36 Hours in Cuzco
Peddlers with the same mass-produced wares, painters accosting you with their portfolios (which look just like the ones you’ve seen 20 times before) and llama-toting hustlers. You’ll find them all […]
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36 Hours in São Paulo
The World Cup has come and gone, and Brazil’s economic fortunes are beginning to fade once more. Rio de Janeiro is poised to take the spotlight next year as it […]
24 Hours in Montevideo
Poor Montevideo, overshadowed by its boastful neighbor across the Rio de la Plata, ignored by its Brazilian neighbors to the north, and generally forgotten by everyone else, Uruguay’s capital city […]
36 Hours in Panama City
Panama City is one of those strange places that sits between two different worlds, and you’re never sure which one you’re in. Old? New? Legitimate? Shady? Caribbean? Central American? Dollar? […]
The everlasting joy of Buenos Aires
Some cities stun, others charm, a few overwhelm and all too many bore. Sometimes after you visit you realize once is enough, many times it takes a good three or […]
Argentina Breaks Your Heart, by Frank Bruni
This piece is adapted from Frank Bruni’s 10/27/2013 Sunday Review piece in the New York Times. Removing some more colorful descriptions of Rome, and switching the words in bold, I adapted […]
Citibike and Ecobici: Bike sharing from Manhattan to Mexico City
Imagine if Fifth Avenue closed down every Sunday morning and afternoon to let bike riders and pedestrians roam free? It might look something like Mexico City’s grand avenue Paseo de […]
