North America

Philadelphia attracted over 40 million visitors in 2015, but it might not be top of your bucket list of American cities. It’s been 13 years since I last visited Philadelphia, but it’s a place I remember fondly. Some special memories have even withstood the test of time. As I walk down memory …

Am I the only one fascinated by having my head in the clouds? I’m not interested in the daydream kind, but I love the kind where I’m so high I can marvel at panoramic views, uninterrupted by apartment blocks, and gaze at shimmering skyscrapers or glitzy night scenes. Sometimes you need …

Mention Nashville, Tennessee, to most Brits and they’ll turn up their nose, muttering comments about how they don’t like country music. To discount Nashville on this basis is a tragedy as this music-loving city is no country monogamist. Broadway is lined with innumerable bars and live music venues offering every …

Visit Washington for Less with Maria This week’s Cities for Less feature comes from  Maria K. Haase, a travel, food and lifestyle writer sharing her love for the world and its different cultures on MariaAbroad.  As a serial expat for the last ten years, she has called three continents her …

It has been a while since the last Cities for Less feature because we have been pretty busy hosting the #From Miles To Smiles 90 day challenge but given that Seattle is a city in the States I have yet to visit, this was too good an opportunity to miss. …