Thanks to Miguel de Cervantes and his immortal creations Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, the whitewashed brick molinos de viento of Spain’s central plateau are among this country’s better-known...
by Marcia Levin
Legendary Jerusalem! The ancient city holy to Christians, Jews and Muslims alike is also an irresistible magnet for history, archaeology, and culture vultures the world over. Furthermore, it’s...
by Oscar Scafidi
When you think about Spanish-speaking countries outside the mother country of Spain - well, it's all about Latin America, right? The answer is: not quite. Tucked away...
The grand old lady on the Thames is arguably as defined by her open spaces as her streets and monuments. And while we tend to think of London parklands in their verdant...
Abandoned towns and villages can be found all over the world. But there’s something especially haunting and charismatic both about the remnants of settlements that photogenically preserve the look...
When it comes to canals in Italy, Venice pretty understandably gets almost all the love. But southeast of Milan's city centre one of the city's most atmospheric districts derives no small part of...
Last year I surf-waxed poetic about the glorious beaches of Costa Rica’s Pacific Ocean coast, one of its top tourism draws. A bit less well known and fewer in...
Yet another European city tracing its roots back to a settlement of the Roman Empire, the Flanders (Dutch Belgium) city of Antwerpen (Anvers in French) started coming into its...
Chile is a very special country full of very special sights and experiences. But the Polynesian island of Rapa Nui is not only special, but dramatically unique in all...
If you're thinking about a trip to Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo, it's really worth your while to also give a thought to adding another several days for a visit...