Tag: city
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Sydney, Australia. The down under’s big city.
We only had a few days in Sydney but I feel like we got to explore the Central Business District fairly well. Sydney has the same broad multiculturalism that we enjoyed in Melbourne but the city is decidedly larger, and at least within the CBD, more densely urban. The atmosphere is a bit more…
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Osaka, Japan and the cult of the octopus dumpling.
Compared to the glittery metropolis of Tokyo or the ancient sublimity of Kyoto, it’s easy to forget the more grounded and working class city of Osaka. But that would be a mistake. The second largest metropolitan area in Japan at over 19 million, Osaka is bursting with welcoming personality and Osakans are well known…
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Reflections on Bengaluru (Bangalore), India
I’m sitting on a deck overlooking the city sipping chai masala from a dixie-cup sized paper cup. A convocation of eagles swoops through the sky circling in groups across the skyline buzzing the mostly empty tables in search of an easy snack. I’m told the open piles of garbage rotting on the sidewalks brings rats…
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It’s fucking cold in Chicago. But I love it anyway.
Chicago. It’s not Seattle. The streets are not crowded with wafer thin androgynous boys peeled from the shiny covers of fashion magazines. The thick moustache is still popular here. The people want to talk to you. They’re interested. Friendly but not too nice. And by nice I mean fake. Honest, to the point, cutting right…