
Shanghai
The Bund looks better from Pudong at night — but the real Shanghai is the French Concession’s plane-tree alleys at noon.

The Bund looks better from Pudong at night — but the real Shanghai is the French Concession’s plane-tree alleys at noon.

Salt Lake City sits at 4,300 feet with the Wasatch Range as its backyard — the Temple Square crowd is just a fraction of what this city offers.


Pike Place Market before 9am is a different city — locals, no lines, and the fish guys actually talk to you.

Grand Place is genuinely one of Europe’s great squares — but Brussels rewards the people who wander past it into the chocolate ateliers and Trappist beer cafes.

Walk the Freedom Trail in two hours or take three days — Boston rewards both. The North End alone justifies the trip.

Tallinn’s Old Town is medieval Europe at its most intact — and somehow Estonia also runs one of the world’s most advanced digital governments.

San José gets written off as a layover city. That’s a mistake — the Barrio Amón architecture and Central Market alone justify a full day.



