Tagged With "El Museo del Barrio"
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Back to Oaxaca: Friday Market, Llano Park
PortMoresby finds figs and goat cheese at a weekly market in the heart of her favorite Mexican city.
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Catania Market, Sicily. Part 1, the Fish
One of Catania's most popular tourist attractions is its fish market, La Pescheria. A lively place filled with an amazing diversity of sea life, it's an experience you won't soon forget.
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June 16, 2017: Castillo de las Coloradas/Águila, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
One of the most historic structures on the Canary Islands, Castillo de las Coloradas/Águila on Lanzarote is the subject of Ian Cook's Pic of the Day.
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Florence invites vandals to go hi-tech
Tablets allow graffiti artists to leave their mark without leaving a mess for the clean-up crew.
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Spotted on the Road. Torres Del Paine National Park
A wickedly decorated van parked in Torres del Paine National Park.
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Cruise ship workers: 'no direction home'?
Over 70,000 cruise ship workers are trapped aboard idled vessels in U.S. waters, with thousands more elsewhere as plans for getting home stall.
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NCL CEO now sounds upbeat
After a week marked by reports of near cash collapse, Norwegian Cruise Line's CEO is talking a much brighter future.
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November 6, 2019: Capri Harbor
Ron B shares a memorable image of Capril harbor, on the lovely island of Capri.
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Baja Sur takes a new tack on tourist tax
Baja California Sur is going directly to tourists as they arrive to collect a new tax intended to benefit infrastructure.
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January 12, 2020: Evita, Ministry of Health building, Buenos Aires
DrFumblefinger admires the portraits of Evita on this tall government office building in Buenos Aires.
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High Road to Taos Scenic Byway, New Mexico Highlands
Join Jonathan L off the main road through the New Mexico Highlands
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Guanacaste: Old cities, traditional pottery, great food
Jonathan L takes us on a tour away from the resort in Tamarindo and on an exploration of the nearby towns where Costa Ricans live.
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Around Recoleta
DrFumblefinger shares some snapshots taken while strolling around Recoleta.
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Last Stop, Chiapa de Corzo
A change of plans takes PortMoresby down the mountain to explore one more town before heading home from Chiapas.
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Tren del Fin del Mundo, Ushuaia
DrFumblefinger takes a train journey to the "end of the earth", in southern South America.
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A Final Walk in Tierra del Fuego National Park
DrFumblefinger explores Lapataia Bay. The southern end of the PanAm highway is located here, and the Bay is within a stone's throw of the Chilean/Argentinian border, a border that has long been disputed.
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What to Do with 48 Hours in San Diego
Garry W shares some of the highlights you shouldn't miss when visiting San Diego (sponsored content)
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El Capitolio de Puerto Rico (Where Gumbo Was, #117)
Puerto Rico's Capitol building is not quite iconic—although its decor includes artwork of iconic themes and events in Puerto Rican history that will probably come clear now that you know where it is...and Jonathan L did. It sits on a bluff...
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Egypt campaigns to rebuild tourism
Egypt is planning to invest millions in an advertising campaign to build tourism to 20 million visitors by 2020, more than double last year's 9.8 million. The peak was 14.7 million in 2010. The campaign will launch in August. Egypt, long a...
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Rooms for the 1%: World's 10 most expensive hotels
The most expensive hotel in the world... Photo: Aman Resorts Luxury-hotels.com, whose name tells you what they're about, has published a survey of this summer's most expensive hotels in the world. Although, of course, they'll try...
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Fake restaurant, fake reviews punk TripAdvisor
Could this be the next top restaurant? Write a review! La Scaletta, TripAdvisor's top restaurant in the northern Italian town of Moniga del Garda, has left a bad taste in the mouth for TripAdvisor...because it doesn't...
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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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Spain's booming tourism hits record numbers
Spain's busy beaches (Playa del Ingles, Gran Canaria, above) Photo: Wouter Hagens / Wikimedia If it seems like you've seen a stream of articles lately about Spanish towns wondering whether there's a...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, September 7, 2015: A Sicilian Wedding
One of the pleasures of traveling is stumbling on memorable scenes of everyday life. So it was as we waited to gain admittance to the Capella Palatina in Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo. As we paid to enter the complex,...
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Anatomy of a Trip (beyond eating & drinking...mostly)
I believe I mentioned, or alluded to, the fact that roaming the earth alone has lost its glow. If there’s an English language library in a foreign place, it’s a magnet for me, just to visit and admire, if not to officially...
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Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo, Sicily
The Palazzo dei Normanni (in English, Palace of the Normans) was the seat of the Kings of Sicily during the Norman domination and todays houses the Sicilian parliament.
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Puerto Natales, Chile
Puerto Natales is a small town in the Patagonian region of Chile. Formerly a sheep-ranching town, it's now a gateway to Torres del Paine park, as well as to the giant sloth caves in the region. It's small, but has a lot of colorful art.
