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Cruise Waikiki Beach for city views and sunsets

Posted onFebruary 6, 2018September 16, 20232 Comments

A Waikiki sunset cruise offers a chance to take a longer, more relaxing look at Honolulu’s iconic beach. Add sunset and a cocktail and you might not care that the fantasy of Waikiki bears little Read More …

CategoriesHawaii, Oahu, USATagsislands, urban planning

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Land use art by Norwood Viviano, Washington DC

Posted onNovember 28, 2016September 4, 20232 Comments

Land use data as art While in DC the other week, I discovered the work of Norwood Viviano, a sculptural artist working primarily in glass who appears to be fascinated by land use, demographics, and Read More …

CategoriesUSA, Washington DCTagsart, museums, urban planning

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Vilnius Lithuania walking tour: Exploring a UNESCO World Heritage city’s historic heart

Posted onAugust 31, 2016January 16, 20224 Comments

The historic center of Vilnius, Lithuania, is a UNESCO World Heritage site where visitors can experience five centuries of change.  And what better way to that than on a guided walking tour? I love discovering Read More …

CategoriesEurope, LithuaniaTagsUNESCO World Heritage, urban planning

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An artsy explosion around the rails in Mesa, Arizona

Posted onApril 18, 2016December 18, 2023Leave a comment

Mesa, Arizona, is awash with art and color around the downtown light rail station. This vibrant and inviting nucleus of culture and the arts is much more than just a commuter stop along the light Read More …

CategoriesArizona, Phoenix, USATagsmuseums, urban planning

looking up at the highline with greenery and the IAC building

Walking the High Line in NYC

Posted onFebruary 28, 2016December 18, 20232 Comments

Two or three stories above the streets of New York City’s Chelsea and Meatpacking neighborhoods, a former railroad track winds around and (literally) through the historic factories and warehouses that now serve as upscale homes, Read More …

CategoriesNew York, New York City, USATagsurban planning

Microdwelling, Phoenix, Arizona

Posted onJanuary 5, 2015December 23, 2023Leave a comment

I’m starting to think about this winter’s trip to Arizona. In the process I’m looking back at some of our previous trips. For example, last year we had the good luck to be in the Read More …

CategoriesArizona, Phoenix, USATagsurban planning

Wandering Toronto’s Distillery District

Posted onJune 5, 2013December 15, 2020Leave a comment

I fall in love with Toronto’s Distillery District the moment I spot it a few blocks ahead through the bus window. My new love doesn’t disappoint. We are greeted by interesting restored buildings – the Read More …

CategoriesCanada, TorontoTagsurban planning

Worth a return trip: Lima, Peru

Posted onNovember 18, 2012December 14, 2021Leave a comment

Lima is one of those cities that tourists are often advised to spend as little time in as possible. If you are given that advice, ignore it. I’ve been to Lima briefly on two occasions Read More …

CategoriesMexico, South & Central America, PeruTagsurban planning

Cape Flats, Cape Town, South Africa

Posted onSeptember 26, 2011December 10, 2020Leave a comment

Traveling back to Cape Town from wine country takes us past the Cape Flats. It would be entirely possible to fly into Cape Town, tour the city and peninsula and remain oblivious to the vast Read More …

CategoriesAfrica and the Middle East, South AfricaTagsurban planning

Vibrant Bo Kaap in Cape Town, South Africa

Posted onSeptember 23, 2011December 13, 2020Leave a comment

Originally the home of slaves imported to the Cape of Good Hope during the 16th and 17th centuries from Malaysia, Indonesia and various African countries, Cape Town’s Bo Kaap neighborhood has retained much of its Read More …

CategoriesAfrica and the Middle East, South AfricaTagsurban planning

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