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Cebu, Philippines Philippines

Cebu, Southeast Asia

Cebu: Queen City of the South, Lechon Soul & Island Gateway

Bisaya, Not Tagalog: Cebu speaks Cebuano (Bisaya), not Tagalog. Locals understand Tagalog and English but light up when you try "Salamat" instead of "Salamat…

Tainan, Taiwan Taiwan

Tainan, East Asia

Tainan: Ancient Capital, Temple Lanes & Taiwan's Sweet Street Food Soul

Everything Is Sweet: Tainan cooks with sugar the way other cities use salt. Savory dishes, from fish soup to rice sausage to the dipping sauce for beef, come…

Thessaloniki, Greece Greece

Thessaloniki, Southern Europe

Thessaloniki: Bougatsa, Byzantine Walls & Aegean Nights

Athens Rivalry: Thessalonians call their city the 'co-capital' (Symprotevousa) and will gently remind you it is cheaper and better fed than Athens. Never cal…

Bend, United States United States

Bend, North America

Bend: High Desert Brews and Cascade Playground - Where Volcanoes, River Floats and Craft Beer Collide

Roundabout Capital: Bend has dozens of roundabouts, including chains of them on the Westside, and locals will tell you they are the town's real traffic law. …

Larnaca, Cyprus Cyprus

Larnaca, Southern Europe

Larnaca: Flamingos, Aqueducts & Cypriot Seaside Soul

The Airport Is the Skyline: Larnaca's runway ends practically on Mackenzie Beach, so jets pass low over the sand and plane-spotters set up deckchairs right u…

Limassol, Cyprus Cyprus

Limassol, Southern Europe

Limassol: Wine Country, Seafront Promenades & Cyprus's Cosmopolitan Soul

Driving on the Left: Cyprus kept the British habit, so traffic runs on the left and roundabouts are everywhere. Limassol's coastal avenue (Amathountos) and t…

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