This country´s capital is a vibrant modern metropolis of around 10 million, with excellent dining, nightlife, nearby beaches, and an atmospheric, UNESCO World Heritage colonial core dating back to...
04/04/2025
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history travel
In the heart of the capital of Massachusetts, where history intertwines with modernity with the same vigour as everything else in this dynamic city, there´s a unique route which...
24/01/2025
One of the most impressive of the many day-trip options from Madrid, an hour´s drive north at the foot of the Guadarrama Mountains, this picturesque town of around 18,000...
26/11/2024
This compact region of northern Iberia (10,400 square kilometres/just over 4,000 sq. miles) boasts a proud and ancient lineage, and Navarre´s cities and towns offer visitors a wealth of...
25/07/2023
Sean Pavone
Even in a country packed with cities and towns boasting all manner of dramatic ancient landmarks, this small city (pop. 57,000) of Old Castile - now part of...
03/01/2019
Pixabay
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
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09/11/2018
photos | Sarah Brown
Though most famous for Carnival, golden beaches, and world-famous landmarks, the real heart of Rio de Janeiro, for those in the know, lies in its downtown, most notably...
11/06/2018
David Escribano
Guatemala's northernmost department (like a state or province), Petén, is also not only its largest, but home to most of its ancient Mayan archaeological sites. Tikal is by...
19/04/2018
Progettocrema
Some of the world’s most famous ruins can be found in this expansive, steamy lowland peninsula covering the southern Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo (as well...
15/06/2017
photo: Itamar Grinberg/Israeli Ministry of Tourism
Israel is truly a land of exceptional sights – and sites – from top to bottom. But roughly two hours south of Jerusalem, one of...
12/07/2016
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