3 Beautiful Bermuda Beaches In 3 Days

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A trip to Bermuda is a beach-lover’s dream with soft sand that blushes, crystal clear waters that deepen to variations of turquoise, emerald and sapphire blues, and plenty of shore to explore. As a beach lover who has strolled on many pretty beaches, from Rum Point Beach in Grand Cayman to Puerto Rico’s famed Flamenco [...]

Zanzibar: From Historic Stone Town to the Rustic Beaches of Matamwe

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After seven days of no showering and hiking up Kilimanjaro, I was ready for some active relaxation.  My friends at Adventure International insisted that Zanzibar, a series of islands off the eastern coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean, were exactly what the doctor ordered.  According to Wikipedia, about 95 percent of Zanzibar’s population follow [...]

Website of the Week: Testing the Waters

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Since most of America is hitting the beach this weekend to celebrate our Independence Day, check out which beaches are the most and least polluted. We don’t want you coming home glowing now do we? For the first time this year the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) has created a searchable database of more than [...]

Top Reasons Vieques Island, Puerto Rico Should Be Your #1 Caribbean Destination

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Vieques Island is located just eight miles east of Puerto Rico and is definitely the place where you should head to get away from it all.  Escape everyday life stressors to enjoy Vieques beauty, quiet, and pristine beaches. The whole island feels like it is your own. This would be a great wedding destination or [...]

Let’s Get Maui’d

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By Jim Milio: The Grand Wailea Resort “This is already the best hotel we’ve ever stayed at!” “Honey, maybe we should see the room first.” We had just checked in, but my ten-year-old daughter was already in the thrall of the main lobby and atrium of Maui’s Grand Wailea Resort. Towering several stories above us [...]

Hilton Head SC, Savannah GA, And A Trip To Paula Deen’s

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On Saturday morning my cell phone alarm went off at 4:36 a.m. I despise early-morning departures like everyone else, and this time it was even worse because three quarters of the way to Toronto’s YYZ airport I realized I had left my BlackBerry on Natalie’s bed. There was no time to turn around so I [...]

India

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By TJ Panzer: WHY INDIA? I don’t want to start off a fun travel story on a downer, but it’ll be brief and is relevant. My husband passed away suddenly a few months ago, and his mom, his sister-in-law, and I decided to do a group trip to India. I found out that a local [...]

Whidbey and Camano Islands

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By Margot Black: For the ultimate reasonably-priced family getaway, without having to travel too far, head to the delightful Whidbey and Camano Islands, located just 25 miles north of Seattle in Washington State. Billed as ‘the shortest distance to far away’ these wonderful islands are just 15 minutes by ferry from the mainland yet offer [...]