Montevideo, Dec 18 (EFE).- The Tourism Ministry’s newest visitor center has opened in Paysandu, a province in northwestern Uruguay, introducing visitors to the Meseta de Artigas, an area rich in history. The visitor center, which cost 13 million pesos ($452,000), is in an area that “has tremendous symbolism” for Uruguayans because it is where the …
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Story and photos by Bob Schulman It’s “Sing-Along Night” at one of the posh resort hotels in Port Antonio on the northeast beaches of Jamaica. Guests are wearing funny hats while they swish around drinks with little umbrellas in them as the band bats out some of the all-time favorites from the Harry Belafonte songbook. …
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December 1, 2016 Story and photos by Bob Schulman Think of the pressure that must have been on Mexican rebel pilot Gustavo Salinas. It’s 1914, during the Mexican revolution, and he’s about to make history by bombing a federale fort from his rickety biplane. What’s more, the 21-year-old pilot is being closely watched by the …
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Por Lupita Peimbert Francia es un país que no pierde su encanto; continúa siendo el destino número uno para los visitantes de todo el mundo con 84.5 millones de extranjeros que visitaron ese país en el 2015, según los últimos datos. Si ya lo has visitado pero te gustaría volver, o si ya decidiste que …
Story and photos by Bob Schulman Most Americans never heard of them, but a band of young singers from the West Indies came up with one of the United Kingdom’s 10 best selling single records of all time. Named after an Australian detective series featuring a part-Aboriginal inspector named Napoleon Bonaparte, the group was living …
By Bob Schulman Attention explorers and wanna-be explorers: If adventure turns you on, here are five chances – put together by leading tour companies – to spend your next vacation tracking the footsteps of some of the world’s greatest explorers. First is a 24-day Asian trip across the Silk Road followed by Marco Polo. Packaged …
By Bob Schulman There are a handful of places around the world that you’ve just got to like… spots brimming over with a certain kind of charm or beauty that tells you this is REALLY someplace special. Barcelona, Spain, is one. So is Lake Louise up in Canada. Ditto for Prague in central Europe’s Czech …
Story and photos by Bob Schulman A stroll through the colonial district of Merida out in eastern Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula takes you back to the 18th century, when the surrounding henequen plantations made this city one of the richest spots on Earth. You half expect to see henequen barons in silk shirts, velvet breeches and …
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By Bob Schulman Photos courtesy of Ride & Seek Here’s a novel chance to see what Julius Caesar and his legions saw on their march from England to Italy in the 1st century B.C. – except you’ll be taking in the sights on a bicycle. On the two-stage tour you’ll peddle for 33 days on …
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