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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, February 25, 2015. St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine is celebrating its 450 th birthday in 2015 and everyone’s invited! It was in 1565 that Pedro Menendez of Aviles proclaimed the land for Spain. The first Catholic mass was held at what is now the Mission de Nombre de Dios by...
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San Juan's El Morro: Layers of Stone, Layers of History (Where Gumbo Was, #84)
El Morro, the giant fortification that's guarded San Juan Harbor for nearly 500 years, is the sight we saw before we saw it. Its image is everywhere when you do online research for a trip to Puerto Rico; its "garitas"—small domed...
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Spanish beach town: We're banning almost everything!
A Spanish beach town, concerned over summer behavior, has a new set of rules ranging from reasonable to unenforceable with stops in between.
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Spanish town grants equal rights to animals
A small Spanish town has taken a world first: It's formally recognized equal status for human and non-human residents of t town, and laid out rules for protection. Trigueros del Valle, a town of 300 in the province of Valladolid, passed the law...
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St. Augustine Celebrates 450th Anniversary
St. Augustine, Florida is celebrating its 450th anniversary September 3rd through September 8th. Pedro Menendez landed in St. Augustine, Florida on Sept. 8, 1565, making St Augustine the oldest continuously occupied...
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Peru opening up another Inca city
Peru's plan to open visitor access to more Inca cities may relieve Machu Picchu, or it may have unintended consequences.
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Sintra's Two Fabulous Palaces
Sintra is one of Portugal's top tourism attractions, and its two very different National Palaces are a big part of the draw.
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Spirit Airlines in big Florida expansion
The discount airline adds more international flights and beefs up Orlando schedule.
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A Rainy Day in Santiago
Veteran traveler Marilyn Jones turns a rainy day on the road into a busy day of varied sights.
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Walking Through Seville and the Centuries
Seville, the largest city of southern Spain’s Andalucia region, is as full of contrasts as you might imagine of a city that was important in the Roman era, was ruled by the Moors for centuries, and then became not only the seat of Spanish...
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Endangered tourist destinations around the World
Do you feel like getting lost in the backstreets of Venice, snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef or skiing in the Alps? If so, don’t hang around – tourist hordes have put these much-loved sites and many others at risk. These places...
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Plaza de Armas: Santiago's Historic Heart
The Plaza de Armas in Santiago, Chile, has been the heart of the city for nearly 500 years, and today is a popular place for many kinds of activities.
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Metropolitan Cathedral, Santiago, Chile
Santiago's cathedral is a cornerstone of the Plaza de Armas, where a church has stood since 1541.
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Cruising the Chilean Coast
Jonathan L took a cruise from Valparaíso Chile to San Francisco. Here is his first report, from Coquimbo and Arica Chile
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Discover the Canary Island of La Gomera
Ian Cook shares a visit to the Canary Island of La Gomera. While one of the smaller Canary Islands, it is a natural paradise and a wonderful vacation destination.
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Art in the Sky: Delta's decorated tray tables
Delta's commissioned a unique set of artworks, all in the form of aircraft tray tables.
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Nowhere, Arizona
PortMoresby heads back to the high desert of southeastern Arizona, Cochise County, the perfect place to rest and clear her head.
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Kagayawan Festival in Davao – A Get Together of All Cultures Existing in the City
The Kagayawan sa Davao or the Kadayawan Festival in Davao is not a traditional celebration but a kind of get-together of the several cultures co-existing in the city of Davao. A week-long celebration in Davao in the southern Philippines region, this festival represents different harvest festivals from across the world. It has been celebrated since the 80s with an array of parades and events that the Dabawenyos (the citizens of Davao) still celebrate with same enthusiasm. Here’s a complete...
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AA beefs up its network
American offers a slew of new routes, many of them year-round and including two European cities with no other link to the U.S.
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The Alcazar of Seville and the Puzzling Palace of Peter I
Throughout Andalucia, in Southern Spain, every tour and every site tells some part of a story of conquest and reconquest, of Moors driving out Visigoths, and falling in turn over centuries to Christian kingdoms. And yet, when one of those Christian...
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Antigua, Guatemala: Walking Tour, Part 2
Antigua (Guatemala) is about 45 minutes away from Guatemala city. Located on the central highlands it is surrounded by several volcanoes, the largest of which, Volcan de Agua, has erupted several times, triggering associated earthquakes that have...
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Black Friday News: Florida claims first Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving 1565 in Florida Yesterday was Thanksgiving in the U.S., and for those who thought about its history rather than then turkey or the football, it probably involved reflection on the events of 1621 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. ...
