Wandering/Wondering

Tag: USA

  • Why are so many American cities not “walkable”?

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    I have, by now, been to many cities. I have seen pretty, pastel-coloured cities, I have seen grey, skyscraper cities, I have seen cities that were barely worth the name. But Phoenix was something altogether new, unlike anything I’ve encountered before. The huge roads of multiple lanes were more like motorways, and the pavements were…

  • USA (Arizona) & Mexico

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    Day 1 I had hoped that I would be finding my hotel in Phoenix by the light of a desert sunset, but no, night has fallen by the time I leave the airport. It makes the city all the more confusing and intimidating. I stop briefly to take stock, and note that there are almost…