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Category Archives: Saturday City
The Saturday Cities I Don’t Like
Back in 2008, I wrote about some of the cities in the world I didn’t like. Since then I’ve been to a lot more places in the world. I liked about 99% of them. But, you can’t like everywhere. While I always try to look for the good in place and be fair my judgment, [...]
Posted in Saturday City Tagged athens, auckland, belize city, berlin, la, phuket, Saturday City, siem reap 57 Comments
The Saturday City: The Cinque Terre
The Cinque Terre consists of five beautiful hillside towns (Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, Monterosso) on the west coast of Italy. They are famous for being historic and, well, beautiful. Not just “This place is beautiful” beautiful but more like “I died and gone to heaven and never want to leave” beautiful. I visited here [...]
The Saturday City: Rotorua
Rotorua, New Zealand is one of the most popular tourist destinations on the North Island. (UN)Affectionately called Rotorvegas, this city is the launching ground for nature walks, Maori cultural experiences, trips to smelly geysers, and luxury spas. Besides being known for its hordes of tourist, this city is famous for its smell. The sulfur springs [...]
Posted in Saturday City Tagged blogsherpa, hot springs, maori, New Zealand, north island, Rotorua, Saturday City 7 Comments
The Saturday City: Edinburgh
The first thing you notice about Edinburgh is its beauty. The cobble streets, tight quarters, the castle, the Gothic architecture of many of its buildings- it jumps out at you. While the city has a modern section, the charm of old Edinburgh permeates the whole city.
There is history everywhere you look in this city. One [...]
The Saturday City: Ko Chang
Located near the Cambodian border, I first heard of Ko Chang during my first visit to Thailand back in 2005. I was in Chang Mai and two backpackers were arguing over whether I should go to Ko Chang or Ko Samet. Back then, Ko Chang was a backpacker’s paradise. If Thailand had something close to [...]
Posted in Saturday City Tagged blogsherpa, ko chang, Saturday City, southeast asia, Thailand 17 Comments
The Saturday City: Taipei
Taipei is the capital of Taiwan. It is situated on the Danshui River, almost at the northern tip of the country, about 25 km southwest of Keelung, which is its port on the Pacific Ocean. Living Taipei was an interesting experience. I had a lot of fun and I think Taipei is a great city, [...]
The Saturday City: Washington D.C.
Today I realized that it has been about two months since I last did a Saturday city. I like the series, even if it doesn’t draw a lot of comments. It’s a good way for me to remember all those places I’ve been. I thought there would be no better way to re-launch this series [...]
Posted in Saturday City Tagged America, Saturday City, Washington D.C., Washington DC Vacations 6 Comments
The Saturday City: Cairns