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by Gloria Gamat on March 8, 2010
Always I have found traveling to South America fascinating.
Want some tips on what to do in South America? There are so many possibilities of what to do from Rio de Janeiro to Caracas. Brazil is on...
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by Greg Cruey on January 30, 2010
It hasn't gotten a great deal of press coverage, but Machu Picchu is a tourism nightmare at the moment. Look at the pictures.
Machu Picchu is one of South America's premier tourist sites...
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by Greg Cruey on January 29, 2010
Wouldn't you just love to be at a nice beach right now?
Some of the best beaches in the world are in Mexico, and CNN recently published a piece on some particular beach hidaways that are esp...
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by Greg Cruey on January 16, 2010
Howcast recently took a detailed look at the tourist attractions in Honduras - in video...Honduras is located in the heart of Central America, just a 2-3 hour flight from the United States. Its div...
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by Greg Cruey on December 31, 2009
Jennifer Olvera recently recounted her trip to the Riviera Maya for the LA Times. Having spent much of the last two weeks dealing with the blizzard of '09 and the ice storm that followed it up ...
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by Greg Cruey on December 26, 2009
The interior of Colombia is opening up to tourism. And one location bound to get attention is Villa de Layva.Because of the relative stability of the current government and the reduced footprint of...
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by Greg Cruey on December 23, 2009
The LA Times had a great piece recently on history rich Queretaro in Mexico's central highlands, about 130 miles northwest of Mexico City.There are plenty of reasons to visit Querétaro, but it&...
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by Greg Cruey on November 27, 2009
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It's starting to look more and more like the ban on Americans traveling to Cuba could be lifted sometime soon. Take the statement by a key US lawmaker:The U.S. government has no...
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by Greg Cruey on October 30, 2009
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Santiago is not the first place I think of when someone brings up the topic of Latin tourism, but the NY Times says Chile's capital is becoming an attraction - and shaking off ...
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by Greg Cruey on October 3, 2009
Tourism is Cuba's number one economic sector - without American tourists. They hope to oneday tap into the American market. And many Americans would like to go...
In recent months Cuba's tour...
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by Greg Cruey on September 1, 2009
WorldHum calls it apartheid: until recently, Cuban citizens weren't allowed into tourist hotels. It made it a little more difficult to actually talk to an average Cuban on your trip to Cuban...
W...
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by Greg Cruey on July 21, 2009
It would be an exaggeration to say that Swine Flu (H1N1) was sweeping Latin America, but it is definitely getting around. And it is causing some pain in the tourism industry.
Ecuador reported its fir...
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by Greg Cruey on July 17, 2009
MSNBC pointed out recently that summer cruises are on sale for Central America at the moment and there are some pretty sweet deals available.
One of those deals is the 8-day cruise on the Carnival Fr...
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by Greg Cruey on July 1, 2009
Hotel Chatter had a piece this month on reality TV coming to Cancun.We found out in April that the newest season of The Show That Will Never Die, The Real World, would be taking place in Cancun at the...
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by Greg Cruey on June 30, 2009
Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History signed an agreement with Google Mexico to promote archaeological and historical sites in a bid to revive tourism following the swine flu epi...
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by Greg Cruey on May 31, 2009
According to the NY Times, Barcelona is changing. And if you haven't been there recently, you should be aware of some of the changes.IN recent years, the once-gritty neighborhoods of Born, El Rava...
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by Greg Cruey on May 26, 2009
In Spain's northern Basque region, the city of San sebastian was recently the focus for a Gridskipper piece on Basque food.One local specialty is the pintxo, a simple appetizer created by putting ...
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by Greg Cruey on May 23, 2009
Located almost in the center of the Camagüey province, where the two small rivers of Tínima and Hatibonica meet, this beautiful old Cuban city has the largest city center in the country - some 10,000 ...
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by Greg Cruey on April 26, 2009
Costa Rica is among the most over looked tourist destinations in Latin America.
Costa Rica's 800 miles of coast lines offers beautiful beaches on both the Caribbean and the Pacific. You can ofte...
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by Greg Cruey on April 10, 2009
There's a lot to do in Cancun without taking in educational or cultural events. I could probably occupy my time there completely with just eating and slouching on the beach. But if you decide to e...
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by Greg Cruey on April 2, 2009
TravelPost had a piece yesterday on a bill in Congress that would relax travel restrictions to Cuba.Cuba and iconic spots like the Hotel Nacional de Cuba may once again be a legal travel destinations ...
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by Greg Cruey on March 28, 2009
The Daily Traveler says that Spanish discount airline Air Europa is returning to New York City on June 1st after an absence of several years. And (if you believe their website) they'll have some g...
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by Greg Cruey on March 25, 2009
CNN ran an interesting piece today on fashion and street style in São Paulo, Brazil.Brazil's economic powerhouse was once thought of as the ugly sister to Rio de Janeiro's beach-fronted glamou...
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by Greg Cruey on March 12, 2009
I came across an interesting piece on Havana from CNN Travel last week and they describe Havana as being a time capsule...Through its years of post-revolution isolation it has evolved differently from...
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by Greg Cruey on February 28, 2009
The images that usually spring to mind when someone says "latin America" have to do with beaches and rain forests, hot cities and hotter food, tropical fruits and maybe some quality rum. So ...
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by Greg Cruey on February 8, 2009
The future of travel to Cuba became a hot topic last week when a bipartisan group in the US Congress jumped the gun on President Obama in an effort to change US policy toward Cuba. The first step, acc...
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by Greg Cruey on January 29, 2009
Want to escape the wind chill of Europe or the American Midwest? It's a good time to visit Buenos Aires.
I found a couple of bloggers who've been posting from the Argentine city this month. ...
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by Greg Cruey on December 8, 2008
One of the most fascinating places on Earth is Machu Picchu in Peru. It is one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The old ruined Inca city sits at an elev...
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by Greg Cruey on November 10, 2008
Someday I'm going to have to get back to Puerto Rico. My wife and I got to spend a few days in San Juan about 10 years ago, but it was to attend a conference that took up much of my time during th...
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by Greg Cruey on November 3, 2008
PRI's The World had a fascinating interview last week with author Richard Fleming about his new book, "Walking to Guantánamo."
David Hershlovits has an excellent description of the boo...
