The Reality of Guanajuato: The City Poured Into a Ravine
Guanajuato fills a narrow cleft in the hills of central Mexico, on a floor barely wide enough for the stream that cut…
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Cheap flights to Guanajuato: the airport on the plain, and the road beneath the town
Travelers planning a journey into Guanajuato arrive through an airfield that belongs to an entire region rather than to an individual municipality.…
The Reality of Vancouver: The City With a Rainforest at the End of the Bus Route
Walk fifteen minutes north-west from a glass office tower in downtown Vancouver and the noise stops. The light goes green. There are…
Cheap flights to Vancouver: the train inside the terminal, the surcharge that only runs one way, and the eTA to buy before the ticket
Vancouver's airport gives you the best arrival in North America and then charges you for it — once, in one direction, in…
The Reality of Antigua Guatemala: The Capital the Earthquakes Took
For over two centuries, this city—then known as Santiago de los Caballeros—served as the formidable seat of Spanish imperial power for a…
The Reality of Mexico City: The Megacity Built on a Lake
Stand in the centre of the Zócalo and the immediate assumption is that you are standing in a grand colonial square. In…
Cheap flights to Miami: the airport 30 minutes north that’s often cheaper, the train that finally connects them, and the season that sets the price twice a year
On my first cruise vacation out of PortMiami, I booked a cheap flight landing at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on the morning…
The Reality of Oaxaca: The Zapotec Heartland Behind the Cuisine
Walk into the pasillo de humo (smoke corridor) of the Mercado 20 de Noviembre on a busy morning. The narrow hall is…
Cheap flights to Tulum: the new airport vs the Cancún drive, the Tren Maya, and the town-vs-beach split
On my first evening staying along Tulum’s famous beach road, I decided to take a taxi into the main town for dinner.…
Cheap flights to Los Angeles: surviving LAX, the sprawl, and why your hotel choice is everything
On my first work trip to Southern California, I landed at LAX late on a Sunday evening, walked out to the arrivals…
Cheap flights to Cancún: the airport, the timeshare gauntlet, and getting down the coast
On one of my early runs through Cancún International Airport, I allowed a lanyard-wearing agent in the arrivals corridor to guide me…
Cheap flights to Panama City: the Hub of the Americas and the connection that skips the US
For years, I routed my flights from the Caribbean and South America back to Denver through Miami International Airport. I accepted it…