City Guides

In this post, I set out to answer and important question–Why are Chicago’s presidential streets all sorts of messed up? Let’s find out!

Welcome to Part 2 of our series on Navigating Chicago. In Part 1, you learned all about Chicago’s grid system. Now, in Part 2, we’re going to zero-in on some of the details of the downtown Chicago.

In Part 1 of our guide to navigating Chicago, we’re going to cover Chicago’s grid system, including the major streets and how to navigate from point A to point B.

A real point of confusion for individuals from outside Chicago is the interplay of Chicago, its neighborhoods, its suburbs, and all the related terminology. This post is around ten quick tips or things to remember when discussing Chicago, its neighborhoods, and its suburbs.

Medellin, Colombia | The city of Eternal Spring, where the street art is bold, the people are proud and the arepas are topped with the most amazing cheese. Medellin is a city that has so much to give, and the locals truly seem to love sharing their city with you. Though once plagued by violence, Medellin …

Hong Kong  is a Special Administrative Region of China, located just south of mainland China. It comprises Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, the New Territories and 200+ other near islands in the South China Sea, covering over 400 square miles of land. Hong Kong is hard to label because it’s (basically) a country but also a …

I came to Vienna with a lot of optimism. I liked the idea of the grand Baroque city, home to Mozart and Freud, and the scenes of the Sound of Music (which turns out was actually filmed in Salzburg, so that’s my bad). I took the walking tour, like I do in every city, and …

Sandwiched between lively Medellin and touristy Cartagena, Salento was the perfect oasis. It’s small-town vibe and abundance of nature gave us the chance to sit back and really take in everything it had too offer. We split our time in Salento into two parts, which allowed us to see Salento from two different angles. We …

We crammed so much fun into our 19 days in Medellin. If you’re planning a vacation, I simply can’t recommend Colombia enough times. It is beautiful, bursting with things to do, and if you’re coming from the States, a tremendous bargain (don’t miss our Medellin Travel Costs infographic for proof!). Whether you’re planning a trip …

We spent 19 beautiful days in Medellin, Colombia, and it only took about 48 hours to fall in love with this city. I didn’t do so well running the steep hills and I would call it more the City of Eternal Late-Spring-Almost-Summer on the weather front, but if those are the closest I can get …