Argentina may be making headlines with LGBT travelers right now, but destinations like Cartagena (above) and Peru offer The recent passage of same-sex marriage laws in Argentina (the first such nationwide legislation in Latin America) has tourism experts thinking about the possible effect on arrivals in Buenos Aires, which is already a very gay-popular destination….
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Abandoned: The 6 Best Hotels You’ll NEVER Stay In
These classic mid-century modern hotels still stand, but they’ve been abandoned for years.
Push to add 3 South American Nations to Visa Waiver Program
Getting to Brazil’s beautiful beaches would be a bit cheaper if everyone drops their visa fees. If the U.S. Travel Association (USTA) has its way, the nations of Argentina, Brazil and Chile will soon be welcomed into the United States Visa Waiver Program, which means that its citizens will no longer need to go through…
VIDEO SLIDESHOW: Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires
Walking into the historic Recoleta cemetery in Buenos Aires is like staring at faces of the past. During my most recent visit to Argentina’s capital, I made 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 line the narrow…
VIDEO SLIDESHOW: Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires
Walking into the historic Recoleta cemetery in Buenos Aires is like staring at faces of the past. During my most recent visit to Argentina’s capital, I made 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 line the narrow…
VIDEO SLIDESHOW: Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires
Walking into the historic Recoleta cemetery in Buenos Aires is like staring at faces of the past. During my most recent visit to Argentina’s capital, I made 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 line the narrow…
VIDEO SLIDESHOW: Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires
Walking into the historic Recoleta cemetery in Buenos Aires is like staring at faces of the past. During my most recent visit to Argentina’s capital, I made 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 line the…
Hot, Cold & Blue in Chile’s Patagonia Region
Balmaceda I’ve been in Chile’s Patagonia region since Friday morning, and only late last night, on Sunday, was I able to catch a wave of Wifi, here at the Hotel Loberías del Sur in Puerto Chacabuco. After all, you don’t fly all the way to South America’s far southern reaches in order to Google the…
7 Interesting Hotels in Uruguay
During my recent visit to Uruguay on a trip with Borello Travel & Tours, I checked out a bunch of noteworthy and interesting small hotels set in various interesting locations — many in and around Punta del Este, the chic, sun-drenched getaway that’s sometimes called the St. Tropez of South America. Here are a few…
7 Interesting Stays in Uruguay
During my recent visit to Uruguay on a trip with Borello Travel & Tours, I checked out a bunch of noteworthy and interesting small hotels set in various interesting locations. Whether you prefer something sleek and modern or rustic but luxurious, this South American nation has plenty to offer. Here are a few of my…
Shopping and Sleeping in Colonia, Uruguay
Founded in 1680 by Portugal as Colónia do Sacramento, what is commonly called simply Colonia is a quick and comfortable 45-minute ferry ride from Buenos Aires, Argentina — it’s easy enough to visit that some people do it as a day trip from Buenos Aires, or else as a stopover en route to Montevideo and…
HOTEL REVIEW: Trompe L’Oeil at the Novotel Buenos Aires
You’re not seeing things: Patio 378, the restaurant at the Novotel Buenos Aires. If perhaps you’ve had a few drinks at the hotel bar, you might be forgiven for thinking that you’re seeing things when you stroll over to Patio 378, the restaurant at the Novotel Buenos Aires. But what you see is what you…
HOTEL REVIEW: Faena Hotel + Universe (part 1)
The dramatic entry gallery. It seems like there is a reason why Faena Hotel + Universe calls itself not just a hotel, but a “universe.” It is, at the very least, a different world. I checked in yesterday afternoon, as part of a group with Borello Travel & Tours, and from the start you can…
The Perfect Food? Argentine Empanadas
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…