Any visit to
downtown Havana should include a tour of El Capitolio. No expense
was spared when the building was commissioned in 1926, a time when
this ...
The West
Indian Flamingo is a ubiquitous image throughout the region.
Likenesses of this exquisite bird grace handicrafts, pottery and
jewelry sold in ...
The Mayans
named it Akumal, the place of turtles. Today, this quiet beach
town, which lies some 75 miles south of Cancun, is known as one of
the best ...
Sightseers
driving the coastal road to Hana often stop to snap a few photos of
the black sand beach at Waianapanapa State Park. But there's more
to this ...
Midway
between downtown Honolulu and the resort districts of Waikiki
Beach, Ala Moana Beach Park offers a quiet waterfront oasis amidst
the bustle of ...
The mention
of Miami usually conjures visions of sand, sun and tanned bodies.
But just to the west of the beaches, across the sparkling waters of
Biscayne ...
The Florida
Keys sit between the Atlantic Ocean and the expansive shallows of
Florida Bay. While the ocean side offers blue waters and colorful
coral ...
The 20-mile
section of coastline known as Costa Ballena, aka "the whale coast,"
boasts some of the most pristine beaches in Costa Rica. Once
remote, it is ...
Surfers know
the name. Waimea Bay is one of the planet's premier big-wave
destinations. When winter swells roll in, the best riders in the
world converge ...
The
northernmost point of the main Hawaiian Islands, Kilauea Point
offers panoramic ocean views, crashing surf and soaring sea birds.
This narrow lava ...
Siesta Key
is famous for it's powder-fine white sand beaches. But there's
another, lesser-known feature of this Gulf barrier island that
attracts locals ...
The view to
the east hasn't changed in more than 400 years. That's how long
residents of the city of St. Augustine have been enjoying sunrise
views across ...
Long before Europeans came to the
Americas, the Mayan people lived in grand cities spread across
Central America. Lying hidden under jungle growth for centuries, a
growing number of these ...
The
Caribbean hurricane season is winding down, but why chance it. In
the ABC islands there's never a concern for tropical storms. This
trio of Dutch ...
One of the
great things about going to the Caribbean is discovering those
quiet places where you can disconnect and turn off the outside
world. Not an ...