In quite a few ways, Switzerland’s third largest city (pop. 195,000) is a pretty typical Olde Europe urb. Prosperous Basel goes back a loooong way (with origins traced back...
16/06/2016
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Iberia Destinations
North America has only three countries officially, but even so, culturally manages to be an amazingly varied continent. There’s no better example than the robust, vibrant francophone culture of...
14/06/2016
To most non-Spaniards, the historic city and region of Valencia is most famous for paella and oranges. There is, however, and incredible edible número tres you may not have heard...
13/06/2016
Big news in the archaeology world this week, and it has to do with this legendary site tucked into the sandstone canyons of a valley running from the Dead...
10/06/2016
The Mediterranean’s second largest island after its neighbour Sicily, Sardinia has become known among holidaymakers internationally for its beaches and the upmarket, jet-settish vibe of areas like its Costa...
09/06/2016
Now that Iberia has resumed flights to San Juan, there's a whole splendid island to discover beyond its capital city, and we'd like to start with a spot that's both one of...
07/06/2016
People often think of Madrid’s iconic Prado Museum as Spain’s premier showcase for this country’s Old Masters, such as Goya, Velázquez, and El Greco. But back in the days...
06/06/2016
No shocker - Miami Beach and especially its southern tip South Beach get much if not most of the attention when it comes to holiday travel. But Greater Miami is made...
03/06/2016
St. Tropez… Monaco… St. Barth… Aspen… Dubai… In this Gilded Age when the so called “lifestyles of the rich and famous” are lionised more than ever before, their playgrounds...
02/06/2016
The venerable activity of sailing is naturally associated by most people with water. But for more than a century, there's also existed a much less widely practiced but equally cool...
31/05/2016
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