea, is dormant and …
One of the fastest-growing cities in America rests in Idaho’s Treasure Valley, between the state capital, Boise, and the city of Nampa. Meridian’s population has skyrocketed in the last 30 years, from 9,500 in 1990 to 114,000 in 2019. The city lies directly on the Boise Meridian, one of the 35 principal meridians of the …
Woodstock is a city in Georgia’s Cherokee County, a short distance north of Atlanta. It’s close enough to be a popular place for city workers to live. In fact, it’s one of the fastest growing suburbs in the United States, and there’s good reason. Woodstock was incorporated in 1897, and is believed to have taken …
Canton, Georgia is a city and the county seat of Cherokee County in the northern half of the state. Named after Canton (now Guangzhou) in China, it has a population of around 22,000 people, and lies 65 km north of Atlanta. The city is situated on traditional Cherokee Indian territory, with the tribe forcibly marched …
While often described as one of Atlanta’s northern suburbs, at 35 kilometres away Duluth, Georgia has an atmosphere all of its own. In fact, it’s recognised as being a city with a small-town ambience within easy reach of big city attractions. Duluth was established in the early nineteenth century as Howell’s Crossing, not becoming Duluth …
Dublin, California, completes a geographical triangle by being approximately 35 miles east of San Francisco and 31 miles north of San Jose. It sits 24 miles south of Mt. Diablo in California State Park. It was referred to as “Dublin” (as in the same city in Ireland) because of the large Irish population that originally …
The city of Dalton is the county seat of Whitfield County in the far north of Georgia, on the state’s border with Tennessee. Like many cities in the southeast of the United States, Dalton developed around a rail depot in the first half of the eighteenth century. This followed the forced removal of the Cherokee …
Part of Cobb County Georgia, Acworth sits on the outer extremity of a finger of urbanization that stretches northwest from Atlanta. It lines the shores of two lakes, Allatoona and Acworth, in the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains. Sometimes known as ‘the lake city’, Acworth Georgia is in many ways a typical southern city. …
Taking its present name in 1854, Cartersville is a relatively small city. It is located on the north-western edge of the metropolitan Atlanta region, 70 km from the state capital’s downtown area. The county seat of Bartow County, Cartersville has a population of around 20,000. It became the seat after the city of Cassville was …