Are you still planning to celebrate your birthday in that same way? How about turning it into a little escape? Well, gone are the days when birthdays meant booking a restaurant for a few hours, cutting a cake and heading back home. These days, people choose to turn their special day into a short getaway, where they can relax…
A group of friends enter Dunn’s Rum Club at Sandals Dunn’s River for a drink, maybe two. They’d like something special, an “only here” experience in a glass, and they’ve come to the right place. More than 30 rums sit on display behind the bartender. He and many of these rums were born and raised in Jamaica, and together…
Few places pack in as much as Playa del Carmen. The best Playa del Carmen resorts sit right on the Caribbean in the heart of Mexico’s Riviera Maya, a lively beach town where soft sand on one side meets the famous Fifth Avenue (Quinta Avenida) on the other. Whether you want a family friendly base with a splash park…
If you’re craving an all inclusive beach vacation without cannonballs and kids’ club chaos, the adults only resorts in Cancun deliver exactly that. Think quiet infinity pools, swim-up suites, and a calm, grown-up rhythm from sunrise to last call. These 18-and-up hideaways trade the family friendly hustle for late brunches, top-shelf cocktails, and evenings that stretch as long as…
Cancun makes family travel easy. The best family friendly resorts in Cancun line up along the Hotel Zone, a slender strip of sand between the calm turquoise Caribbean and a sheltered lagoon, where kids clubs, splash pools, and roomy family suites sit just steps from a warm, swimmable beach. Choose an all inclusive and your room, meals, snacks, drinks,…
Some of the best Puerto Vallarta resorts sit right on Banderas Bay, the wide Pacific-coast crescent that gives this Mexican beach town its calm, swimmable water and those famous sunsets. Whether you’re after an adults only escape or a family friendly base with room for everyone, Puerto Vallarta packs a lot of range into one easy-to-reach destination. You can…
Some destinations spend years winning over travelers one visitor at a time. Then comes a moment when the rest of the world takes notice. Right now, that destination is Curaçao. Long celebrated for its colorful Dutch-Caribbean architecture, world-class diving, vibrant arts scene and welcoming culture, Curaçao has recently found itself enjoying a surge of global attention. This summer, the…
A trip to paradise doesn’t have to wreck your savings. Some of the best affordable resorts in Mexico, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic bundle your room, meals, drinks, and entertainment into one upfront price, so the beach chair, the buffet, and the swim-up bar are all covered before you ever leave home. That single-price setup is what makes an…
You don’t need a big budget for a big beach trip. Some of the best cheap Caribbean resorts hand you the sand, the pools, the meals, and the drinks for one upfront all inclusive price, which makes the whole week easy to plan and even easier to afford. Pay once for your spot in the Caribbean, then let the…
Photo Credit: Sophie Natalie Photography Janai and Trevor want to make this clear from the top: “Ours is not a traditional cookie-cutter love story.” They did not have a traditional cookie-cutter wedding either. Their against-the-grain love story led them to Jamaica, saying, “I do” on a glass floor in an overwater chapel at Sandals Ochi, a luxury all-inclusive resort…
