David Farley

The swath of urban concrete around Staples Center is dotted with great places to wine and dine.

Go ahead and skip AirBnB in L.A. – the city has one of the best hotel scenes in the country that must be checked out.

Southern California and the beach go together like surf, sun, and sand! Here's a quick guide to the best ones in the area.

The dining scene in Santa Monica and Venice is one of the best in the Los Angeles area.

Dance the night away with revelers and celebrities at LA's best nightclubs

There's no better place on the planet to spot a celeb than at various places around Los Angeles

A visit to LA's Koreatown is nearly obligatory for food lovers these days.

Take yourself and your taste buds on a spin around the globe without ever leaving Los Angeles.

Los Angeles is taco town Norteamérica and we've singled out some excellent taquerias for you to visit.

Los Angeles has quickly become one of the best cocktail cities in America and has the bars to prove it.

It's easy to eat and drink where your favorite TV shows and movies were filmed in Los Angeles.

Vintage never goes out of style and Los Angeles is the place to shop for old-school and retro couture.

Writer David Farley takes a walking safari through the Kenyan bush with an uncle he had never met before.

Driving is a Southern California pastime, so why not drive your way out of LA to these great day trip spots?

Los Angeles' great art museums shatter the stereotype that this city is all about vanity.

Berlin's bar scene is funky, hip, cool, and above all welcoming to everyone. So grab a pint and go meet some interesting new friends.

Berlin is awash in fun free things to do – from outdoor karaoke to climbing to the top of the Reichstag.

The hotel scene in Berlin is heating up, giving travelers excellent options on where to lay their heads.

It's not all Wienerschnitzel and brats - Berlin's contemporary German restaurant scene is hotter than ever.

Berlin is one of the greenest cities in Europe and has some of the most bodacious parks boasting beer gardens and leafy, verdant vibes.

Berlin is full of art and is one of the best places on the planet for looking at art and visiting art galleries.

Have a case of Ostalgie (nostalgia) for the former East or Soviet Bloc? You can still find it in Berlin.

Berlin is awash in amazing cocktail and wine bars where you should definitely plant yourself for an evening.

Beer, sunshine, and sausages are all you need to enjoy one of Berlin's brilliant outdoor beer gardens.

If you're in town for a while, go on, get out of Berlin for a day to experience another aspect of northeastern Germany.

The German capital is awash in amazing museums and you should carve out some time to visit these nine spots.

Berlin has many great international restaurants, but if you have a hankering for pork and kraut, these places will satisfy all your porcine cravings.

You haven't experienced real clubbing until you've clubbed out in Berlin's nightclubs. They're wild, weird and super wacky.

Not surprisingly, Berlin is home to some fun and funky rooftop bars that will make you want to get high.

Shopping in the Daikanyama District's many high-end boutiques and indie shops is a true Tokyo experience.