Destination Review: Charleston, USA: An Art Lover’s Nirvana

Destination Review: Charleston, USA: An Art Lover’s Nirvana

Charleston, South Carolina is a piece of art all in itself. The city scene, its characters, and its eccentricities could be ripped out of the pages of a nineteenth-century novel. Adding to Charleston’s aesthetic are the artists themselves: sweet ladies weaving grass baskets in the old slave market and around the city, painters recreating city…

Destination Review: Italy: A Diva’s Guide to Staying Cool in Florence
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Destination Review: Italy: A Diva’s Guide to Staying Cool in Florence

If Florence is your destination this summer, escape the heat and travel the stiletto-path less beaten with Kate Horan as your guide. A Californian who frequents the city four times a year for her accessory boutique Sorelle Bionde, Kate provides the following hit list—along with some helpful Italian phrases—for sipping, flirting, shopping, eating, and relaxing…

Destination Review: Cabo Pulmo, Mexico: On the Road to Nowhere
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Destination Review: Cabo Pulmo, Mexico: On the Road to Nowhere

by Shanti Sosienski No phones, no email, no overly priced high-rise hotels, no disco clubs blasting top-forty hits: you better bring your own party if you’re heading to Cabo Pulmo. A dusty, warm six-pack of Negro Modelo and stale chips are about the only thing you’ll find for sale here, and the police are a…

Activity Review: Costa Rica: Cantoring Through Costa Rica

Activity Review: Costa Rica: Cantoring Through Costa Rica

It’s a dream, right? There you are, long, salt-dusted hair flailing behind you in the fierce drag of wind as your mighty steed whips across a deserted beach. Waves thrust themselves against jagged rocks and you feel, for the first time in years, reckless and free…Quit dreaming and get out there with Cross Country International’s…