Okinawa City, East Asia
Okinawa City: Koza Roots, Champuru Soul
Gate 2 Street Time Warp: Okinawa City's downtown, still called Koza by everyone over 40, sits right against the fence of Kadena Air Base, and its BC Street a…
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Haikou, East Asia
Haikou: Coconut City & Hainan's Tropical Gateway
Coconut Everything: Locals call Haikou "Coconut City" (椰城) and they mean it - coconut trees line every major boulevard, coconut water stalls outnumber bubble…
Basse-Terre, Caribbean
Basse-Terre: Volcanic Creole Soul
Two Islands, One Name: Guadeloupe is shaped like a butterfly - Basse-Terre (the city) sits on the western wing, the mountainous, volcanic half, while flatter…
Ko Phi Phi, Southeast Asia
Ko Phi Phi: No Cars, Limestone Cliffs & Castaway Soul
No Wheels, Anywhere: There isn't a single car, motorbike, or scooter on Ko Phi Phi Don—the paths are too narrow between Ton Sai and Loh Dalum bays. Everythin…
João Pessoa, Northeast Brazil
João Pessoa: Atlantic Sunrise & Forró Soul
First Sunrise in the Americas: João Pessoa sits at Ponta do Seixas, the easternmost point of the entire American continent, which means the sun technically r…
Biarritz, Western Europe
Biarritz: Belle Époque Meets Basque Surf Soul
Empress Town Syndrome: Napoleon III built his summer palace here for Empress Eugénie in 1854, and Biarritz never quite got over being a royal playground - lo…