With suburbs in three countries (and that airport on French soil), Basel represents a kind of postmodern EU, where ideas and cultures are as fluid as Schengen Area border crossings.
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Bern Switzerland
Consistently ranked among the world’s top ten cities for quality of life, Bern was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. … Read More
Iguazú Falls, Argentina
“Iguazú” means “big water” in the language of the ancients – and apparently, when First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt glimpsed the massive Argentine waterfalls, she murmured, “Oh, poor Niagara.” … Read More
Lima, Peru
As the second largest desert city on the planet (after Cairo, Egypt), Lima has a subtropical climate but is mild and comfortable, thanks to its proximity to the ocean. … Read More
Rapa Nui (aka Easter Island)
Located more than two thousand miles from the American continent, Rapa Nui (created three million years ago from three volcanoes) is the easternmost point of the so-called Polynesian triangle, formed with New Zealand and Hawaii. … Read More
Costa Rica
The unofficial mantra of Costa Rica is “Pura Vida,” a phrase meaning “pure life” or “good life,” which is often used as a local greeting and which beautifully highlights the inherent optimism of Costa Ricans. … Read More
Phoenix Rising
The fifth largest city in the US, Phoenix is also the most populous state capital in the States. Much like ancient Phoenicia, whose civilization was organized in Greek-like city-states, modern-day Phoenix is a collection of urban villages. … Read More
Winter in Sweden
While many of Stockholm’s tourists arrive in the summer, when the days stretch long into the white nights, those who visit Stockholm in the winter are rewarded with a setting as romantic as Zhivago’s winter palace. … Read More
