FX Excursions

FX Excursions offers the chance for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in destinations around the world.
July 2016
Destinations / Europe
Jul 1, 2016

Art, Architecture and Design in Bilbao

Bilbao doesn’t fit the usual tourist images of Spain: flamenco dancers, hilltop castles, Moorish palaces. In fact, until 20 years ago, this gritty industrial port on Spain’s north coast was hardly known to tourists at all.

Remarkable Medellín

Visiting Medellín in Colombia: The Country of Beauty is like stepping into a fantastic story — literally, as the city in the Western Colombian Andes region inspired Disney’s Encanto. Here, valleys, the world’s tallest palms, vibrant communities, colorful houses, garden-like balconies and more prove reality is more picturesque than anything on film. And it’s especially more tempting following Medellín’s remarkable transformation, shedding its troubled past and reawakening as a city of innovation, art, cultural richness, modern infrastructure, thriving tourism and resiliency.

July 2016
Jul 1, 2016

Business with Pleasure: Letter from the Editor

Springtime was in bloom on a recent visit to Chicago. I traveled to the Windy City in May with senior vice president Richard T. Evans for three days of meetings, and it was such a pleasant sight to walk along Michigan Avenue and see these beautiful, colorful tulips. After a long day of meetings, the well-manicured scene put an extra pep in our step as we made our way to our hotel.