Brad
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Is Boston Worth Visiting? Pros, Cons and Travel Tips (2026)
I visited Boston for four days in autumn, deliberately timed around the fall foliage season after a few too many people told me I was missing out by only ever visiting the US in summer. It was one of the better travel decisions I’ve made. The city, already full of history and old brick architecture,…
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Is Houston Worth Visiting? Pros, Cons and Travel Tips (2026)
I gave Houston three days as part of a longer Gulf Coast road trip that started in New Orleans and was eventually heading toward Austin. It wasn’t originally going to be more than an overnight stop, but a genuine interest in seeing Space Center Houston in person pushed me to extend it, and I’m glad…
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Is Dallas Worth Visiting? Pros, Cons and Travel Tips (2026)
I ended up in Dallas almost by accident, a work conference that ran for three days, with an extra two days tacked on either side to actually see the city rather than just the inside of a conference centre. It’s not the kind of trip I’d usually plan from scratch, and going in, I genuinely…
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Is Austin Worth Visiting? Pros, Cons and Travel Tips (2026)
I visited Austin for four days, staying with a friend who’d moved there a couple of years earlier, which gave me a slightly different perspective than a typical hotel-based trip. Instead of sticking to the obvious tourist strip downtown, I spent a fair bit of time in the neighbourhoods locals actually go to, ate where…
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Is Chicago Worth Visiting? Pros, Cons and Travel Tips (2026)
I’ve visited Chicago twice, once in the middle of summer and once in the depths of winter, and honestly, those two trips felt like visiting almost two different cities. The summer trip was full of waterfront walks, rooftop bars and long evenings that stayed light until well past 8pm. The winter trip involved a lot…
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Is Tampa Worth Visiting? Pros, Cons and Travel Tips (2026)
I added Tampa onto a wider Florida trip almost as an afterthought, four days sandwiched between a longer stay in Orlando and a flight home, mostly because I’d heard good things about the beaches nearby and wanted to see a bit more of Florida beyond the theme parks. I went in with fairly low expectations,…
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Is Perth Worth Visiting? Pros, Cons and Travel Tips (2026)
I’ve been to Perth a couple of times, both trips a few years apart, and each one made me realise how differently this city gets talked about compared to Sydney or Melbourne. It rarely comes up when people plan an Australia trip, and I get why. It’s a long way from everywhere, including the rest…
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Is Orlando Worth Visiting? Pros, Cons and Travel Tips (2026)
I went to Orlando for a week with family, which is honestly the way most people experience this city. It’s not somewhere you visit for the downtown or the local culture in the way you might approach New Orleans or San Francisco. It’s built almost entirely around its theme parks, and going in with that…
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Is San Diego Worth Visiting? Pros, Cons and Travel Tips (2026)
San Diego was the final stop on a longer California road trip I did a while back, four days at the end of a trip that had already taken in Los Angeles and a stretch of the coast in between. By the time I arrived, I was a bit road-weary, and I remember wondering whether…
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Is Melbourne Worth Visiting? Pros, Cons and Travel Tips (2026)
I’ve visited Melbourne a handful of times now, and it’s the one Australian city I keep finding excuses to go back to. My first trip was only three days, tacked onto a longer Australia itinerary, and I left feeling like I’d barely scratched the surface. On later trips I gave it more time, wandered without…
