Panama's old city, known as Casco Viejo, is located on a small peninsula that juts into the Pacific. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site with a warren of narrow streets and old buildings that were once the elegant homes of Spanish conquistadors. Over the years, the...
In my travels, it has struck me that a culture reveals its true strength by what it chooses to remember and preserve. Often that means museums, but it also means UNESCO World Heritage Sites, preserved or excated sites like Jordan's Petra or Italy's Pompeii, the music...
Greece has overspent itself to the brink of destruction and angry citizens are showing their contempt for further austerity measures by firebombing downtown Athens. Talk continues of defaults and the downfall of a country and the entire eurozone as well.But even if...