Getting around town to explore such venues is easy, thanks to the city’s public transit system. In fact, it is the largest fare-free transit system in the nation. Colleges: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill #3 – Normal, IL Points: 6 Cost of living: 82.1 Unemployment rate: ...
Here's a question, Massachusetts residents: Do you love the city or town where you live? I ask because 5 Massachusetts towns were recently selected among the most charming towns in America andthreeof them are right here in the Berkshires! It's true! These days, more and more people are ...
I may be visiting LA and San Francisco towards the end of May or in July/August. In addition to the popular tourist spots, I would like to explore the less frequented and remote areas in or around any of these two regions and will consider a few day trips if required. As someone w...
We were thrilled that he agreed, and our day included: visit to the yellow city of Ixmal (including visit for breakfast at local market and visit to local ruins), El Bakal ruins, tequila tasting and tour in Mayapan, private lunch and tour around Valladolid, and then a...
From here, you’ve got unlimited access to the American southwest including the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Utah’s Canyonlands, and the vast San Juan mountains. Photo: Mesa Verde As your feet begin to tyre, there’s plenty to do around Durango other than hiking. Cool off on a hot ...
Now, Sausalito is a charming small beach town on the West Coast full of charm. One of the most interesting sights is the over 400 houseboats docked around the city. You can spend some time at the Bay Area Discovery Museum, go kayaking in the ocean, try your hand at sailing, and enjoy...
His conditioning has been a question in the past, but as Okafor rounds into pro-quality playing shape, he has the talent to be the type of player a team can build its offense around for the next decade. Strengths: If the modern back-to-the-basket player is a myth, then Okafor is ...
WONG (Ph.D. in Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1974) is professor emeritus of anthropology and a Faculty Research Fellow of the Center of US-China Policy Studies, San Francisco State University. He has conducted fieldwork on the Chinese in Peru, the United States, Japan, the ...
On the east side of town a road makes a circle around 991-foot Fitch Mountain, which is dearly loved by locals and was the center of a summer colony that grew up in the 1920s, attracting families from San Francisco. The kids could swim and inner-tube down the Russian River, which win...
City settings don’t get much better than this. Tacoma’s location between Puget Sound and Mount Rainier makes for exceptional outdoor recreation in and around town. There are some pretty spectacular sights in the city, too, thanks to Dale Chihuly, the art glass master and Tacoma native...