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Being and Time in Berlin: Hallowed, Hip, Enigmatic Part 1

Nov 25, 20228 min read

Being and Time in Berlin: Hallowed, Hip, Enigmatic Part 1

In June of 1963 President John Kennedy addressed a massive crowd – roughly half a million – gathered outside West Berlin’s City Hall....

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Cameron Macgregor

Nov 20, 20227 min read

Prose in Paris: City of Cities Part 1

Paris - So much fanfare, so much hype, but indeed it is the city of cities, the fates have decided, and you will too!

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Picturesque Prague: City of Kings, Beer Aficionados, and Spellbound Sightseers

Cameron Macgregor

Nov 6, 20227 min read

Picturesque Prague: City of Kings, Beer Aficionados, and Spellbound Sightseers

Dobrý den! (Good day in Czech) from Central Europe – “World building” is a clichéd term that has become boilerplate word vomit babbled by...

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Miami Vices Part 3: Lost Identities, New Allies and Red States

Cameron Macgregor

Aug 22, 20227 min read

Miami Vices Part 3: Lost Identities, New Allies and Red States

Miami – or “allies” is a haunting theme whose spirits continue to whisper the city’s elusive identity. In Part 3, I discuss the politics, cu

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Miami Vices Part 2: Lounges, Latinas, and Libertines

Cameron Macgregor

Jul 18, 20226 min read

Miami Vices Part 2: Lounges, Latinas, and Libertines

If you are thinking of venturing south to Miami, 3 talents (6000 denarii in Biblical times) of advice for you: 1 - brush up on your...

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Miami Vices Part 1: Magic City Reinvented

Cameron Macgregor

Jul 1, 20224 min read

Miami Vices Part 1: Magic City Reinvented

Bienvenido a Miami! Miami is so drenched in popular culture that it’s hard to absorb the city with a clean slate. My first real memory...

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Sensational Siam Part 2: Lotus Flowers, Red Lights and Street Eats

Cameron Macgregor

Nov 4, 20195 min read

Sensational Siam Part 2: Lotus Flowers, Red Lights and Street Eats

Lotus flowers are used as divine offerings in Siam where ritual is culture. Buddhism binds land and people together.

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Sensational Siam – Part 1: A Trek through Bangkok

Cameron Macgregor

Oct 24, 20195 min read

Sensational Siam – Part 1: A Trek through Bangkok

Thailand might also be called fun-land. It is every bit the adult Disneyland.

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My Top 10 Tips to Travel Smarter: It’s not about how to fit your wardrobe into a backpack!

Cameron Macgregor

Oct 16, 20193 min read

My Top 10 Tips to Travel Smarter: It’s not about how to fit your wardrobe into a backpack!

My Take on traveling smarter and it’s not about how to fit your wardrobe!

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Cameron Macgregor

Oct 15, 20194 min read

Tantalizing Tokyo: Part 1

What struck me the most about Tokyo in particular and the Japanese in general was their spirituality.

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Hong Kong Halos – Part 3: Unrest in the Streets

Cameron Macgregor

Oct 13, 20195 min read

Hong Kong Halos – Part 3: Unrest in the Streets

There is a common slogan emblazoned as graffiti on the streets here that reads: “Hong Kong is not China.”

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Hong Kong Halos – Part 2: Nightlife and Culture

Cameron Macgregor

Sep 30, 20196 min read

Hong Kong Halos – Part 2: Nightlife and Culture

Unlike the lions that guard its facades, Hong Kong is not a well-balanced place in its present form.

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Cameron Macgregor

Sep 19, 20195 min read

Hong Kong Halos: Part 1

Hong Kong’s luminosity appeared to me in a polychromatic halo that grants the spectator a rare introspection, to see what they want to see.

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Cameron Macgregor

Jul 28, 20196 min read

Montréal Mélange

Join me on a tour through Canada's finest city!

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Cameron Macgregor

Jun 7, 20193 min read

Viennese Alchemy

Robert Schumann once described Frederic Chopin’s music as “cannons buried in flowers.” He might have described Vienna in the same way.

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Cameron Macgregor

Jun 7, 20194 min read

Ellis Island: The Way Back to Freedom

You can easily imagine yourself as one of the 12 million who passed through this station.

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Charleston: A Trek through Franco-Americana

Cameron Macgregor

Jun 6, 20194 min read

Charleston: A Trek through Franco-Americana

Charm – Some cities possess the intangible allure that grips your senses like the halo of a warm morning sun in August. The city in...

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Cameron Macgregor

Jun 6, 20194 min read

Budapest: A Tale of Two Cities

The astrological sign of Gemini – the 3rd sign of the Zodiac – symbolizes the split personality. Its mythical origin stems from two...

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Cameron Macgregor

Jun 6, 20193 min read

Croatia: Visions of Illyria

The Russian thinker Nicholas Berdiaev said “the idea behind every creative art is the creation of another way of life.” Few places on the...

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Cameron Macgregor

Jun 6, 20193 min read

Barcelona Breeze

Energy – like water rushing downstream with pace is the best way to sum up the feeling of this Catalonian masterpiece. Einstein said that...

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