In 13th century South America, the Inca civilization ruled their empire (which they called Tahuantinsuyu) from highland of city of Cuzco. They divided the Cuzco Valley into four regions (suyus), and the city of Cuzco laid at the junction of…
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Historic Route 66, from Chicago to Santa Monica, has captured the imagination of everyone from Steinbeck to the Stones. Route 66 was first called the Mother Road by John Steinbeck in 1939. In his Pulitzer Prize winning novel, the Grapes…
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Foreigners arrived in the Keys in 1511 after Spain conquered Cuba, just 90 miles south of Key West. When Ponce de Leon claimed Florida in 1513, he named the island chain Los Martires (the martys) and the outlying islands Los…
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Situated along the Camino de Santiago in the foothills of the Pyrenees, Pamplona explodes in early July when both revelers and religious observers flock to the town for the festival of San Fermín which runs from noon on July 6th…
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Sandwiched between Thailand and Vietnam, the little kingdom is gaining popularity as a romantic getaway, with a wide accommodation range including five-star resorts and remote ecotourism lodges to suit every budget and taste. La Residence d’Angkor, a luxury Orient-Express hotel…
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Singapore is one of the four “tiger states” in Asia that made it from an emerging to an industrialized country in a short time
“The Largest, Longest, and Finest Street in the World.” – Daniel Defoe The Royal Mile is part of Edinburgh’s Old Town and is the Scottish capital’s most notable area, rich in history and also linked with some of the city’s…
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Tobago is an untainted hidden jewel of the Caribbean. There is no hype to its proclamation of being the “Capital of Paradise: clean, green, safe and serene.” Believed to be the Robinson Crusoe island and often called “the Galapagos of…
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Camden Town has long been famous for its markets and past association with punk culture. Now things are a lot tamer but the market still has a lot to offer in the way of clothes, gifts, trendy bars and cafes…
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Hertz, Alamo, Europcar, City and Only car rental companies in Oaxaca, Mexico, are options; but the downsides of renting a car, van or motorcycle in Oaxaca often outweigh the benefits. One must consider traffic and parking, Oaxacan drivers on the…
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