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Google Street View goes vertical on El Capitan
We're used to using Google's Street View tool to walk around cities all over the world, and even through locations such as airports and shopping malls, but now Google has opened a new frontier with its first vertical set, the iconic face of El Capitan...
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Spain: Dying town comes to life as graffiti museum
The town of Fanzara in rural Castellon has just over 300 residents and some of the most colorful and unusual art to be seen anywhere. It's just celebrated its second annual urban art festival. The festival uses the walls of the village as a canvas for...
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Another cruise line sets sail for Cuba...it hopes
Oceania's Riviera is one of the line's 684-passenger R-class ships Norwegian Cruise Lines' Oceania Cruises brand, like Carnival's Fathom, has plans to join the growing interest in travel to Cuba from the U.S., but it's taking a radically...
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'Mona Lisa smile' eludes tomb searchers
Silvano Vinceti announcing his previous theory, 2011 Mona Lisa's smile in the famous portrait by Leonardo da Vinci has captured the hearts and imagination and hearts of thousands, and the speculations of even more: Why is she smiling? Who is...
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Anatomy of a Trip, Oaxaca: Food
Street Food While I didn’t partake this trip, vendors selling food from carts on street corners definitely have a following. Sitting down at a table seems easier to me but if I return to Oaxaca I plan to seek out adventures...
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Ian Cook's TravelGumbo contributions
A listing of Ian Cook's contributions to TravelGumbo. Check out this great list of wonderful photography.
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In Egypt: Luxor West Bank
PortMoresby visits 3 sites on the West Bank of the River Nile, opposite Luxor near the Valley of the Kings, the ancient Theban Necropolis.
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5 Best Places To Visit In Europe in 2018
Europe has always been a fascinating destination for travellers and there is nothing like visiting the continent that has been at the four fold of human civilization. In this post, we have compiled a list of the 5 best places to visit in Europe that you must surely visit in 2018: 1. Hamburg, Germany: The city of Hamburg is often known as the gateway of the world since ancient times and rightly so. Hamburg will probably blow you away with its rich architecture and maritime wonders around the...
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April 11, 2018: Consulate General of Mexico, San Antonio
Samantha shares views of this impressive structure, called locally 'the Mexican Embassy.'
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Passport Woes
Passports -- we can't travel without them and many of us enjoy seeing the various stamps we collect on our journeys. Bob Cranwell shares some colorful passport-related moments in his illustrious travel career.
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The Many Faces of the Paine Massif, Chile
DrFumblefinger loves mountains and has seen many great ones during his travels. A favorite is the three "horned" section of the Paines Massif in Chile's Torres del Paine National Park.
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January 22, 2018: Reminders of a Wildfire
DrFumblefinger visits the site of a fairly recent wildfire in Patagonian Chile. He found the skeletal remnants of the small trees to be intriguing.
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January 8, 2018: Gauchos and Horses
A fairly common scene in Patagonia, horses and cowboys (gauchos) are part of the local culture.
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One-Clue Mystery: Name the Place!
This is all the clue there is: Is it enough for you to name the scene of a future TravelGumbo blog? Email answers to TGsuggestions@gmail.com.
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Italy: War on poo, or war on dogs?
An Italian mayor's attempt at keeping streets clear of dog poo has led to a big fuss claiming he is trying to ban dogs.
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June 6, 2018: Hermitage of El Rocío, Andalusia
Professor Abe visits a famous Hermitage, site of Spain's largest religious pilgrimage. Be sure to read the story behind the photos.
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McNutt Sculpture Garden and Outdoor Sculptures - San Antonio, Texas
In San Antonio, Samantha and her husband decided to check out the McNutt Sculpture Garden and Outdoor Sculptures at the Briscoe Western Art Museum.
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Eeeeew! Waves of stinging jellyfish at Spanish beaches
A wave, or bloom, of poisonous jellyfish lands on some of Spain's best beaches, bringing a quick cleanup.
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February 4, 2018: Lupins in Ushuaia
DrFumblefinger shares some photos of the lovely lupins in bloom in the southern most city of the world.
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February 12, 2018: Views of Ushuaia
DrFumblefinger shares some scenic views of Ushuaia, the southern most city in the world and the closest deep water port to Antarctica.
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Madrid's Atocha turtles facing eviction
The famous turtles of Madrid's Atocha rail station are being relocated to a nature park because of overcrowding and sanitation issues.
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In Egypt: Around Aswan
Making adjustments, as we sometimes must when we travel, PortMoresby finds a home in Aswan and indulges a favorite pastime, wandering in markets.
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Spain adds another Canary Island
A new status for one of the smallest of the Canaries, now recognized as the eighth Canary Island.