Historic Buildings and Sites

In Uruguay, 50,000 Steps in a City Where the Sidewalk Never Ends

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In Uruguay, 50,000 Steps in a City Where the Sidewalk Never Ends

For a window into the soul of a city, take a stroll along the waterfront: Think of the Seine walkways in Paris, the Copacabana promenade in Rio or the Charles River Esplanade in Boston. Or the nearly 14-mile palm-fringed ribbon called La Rambla, in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. One of the longest sidewalks in … Read more

Yogyarkata, Indonesia Is Where Javanese Culture Begins

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Yogyarkata, Indonesia Is Where Javanese Culture Begins

The long ride from the international airport to the city of Yogyakarta on the Indonesian island of Java at least has the virtue of easing a jet-lagged traveler through a liminal zone of rice-paddy plains and jungle hills. Then the buzzy metropolis closes round, and everything is all business and hot tropical urban disarray. Streets … Read more