By Bob Schulman
Picture yourself among 148 passengers on a small luxury cruiseliner looking much like an old-time clipper ship. It’s called the Wind Spirit, and it’s docked at the eastern Caribbean port of Barbados, ready to sail off to a chain of exotic but little-known islands.

Story by Bob Schulman

Photos courtesy of France-Voyage.com

Climb the ramparts to the top of a towering castle, and chances are you’ll feel like you stepped through a time warp.

By Bob Schulman

Photos by courtesy of Mexican Tourism Board

Story and photos by Bob Schulman

There weren’t supposed to be any big archaeological sites along the Pacific coast of Mexico, but a few years ago some explorers found one.

Story and photos by Bob Schulman

When she turned 27, Cynthia Martinez’ father gave her a not-so-subtle present: a  seven-foot statue of St. Anthony standing upside down. The legendary message of the upended statue was, find someone and get married.