Pritchard Hill - Napa's low-key, private community of winemakers is growing in popularity and producing some of the region's most sophisticated Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux varietals. The expansive views from Pritchard Hill are prized by locals and welcome visitors looking to get off the grid while touring Napa Valley.
Shrines and temples are at the heart of Japanese culture. Some are in cities like the majestic Meiji Shrine in busy Tokyo or the 1,600 Buddhist and 400 Shinto shrines in quiet Kyoto. Others are tucked away in forests on distant mountain tops.
The melding of ancient sophistication and modern luxury was the theme of my recent trip to Jordan where I enjoyed a fantastic stay at the Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea and got to make a long-time dream come true with a tour of the ancient city of Petra.
Arriving at Banyan Tree Mayakoba, you need to do a double take. Are you still in Mexico? The hotel is just a few miles outside Playa del Carmen, the lively party beach and party town on the coast of Quintana Roo on the Yucatan Peninsular, so this should definitely feel like Mexico.
The unwinding begins upon entering the Abaco Club's plush reception area. You're handed a complimentary rum punch for one hand and the keys to a golf cart for the other. “I've got my hands full” takes on a wonderful new meaning in the Bahamas.
A good hostess is friendly and welcoming. It doesn't make a good first impression for any hotel if they're aloof and noisy, as happens at Belmond Maroma Spa and Resort.
It takes just 25 minutes on a ferry, across from the mainland port of Chiquila on the northern tip of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsular, to reach Isla Holbox.
The old saying that “You can't judge a book by its cover” needs to be updated. These days, we judge everything not by the cover of the book, brochure or pamphlet, but by it's website.
Lisbon, the sun-drenched harbor capital of Portugal, has long been one of Europe's best-kept secrets. Here, antique trolley cars share winding roads with shiny new Peugeots, and historic churches outfitted with tile frescos mingle among modern art galleries, boutique hotels, and chic outdoor tapas restaurants.
What defines a luxury hotel? Is it the food, the design, the service or a combination of it all? If anyone knows it's the Good Hotel Guide, and as the 36 year old institution releases its 2017 edition, they give us 10 of their best luxury hotels in England.
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!
Life is hard. Vacationing should be easy. The Villa del Palmar Resort in Loretro, Mexico, on the Baja's east coast, figured out that vacationers yearn for the opposite of their hectic life back home.
Before I left for Mallorca, all I knew about the island was that it was off Spain's Mediterranean coast. And that it was the largest of the four Balearic Islands that are popular destinations because of the beaches, beautiful landscape and warm weather.
Sydney Australia's iconic Opera House is famous throughout the world for its distinctive shell-like roof and prominent place in Sydney Harbor.
Rees Jones is listening. The man known internationally as “The U.S. Open Doctor” paid homage to golf industry pushback by designing a Baja peninsula masterpiece that he considers one of his finest creations. Jones sees his dance in the desert design to be a rare best-of-both-worlds golf communion.
