Where to go in 2024

Sighişoara, Romania (on Fodor's Europe Go List 2024)

Have you decided yet where you’re going for vacation or R&R in 2024? If not, here are a number of lists for you to browse and mull over. Hope it helps you make a decision.

Afar Magazine Where to go in 2024

The readers of Afar Magazine are seeking destinations that offer “ample opportunities for sustainable exploration”. With this in mind, their editors have compiled a list which includes Fiji, Bhutan, Lamu in Kenya, Sidney and Seattle. Check out the full list here: https://www.afar.com/magazine/where-to-go-2024

American Express 2024 Trending destinations - Off the beaten path

The American Express list provides alternative places to the most popular destinations in response to their customers’ preference to travel somewhere they’ve never been before. So instead of the Maldives, go to Seychelles or switch Sedona with Santa Fe and Istanbul with Bodrum. You’ll find it all here: https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/travel/discover/get-inspired/Trending-Destinations

Condé Nast Traveler Best Places to go in 2024

Condé Nast Traveler Editors have vetted a number of exciting destinations worldwide and came up with a list of 24 best places to see in 2024 including Grenada, Kosovo, Madagascar, Mauritius and Mongolia. Read the full list here: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/best-places-to-go-in-2024

Fodor’s Go List

The Fodor’s Go List is divided into regional categories. You can find places like Coron in the Philippines, Sighişoara in Romania, São Paulo in Brazil, Cannon Beach in Oregon and so much more here: https://www.fodors.com/go-list/2024. Check also my articles about Sighisoara by following this link: https://www.travelswithcharie.com/2023/08/sighisoara-medieval-town.html and Cannon Beach here: https://www.travelswithcharie.com/2020/10/i-grew-up-by-sea.html

Lonely Planet Best in Travel - Countries category

Mongolia seems to be on the radar of several travel guidebooks and magazines for 2024. It appears on Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel in the country category together with Chile, Benin, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Morocco and others. Follow this link to get the full list: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/best-in-travel/countries

New York Times 52 Places to go in 2024

The NY Times list builds upon notable events in 2024 including the solar eclipse in April which will be visible in parts of North America, the Summer Olympics in Paris, the 300th year anniversary of Montevideo, Uruguay and experiencing rail journeys across New Zealand and Yucatán, Mexico. This much awaited list is usually published at the beginning of the year: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/travel/places-to-travel-destinations-2024.html

Travel and Leisure 50 Best Places to go in 2024

Travel and Leisure has 50 Places for us to check out in the new year, one for every week of the year with two weeks off to do some laundry. The list is divided into 7 categories including cultural immersion, food and drinks, big city thrills, adventure, for nature lovers, beaches and moments on the water. There’s a place to visit for each of your preferences. Here’s the full list: https://www.travelandleisure.com/best-places-to-go-2024-8385979

Fodor’s No List for 2024

While there are go lists, there’s also a list of places to skip for its own good. Overtourism and trash production are ruining many of the popular destinations like Venice, Athens, the San Gabriel Mountains and Ha Long Bay, to name a few. If you do decide to go, please be mindful of the place you’re visiting. Read more about how we impact these places when we travel at this link: https://www.fodors.com/news/news/fodors-no-list-2024

Have fun and safe travels.

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Filipino Struggles in History - Carlos Botong Francisco

In 1968, Antonio Villegas (then Mayor of Manila), commissioned Carlos "Botong" Francisco to paint the history of Manila for Manila City Hall. The series of large scale paintings was called Kasaysayan ng Maynila (History of Manila). The paintings deteriorated over time and no attempt was made to preserve these historical canvases until 2013 when Mayor Amado Lim sent them to the National Museum for extensive restoration. Four years later, in 2017, Mayor Joseph Ejercito Estrada and the Manila City Council signed an agreement with the National Museum to leave the paintings at the museum so they may reach a larger audience in exchange for museum grade reproductions to replace the originals. Kasaysayan ng Maynila was later renamed Filipino Struggles in History and is now on display at the Senate Hall of the National Museum . Carlos "Botong" Francisco died in March 1969, a few months after completing the paintings. He is one of the first Filipino modernists and

The Art of Carlos Botong Francisco - Progress of Medicine in the Philippines

Pre-colonial period Pag-unlad ng Panggagamot sa Pilipinas (The Progress of Medicine in the Philippines) is a group of four large-scale paintings depicting healing practices in the Philippines from pre-colonial times to the modern period. Carlos Botong Francisco was commissioned in 1953 by Dr. Agerico Sison who was then the director of Philippine General Hospital (PGH) together with Dr. Eduardo Quisumbing of the National Museum, Dr. Florentino Herrera, Jr. and Dr. Constantino Manahan. These oil on canvas paintings measure 2.92 meters in height and 2.76 meters in width (9.71 ft x 8.92 ft) and were displayed at the main entrance hall of PGH for over five decades. Owing to its location, the artworks were in a state of "severe deterioration" at the beginning of the 21st century from exposure to heat, humidity, dirt, dust, smoke, insect stains, grime, termites and an oxidized synthetic resin used in an earlier restoration. These canvases were restored three times, the last was

8 Heritage Houses of Iloilo

Lizares Mansion The province of Iloilo on the island of Panay has a rich trove of heritage houses, left over from the sugar industry boom in the 19th century. Iloilo also had the largest port in the Philippines at that time which facilitated the export of sugar to foreign shores and deposited money in the hands of the sugar barons. The barons dropped their earnings into the acquisition of properties in Negros and the construction of beautiful homes in Iloilo, many of which are located in the vicinity of the Jaro Cathedral. The Lizares Mansion was built in 1937 by Don Emiliano Lizares for his wife, Concepcion Gamboa and five children. The family fled to safety when World War II broke out and the house was occupied by the Japanese military. The family returned to the house after the war but left once again after the demise of Don Emiliano. It was sold to the Dominican order in the 1960s and was converted in 1978 to a private school, Angelicum School. The mansion now houses the

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