Bay bridge shutdown from August 28th through the Labor Day weekend. Bridge is scheduled to re-open before the morning commute on Tuesday (Sept 3rd), after the new eastern span is connected to the existing toll plaza. Round-the-clock train service, bike shuttles, bus services and extra ferry service made available to …

11 September 2013, marks the 40th anniversary of Pinochet’s military coup in Chile. Public demonstrations related to the anniversary sometimes turn violent. Public transport is a regular target of these protests. Visitors should be especially vigilant.

LATAM Airlines faces what one analyst calls a “perfect storm” of bad news. The company announced disappointing earnings, was fined in Canada for price-fixing on cargo shipments and lost big on currency exchange in Brazil. Now it must try to stop Argentina’s efforts to favor state-owned Aerolineas Argentinas by evicting …