My last urban ramble/adventure was: Barcelona, last weekend
My next urban ramble/adventure will probably be: Hmm. I'm going to Oxford in a couple weekends' time, but I expect most of that time will be spent gazing lovingly at the Herakles to Alexander exhibit at the Ashmolea, so that's more of a museum-ramble.
Favourite type(s) of urban environment: I love markets, unusual architecture,old architecture, places where religion meets urban life, parks (I'm a country girl at heart)... lots, really!
Cities/towns I've explored (and how): London and Brighton (among other UK places), Prague, Athens, Istanbul, Venice, Barcelona, New York, Denver, Ottawa, Singapore, Perth (WA), Broome, Darwin, Alice Springs, Coober Pedy, Melbourne, Sydney, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Vientiane, Luang Prabang, a lot of places on the Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City route, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Kuala Lumpar, Manila, Baguio, Ulaanbaator, Beijing, Xian, Jiayuguan, Dunhuang, Turfan, Urumqi, Kashgar, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer. I walk a lot. When that's not possible, I'll take the most useful public transport.
Cities/towns I want to explore (and why): This would be a long list. Ones hovering around the top of that list are St Petersburg, San Francisco, Rome, Alexandria, Edinburgh, Lhasa, as well as a bunch of ancient ruins (Persepolis, Merv...).
Three things I tend to notice when I'm wandering through a city: Old buildings, curious shops, just some of the city's minor details.
Anything else relevant: My heart belongs in equal parts to cities and countryside. I think the most beautiful place I have been was Mongolia, yet I love throwing myself at a new city.
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My last urban ramble/adventure was: Barcelona, last weekend
My next urban ramble/adventure will probably be: Hmm. I'm going to Oxford in a couple weekends' time, but I expect most of that time will be spent gazing lovingly at the Herakles to Alexander exhibit at the Ashmolea, so that's more of a museum-ramble.
Favourite type(s) of urban environment: I love markets, unusual architecture,old architecture, places where religion meets urban life, parks (I'm a country girl at heart)... lots, really!
Cities/towns I've explored (and how): London and Brighton (among other UK places), Prague, Athens, Istanbul, Venice, Barcelona, New York, Denver, Ottawa, Singapore, Perth (WA), Broome, Darwin, Alice Springs, Coober Pedy, Melbourne, Sydney, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Vientiane, Luang Prabang, a lot of places on the Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City route, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Kuala Lumpar, Manila, Baguio, Ulaanbaator, Beijing, Xian, Jiayuguan, Dunhuang, Turfan, Urumqi, Kashgar, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer. I walk a lot. When that's not possible, I'll take the most useful public transport.
Cities/towns I want to explore (and why): This would be a long list. Ones hovering around the top of that list are St Petersburg, San Francisco, Rome, Alexandria, Edinburgh, Lhasa, as well as a bunch of ancient ruins (Persepolis, Merv...).
Three things I tend to notice when I'm wandering through a city: Old buildings, curious shops, just some of the city's minor details.
Anything else relevant: My heart belongs in equal parts to cities and countryside. I think the most beautiful place I have been was Mongolia, yet I love throwing myself at a new city.