José Balido's Blog (144)

Diving into Roatán, Honduras

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Right astride the Caribbean's largest barrier reef – also the world’s second largest after…

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Added by José Balido on April 19, 2019 at 12:47am — No Comments

29 of Mexico's Most Magnificent Beaches

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This is quite a tough list to compile without letting it balloon to a cast of dozens. I…

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Added by José Balido on February 3, 2019 at 6:11am — 1 Comment

In Southern Italy, Why 2019 European Capital of Culture Matera Is a Marvel

Matera, European Capitals of Culture 2019 deimagine



 

Some three to four hours from Naples (depending on whether you're driving or taking the bus/train) and six south of…

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Added by José Balido on January 30, 2019 at 8:01am — No Comments

Saddling Up on Uruguay Ranch Vacations

                  Kobby Dagan 



Argentina…

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Added by José Balido on January 8, 2019 at 4:46am — No Comments

What Do You Do on Boxing Day in London?





L2F Nov 17 London Ice Skating by Glenn Brunette Flickr commercial license



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Added by José Balido on December 26, 2018 at 8:20am — No Comments

Discovering Fascinating Havana, Cuba

For those of you who haven’t visited this city of just over two million residents, I highly recommend you put it on your bucket list, because it’s an experience like no other in the world. 



Once known as the “Paris of the…

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Added by José Balido on December 9, 2018 at 7:35am — No Comments

Cloudspotting: Clouds From Both Sides Now

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When many of us are wee nippers, we stare up at the clouds in fascination at the various and multifarious fantastic forms simple water droplets are capable of creating in our atmosphere. As Joni Mitchell once sang it, “rows and flows of angel hair/ and ice cream castles in the air/and feather canyons…

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Added by José Balido on November 23, 2018 at 10:07am — No Comments

10 Must-Visit National Parks of the USA



Many if not most countries of the world, of course, set aside choice pieces of territory to protect and often showcase precious natural environments. But thanks to its size and a conservationist ethos dating back to the mid-19th century, few countries offer the number and…

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Added by José Balido on August 15, 2018 at 4:40pm — 1 Comment

Alentejo Dreamin' - Portugal Bucolic & Beachy

                Francisco Caravana





When it comes to the many attractions…
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Added by José Balido on June 15, 2018 at 2:38pm — No Comments

Street Art of Havana: A Photo Essay

In the past decade or two, art has truly been one of the bright spots in Cuba‘s cities, and especially in capital Havana. In addition to a quite fine …

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Added by José Balido on March 26, 2018 at 10:02am — No Comments

Meknes, the Most Undersung of Morocco's 'Imperial Cities'

             Karol Kozlowski





The kingdom of Morocco is rooted in a series of North…

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Added by José Balido on March 4, 2018 at 1:59pm — 1 Comment

America's Top Martin Luther King, Jr. Sites



As many Americans honor the towering Civil Rights icon who gave his life to make the USA a little better place, his legacy is under greater attack than its been in years - including now at the highest levels of the U.S. government. And so on this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, as a Cuban-American with afro-Cubans in my family tree, I’m…

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Added by José Balido on January 15, 2018 at 12:42pm — No Comments

Classic Cars of Havana: A Photo Essay





Thanks to Cuba's long isolation from most international trade, the United States’ economic embargo since 1960, and a ban on Cubans buying new cars, one of the things most striking about Cuba has been that many if not most of the automobiles on the road even today are the same now-vintage…

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Added by José Balido on January 14, 2018 at 6:32am — No Comments

A Treaty & a Treat: the Fun, Historic Dutch City of Maastricht

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Added by José Balido on December 15, 2017 at 9:09am — No Comments

Dresden, Germany, a Fabulous Phoenix

            TTstudio





To visit the capital and largest city in Germany’s state/region of Saxony today, you might never guess that the…

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Added by José Balido on October 12, 2017 at 3:19pm — No Comments

North Spain's Green Asturias: This Country's Wales?

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Cliffs plummet dramatically to beaches and crashing surf. Lush green hills rise and fall, then keep rising until they swell into the craggy, majestic Picos de Europa range. In the compact principality of…

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Added by José Balido on August 29, 2017 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Peking's Ducky: Top 5 Musts in China's Capital

            aphotostory





The world’s third most populous city (18½ million, metro area 25 million) is one of those places which are of…

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Added by José Balido on August 22, 2017 at 10:26am — No Comments

Mucho Fernando Botero in His Hometown - Medellín, Colombia

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A fortunate few cities have the luxury of being identified with an internationally famous artist who…

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Added by José Balido on August 10, 2017 at 10:03am — No Comments

Visitors to Peru’s Legendary Machu Picchu Need to Read This

     ustung





One of the world’s most romantic and dramatic ancient archaeological sites, Peru’s spectacularly sited “lost city of the Incas” (though in reality an elaborate estate of 15th-century Incan emperor Pachacutec) up in the Andes a three-hour train ride from Cuzco, has…

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Added by José Balido on July 1, 2017 at 12:54pm — No Comments

Have Faith in Santa Fe For a Terrific Travel Experience

      David Kay



The United States can claim a number of marvelous destinations that offer a unique sense of place, attractions, and…

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Added by José Balido on June 6, 2017 at 7:33am — No Comments

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