City Guide: Joshua Tree
California’s low desert, where both Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley are located, continues to enjoy a resurgence in popularity it hasn’t seen since the 1940s and ‘50s, when the…
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City Guide: Ubud
Ubud was founded by a seeker; a Javanese monk named Rsi Markendya who discovered the profound spirituality he was looking for and never left. Since then, thousands of people have…
City Guide: Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz is a magical little town full of life and color. From the Pacific Ocean with its beautiful sandy beaches and rugged cliffside, to the Santa Cruz Mountains laden with the…
City Guide: Sedona
Crawling through commuter gridlock, I caught the infectious strains of Houndmouth’s folk rock tribute to the red rock city of Sedona: Hey Little Hollywood / You’re gone but you’re not…
City Guide: Boston
This vibrant capital embodies quaint New England charm as a world-class city that’s filled with cultural neighborhoods, exciting museums and classic architecture. Boston is a city filled with historic districts nestled beside modern…
City Guide: San Luis Obispo
Three-and-a-half hours north of Los Angeles, the Happiest City in America — dubbed so by The Oprah Winfrey Show in January 2011 — is tucked away on California’s Central Coast, with sprawling…
City Guide: Pensacola
Perhaps you took a trip to the Gulf Coast when you were little. You ran along the white-sand beaches, turned rosy in the sun, scooped sand into buckets and peeled…
City Guide: Edinburgh
I’ve long been in love with the powerful and majestic beauty of Scotland. There is nothing that can compare with the sight of fog rolling down the rocky hillsides in…
City Guide: Istanbul
“If the Earth were a single state, Istanbul would be its capital.” – Napoleon Bonaparte My hometown of Istanbul is the only city in the world that spans two continents; it’s…
City Guide: Amsterdam
Most have heard about Amsterdam as the crazy European destination where travelers stop to explore and indulge in the liberties of the city. But this beautiful Dutch city filled with…
City Guide: Singapore
At just 31 miles long and 16 miles wide, it’s hard to believe such a small island can contain such a vast array of smells, colors, sights, and sounds. Singapore…
City Guide: Helsinki
The next time you’re planning a trip to Europe, why not venture a bit further north and explore the stunning Scandinavian capital of Finland, Helsinki? Renown for its world-class architecture, Helsinki’s…