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Plenty to See and Do in Laughlin, NV
Samantha's not too fond of crowds, so she likes to head for Laughlin: not as big or as crowded as Las Vegas, but with lots of attractions—and a real river.
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Antigua, Guatemala: A Walking Tour, Part 1
Antigua is one of Guatemala's oldest cities, and has some of its best-preserved colonial buildings—at least in part because after 1776 it was nearly-abandoned for 150 years. LestertheInvestor shows us around.
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Hotel Alcazar-City Hall St. Augustine
Modeled on the Alcazar of Seville, Spain, the former Hotel Alcazar serves as Saint Augustine's City Hall and the home of the Lightner Museum, with its fascinating collections.
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Re: Plenty to See and Do in Laughlin, NV
This is a wonderful post. Great pictures. I passed just south of here a couple of summers ago, but I did get to Oatman AZ. See my blog post here . I look forward to getting back to Laughlin and to Vegas.
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Re: Plenty to See and Do in Laughlin, NV
Great article! Laughlin really is so different from Vegas and if you can call any spot with gambling, slow paced, Laughlin is it.
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Castelo Rodrigo: Caught between Portugal and Spain
For centuries, this tiny village was caught in battles between Portugal and Spain. Marilyn Jones shares its troubled past and beautiful present.
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Lewiston Hill, Idaho
DrFumblefinger shares the story of Lewiston Hill, a steep descent from Washington state into the Snake River Valley close to Lewiston.
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Central Portugal would like to see you...
Portugal's Central Region shines a light on itself as a tourism destination, hoping to recover its momentum from previous years.
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Santa Fe Station, San Diego
San Diego's beautiful station has played a key role in the city's history.
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National Museum of Bermuda
Once a fearsome fort, Marilyn finds that Bermuda's Keep Fortress has become a fascinating museum.
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Sorry, Pilgrims: You didn't have first Thanksgiving!
St Augustine, Florida puts in its claim as the site of the 'real' first Thanksgiving in North America.
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Cartagena, Colombia
While the more hedonistic visitors to the Colombian city of Cartagena stay in the modern part of town at Bocagrande, those who come here for history, architecture and culture head straight to the Old City.
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Chile, locals disagree on Easter Island fire
A fire has damaged a number of Easter Island's famous statues; the cause of the fire is in dispute.
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The Train in Spain... gets new competitor
More competing companies offering high-speed trains in Spain is expected to lower fares and increase passenger counts.
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Portugal: Big plans for high-speed rail
Portugal, which has faced criticism over slow development of key rail links, is getting a master plan for rail improvements through 2050
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Tiles of the Real Alcazar of Seville
The different halls and palaces of Seville's Alcazar reflect many different styles, but a common thread is the beautiful and bountiful use of tile
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Helium Time Columns, Amarillo, Texas
Samantha and her husband had a fun time checking out this Monument while visiting Amarillo, Texas. She shares a few pictures.
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Don Harrington Discovery Center, Amarillo, Texas
Samantha and her husband visit the Don Harrington Discovery Center in Amarillo, TX where you can explore, create, tinker, learn, and play.
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Spain's parliament goes multi-lingual
Spain's political impasse has led to the caretaker government allowing the use of Spain's minority languages in the legislature
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D. Maria II National Theater and Rossio Square, Lisbon
DrFumblefinger visits Lisbon's popular Rossio square, which has long been a gathering spot in the community. The National Theater Dona Maria II sits across from the square.
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A Tale of Two Food Tours: Buenos Aires
It's been my experience that food tours are growing in popularity across the globe. If an army marches on its stomach, then so does the world's growing flocks of tourists.
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Madrid Airport has big expansion plan
Spain's prime minister announces a plan for a major expansion of Madrid's international airport
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St. Augustine, Florida—The Old City
Saint Augustine, founded in 1565, is the oldest continuously-inhabited European settlement in the Americas. Join us for a tour of its historic center...
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The "Eiffel Tour" Only Starts with the Tour Eiffel
Everyone knows the Eiffel Tower, or Tour Eiffel. You could probably draw a pretty accurate sketch without even looking. And quite a few folks know that that Gustave Eiffel, who designed and built it, also provided the iron skeleton that keeps the Statue of Liberty standing in New York Harbor.
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Seville's Cathedral: Vast Spaces, Long History
The Cathedral of Seville is the largest Gothic cathedral in the world and third-largest church—not only verifiable, it’s the first thing that strikes you on entering.