No one's mentioned the Aoba Castle ruins at night yet. The park itself closes but the walkway around the outer moat stays open, and on clear evenings you get this quiet view of the city lights with Fu...

The embankment tip about the left bank is spot on, I'll second that. For a quieter side of Tyumen, walk up to the Holy Trinity Monastery on a weekday morning, the grounds are almost empty and the old...

Good to see someone put this much work into Homs food. I'll add one thing: the guide skips breakfast entirely, which is a mistake. Around 7 AM, the bakeries on Sharia al-Khashab start pulling out fres...

Solid itinerary, you've really thought this through. One thing that's easy to miss on Day 1: the Altes Rathaus tower has a toy museum inside that most tourists walk right past. It's small and quirky,...

This is a solid list and covers the major bases well. One thing I'd add is that if you're doing the Staten Island Ferry for the free skyline view, go at sunset and ride the front of the boat on the up...