“It is lack of imagination that makes us come to imagined places, not just stay at home?” — Elizabeth Bishop, “Questions of Travel” Waiting in a lengthy line at Paris Orly International Airport, my eyes were drawn to a travel …
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Dominican Air Force personnel fumigate various locations in Santo Domingo against the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits the Zika virus. Photo by Erika Santelices/AFP/Getty Images The Caribbean is one of the most tourism-dependent regions in the world. Comprised of more than 700 …
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When Courtney and Jason Enriquez planned their March honeymoon to South America last summer, they never thought their trip could be derailed over a potential mosquito bite.
Photo by Getty Images. Design by Lauren DeLuca for Yahoo Travel. Would you invite your friends to join you on your honeymoon? It’s the latest trend in wedding travel: a group honeymoon, or buddymoon, where the couple invites some or …
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Hanoi Street in Hanoi, Vietnam It’s a riff on an age-old love story. Boy meets girl. They fall in love. But here’s the twist: Well-traveled girl later learns her perfect mate has never ventured outside of good ol’ America. Will …
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1. The Zika outbreak has been concentrated in Brazil and South America, with approximately 1.5 million suspected cases in Brazil. By contrast, there have been around 200 suspected cases in the Caribbean, spread across about a dozen of the region’s …
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The triangular trade that linked Europe, West Africa, and the Americas didn’t stop with the abolition of slavery in the 19th century. The percussive rhythms brought over in slave ships to ports in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico …
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So you’re planning your honeymoon? Congratulations! The honeymoon is an important part of the wedding experience, and a much-needed escape after months of exciting, yet exhausting wedding planning To unlock the secrets of honeymoon bliss that will make all your …
David Rodriguez(Photo: Provided) HOUSTON – A local man says he was unjustly locked up by immigration officials for more than two months; an ordeal that started when David Rodriguez and his new wife Vanessa, were trying to travel home to Houston …
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NEW YORK – Expectant couples planning “babymoon” vacations are increasingly steering clear of Latin America and the Caribbean amid warnings about a suspected link between a Zika virus outbreak in the region and birth defects, travel agents say. Airlines and …
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