One week. One story. One city at a time.
Cities Weekly was built on a love for cities — how they move, how they change, and how people experience them day by day.
Let’s be honest —
cities are wild, complicated, beautiful creatures. They never stop moving. They
can overwhelm you one minute and completely enchant you the next. And honestly,
that’s why we’re here.
Cities Weekly was born out of something pretty simple: a
deep, slightly obsessive love for urban life — its rhythm, its contradictions,
and the quiet moments hiding in plain sight.
We’re not just a blog. We’re a small, scrappy team of locals, travelers, photographers, writers, wanderers — people who can’t walk down a street without wondering what stories it’s been holding onto.
What We Actually Do
Every week, we share
what we’ve found — stories, tips, places, and sometimes just feelings — from
cities around the world.
Some weeks it’s
breaking news or a cultural shift. Other weeks, it’s a local event you’d never
hear about unless someone whispered it in your ear at a coffee shop. Sometimes
it’s a travel tip we wish we’d known before our last trip. (Like which metro
entrance in Paris actually works when you're dragging luggage.)
Here's the kind of
stuff you'll bump into around here:
- City Culture & Curiosities – The real stuff. What’s shifting, what’s
pulsing, what’s worth noticing.
- Travel Itineraries & First-Timer
Guides – Not the
cookie-cutter version. What we’d tell a friend.
- Local Hacks & Lifestyle Tips – Where to eat. How to move around. What
not to waste your time on.
- Events & Happenings – Because cities don’t sleep, and neither
do we (well, not enough).
- Visual City Diaries – Honest, unscripted glimpses into
everyday urban beauty.
We don’t pretend to
have it all figured out — and we won’t pretend to know your city better than
you do. We’re just curious people who like paying attention. And then sharing
what we’ve found.
What Drives Us (A.K.A. Our City Obsession)
Some places just get
into you.
It could be the scent
of early-morning bread in Beirut. The way Tokyo’s streets somehow hum even in
silence. The blur of motorbikes in Hanoi, or the way the late sun hits the side
of an old Lisbon building.
Certain cities pull
you in — and then keep showing up in your mind long after you’ve left. That’s
the kind of city love that drives us.
We find ourselves
coming back to the same places again and again.
Sometimes it’s the spiritual calm of Mecca. Sometimes it’s the electricity of
Istanbul at dusk.
Other times, it’s the meticulous charm of Singapore, or the unapologetic
ambition of Dubai rising out of the heat.
We don’t “check off”
cities. We sink into them. We notice things. We ask around. And we let
ourselves be surprised.
Why This Kind of Storytelling Matters
There’s a lot of noise
out there.
And travel — like
everything else — has become a little too polished. It’s all highlight reels
and hashtags, while the real magic of cities often lives in the in-between
moments. A quiet street. A strange mural. A conversation with someone who had
no reason to talk to you but did anyway.
At Cities Weekly, we
try to slow things down. No hype. No clickbait. Just stories we think are worth
telling.
We believe in:
- Slow discovery
- Messy, real travel
- Local knowledge over generic guides
- Curiosity over checklists
- And listening more than we talk
If you're here for
honest, thoughtful perspectives about cities — not just what to see, but how
to see — you’re in good company.
A Note on How We Work
We’re fully
independent.
We’re obsessive about the details.
We try to get it right — not just for readers, but for the cities and people we
write about.
Sometimes that means
taking longer to post a piece. Sometimes it means asking more questions. But we
think it’s worth it.
Thanks for Being Here
Whether you're
planning your next trip, figuring out your relationship with your hometown, or
just looking for a better place to get coffee in a city you barely know — we’re
here for that.
We hope Cities Weekly
helps you see cities a little differently.
Not just as places to
visit. But as living, breathing characters worth getting to know.
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