Erik Trinidad

Visit the quirky festival in a desert far, far away.
An imposing shadow lurks over the roofs of residential houses in Reno, Nevada, in the shape of a sort of round body with appendages, a tail, and—is that a cowboy hat? Looking up reveals it’s a gigantic blue armadillo, dressed as a sheriff, in the form of a hot air balloon—and he’s not alone...

Busking has a long tradition inside of the city’s transit system, with performers providing much-needed moments of joy to straphangers.

The combination of lemon, mint, syrup, and bourbon is a classic. It’s also ripe for reinterpretation. Here are six excellent variations to try.

Greece has its ouzo, Brazil its cachaça, Japan its sake. In Bolivia, the national liquor is singani, a unique spirit derived from white grapes, hailing from the southern highlands of the South American nation. While often compared to pisco — grape brandy often associated with Peru — singani is characteristically and proudly Bolivian, especially the brand Singani 63, which is imported to American bars and retail stores by way of Oscar-winning American film director Steven Soderbergh.
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Beyond the beach resorts, glass-bottom-boat tours and canopy adventure parks lies the true Honduras.

From classic, colorful balloons to those shaped like armadillos and Darth Vader’s noggin, the annual race is fun to behold.

Travelers flock to Central America for its beaches, and Honduras, spanning the isthmus from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean, has some of the best, spread along over 800km (500miles) of coastline...

While housing was once the prime real estate of peer-to-peer rental services, there’s no shortage of Airbnb-style apps that provide access to everything from RVs and jet skis to a family’s worth of well-vetted camping equipment. Since anyone can host on these sharing platforms, it opens the doors for more options for your family vacation...

Looking to venture outside the popular tourist bubble? Honduras is a country with so much to see – you can hike through tropical rainforests, cloud forests and mountains, paddle around mangrove swamps, rivers and lakes or visit Mayan archaeological sites overflowing with ancient secrets...

Summer is nearly here, which means it's the ideal time to relax with a spritz cocktail. Your basic spritz recipe includes sparkling wine, soda water, and an amaro — a bitter liqueur. It’s that last ingredient that varies depending on your taste and style, from the sweet elderberry flavor of Saint Germain to the bitter red hue of Campari...

With the return of warmer weather comes the need to cool down and chill outside—preferably with a nice, cold beer. Camping is one pastime that’s always better with a beverage, however, with the beating sun and the lack of air conditioning, you’ll need some help keeping your brews cold. The solution? A proper camping beer growler...

Everybody needs a little spice in their lives, whether it be a squirt of Cholula on a taco, or a generous sprinkle of red pepper flakes on a pizza. This also applies to cocktails, from spicy margaritas to fiery bloody marys — and even in cocktails that aren’t traditionally spicy. These days, one need not reach for pepper flakes or sauces to spice up those cocktails, because...

It’s no surprise that corn, the crop that manages to find its way onto the ingredient lists of many of our food items, is one of the main ingredients in the production of fine liquor. Corn is the primary grain used in bourbon, and it contributes to the mixed grain mash bills of many other spirits, including corn whiskeys and even some vodkas and gins. However...

The state of Maine may conjure up images of steamy red lobsters, lush green forests, pink boulder cliffs, and lighthouses rising up from a rugged coastline along the deep blue sea. Those colorful, mental postcards become a reality with an actual visit to America’s most northeast state—and all come to a climax in Acadia National Park...

Take a trip to Asturias, one of the autonomous communities of northern Spain, and you’ll encounter what appears to be a performance every time someone pours a glass of hard cider...