Featured Member Blog Posts – November 2014 Archive (28)

Beyond Gaudí: 'Modernisme' in Barcelona

A genius gone mad.



Every time I see Antoni Gaudí’s perpetually unfinished Sagrada Família, the crown jewel of the Catalan architect’s vast œuvre, these four words well up along with, I confess, an occasional tear. It’s simply not possible to witness the soaring prayer in…

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Added by José Balido on November 7, 2014 at 2:18pm — No Comments

La Leyenda Inca de Manco Capac y Mamá Ocllo

Nos dice la leyenda que el Padre Sol, viendo que los hombres y mu­jeres vivían en estado de barbarie tuvo lástima de ellos y envió a la tierra a una hija y un hijo suyos a fin de que enseñaran a estos hombres a vivir como gentes cultas dotadas de razón y no como animales.



Con este mandato puso el Padre Sol a estos sus hijos en el Lago Titicaca ordenándoles que donde fueran y donde pararan hincaran la…

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Added by La Cabana Machu Picchu on November 6, 2014 at 1:02pm — No Comments

Museums of Porto, Portugal

Visitors to Porto often complain about the relative scarcity of information in English about the city and its more than 25 museums. Here's a sampling about eight top…

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Added by Dilfadipatappi on November 6, 2014 at 10:43am — No Comments

Prague: The Beauty of Europe!

A city whose unique beauty none can challenge is Prague. I had the chance to visit it once again a few days ago. Beautiful Prague welcomed me with pleasantly warm temperatures. I stayed for four days as I was on a business trip, however I got the chance to take the short cruise on Moldau River and…

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Added by Maria Athanassopoulou on November 5, 2014 at 8:44am — No Comments

The World's Most Spectacular - and Dangerous - Airports



by José Miguel Rodriguez



Most of the time we find ourselves passing through expansive airports with amenities and services galore, and nice, wide, long runways. And then, of course, there are the other airports. The ones that make for great cocktail-party tales of harrowing landings amid spectacular…

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Added by Iberia Airlines on November 4, 2014 at 7:15am — 1 Comment

Top 5 Things to Do in Sicily

The 5 million people living on the island surely make Sicily the largest one in the Mediterranean Sea. It has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to arts, music, cuisine history and language. If visiting for a week, here’s our list of top 5 things to do when in Sicily.

#1. Etna – Europe’s…

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Added by Velimira Velikova on November 3, 2014 at 4:19pm — No Comments

Exploring Costa Rica’s Tropical Dry Forest - and How It Was Saved

Green Phoenix book by William Allen The northwestern province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica has one of the largest dry tropical forest areas in the…

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Added by Danny Solano Alvarez on November 2, 2014 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Brazil's Vast, Remarkable Pantanal Wetlands



The Pantanal
 is one of the most prominent nature destinations in Brazil. It is one of the largest tropical wetlands in the world, an enormous stretch of land which extends into the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, as well as into Paraguay and Bolivia. Contrary to what its name suggests, the Pantanal is not…

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Added by Iberostar Hotels & Resorts on November 1, 2014 at 3:30pm — No Comments

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