McKinney (Texas) is less than 30 minutes from downtown Dallas but its atmosphere and character are worlds apart. Rated as one of the USA’s most liveable places, this is a historic city with an identity all its own and family-run businesses. At McKinney’s ensemble of preserved 19th-century buildings you can see how Texans lived 150 …
Set at the junction of Oregon’s McKenzie and Willamette Rivers, Eugene is a university city with recent history rooted in the hippie movement and counterculture. The Eugene Saturday Market and the Oregon Country Fair are hippie institutions that continue to thrive into their fifth decade, and help perpetuate progressive ideas like ethical sourcing, knowledge-sharing, gifting …
In the Antelope Valley on the western side of the Mojave Desert, Palmdale is a small city surrounded by a vast arid landscape that evokes the golden age of western movies. One of the city’s claims to fame is its US Air Force testing centre, where aircraft like the legendary Lockheed Blackbird took their first …
The second largest city in the state of Oklahoma, Tulsa once called itself the “Oil Capital of the World” after realizing it was situated atop of the world’s largest known oil reservoir. The title did not last long but the impact of the oil industry is still clear in the city where energy companies gather …
The city that gave the world Prince and Bob Dylan is one of the Midwest’s cultural and economic powerhouses and shares Twin Cities metropolitan area with its near neighbour, Saint Paul. Few big cities in the world are blessed with as much public parkland as Minneapolis. Water is everywhere, at 13 lakes, the roaring Mississippi River, …
Founded in 1792, (by a man who you will learn more about later on) with the specific purpose of being the state capital, Raleigh is not the first choice of visitors to the state of North Carolina but does still have a lot to offer. It has a charming downtown area with a smattering of …
Having had the privilege of experiencing Miami firsthand, I can attest that this city needs no introduction. Its reputation precedes it, renowned across the globe for its mesmerizing glitz, glamorous lifestyle, sun-kissed beaches, and perpetually sunny weather. Miami possesses a captivating allure that bewitches visitors, drawing them into its vibrant embrace. Beyond the dazzling facade, …
Visiting Albania’s capital you’ll delve into the past and present of a country that has seen intense turmoil since it was founded in the 1600s. Tirana has disintegrating soviet-era buildings, brand new projects and proud historic monuments side-by-side, while the wonderful upland scenery that bounds the city to the east calls for exploration. Each monument …
Colorado Springs was one of the United States first resort destinations and continues to attract lots of tourists to this day. The city has many charms from high peaks and hiking trails to satisfy even the most demanding nature lover to the city itself which although not the cultural hotspot of its bigger brother Denver, …
Washed over by the icy North Pacific and beset by the snow-mantled peaks of the Coast Mountains, Anchorage – Alaska’s most populated city – really is a place shrouded on all sides by wilderness. Earthquakes have rattled it, oil industries, gold rushes and railroads have all boomed between its streets, while the settlements of native …