Cemagi, Southeast Asia
Cemagi: Bali's Black Sand Quiet Coast
Black Sand, Not White: Cemagi's beaches (Cemagi Beach, Mengening, Seseh) are volcanic black sand, not the postcard white sand of Nusa Dua - locals will corre…
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Edmonton, North America
Edmonton: River Valley & Festival City
Amiskwaciwaskahikan Roots: Edmonton sits on Treaty 6 territory and Métis Nation of Alberta Region 4 land, and locals often use the Cree name Amiskwaciwaskahi…
Montpellier, Western Europe
Montpellier: Occitan Sunlight & Student Soul
No Old Airport, No Old Money Skyline: Unlike Nîmes or Arles next door, Montpellier has almost no Roman ruins on show - it was a medieval trading and universi…
Sliema, Southern Europe
Sliema: Malta's Mediterranean Front Row
No Sandy Beaches, No Problem: Sliema has zero sand - locals swim off flat limestone rocks with metal ladders bolted into the coast, most famously at Exiles a…
Thimphu, South Asia
Thimphu: Happiness Capital, Himalayan Soul
No Traffic Lights, Ever: Thimphu is the only capital city on earth with zero traffic lights. A single white-gloved officer directs cars from a wooden booth a…
Máncora, South America
Máncora: Desert Waves, Endless Summer
One Street, One Town: Máncora basically runs off a single strip, Avenida Piura, which doubles as the Pan-American Highway - trucks headed for Ecuador rumble …