Whether you go for storybook canals or laid-back coffeehouses, the Flower Market’s springtime blooms or the Van Gogh Museum’s sunflowers, Amsterdam will — in its inimitable style — captivate you. Friendly, open-minded and easygoing, the Amsterdammers flaunt their quirky creativity in Jordaan’s boutiques and welcome all-comers like long-lost friends in canalside cafés. This is the [...]

Hang 10 in Rincón The laid-back beach resort of Rincón, on the west coast, is Puerto Rico’s capital of wind-and-wave action. Winds off the Mona Passage whip up whitecaps year-round, especially November though March. Serious surfers will want to bring their own boards, but outfitters are there aplenty. El Rincón Surf Shop can also supply [...]

Puerto Rico is where the easygoing Caribbean collides with the slick efficiency of modern America over syncopated Latin rhythms and rose-tinted tropical sunsets. The result is a colorful, diverse and culturally unique island that is often as confusing as it is cosmopolitan. Hip, funky restaurants nestle next to 15th-century Spanish forts; sprawling concrete shopping malls encroach upon [...]

Fall 2011 When coming to the United States, it is always suggested to visit the Big Apple. But stories have been told that nothing is free in New York City. Everything is overrated and expensive. Well, think again! If you just pay more attention and be more patient, you will find a lot of free [...]