North America

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in north America, independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

In this Introduction to Haiti, Rupert Parker ventures to the island nation to find out what it has to offer foreign visitors. Cap Haitien Morning

Introduction to Haiti. Potentially a wonderful Caribbean destination.

I take a short flight to the capital Port Au Prince or PAP, as it’s known locally. The city was almost flattened by the devastating 2010 earthquake but I’m surprised to see little evidence.

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Kentucky, the Bluegrass State

Bourbon, bluegrass and horse racing, plus the home of a sporting legend, are some of the many reasons to visit Kentucky. Even though it’s known as the “front porch” to the South, its pretty white clapboard towns seem more attached to the north, nestling in undulating green pasture, and the state was officially neutral during […]

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Pupert Parker reviews the 22nd Dominican Republic Jazz Festival Omara Portuondo w Piano Player

22nd Dominican Republic Jazz Festival. One of the best cultural events in the Caribbean.

One of the biggest cultural events in the Caribbean, this Dominican Republic Jazz Festival is unlike any other.

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The Algonquin Golf Club. New Brunswick

The Algonquin Golf course is legendary in these parts. Part of the equally legendary Algonquin Resort that lies at St. Andrews-by-the Sea a 10-minute drive away, it is considered to be the best golf course in New Brunswick.

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Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski. Havana

Standing proudly in the heart of old Havana almost within touching distance of the Capitol, Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski is a symbol of how Cuba’s past and future stand side by side.

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Guide to Havana. 500 years of enchantment

I’m standing under an old silk-cotton tree in Arms Square in Old Havana. It was here under a tree like this that the city was founded on November 16, 1519.

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