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New & Noteworthy – Fall 2017
In December, the Hotel Le Toiny will reveal eight new fully secluded, freestanding villas. With this first-ever two-story offering, the downstairs entertaining will not interfere with the intimacies of the…
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New & Noteworthy Summer 2017
Exotic beach bungalows nestled in a landmark known for its rich flora and fauna an eco-conscious resort is just the latest complement to the Sian Ka’an biosphere is a UNESCO…
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Grooving at Geejam Hotel
I am breaking with conventional vacationers’ wisdom on this trip to Jamaica and heading for Portland Parish, on the northeastern side of the island’s vacation coast. My colourful half day-long drive…
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A Jamaican classic – Jamaica Inn
Every story about this inn must begin with the words classic and authentic. I don’t see any other way around those two words when it comes to chatting about this…
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The Sweet Smell of Relaxation
Chocolate. Well, Roses and chocolate to be exact with the translation. The boutique hotel and spa Rosas & Xocolate. This seemed like, once we heard the name, a no-brainer. Why…
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In the Time of the Butterflies
In the Time of the Butterflies follows four young women as we observe how they deal with the everyday difficulties of growing up set against the backdrop of the Trujillo…
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Elegant Days in Beautiful Barbados
Walking off the plane at Barbados’ Grantley Adams International Airport, the scents of ocean and sweet frangipani waft through the tropical afternoon air. Dwayne of Platinum Services, holding a sign…
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An Elegant Eco-Adventure Awaits in Belize
Belize is renowned for its tropical rainforest, and the San Ignacio Resort Hotel in San Ignacio, Belize, has commemorated its 40th birthday with renovations that exude world-class, luxurious accommodations cradled…
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My Beach Club Vacation
The most fun to be had at the beach, besides being a baby building sand castles and being slathered in sunscreen by my parents, is being a grownup and hanging…
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That Ol’ Devil Rum: Raising Cane
Some years ago at Cap Juluca, then-G.M. Guish Guishard capped a delightful dinner with some pre-Castro Montecristo No. 2s and a bottle of 1952 Rhum Clément. The slightly shriveled stogies…
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