Sunset Sunday-The St Regis Sabrage Sunset Celebration in Punta Mita

Sunset Sunday-The St Regis Sabrage Sunset Celebration in Punta Mita

Every Friday at the St. Regis Resort in Punta Mita the sunset is celebrated in style. Out come bottles of champagne to the lobby with a gentleman holding a long sharp saber. The Sabrage, the technique of slicing a bottle open with a saber (a special sword), is performed for all the guests to watch […]

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My 5 Most Exhilarating Festive Vacations

My 5 Most Exhilarating Festive Vacations

While there are many who still prefer their home comforts when they travel, to visit only places where the locals speak the same language and where restaurants serve up the same sort of dishes as at home, for me, travelling is all about immersing yourself in the culture and customs of a country. And, there […]

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Sunset Sunday-An Osa Peninsula Sunset in Costa Rica

Sunset Sunday-An Osa Peninsula Sunset in Costa Rica

I headed back to the main pavilion again on my second night to watch another Costa Rican sunset on the Osa Peninsula. With no rain this evening, I was not alone. Most of the guests of El Remanso Lodge were there with either a cup of delicious Costa Rican coffee or celebratory cocktails. We all […]

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Favorite Resorts in Portugal

Favorite Resorts in Portugal

Portugal has long been a favorite destination of sun-seeking holidaymakers, and it’s not hard to see why. With a temperate climate that promises scorching summers and mild winters, with a stunning capital city, large sprawling vineyards and beautiful rolling landscapes, it’s easy to fall in love with Portugal. For many sun-seekers, holidays to Portugal mean […]

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Sunset Sunday-A Sunset at the Residents’ Beach Club in Punta Mita

Sunset Sunday-A Sunset at the Residents’ Beach Club in Punta Mita

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Why I Sipped my Singapore Sling at Raffles Hotel Bar

Why I Sipped my Singapore Sling at Raffles Hotel Bar

A must do tourist event in Singapore is to taste its “official” drink, the Singapore Sling. Although they go down easy, I decided to sip mine slowly and savor the moment.  Inside the Raffles Hotel Bar, the place the cocktail was first served, you’ll see many tourists ordering the drink alongside you. On my visit, […]

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Sunset Sunday-A Sunset on Gulf Coast in Orange Beach, Alabama

Sunset Sunday-A Sunset on Gulf Coast in Orange Beach, Alabama

I landed in Pensacola and my iPhone adjusted the time to the central time zone, already this place seemed different.  The central time zone was in Florida? With the gained hour, the sunset on the Gulf Coast would come quicker and I still needed to get to Alabama’s Gulf Coast and watch it from the […]

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Postcard-Colorful Costa Rica’s Scarlet Macaw

Postcard-Colorful Costa Rica’s Scarlet Macaw

On the remote Osa Peninsula, a place National Geographic labeled, “the most biologically intense place on earth” travelers find Costa Rica’s real riches – its wildlife.  As the last place settled in the country, it can be argued it is the ‘pure” in the country’s mantra and way of life, “Pura Vida.” When I arrived […]

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