Have a Perfect Day in 8 Bustling Cities
by Team Fathom
Dancing in Hanoi. Photo by Ehrin Macksey.
Wouldn't it be nice to spend a week, a month, or a whole year exploring someplace new? But when you only get one day in places like Hanoi, Rio, Mumbai, Palermo, and Toronto, here's how to make the most of it.
Hanoi
Stroll markets and side streets for folkloric puppet shows, steamed rice cakes, vintage records, and a chance to waltz across a plaza.
Read it: Market Hopping with Project Bly
Mumbai
The founder of Mumbai Boss plans the perfect day, from breakfast sliders and pork buns to lethal cocktails in old heritage building lounges.
Read it: A Well-Designed Day in Mumbai
New Orleans
Painter Ashley Longshore gives us a play-by-play of her best wild and crazy day in New Orleans.
Read it: The Pop Artist's New Orleans
Palermo
This is the place to catch an avant-garde concert in a deconsecrated church or see an installation in a shelled-out 17th-century rococo palazzo.
Read it: Take It Slow in the Sicilian Capital
Rio de Janeiro
Don't let its dangerous reputation fool you. Centro, Rio's formerly seedy downtown center, is on the rise again. Come for the old churches, cutting-edge galleries, and rocking clubs.
Read it: Best Day Ever in Centro, Downtown Rio's Once and Future Neighborhood
Singapore
Begin the day at a wet market in the country's oldest housing estate. Work off the second breakfast with a tree-top walk. End the day dancing along the Kallang River before heading to a hidden after-hours dessert bar.
Read it: A Jam-Packed Day of Food, Shopping, and Dancing in Singapore
Toronto
Little-known fact: The Junction was a "dry" neighborhood until 2000. But now it's making up for lost time, as you'll see in a jam-packed, one-day tour through the up-and-coming city enclave.
Read it: Barbers, Bourbon, and Beers at the Junction
Rome
Wake with a cappucino. Pedal through Piazza Navona. Scrub down at a Roman hammam and save room for a bowl of pasta.
Read it: A Roman Holiday
