In 1996, with the goal to expand the Disney Cruise experience, Jim Durham, an imagineer for Walt Disney Corporation, was assigned to scout out an island location in the Bahamas where passengers aboard Disney Cruise Line ships would visit and enjoy at their leisure. After purchasing the island property from the Bahamian government, Jim and his […]
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Information about the museums of Uruguay won’t fill up the pages of your guidebook, but anyone with an affinity for the whimsical and the unusual will have a field day in this quirky South American country. This two-day museum excursion explores the wackiest wonders of two Uruguayan cities: Â Atlantida and Montevideo. And when you’ve had
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Forget about trekking to the Amazon and roughing – unless you just want to do that. Instead, check out the M/V Aria who just launched their five-star floating hotel offering cruises to the northern part of the Amazon River in Peru. Cruising is an Amazon experience in every sense of the word because it’s still all about
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Sampling local cuisine is one of the high points of travel for me. I love sleuthing out regional dishes, trying local delicacies, and learning about the culture of a people by enjoying their food. It satisfies my curiosity and that rumbling in my belly. So get your Mexican music playlist queued up (find some suggestions
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Looking for Caribbean class, culture and cuisine? As a former Spanish colony that’s been an American territory since the late 19th century, Puerto Rico is becoming the definitive lavish locale for European, UK and US travelers who seek an authentic island getaway without sacrificing creature comforts.  From golfing to shopping, we’ve got the Que Rico
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The moment I set foot in Paraty, Brazil, I was in love. [amazon_textlink asin=’1465440925′ text=’Rio de Janeiro’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’thetravelersway-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’e852b7ae-3f87-11e8-8784-7378965f44f4′] may be the place to party, but when you feel the need to escape to a more tranquil place, Paraty is the place to come. It is a three-hour ride on a comfortable inter-city
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Argentina’s effortlessly cool capital combines European-style culture with a distinctly Latin spirit, making it a great destination for a city break with a difference. Better yet, in comparison to Western prices, Buenos Aires is almost ridiculously cheap, meaning that it is the perfect getaway on a budget. I am a city girl at heart, so
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Located a stone’s throw off the coast of Florida, the island nation of the Bahamas is one of the richest countries in the Americas. Officially called the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, it is made up of 29 islands (not all are inhabited), 661 cays, and 2,387 islets, its location and rather affluent economy make it
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Separating North and South America is the country of Panama, a strip of land bordered by Costa Rica and Columbia, and a canal, connecting the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Most people in the country live in either Panama City or Colon, on each side of the canal, with the remainder of the country
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The world at 16,000 feet above sea level is a very strange place indeed. It is a bleak, empty place, bone-chillingly cold and distinctly lacking in oxygen. This is reality in the highlands of Ancash, Peru. It is home to the Cordillera Blanca mountains, which form an impressive section of the Andes. I was beginning
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