Even the first time I visited the city, way back in 2008, Barcelona was one of the cities people mostly closely associated with the concept of “overtourism,” which was admittedly a bit. In those days,...
We recently went on a Caribbean Cruise on the Royal Clipper (part of the Starclippers Tall Sailing Ships). They offer a variety of itineraries and there are two smaller ships you can choose from: the...
A few weekends ago I visited Puerto Rico for the first time since 2007. On my first visit to the American territory, I was captivated with the culture—even if the trip was brief. During this trip,...
When approaching Portugal as a traveler, it’s tempting to see the country as a binary: Lisbon or Porto. I should know, because when I took my first trip there over a decade ago, this is exactly...
On our way to the Caribbean, we stopped over in Miami since it had been several years since I had a chance to play in this American city, one which oozes all things Latin with...
Mumbai made me sick. Actually, that’s not true: It was the malaria prophylactic I was taking that turned me inside out—Mumbai’s heat and humidity just exacerbated it.
The city formerly known as Bombay was the first...
Like Romania as a whole, Bucharest is the sum of strange parts. Architecturally, the city has its own triumphal arch, but also a massive edifice (by some measures, the world’s largest building) constructed by a Communist dictator,...
The last time I touched down at Barajas Airport, the topic of how many days in Madrid I might spend was far from my mind. Having arrived on a red eye that was too short...
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