March 21, 2018 Travel predictions for 2014 From less expensive airline tickets to new hotel offerings, here are a few predications for the next year in travel.
March 21, 2018 World's top 5 best off-road routes for seeing wildlife Whether it’s watching iguanas sunning on rocks in the Galapagos or catching a glimpse of the rarely-spotted quetzal in Panama, spotting wildlife on a vacation can be a welcome surprise and may even be an unexpected highlight. When we venture in the open air -- by biking or by hiking -- into a destination, we often find ourselves face to face with some magnificent creatures. The noise of cars is long gone on a highway somewhere and the resulting quiet encourages animals of all kinds to reveal themselves if only for a moment. Here are 5 of the best off-road routes around the world that we’ve found for spotting wildlife great and small:
March 16, 2018 Tourists kicked out of Machu Picchu for mooning ancient ruins Apparently it's not that uncommon.
March 8, 2018 Robbers steal $5 million in airplane heist The robbery was completed within six minutes, reports said.
October 26, 2017 Teen suspect arrested in Columbia University graduate's murder in Panama A teenage suspect was arrested last week in the murder of a Columbia University graduate, who was found strangled near a Panama beach with her pink cover-up wrapped around her neck, the country’ public ministry announced Tuesday.
October 13, 2017 Venezuela extends expired passports for two years amid paper and ink shortages Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro signed an emergency decree earlier this week extending expired passports for two more years amid a widespread shortage of paper and ink at the government agency that issues the travel documents.
October 6, 2017 YouTube removes ad for prostitute-filled 'Sex Island' getaway in Colombia A Colombian resort which is currently promoting a prostitute-filled “sex island experience” has had its steamy promotional video yanked from YouTube.
September 26, 2017 New assembly meets to re-write Venezuelan constitution as opposition leader restored to house arrest Venezuela’s controversial pro-government assembly got to work Friday on rewriting the country’s constitution, as a top opposition leader was released from prison.
September 26, 2017 Venezuela prison 'massacre' kills 37, governor says At least 37 people in a southern Venezuela prison died Tuesday night as a result of fighting between inmates and security officials, a governor in the South American country said.
September 18, 2017 Pope Francis in Colombia visit urges priests, citizens to welcome sinners Pope Francis flew to a rain-soaked Medellin on Saturday to console orphans, the poor and sick — and to demand priests and ordinary Colombians look beyond rigid church doctrine to care for sinners and welcome them in.
