The Artist Botero in Medellin, Colombia

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The Botero Collection is the main exhibit at the Museo de Antioquia containing 108 paintings in different media by Medellin’s own Fernando Botero. Twenty-three monumental sculptures surround the Plaza Botero, a wide open expanse facing the museum’s main entrance. The Museum of Antioquia is considered the second most important museum in Colombia. This art deco building [...]

New York City Bargains: An Inexpensive Visit To The Big Apple

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By: Janice Fuhrman Bargains in New York City? Ask a native and he’s bound to snarl, “Fuhgeddaboudit!” This world capital has the shopping, museums, celebrity hot spots, sumptuous hotels and sophisticated restaurants that all scream Expensive with a capital E. But my quest, on a recent short trip with my husband to Manhattan, was to find bargains [...]