Gumbo is taking a river cruise today. If you look carefully you can see old reflected in the new. Share your suggestions, hints and discussions with others by posting them here as comments...but if you absolutely know where it is....please give...
You'll get almost no argument anywhere if you say that bouillabaisse is the most typical food of Marseilles—and you'll get nothing but argument if you try to discuss its origin and "the" recipe.
Pioneered by Air New Zealand, the "skycouch" is a revolutionary idea for the economy class cabin. Basically it works like this: a couple can buy the third seat between them in a three seat configuration (eg. the Boeing 777 usually is configured...
The 18th Annual Tribeca Art Walk, known as TOAST, will be happening May 9-12. From the event website, " Since 1995, some of Manhattan’s finest artists have opened their work spaces to the public to take a free, self-guided tour. " ...
To honor the global environmental initiative Earth Hour ,famous landmarks all over the world will be turning out their lights for an hour on March 29th. Sights like Buckingham Palace, Norte Dame and Sydney Opera House are on the...
TripAdvisor has put out its annual best beach lists, with an overall list and lists for each continent and region. Top beach in the world, based on quality and quantity of TA member reviews, is at Baia do Sancho in Brazil. The only U.S. beach to make...
Marsaxlokk (pronounced "Marsushlock") is a fishing village on the south coast of Malta. It's popular for its picturesque promenade, traditional Maltese fishing boats, Sunday market and a choice of restaurants that serve some of the best seafood...
I've been intrigued by deserts ever since I first visited one as a teenager. The first impression I remember having is of a lifeless, hostile and barren place. It's certainly a hostile environment but I couldn't have been more wrong...
This one should be a more difficult quest to all the eagle eyed transport historians. This really is a Taxi. As a tourist you'd never use it. But the Hotels use it to bring the workers in from the nearest town. I know it looks like a cattle truck...
Athens' National Garden, is a 38-acre park behind the old Royal Palace, and just off Syntagma Square, one of the city's central points. It's got a bit of everything: remnants of ancient temples and colonnades, quiet corners with water, formal...
That's Airbnb's motto, and it's found Portland. The city, which has recently begun a process of revising its short-term rental rules to accommodate the likes of Airbnb's local hosts, will be the home of a large new customer service hub for Airbnb,...
The Parthenon, sitting in ruins atop the Acropolis in Athens, is arguably one of the world’s most famous landmarks, instantly recognizable to millions around the world. And yet, unlike such others as the Eiffel Tower or the Brooklyn Bridge, it...
Anyone who is a fan of SciFi will remember this volcano as the place Jules Verne's Professor and his team began their Journey to the Center of the Earth (which was reached from the volcano via a series of lava tubes). ...
Forcing myself to take a break in my hike through Bairro Alto, I choose the outdoor cafe at Miradouro de Santa Catarina. Sitting above the riverfront looking down on Cais do Sodre, I am rewarded with a panorama of the Tagus River. To my right...
A quiet corner in the Jardin Borda, a large series of gardens near the Cathedral in Cuernavaca. The gardens were started by an 18th-century mining family, and extended by an heir with a bent for botany. By the 1860s, the house and gardens had become...