Miami isn’t called the Magic City for nothing. The intoxicating mix of cultures, flavors, and colors comes together haphazardly amid glittering towers on a couple of sinking sandbars. Miami is nothing if not exciting—and pretty—and the city exists in a state of constant reinvention. When was the last time you went to Miami? Image credit: […]
From the AV Room: Miami—Magic City Read More
Tropical and balmy all year round, Miami has always conjured images of surf, sand, and sun. A draw for snowbirds from around the world since the 1930s, the Magic City continuously reinvents itself as a nexus of culture, business, and even aviation. Once a major hub for iconic Pan American Airways and its flying boats,
Vintage Travel Posters: Miami Read More
Fly Brother is proud to announce that it is an official media partner of the 5th annual New York Travel Festival (NY Trav Fest), happening April 20-23, 2017, at several locations in Manhattan. The festival is a series of engaging, educational events for people whose lives are touched by travel: members of the travel industry, travel
Fly Brother + NY Trav Fest Read More
Forty-three years ago today, my parents got married. As high school teachers, they had to wait until summer break before jetting off for the honeymoon, and some kind of way, they heard that it was better in the Bahamas. Well, that’s debatable, but my parents seemed to have enjoyed it (I’m not 43, by the
Vintage Travel Posters: Fly Folks’ 43rd Anniversary Edition Read More
Back in 2009, I took a three-month round-the-world trip to a planned five continents, and with the help of Fly Mother and some Zip-Lock bags, I was able to squeeze an adequate amount of clean underwear and other necessities into two very light-weight carry-ons. Observe: That would be: One dress shirt and a pair of
Packing a Lot of Crap into Two Small Bags: A Photographic Essay Read More
Hello good people: I’ve been in New York this week taking a much-needed vacation and finally decided to stop trying to force myself to sit still long enough to finish my assessments on the last two episodes of Black in Latin America. I fly to Portland, Oregon, tomorrow evening to attend the World Domination Summit
Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates’ PBS series Black in Latin America looks into the African element of Latin American societies and investigates both the accomplishments and disappointments of Afro-Latinos in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru. In the second instalment of the series, he visits the largest of the Greater Antilles, sitting
Thoughts on Part Two of ‘Black in Latin America’: Cuba Read More
