As we reflect on harrowing times and remember those who were lost at sites such as Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland or the 9/11 Memorial in New York City, memorials can also encourage us to recognise how each place or society has been shaped by these periods of history and events into how they exist today.
Cruising the Caribbean: 6 hours in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
During a seven-day cruise through the Caribbean, I relaxed on beaches that looked exactly as they did in the pictures I once viewed on a laptop screen. Each port of call was another dreamy pristine beach location. That was until our last port of call in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.