Moon Havana Spotlight guidebook to be released… Pre-order now!
Visiting Cuba? Pre-order the latest version of my MOON HAVANA SPOTLIGHT guidebook...
Moon Cuba handbook to be published… Pre-order now!
My latest (6th) ed of MOON CUBA HANDBOOK, due for release in...
National Geographic sponsors my Colombia photo exhibition in NYC and DC
National Geographic Society and the Colombian Ministry of Tourism are sponsoring my photo exhibition on Colombia at the Colombian Consulate, NYC, June 26 & 27; and the Colombian Embassy, Washington,...
National Geographic Expeditions introduces Colombia trips
I’m thrilled to announce that National Geographic Expeditions has announced the launch of an 11-day Colombia itinerary: “Discovering Colombia.” Even better, I’ll be leading three of the five slated departures...
A Merry Cuban Christmas
There’s a good reason that Cubans have never seen Santa, and it’s not because he couldn’t get a visa—nor that it’s...
National Geographic Expeditions announces new 11-day tour of Eastern Cuba
National Geographic Expeditions has announced a new 11-day Cuba tour: ‘Eastern Cuba: Crossroads of History & Culture’. I’m thrilled to have been asked to lead the first of five trips...
How bad is the recent cholera outbreak in Cuba, and should you go?
A full year has passed since the first reports of the first reappearance of cholera in Cuba in decades, yet it appears that the island still hasn’t contained the outbreak,...
National Geographic publishes fourth edition of my NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER COSTA RICA guidebook
Today I received a box with ten copies of my latest book for the National Geographic Society. Well, I should say the latest edition of my NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER COSTA...
help end the travel ban to Cuba for U.S. citizens
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...
Costa Rica’s Indigenous Boruca People Make Magnificent Masks
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...
