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Six Things Your All-Inclusive May Not Include

Six Things Your All-Inclusive May Not Include

Nothing beats the convenience of going all-inclusive: You can eat, drink, play and party to your heart’s content, secure in the knowledge that all costs are covered. But that’s not always the case. Before you leave your wallet at home, make sure these potential money-suckers are included in your package. [...]

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by × April 24, 2013 × 0 comments

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Jamaica’s Coolest Boutique Hotels

Jamaica’s Coolest Boutique Hotels

True confession: I’m a sucker for Island Outpost’s hotels. Their compact collection of Caribbean roosts are right up my alley – funky-cool and fashionable, eclectic and fun. But all this chic has a price, of course, and a stay is hardly a bargain. BUT IO recently announced some summertime specials [...]

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by × April 8, 2013 × 0 comments

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The Caribbean’s Priciest Private-Island Resort?

The Caribbean’s Priciest Private-Island Resort?

How much is too much to pay for the privilege of having your own private fully staffed Caribbean kingdom? I’ve been fortunate to stay at a few private-island resorts in my time (I recommend Petit St Vincent, Fowl Cay and Palm Island), and while none of them were exactly cheap, [...]

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by × March 12, 2013 × 3 comments

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Tea Time in Bermuda

Tea Time in Bermuda

I’m not a big tea drinker but I do LOVE the idea of making a meal of it with the age-old ritual of afternoon tea. Gathering a girlfriend or two to share a sumptuous snack in elegant surroundings is definitely something I can get behind. In the formerly British Caribbean [...]

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by × February 25, 2013 × 0 comments

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Luxury Included on Anguilla

Luxury Included on Anguilla

You’re chauffeured to your suite in a Lexus SUV, so from the moment you arrive at Cap Juluca, one of Anguilla’s swankiest resorts, the bar is set pretty high. And Cap J doesn’t disappoint, with 98 spacious suites serviced by almost 400 hundred staff, a captivating white-sand beach at Maunday’s [...]

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by × February 21, 2013 × 0 comments

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Sweet and Slow on Isla Mujeres

Sweet and Slow on Isla Mujeres

The beer may be “so cold it’ll make your teeth hurt” but the welcome at Villa La Bella, an adults-only bed-and-breakfast on Isla Mujeres, a boho islet just off Cancun, is as warm as the Mexican sun. All six rooms at Curtis and Ashley Blogin’s flip-flop friendly beach house have [...]

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by × February 13, 2013 × 0 comments

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Five Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do In the Caribbean

Five Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do In the Caribbean

A Caribbean vacay can be so much more than just sun, sea and sand. Check out these unexpected ways to while away a tropical day. 1. The Bahamas: Swim with pigs Get up close and personal with “the other white meat” in the turquoise waters of the Exumas, where you [...]

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by × February 11, 2013 × 0 comments

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A Secret Oasis in the Dominican Republic

A Secret Oasis in the Dominican Republic

Halfway between the north coast towns of Cabarete and Sosua, far beyond Punta Cana’s mammoth all-inclusive resorts, Natura Cabana offers Dom. Rep. visitors something decidedly different: a secluded 10-hut beachfront oasis where you don’t have to wear a plastic wristband and no one will make you enter the hairy chest [...]

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by × February 6, 2013 × 0 comments

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Dining in the Turks & Caicos

Dining in the Turks & Caicos

  The Turks and Caicos Islands may be tiny but their tourist hub, Providenciales, is an impressive dining destination, with more than 80 restaurants crammed into a mere 38 square-miles. And when it comes to romantic Valentine’s Day-worthy dining here, Parallel 23, the Regent Palms‘ signature restaurant, really knows how to set [...]

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by × January 22, 2013 × 0 comments

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St. Lucia’s Pitons-Perfect Resorts

St. Lucia’s Pitons-Perfect Resorts

I’ve been visiting St. Lucia for more than a decade now, and on each trip I find more reasons to return. Everyone I’ve met there has been warm and sincere; the landscape, particularly in the south, is stunning; and I’ve certainly done my fair share of shopping on the island [...]

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by × January 21, 2013 × 2 comments

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Budget-Friendly Boutique Hotels

Budget-Friendly Boutique Hotels

A night at a boutique hotel doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg.  Here are a few of my favorites, where you can getaway in style and on budget. From $90: Nueva Vida De Ramiro Check in and chill out at Nueva Vida, a much-loved eco-friendly enclave in [...]

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by × January 17, 2013 × 0 comments

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Welcome (Back) to Palm Island

Welcome (Back) to Palm Island

If vacationing on an island is the Caribbean dream, then vacationing  on a private Caribbean island has to be the ultimate fantasy. Warm sea, soft sand and solicitous staff all to yourself; what could be more indulgent?   I’ve been lucky enough to stay at a few private-island resorts, and [...]

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by × January 15, 2013 × 0 comments