Port Harcourt, West Africa
Port Harcourt: Garden City Where Oil Rivers Meet Soul
The Soot Situation: Port Harcourt's sky occasionally fills with black soot from illegal oil refineries and industrial activities in the Niger Delta - locals …
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Amman, Middle East
Amman: Seven Hills & Ancient Heartbeat
The Weekend Is Friday-Saturday: Forget Sunday brunch culture — Jordan's weekend falls on Friday and Saturday. Thursday night is the big night out, and Friday…
Lake Balaton, Central Europe
Lake Balaton: Hungary's Sea of Wine, Waves & Thermal Waters
Zero-Tolerance Driving Law: Hungary enforces absolute zero-tolerance for alcohol while driving -- any detectable level means fines of 6,500-200,000 HUF and d…
Nanaimo, North America
Nanaimo: Harbour City with Island Soul
Bathtub Racing Capital: Nanaimo is the world capital of bathtub racing. Since 1967, locals have raced modified bathtubs across open ocean water every July. T…
Caye Caulker, North America
Caye Caulker: Go Slow on Belize's Barefoot Caribbean Island
No Cars, No Roads, No Problem: There are zero cars on Caye Caulker. The island runs on golf carts, bicycles, and bare feet. Three sandy lanes—Front Street, M…
Providence, North America
Providence: Creative Capital with New England Charm
Coffee Milk Obsession: Rhode Islanders don't drink chocolate milk - they drink coffee milk. Made by mixing sweet coffee syrup (Autocrat is the gold standard)…