Destination: Caribbean

Five Photos: Hope and Heroes in Haiti

Five Photos: Hope and Heroes in Haiti REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Signs of hope after the quake, from a girl laughing and a newborn baby to the aid of doctors and soldiers

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‘They Listen to Me When Things Are Bad’ in Haiti

‘They Listen to Me When Things Are Bad’ in Haiti Photo by Lisa Wixon

Lisa Wixon on the man behind Port-au-Prince's Hotel Oloffson, protest rocker and Vodou priest Richard A. Morse

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Hotel Oloffson: Hope and Lodging in Port-au-Prince

Hotel Oloffson: Hope and Lodging in Port-au-Prince Photo by Lisa Wixon

The Oloffson is a magnet for intellectuals, writers and the criminally inclined. Lisa Wixon reveals why it offers hope for Haiti's future.

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Photo: Devastation After 7.0 Earthquake in Haiti

Photo: Devastation After 7.0 Earthquake in Haiti REUTERS/Ho New
REUTERS/Ho New

Homes destroyed on a hillside near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after yesterday’s devastating 7.0 earthquake. USA Today offers a range of ways to donate and help.


World Travel Watch: Major Earthquake in Haiti, Road Blocks in Greece and More

Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news

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Audio Slideshow: The Cinemas of Cuba

GlobalPost’s Nick Miroff looks at what remains of Cuba’s once thriving cinema and movie culture.


Model Behavior

Model Behavior iStockPhoto

Karl Taro Greenfeld didn't even want to sit next to the supermodel on the flight. But to his fellow passengers, he was the pervert.

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The Benefits of Being Directionally Challenged

On getting lost, and getting lost in the moment

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‘The Cuban Revolution Explained to Taxi Drivers’

José Manuel Prieto is “eternally amazed by the tremendous popularity of the Cuban Revolution among the taxi drivers of the world.” He explores what that means in an essay in the Nation. (via Arts & Letters Daily)


World Travel Watch: Robberies in the Bahamas, Kidnapping in Ecuador and More

Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news

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Where no Travel Writer has Gone Before

star trek graphic By Doug Mack

In a five-part series, Rolf Potts joins Trekkies aboard a "Star Trek" theme cruise to Bermuda

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Is a ‘Gerontocracy’ to Blame for the Cuba Travel Ban?

Double X writer Kerry Howley, while calling for an end to the ban, highlights some stats about the age of those who still support it. “The future belongs to the would-be tourist,” she writes. “[W]hen you exclude the 65-and-over set, the percentage of people who support a change of policy shoots up to 62.”


Seth Stevenson: Innocents Aboard

Seth Stevenson: Innocents Aboard Photo by jordanfischer via Flickr (Creative Commons)
Photo by jordanfischer via Flickr (Creative Commons)

Slate’s latest Well-Traveled series follows writer Seth Stevenson and three other novice sailors as they join the annual herd of “clueless” American boaters who “fly down to Tortola, rent enormous catamarans, float them out into the middle of the channel, and for the next seven days proceed to endanger every seaborne object they encounter.” It’s a good read so far.


Photo You Must See: Vintage Wheels in Cuba

Photo You Must See: Vintage Wheels in Cuba REUTERS/Desmond Boylan
REUTERS/Desmond Boylan

A classic car passes state-owned farm lands near the village of Quivican, outside Havana.


Travel Song of the Day: ‘Ojalá’ by Silvio Rodriguez