Zurich

September 5, 2025.Reading time 3 minutes.

This beautiful lakeside city is the largest in Switzerland, also its famous financial capital. Beside being obviously scenic, Zurich is quite rich and grandiose, and expensive to boot! I visited this city among other parts of Switzerland many times over the years, most recently in the hot summer of 2022. Still impressed each time to […]

Johannesburg

September 5, 2025.Reading time 4 minutes.

This is the largest city of South Africa, located in the country’s northern highlands. Like the rest of this country, Jo’burg is a fusion of several cultures, ethnicities and languages. I visited here in 2021 and also 2024 in different seasons. As the older “downtown” area is now mostly derelict, modern business and lifestyle hubs […]

Cambridge

September 4, 2025.Reading time 3 minutes.

Know for its top-tier university, this quaint and historic college town is just to the northeast of London. It’s a small city mainly centered around the university campus, boating river and historic commercial center – which you can see in dazzling color from the photo collection below. Can only imagine how many smart people have […]

Mumbai

September 4, 2025.Reading time 6 minutes.

This is the largest city by population in India, which is the largest country by population in the world – so you can probably imagine how crowded it would be! Mumbai is set on a peninsula at the western egde of India, so it has a peculiar weather system known for torrential monsoon rainstorms. The […]

Marseille

September 3, 2025.Reading time 8 minutes.

This is a nice coastal city in the south of France, straddling the Mediterranean sea. This area and the whole French Riviera is known for historic fortresses, rugged mountains and boat-filled marinas. Marseille in particular has its own character of history and culture, a bit different from other French coastal towns. I visited here in […]

Vancouver

September 3, 2025.Reading time 9 minutes.

This is one of the most beautiful in Canada, and probably the whole world! Nestled between waterways and mountains, it is certainly a scenic urban paradise — though with a high price tag to match. I visited here several times, most recently in the fall of 2021 right after Canada reponed for tourism post-pandemic. Most […]

Florence

August 16, 2025.Reading time 5 minutes.

This charming and historic city, know is Firenze in Italian, is the capital of the famous region of Tuscany (Toscana) and was home to many well-known cultural figures of the Renaissance period. These include the poet Dante Alighieri, and artists Michelangelo & Leonardo Da Vinci. The city is also famous for it’s built-up bridge known […]

Guangzhou

August 16, 2025.Reading time 7 minutes.

This bustling city is the capital of the Guangdong region of southern China (know in English as Canton, and home of the Cantonese language). It’s set along a major river and adorned with many colorful towers & skyscrapers. Lately it’s become quite famous as a trading hub for Chinese goods, due its proximity to the […]

Antalya

June 13, 2024.Reading time 3 minutes.

This is a popular beach city in the south of Turkey, directly on the Mediterranean sea. Nestled between large mountains, the coastal strip is rife with hotel resorts and neatly-arranged beaches. It also has some historic mosques and the famous Gates of Hades. I visited in a hot summer period in 2024 and went around […]

Yerevan