Think you know "where it's at?" Here’s this week’s TravelGumbo photo puzzle, the third in our weekly series. This week’s picture shows a building with a long, and troubled history, and even a mysterious present. Do you recognize...
Another Cuban Car - in need of information!
On my last vacation to Cuba I found classic American cars all over the island.Absolutely beautiful works of art - but I have no idea what the make and model are! Maybe you could add a few words to help me out ! The year would help too. Maybe...
TravelGumbo now draws your attention to Liverpool. It was the EU's 2008 Capital of Culture winner. It's a fantastic city with some of the best free museums I've seen anywhere.
Most people seeing this picture of the Old Cathedral in Kaliningrad, Russia, assume they’re looking at the 19th-century because of the red-brick construction. But they’re wrong! The cathedral was begun in 1333 and nearly finished by 1380,...
One of the highlights of any trip to Sri Lanka is a visit to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage. Pinnawala is small town just north of Kegalle, east of Colombo and west of Kandy.
Bagan is not a single place but a string of settlements on a bend of the Irrawaddy River with a plain stretching eastward for many miles. It’s on the western edge of the tourist track, an oval-shaped circuit of the country with Yangon...
I've had some gut-wrenching plane landings (and take-offs) in my days, but few compare with Lukla airport in Nepal.
One of the many things I've grown to appreciate over the years, at home and on my travels, is a beautiful classic well-maintained car. They are works of art! I love them and know a few of them, but lack the knowledge to identify most or...
Still no winner! Gumbo wants to be helpful, so here's a weekend bonus: two hints for the price of one. 1. This building, which is much older than it looks, was destroyed in World War 2 and restored in the 1990s2. An important scene in a mystery...
In the United States, a country with dozens of great national parks, it makes sense that there would be some “orphan” parks that are only rarely visited. Such is the case with Great Basin National Park in Nevada. Great...
“You absolutely must go to Sigiriya!”, Arthur C. Clarke insisted to me during my first visit to Sri Lanka. “There are other countries with beautiful weather and beaches, but there’s only one Sigiriya.
Since no one has come anywhere near yet, here's a hint. The building in the picture has not moved, but it is not in the country in which it was first built, nor do its present users speak the language of the builders... Submit your guesses...
Dusk on the Tagus River, looking toward April 25th Bridge Every city’s history is reflected in its neighborhoods and its architecture, but in Lisbon’s case two important factors add to the picture. One is the incredible wealth that came to...
It's time for TravelGumbo's weekly photo puzzle! Last week's winner, Port Moresby, got the answer so quickly, we've made this week's a bit harder. Submit your answer as a comment to this blog as soon as you can: There's no prize but the...