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You know you live in a starter castle when…/Sabes due vives en un castillo inicial cuando …

Posted on January 15, 2020 by

Note: –  first try at a completely bilingual post. Sincerest apologies if Google Translate and/or autocorrect mess up the translations. Nota: – primero prueba en una publicación completamente bilingüe. Sinceras disculpas si Google Translate y/o autocorrección estropean las traducciones. —— … Continue reading →

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Largest “pur” suffix cities of India and beyond

Posted on December 18, 2019 by

Continuing with our tabulation of city suffixes, the following list identifies the world’s largest cities containing the suffix of “pur” along with two variations, “pura” and “pore.” Pur and pura are suffixes meaning “city” or “settlement”, used in several place … Continue reading →

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Longest large city names without duplicate letters

Posted on September 29, 2016 by

Using the web I was able to identify 114 cities (some with the same name) with a minimum population of 100,000, which have at least eight (8) English alphabet letters that do not repeat. The list is provided below. Any … Continue reading →

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Sweet Tooth Cities

Posted on June 28, 2016 by

Here’s is the list I came up with. Any additions or corrections are most welcome. These cities are not meant to be specifically named for something sweet, but instead include a sweet item in their name. Agua Dulce (Sweet Water), … Continue reading →

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Best new planning term in years: “spreadlining”

Posted on April 16, 2016 by

  Friday, @schmangee of streetsblog.org and rustwire.com pointed out an  interesting issue on her Twitter feed. It noted: “We need issue branding as good as the term gentrification for the more common & devastating combination of sprawl, segregation & bad … Continue reading →

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Yoga-fied city names

Posted on December 11, 2015 by

A little fun today with adding yoga terms to city names. Here are 22 I came up with. Additions are welcome. Enjoy! Birming-hamsa (Birmingham), Alabama, Michigan, or UK Bridge-pose-port (Bridgeport), Connecticut Budda-pest (Budapest), Hungary Chakra-nooga (Chattanooga), Tennessee Corpse-Pose Christi (Corpus … Continue reading →

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Largest compass point cities in the world

Posted on October 8, 2015 by

Below are lists of the largest cities in the world that incorporate one of the four cardinal compass points (North, South, East, West) into their name. All cities with more than 50,000 residents, plus the largest one just under 50,000 … Continue reading →

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Largest “port” cities in the world

Posted on October 5, 2015 by

Below is a list of the largest cities in the world with the word “port” in their name. They are ranked by the core city population, not by metropolitan area and must have a minimum population of 20,000 residents to be … Continue reading →

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City names with the most syllables (in English)

Posted on August 30, 2015 by

Below is my list of the city names with the most syllables when pronounced in English. These geographic brain benders and tongue twisters do not include hamlets, villages, and/or small towns. Any additions or corrections to his list of cities … Continue reading →

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Fun, clever, vain, and odd boat names

Posted on August 3, 2015 by

Below are some of the best and worst boat names observed during our week along the Lake Michigan coastline. Of those listed, the most common themes appear to be relaxation/getting away from it all (9), partying (5), and the value of … Continue reading →

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