This weekend, Oktoberfest celebrations are kicking off all over the world. The collective clink of over-sized beer steins filled with frothy German lagers will echo all the way from the beers halls of Bavaria to strip malls in Boca Raton. Guten for them, I say. But any suds-lovin’ Seattle visitor looking to quaff the local […]
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India’s Tiger Tourism Under Debate During Temporary Ban
India’s Supreme Court imposed a blanket ban on all tourism in the core areas of 40 tiger reserves across the country in July, prompted by a petition brought forth by animal-rights activist Ajay Dubey, head of a small NGO called Prayatna. The petition called on the Wildlife Act to protect critical tiger habitats from the […]
Local Flavor: Cuba, by way of Miami Airport’s Cafe Versailles
On my way to Nicaragua in November, I connected via Miami International Airport. While I did manage to get out for a quick jaunt to South Beach, I didn’t have enough time to visit Little Havana, which I’ve been dying to check out. Lucky for me, I was able to get a taste of Cuba […]