all photos: Elen Turner
San José, the capital of the perennially pretty Costa Rica, doesn’t have the greatest reputation among travellers. My own first impression was that it was overwhelmingly...
07/12/2017
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Latin America
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
As many and myriad places as we visit and marvels that we witness in this wide, wonderful world, it's the wonders of nature especially that never fail to keep...
31/05/2017
Telemedellín
Most of us deal with escalators all the time - at work, shopping, going out for fun - and while they're a tremendous convenience, don't really think twice about them....
03/05/2017
marcin jucha
For visitors to Havana, one of the most popular day and overnights trips besides colonial wonder Trinidad is a visit to the far west of Cuba, the mostly...
25/04/2017
In the past few years, art has truly been one of the bright spots in Cuba's cities, and especially in capital Havana. In addition to a quite fine Museum...
14/03/2017
photo | Renee Vititoe
Right astride the Caribbean's largest barrier reef – also the world’s second largest after Australia’s Great Barrier Reef – this small island (just 83 square kilometres/32 sq....
01/09/2016
photo | Kobby Dagan
Argentina may be famous for its pampas (lowlands), ranching, beef, and of course gauchos (cowboys, such as the one above and those in the video below). But fewer...
26/08/2016
photo | lazyllama
What’s my favourite part of Rio de Janeiro? Not at all easy to say, because there are so many cool parts of this city, appealing in their different ways....
11/07/2016
photo: Fernando Pallares
I will never forget, nearly 40 years ago, laying eyes for the first time on my first ancient archaeological site. About an hour’s drive north of Mexico City,...
27/06/2016
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