Described as an “ongoing project that weaves together photographic works, film, art installations and a novel in letters,” the exhibit showcases the interaction between man and “nature’s living masterpieces,” culled from over 15 years of expeditions to far-flung locales around the globe …
“Tomorrow is Todos Santos Day and everything is closed,” warned Maria, the desk clerk at my hotel, as she handed me the key to my room. “That’s when we go to the cemetery to visit our ancestors.” … This was a bit of an obstacle in my self-guided tour through Guatemala. With all museums closed, I did what everyone else in the historic city of Antigua was doing: I joined the endless stream of local people on their way to St. Lazaros Cemetery …
Let my friend MAX chauffeur you to the best places in Portland. Courteous and flexible, MAX can deliver you to the world’s largest bookstore or an outdoor concert. MAX—the Metropolitan Area Express—is Portland’s light rail system. It can assist you in getting to unique cultural pockets around the Rose City. Here’s a sample of some of the best …
Back in 1989, the music group Los Refrescos took their song “Aquí No Hay Playa” (“There’s No Beach Here”) to the top of the Spanish radio charts. The song’s point: Madrid’s cultural offerings could never make up for its lack of shoreline, no matter what … The good news is there is no shortfall of options to keep cool, from refreshing Spanish thirst quenchers to outdoor swimming pools and even ski slopes …
Traveling across Canada by train allows you to see untouched landscapes that very few people ever see…at a fraction of the price of traveling any other way. Via Rail offers a Canrail Pass, which allows you to get on and off the train, as your fancy takes you …
According to the June 2007 Air Travel Consumer Report from the U.S. Department of Transportation, American Airlines subsidiary American Eagle filed an average of 13 mishandled bag reports per 1,000 customers in April 2007 … That said, you can’t always avoid checking your bags. So, here are a few things you can do to beat the system…
Khalifah opened a solid wood door lined with iron studs, and I entered the father’s bedroom. The coral walls are smooth milky white, with intricate relief and cut work in geometric squiggles. Poster beds from Pakistan have detailed carved wood work. Khalifah mentioned the age-old carpets in the bedrooms were imported from Turkey …
When you search for a real getaway to disconnect and relax, it pays to look for a place that feels like it could be your own; where the owners are waiting to greet you like family; where everywhere you turn there’s a spot for contemplation; where the food is so deliciously tasty that you want to take the cook home with you; where everything is so well thought-out you never want to leave …
This one looks like a true volcano — a barren cone of oxidized cinders that glow yellow and red, reminding people of a sunset. At the same time, it is incongruous rising up out of the pine forest of northern Arizona. Coming closer, you find yourself in the midst of black, wrinkled, furrowed land — Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox must have ventured southwest with a huge plow.
Gem Mountain is a locally owned sapphire mining operation. Buy a bucket of dirt dredged from the mine for $12 and wash it yourself in one of the huge water troughs. After a short lesson in the finer points of “sloshing” to clean your gravel, stake your claim on one of the outdoor tables to sift through the stones …
