Anguilla is a British overseas island territory that is tucked away in the northern Caribbean and nestled around unrivaled white beaches and deeply turquoise seas.
Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look what they do when they stick together. In Telluride, Colorado, their sticking together has produced a magnificent, world-class resort for all manner of winter sports.
Dream Catcher extraordinaire – the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass, located in Chandler, is Arizona's only Native American-owned GeoGreen-designated luxury resort.
Some people love a parade, some love a rainy night. I love a beach. And as they are predicting a long, hard winter this time around…. Aruba - and your fabulous beaches - here I come!
There's a famous quote that says: “Paradise is not a place, it is a state of mind.” Wrong. Paradise is, very much, a place. Once at this “place,” your state of mind kicks in and then, voila: Paradise! This was my profoundly pleasurable experience recently on my first visit to Costa Rica.
During the Christmas season, typically from mid-November through 23 December, all Europe comes alive with holiday festivities and none are more joyous and all-encompassing than the Christmas markets. I had the opportunity to experience these merry events when I joined a Uniworld River Cruise sailing down the Rhine to visit cities from Cologne, Germany all the way to Basel, Switzerland.
Just an hour's drive northeast of San Francisco is one of California's most visited attractions – the world-famous vine-covered hillsides of Napa and Sonoma Counties.
The “Navel of the World” was the inauspicious and lackluster Quechua name old-time Quitenos called their city. I am delighted to report that Quito lacks luster no more!
Some dream of exploring the mysterious, the exotic, the tropical - locales rich with cultural ruins and vibes that are decidedly laid-back. Machu Picchu and Angkor Wat come to mind. But for me, what floats my boat – and always has – is to feel the exhilarating pulse of Rio de Janeiro at Carnival time.
I recently visited the Napa and Sonoma, California wine regions and sampled Chardonnays and Pinots, both Noir and Grigio, as well as a bevy of other varietals; it brought to mind what a wise sage once said: “The best wines are the ones we drink with friends.” Agreed!
Skinny dipping? Here? How is that possible? I've just checked into Spice Island Beach Resort in Grenada and now a staff member is showing me to my room (ok, villa).
The gorgeous lyrics of “Moonlight in Vermont,” the 1944 standard, perfectly extol the enchantment one finds here, and romantic settings abound at the Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa in Stowe, Vermont.
“Our truest life is when we are in our dreams, awake,” –Henry David Thoreau
Queen Silvia of Sweden and her daughter Princess Madeline have visited here. Now I was having my very own princess-turn at this singular resort.
Indeed, Old Saybrook is a journey through centuries of time. A quiet, picturesque, Colonial shore town, it's where the River meets the Sound, (Connecticut River and Long Island Sound) and it also happens to be one of "The Last Great Places."
