North and Central America holidays
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Shia LaBeouf embarks on a digital road trip: #TAKEMEANYWHEREThe actor and performance artist is hitchhiking for a month and inviting the public to track him down and take him … anywhere
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How Carleton Watkins’ photographs shaped Yosemite Valley’s futureAbraham Lincoln’s 1864 law to preserve California’s Yosemite Valley may have helped create the National Park Service but it was Carleton Watkins’ striking images that inspired the president
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Interview with a Bookstore: Papercuts JP, the smallest bookstore in BostonWith only three employees, the creators of the tiny Boston icon talk about growing a community, cosmic dreams and what they’d do with more space
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Montreal city guide: what to see plus the best bars, restaurants and musicIt’s got Gallic charm, North American grit and parties like nowhere else. And with two new direct flights starting from the UK, Montreal now makes a perfect city break
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Mi casa es tu casa: Cuba’s best hotels, B&Bs; and farmstaysThe ink was barely dry on measures easing the US embargo before the big hotel brands began plotting their moves. But don’t worry, there are more genuinely Cuban places to stay than ever
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Local tours and guides in Cuba: readers’ travel tipsFrom gay bars in Havana to exotic wildlife in the countryside, our readers reveal how using local tour guides is a great way to discover Cuba
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Local tours and guides in Cuba: send us your tip – and you could win a £200 hotel voucherThis week we’re searching for tips on fun activities and great experiences you’ve had in Cuba
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Instagram snapshots: Lou and Dave in Yucatán, MexicoFollowing their foodie passion, bloggers Lou and Dave savour street food in Valladolid and a Cuban cantina in Mérida
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Holy Donuts! 'We add potato to ours'A bit of mash does wonders for deliciously bad for you sweet treats at the Holy Donut in Portland, Maine
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Border crossing: whitewater rafting in Hells Canyon, USA five-day rafting and camping trip in dazzling Oregon and Idaho, along the deepest canyon in North America, was the perfect adventure challenge for our devil-may-care writer
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Obama’s Cuba visit highlights pace of change in country's tourism industryCuba’s entrepreneurs are full of anticipation for the expected boom in tourism, but managing evolution and demand may be a tricky issue
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Interview with a Bookstore: The Strand in New York CityStarted by a 25-year-old with 600 dollars in the 1920s, the Strand is the only bookshop left of New York’s once-thriving ‘Book Row’. With 18 miles of books, its staff talk about its past and present – and give reading recommendations
Interview with a Bookstore by Literary Hub Interview with a Bookstore: Galiano Island Books, on a tiny Canadian island