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BEST CITIES IN AMERICA BEST CITIES IN AMERICA Large American cities are excellent locations to live in large part because of the same attributes that make them fantastic tourist destinations: excellent weather, top-notch museums, and fine dining establishments. These elements, together with user-generated data from social media, were taken into …

THERE’S A NEW BLACK RODEO IN PORTLAND THERE’S A NEW BLACK RODEO IN PORTLAND There are rodeos all around the country, and in areas like Oklahoma, Texas, and Colorado, there are a number of them that celebrate Black cowboy culture. However, Black rodeos are uncommon in the Pacific Northwest, and …

11 BEST WEEKEND HOLIDAY IN SAN FRANCISCO 11 BEST WEEKEND HOLIDAY IN SAN FRANCISCO While San Francisco is a fantastic city in and of itself, one of the best things about living here is that it just takes a short drive to get to a world-class vineyard, a beach, or …

BEST THINGS TO DO IN BROOKLYN BEST THINGS TO DO IN BROOKLYN Brooklyn, one of the largest boroughs in New York City, is also the most populated, with over 2.5 million residents. Brooklyn is more than three times the size of Manhattan at 71 square miles, so it is impossible …

10 AMAZING LUXURY HOTELS IN TORONTO 10 AMAZING LUXURY HOTELS IN TORONTO Toronto is the most visited city in Canada, yet the hotel industry there has long seemed a little stuffy. This has changed recently: in just the past two years, this expansive metropolis has welcomed the opening of its …

BEST THINGS TO DO IN TOKYO, LOS ANGELES BEST THINGS TO DO IN TOKYO, LOS ANGELES Whether it’s Little Bangladesh, Thai Town, Little Armenia, Koreatown, Little Ethiopia, Tehrangeles, or Historic Filipinotown—there’s probably an area in Los Angeles that you can visit for that particular culture. Little Tokyo, a neighborhood on …

10 BEST HOTELS IN NEW YORK CITY 10 BEST HOTELS IN NEW YORK CITY Budget hotels in New York used to be associated with flimsy walls, bedbugs, and dingy lightbulbs. That is, until places like the Hoxton Williamsburg, the Ace Hotel New York, and the Archer Hotel arrived, providing stylish …

11 TOP ACTIVITIES IN SANTA MONICA 11 TOP ACTIVITIES IN SANTA MONICA Regardless of the season, Santa Monica’s picturesque 26-mile coastline and bright, year-round weather entice even the most ferocious indoor cat to venture outdoors. The beachside California community, only 15 miles from downtown Los Angeles, is home to 20 …

WHY, DESPITE RECENT HEADLINES, I STILL LOVE SAN FRANCISCO I left San Francisco in 2021 after 15 years there. People usually respond with something like, “Geez, isn’t it sad what has happened to San Francisco?” when I tell them that.WHY, DESPITE RECENT HEADLINES, I STILL LOVE SAN FRANCISCO   Yes, …

8 UNDERRATED CITIES IN U.S TO VISIT 8 UNDERRATED CITIES IN U.S TO VISIT The top fall travel destinations share some characteristics, like leaf-viewing excursions outside, charming small-town drives, an abundance of viewpoints and vistas, especially above the changing foliage, and perhaps even a hint of the eerie. Fall has …