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Adventure Motorcycle Magazine is about to publish its September/October 2013 issue featuring my self-illustrated article on leading the first group motorcycle tour of all Cuba for U.S. citizens since the...
CNN Travel has published my story: “10 of the world’s best motorcycle rides” (August 13, 2013). Saddle up for ten sublime rides (from one day to two weeks) whose scenic...
In 2011, President Obama liberalized travel to Cuba for Cuban-Americans, students and religious travel, and created a new category–People-to-People–that permits ALL U.S. citizens to participate in “educational exchange” programs. But...
My friend Julio Muñoz has always had a passion for horses. He also has a knowledge of communicating with horses that is perhaps unique in Cuba. This thanks to his...
When I first began researching my Moon Costa Rica guidebook two decades ago, I don’t ever recall having seen Boruca masks. Today, these distinctive cultural icons are ubiquitous throughout Costa...
I just watched this magnificent video about Cuba by Simon Reeves for BBC This World. It’s indispensable viewing for anyone interested in learning about a sclerotic nation now in the...
David Soul explains ‘Cuban Soul’ documentary at the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NXxgppalwc
Now that my “Cuba & Costa Rica” blog is no longer being published, here’s a blog post from last year that my editors at Moon.com wouldn’t publish… Many a traveler...
I’m currently updating the hotel and restaurant section of my Eyewitness Costa Rica travel guidebook and I’m reminded of a highlight from my two month research trip to Costa Rica...
When Boston-based travel company Road Scholar last month announced with fanfare that it would launch people-to-people trips to Cuba that would transport U.S. citizens there by cruise ship, I was...
