Christmas markets have a long history in many of Europe’s leading cities and are popular attractions for locals and tourists alike during the holiday season. Traditionally held during the four weeks of Advent, these markets often celebrate the holidays with a piping hot mug of mulled wine and a hefty scoop of Christmas magic. Christmas [...]
Monday, November 28, 2011 By Liz Gancher
San Francisco’s Best Kept Secret A bit of background for you before you begin: we here at cityseekr are based in San Francisco. Not surprisingly this means a large majority of our staff in the office all live here and, of course, they love it. And don’t get me wrong, I think it’s a pretty [...]
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 By Lauren Hill
Ah, Turkey Day. One of the few days of the year where it’s socially acceptable, nay, expected even, to squabble with relatives, shirk kitchen responsibilities and stuff your face until you’re sick and the top button of your pants pops off. Or perhaps you’re classier than that. To each his own! We took a poll around the office asking employees the [...]
Monday, November 21, 2011 By Laura Davy
Sick of how when people mention the city of Berkeley everyone only thinks of UC Berkeley? The city has interesting sights and is well-known for its political activism, but it appears that those aspects evolve around UC Berkeley. Maybe you’ve been to the city dozens of time and keep touring Cal despite no longer caring that [...]
Friday, November 18, 2011 By Babak Haghighi
Our intern Babak attends San Francisco State University, and boy does he have a course to recommend to you. Read on to learn more about what is potentially one of the best departments a school can have: the department of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism (Amy Poehler and Aziz Ansari not included). * The Recreation, Parks, and Tourism (RPT) [...]
Friday, November 11, 2011 By cmelocik
‘Tis the season for some good ol’ fashioned family-bonding time. That also means it’s time for some good ol’ fashioned family-related headaches! But it’s my furry, four-legged family members who give me the most to worry about during the upcoming holidays and holiday parties. While making plans for this year’s Thanksgiving get-together, I thought it [...]
Friday, November 11, 2011 By Laura Davy
Laura Davy, cityseekr’s Editor of Awesomeness, debuts her webcomic about life in our office… …or at least how she sees it. Written and illustrated by Laura Davy
Friday, November 11, 2011 By Babak Haghighi
America: land of the free, home of the brave, and site of some of the greatest national parks in the world. Featuring 58 national parks, all of which are well worth visiting, the United States provides nature lovers with plenty to see and do. But with so many parks to choose from, even the most [...]
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 By Lauren Hill
Here at cityseekr we love Halloween. Read on to check out our top ten picks of cities that are especially fun to visit during the month of ghosties and ghoulies and long-leggedy beasties. 10. Prague, Czech Republic Photo by Andrew Mason, CC BY 2.0 If you don’t know much about Prague, you might think it’s [...]
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011 By Jules Miller & Joanna Ortiz
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