Three reasons you should travel (that don’t include a suntan)
The reasons to travel seem pretty obvious. Usually, we travel because it’s time for well-needed vacation or a mini break away from the daily monotony of routines and schedules. We often view trips as a...
View ArticleDiego Buñuel, the courageous traveler
Diego Buñuel has a history of taking the less traveled road. Grandson of Luis Buñuel, the father of cinematic Surrealism, Buñuel chose journalism over the family business. A native of Paris, Buñuel...
View ArticleRomantic resorts for a destination wedding in the Dominican Republic
Imagine you and your beloved, dressed in white lace and crisp linen, gathered with your nearest and dearest in nature’s cathedral: floor of white sand, view of translucent sapphire waters, and canopy...
View ArticleAre theme parks courting the Latino dollar?
Not too long ago, the only acknowledgment of diversity at American theme parks was Disney World’s boat ride through a lineup of dolls in native garb singing, “It’s a small world…after all.” But, with...
View Article10 National Parks to visit in 2012
With Earth Day celebrated this week, the environment—and our role in protecting it—are top of mind as we plan summer family vacations. Inspired by Earth Day Network’s appeal for Ecuador’s Yasuni...
View ArticleThe expanding magic of Disney
If there were a time machine that could take you back to your childhood would you take it? While not all of our childhoods had an idyllic look or feel to them, there is a certain magic and charm in our...
View ArticleBrooklyn has it all
Labeled the “Love” train for its infamous Missed Connections, the L line is the uber pick up place – especially between the two stops separating hipsters from Manhattan’s Lower East Side and Brooklyn’s...
View ArticleBack home, everybody, back home!
Summertime means more family time, and for Latinos, this family often extends across national borders. Fellow Book of the Month members may remember the following lines: “Every summer Santo Domingo...
View ArticleVacationing in Nicaragua
My family, friends, coworkers, wife, and those random people I sort of know on Facebook, asked the same exact question that you’re about to ask: “Why would anyone want to visit Nicaragua?” Here are the...
View ArticleTravel Healthy This Holiday Season!
Traveling in general can throw a wrench in anyone’s normal lifestyle, but doing so during the holiday season takes it to a whole different level. Even the most seasoned traveler can get caught up in...
View ArticleUS Hispanics and Travel
A study done by ThinkNow Research shows that there is one big similarity between U.S. Hispanics and non-Hispanics, we all love to travel! 79% of Hispanics vacation at least once a year, and 17% of...
View ArticleLatino travel: By the numbers
It’s no surprise that everyone loves to get away and go on vacation, whether it’s to their homeland, ancestral home or a country new to them. In a recent study, 79% of all Americans said that they...
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