As a chocolate lover, researcher and journalist/author, I’ve spent the greater part of a quarter century traveling the globe in search of the best chocolate travel destinations. St. Lucia — or Sainte-Lucie, as it’s known by the locals — pushes all the right buttons to be considered a top runner
Everything about the culture of the Kitsap peninsula is tied to the water. Water flows through and around the peninsula encompassing the way of life back to the earliest settlers of the area and is a palpable presence in everyday life now. Waterways are so key that the Kitsap Peninsula
The global pandemic has left me altered. I once sped through excursions, booking trips within trips with an aim to tick as many items as possible off my bucket list. After two years marked by devastating personal losses, closures, and cancellations, I’m achingly aware of the fragility of life, and
The Vancouver (Washington) Wine & Jazz Festival. Esther Short Park. Grass lawn. Our low-slung, portable concert chairs were of the sort most likely to make knee-replacement surgeons smirk. Still, they provided perfect comfort for imbibing an Overlord Hazy IPA and a Cline Sauvignon Blanc. Our fellow concertgoers, many scuffed by
Granted, right now you may not be able to take that cross-country drive your family may have been planning. Or head for a scenic road that meanders through several states, stopping at attractions along the way. Even so, that doesn’t mean you need to stay at home and forego outings
The Philippines offers some of the best warm diving in all of the Indo-Pacific region. The water is warm enough to be comfortable in a dive skin or thin wetsuit; the visibility is generally very good year-round; and there is an incredible variety of marine life. One of the most
Located steps away from one of Aruba’s most beautiful beaches, Eagle Beach, Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort is a generational family property. The Van Schaijk family built the resort in 1989, starting with only 49 rooms. Architect Jan Hubert leaned into the Dutch colonial appearance, embracing intricate finishes and dormer windows,
A Festival That Defines the Destination For three nights each October, the Caribbean island of Dominica undergoes a dramatic transformation. Streets stay busy until sunrise, the bass line from the concert stadium pulses through the capital city, and visitors quickly learn that sleep is something they’ll recoup later. What unfolds
There are all-season reasons to roam among the Northern Appalachians in W.Va. But springtime has its own special allure: the riotous blooming shrubs known as Mountain Laurel and Rhododendrons (they are different) scattered among the velvet green peaks. It usually happens in May and June. My husband and I were
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