Falklands, one of “The 46 places to go in 2013” recommends The New York Times
A New York Times article entitled “The 46 places to go in 2013”, the Falkland Islands is recommended for a visit before the oil industry, “rapidly transforms Stanley's ethnic, economic and social character, driving development in this tiny, eccentric village of about 2,000 year-round residents”-.
Michael T Luongo comments: “Eight thousand miles from London, the Falkland Islands are a cold, rugged Galápagos-like spot swarming with penguins, seals, whales and other wildlife.
”Over the last few decades, though, politics has trumped nature: more than 30 years since the Falklands War, tensions remain high between Argentina and Britain, especially with vast oil reserves now being explored offshore.
“The practical Falkland Islanders, though, are moving on, breaking ground this year on a Falkland Islands Museum as part of an overhaul and expansion of the waterfront in the capital, Stanley, along with considering new air routes. The Malvina House Hotel, Stanley's largest, which doubled in size in 2010, has just expanded its harbour-view restaurant and will expand further to 70 rooms by early 2014.”
For more information about the Falklands Islands visit the Tourist Board website
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www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/travel/the-46-places-to-go-in-2013.html?_r=0
Shouts out for Rio (i.e. go there in 2013 to miss the crowds in 2014 and 2016), Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and Yucatán in South America and the Carribean.
Strange there's no mention of anywhere in Argentina again this year...
“LIVE ARGENTINA MALVINAS ISLANDS!!!”
José, google translate doesn't make it sound any less ridiculous!!
LOL!!
Have these people any clue or sense decency?
But why anyone would list Houston but leave Austin off the list is beyond me, esp if the NYT are trying to aim for “quirkiness” as seems to be the trend in the list.
Although there's nowhere on the UK mainland this year either (they did have London, Glasgow, Birmingham and Wales (as a whole) last year though, but once again nowhere in Argentina, even the bits that you've tried invading on occasion).
Keep up the good work HMG
GIVE PATAGONIA BACK TO THE FALKLAND ISLANDERS
(They were there before you were).
Sussie again, this is the 2nd time I have reported him.
@10 Yay Sussie the insane's back.
Not that your opinion is worth anything.
No point responding to you.
I wouldn't bother responding to Sussie, except to identify him as “offensive ” and “Off- topic” to the Modetators of Mercopress.
He is barely smart enough to do his winding up, and likely as truly mentally-ill as we have encountered on here.
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