The shape is the key to the content: (Clockwise, from top) beef, chicken, ham and cheese I’m not exactly the hardest person to please when it comes to cuisine. Often, the simplest dish will be the one that satisfies me the most. And that’s the case with the empanada — a type of pastry stuffed…
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Faces of the Past: Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires
Walking into the historic Recoleta cemetery in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is like staring at the silent faces of the past. I’m spending the week in Argentina’s capital, and yesterday enjoyed yet another visit to this massive resting place for the nation’s wealthy and famous (including Evita Perón, the legendary first lady).The elaborate marble mausoleums that…
Snowed in? Consider Cancun
If you’re in my part of the world, you just might be a bit snowed in right now and thinking how nice it would be to get away to somewhere warmer. Perennial favorite Cancun has
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Rat Race: My Quest to Eat a Rodent in Guatemala
The first time I visited Guatemala City with my partner, a taxi driver recommended that we try a local dish called tepesquintle at a restaurant just behind the governmental palace. He didn’t tell us exactly what kind of meat it was, but we tried it, and it was delicious. After two days of asking every…