By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … The Saint Patrick Brigade was a group of 83 Irish immigrants who fought beside Mexico in the 1846 invasion by the United States…
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Archive for ‘Travel’
The Great Locomotive Chase
By RICH GRANT … The Great Locomotive Chase was a 120-mile journey from Atlanta, Georgia, to Chattanooga, Tennessee, tracing the Civil War’s greatest adventure…
Ha Long: Land of the Dragons
By LARRY ANTHONY PANNELL … The Vietnamese poet Nguyễn Trãi called Ha Long Bay “a rock wonder in the sky.” Anyone who has ever seen the place can understand why…
Beertown, USA
By RICH GRANT … Today, Denver brews more beer than any other city, and Denver’s annual Great American Beer Festival is the largest celebration of beer on the planet…
New England in a Nutshell: The Islands of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard
By RICH GRANT … No place epitomizes the New England of popular imagination better than the islands of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard…
Here Comes Chile en Nogada Season!
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … The tricolor seasonal delicacy is closely linked to Mexico’s Independence Day celebration and the state of Puebla…
Island- and History-Hopping in Croatia
By RICH GRANT … Croatia is an amazingly beautiful, sophisticated and affordable destination, with more than a 1,000 miles of spectacular, rocky shoreline…
Private Sector Races to the Rescue of Formula 1 in Mexico
By Pulse News Mexico Staff … After much debate, the world’s leading car race will remain in Mexico City, thanks to private sector financing…
Photo Exhibit Highlights Mexico’s African Descendants
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF … The new exhibit offers insights into one of Mexico’s most-marginalized ethnic communities…
Fort Mose, the First Free All-Black Community in North America
By RICH GRANT … More before the U.S. Civil War, the first underground railroad to freedom for escaped slaves ran from Georgia and the Carolinas to Florida…
Passage to Japan, A Poetic Marriage of Cultures
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS … José Juan Tablada, the Father of Modern Mexican poetry, had a lifelong fascination with Japanese art and culture…
